Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing: Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles

Michel Avital; Jan Damsgaard; Shirley Gregor; Dov Te'eni; Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen; Leslie P. Willcocks

Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing: Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles

Michel Avital, Jan Damsgaard, Shirley Gregor, Dov Te'eni, Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen, Leslie P. Willcocks

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Abstract

Academic discourse relies on journal articles as the main vehicle of knowledge exchange and dissemination. Quality control of the articles is managed via a peer review process that is considered essential for the development of a cumulative body of knowledge that is valid and consistent. In recent years, it seems that the review capacity in the IS field has decreased and it gets harder to retain a sufficient number of qualified reviewers who can handle the ever-growing flow of submissions. As stewards of digital technology in business and sociality, we should consider its untapped potential contribution to our publishing practices. In this panel, we will explore and debate the potential institutional, organizational, and technological approaches to mitigating the review process bottleneck and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of publishing in the IS field. In particular, we will revisit a ten years old proposal to adopt a market mechanism as a way to facilitate journal articles selection and appropriation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ECIS 2015 Proceedings
Editors	Jörg Becker, Jan vom Brocke, Marco De Marco
Number of pages	4
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2015
Article number	3
ISBN (Print)	9783000502842
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	The 23rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2015 - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany Duration: 26 May 2015 → 29 May 2015 Conference number: 23 http://www.ecis2015.eu/

Conference

Conference	The 23rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2015
Number	23
Location	Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Country	Germany
City	Münster
Period	26/05/2015 → 29/05/2015
Internet address	http://www.ecis2015.eu/

Series	Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0034

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Avital, M., Damsgaard, J., Gregor, S., Te'eni, D., Tuunainen, V. K., & Willcocks, L. P. (2015). Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing: Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles. In J. Becker, J. vom Brocke, & M. De Marco (Eds.), ECIS 2015 Proceedings [3] Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ecis2015_panels

Avital, Michel ; Damsgaard, Jan ; Gregor, Shirley ; Te'eni, Dov ; Tuunainen, Virpi Kristiina ; Willcocks, Leslie P. / Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing : Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles. ECIS 2015 Proceedings. editor / Jörg Becker ; Jan vom Brocke ; Marco De Marco. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems).

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Avital, M , Damsgaard, J, Gregor, S, Te'eni, D, Tuunainen, VK & Willcocks, LP 2015, Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing: Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles. in J Becker, J vom Brocke & M De Marco (eds), ECIS 2015 Proceedings., 3, Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, The 23rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2015, Münster, Germany, 26/05/2015. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=ecis2015_panels>

Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing : Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles. / Avital, Michel ; Damsgaard, Jan; Gregor, Shirley; Te'eni, Dov; Tuunainen, Virpi Kristiina; Willcocks, Leslie P.

ECIS 2015 Proceedings. ed. / Jörg Becker; Jan vom Brocke; Marco De Marco. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015. 3 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems).

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Avital M , Damsgaard J, Gregor S, Te'eni D, Tuunainen VK, Willcocks LP. Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons in Scientific Publishing: Creating a Market for Information Systems Articles. In Becker J, vom Brocke J, De Marco M, editors, ECIS 2015 Proceedings. Atlanta, GA: Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). 2015. 3. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems).