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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:37:00 NZD
From: "Myers, Michael"
Journal of Information Technology Special Issue - Call for Papers on Interpretive Research in Information Systems
Joint Editors for the Special Issue: Michael D. Myers and Geoff Walsham
Deadline for submissions: February 10, 1998
Further information is given below and can be obtained at http://www.auckland.ac.nz/msis/isworld/jit/journal.htm
With increasing interest in qualitative or "intensive" research within the information systems community, this special issue is devoted specifically to interpretive research. Interpretive research can be distinguished from other kinds of research by the underlying philosophical assumptions which guide the work.
Interpretive studies generally attempt to understand phenomena through the meanings that people assign to them and interpretive methods of research in IS are "aimed at producing an understanding of the context of the information system, and the process whereby the information system influences and is influenced by the context" (Walsham 1993, p. 4-5). Interpretive research does not predefine dependent and independent variables, but focuses on the full complexity of human sense making as the situation emerges (Kaplan and Maxwell, 1994).
The aim of the special issue is to publish a set of articles which exemplify the interpretive perspective. Conceptual, methodological, and empirical studies on any substantive area in information systems will be considered. We are especially interested in manuscripts which examine the relationships between people, organizations and information technology.
Authors can submit empirical papers which use any research method. Case studies, ethnographies, action research and grounded theory are all acceptable, provided that the underlying perspective is interpretive. Conceptual papers are also welcome. Further information about what we mean by these terms is available in the ISWorld Section on Qualitative Research in Information Systems at http://www.auckland.ac.nz/msis/isworld/
Authors are welcome to contact one or both of the editors of the special issue for further advice.
Michael D. Myers Department of Management Science and Information Systems University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland New Zealand Tel: +64 9 3737599 ext. 7468 Fax: +64 9 3737430 Email: m.myers@auckland.ac.nz
Geoff Walsham The Judge Institute of Management Studies University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1AG United Kingdom Tel: +44 1223 339606 Fax: +44 1223 339581 Email: gw10@eng.cam.ac.uk
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Papers should be between 5000-8000 words in length and follow the style and referencing system of the Journal of Information Technology. See a recent issue of the Journal, especially the inside back page, for details. Send five double-spaced copies to:
Leslie Willcocks Templeton College Kennington Oxford OX1 5NY United Kingdom
Deadlines
Submission of paper - February 10th, 1998 Publication - December 1998
Journal Of Information Technology
Journal policy
The journal provides critical perspectives on advanced information and communication technologies, with an emphasis on their organizational and social implications and management. Through its publications the journal seeks to make a significant contribution to the development of theory and practice.
The journal, therefore, accepts academically robust papers that make a distinctive contribution to the study of aspects of the relationships between information systems and technologies, organizations, management and society. Every paper is blind refereed, by a member of the editorial team and three external referees authoritative in the field under review. However, the editor-in-chief reserves the right to reject papers that, in the view of the editorial team, are of insufficient quality to merit refereeing. The editor-in-chief is always happy to discuss contributions before submission.
Further information concerning the categories of papers published by the journal is given on the inside front cover of the journal.
The journal is published by Chapman & Hall, London.
Dr Michael D. Myers Senior Lecturer Department of Management Science and Information Systems University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland New Zealand
Phone: 64 9 3737 599 ext. 7468 Fax: 64 9 3737 430 Email: m.myers@auckland.ac.nz Web Page: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/msis/isworld/MMyers/ ```
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