AMIS
will comprise several volumes on the nodal information-system (IS) subjects
published each year. The volumes will
be edited by the leading authorities in the various fields of IS. The monographs will have individual titles
and will be credited to their editors-authors. The subjects will be selected
for the overall codification of the field to emerge after several years of
publication. Each volume will be opened
with an extensive introductory paper by its editor(s), which in itself will be
an important contribution to the progress of the volume’s subject. The 10 to 15 papers comprised by the volume
will be refereed to the highest standard under the supervision of the volume
editor(s). The papers will be selected
to present an integrated picture of the knowledge on the subject as well as of
the research methods for generating new knowledge. The dual aim is expected to produce an archival monograph serial
of abiding value.
Continuing the tradition of the Journal of Management Information Systems, AMIS
interprets the scope of the IS field broadly, aiming to represent it in all its
diversity. This is done in the
recognition of the fact that over several decades of its development the field
has evolved a rich set of its indigenous conceptualizations, methodologies, and
literatures. It is also done in order
to enclose within the fold of IS the emerging and maturing areas where our
field is a major contributor to knowledge, such as electronic commerce,
knowledge management, economics of new technologies, multimedia information
retrieval, and others.
The AMIS Advisory Board will be constituted of several top scholars in
the field.