MIS Quarterly Literature Positioning
Positions MIS Quarterly manuscripts within canonical information systems literature while establishing the centrality of the IT artifact.
MIS Quarterly Literature Positioning is a specialized academic research skill designed to help scholars frame their manuscripts for MIS Quarterly (MISQ) and top-tier information systems journals. It shifts front-end writing away from basic gap-spotting toward rigorous problematization, embeds canonical IS anchors into the narrative, and ensures the IT artifact remains theoretically load-bearing rather than incidental. Researchers can use this skill to differentiate their papers from adjacent IS venues (such as ISR, JMIS, and JAIS) and reference disciplines (management, economics, and computer science) by defining the distinctive IS theoretical twist and testing outlet suitability before submission.