JAIS Literature Positioning
Positions academic manuscripts within the IS canon and cross-disciplinary debates to craft compelling front-end arguments for JAIS submissions.
JAIS Literature Positioning is an academic writing skill designed for researchers targeting the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS). It guides authors away from generic gap-spotting and toward active IS discourse engagement by connecting borrowed theories from reference disciplines back to the core information systems literature. By articulating clear stakes, integrating JAIS-specific conversations, differentiating target journal fit across the Senior Scholars' Basket (such as MISQ, ISR, and JMIS), and outlining rigorous review boundaries, this skill ensures manuscripts survive editorial fit screenings and resonate with pluralistic reviewers.