The Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) began in 1993 and was based on the simple realisation that there was a need for an academic ‘outlet’ for IS research in Australia


Australasian Journal of Information Systems Volume 14 Number 1    Nov 2006  

 

AJIS  FEATURED  THEME: 

THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DISCIPLINE IN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES 

Editor: 
 

Professor Guy Gable 
 

 IT Professional Services Research Program 
Faculty of Information Technology 

Queensland University of Technology 
Brisbane, Queensland,  Australia 

email: g.gable@qut.edu.au 
 
 
This AJIS Featured Theme comprises 12 research papers that present a portrait of The Information 
Systems Academic Discipline in Australian Universities. This Australian study is part of a broader 
study - 'The State of the Information Systems Academic Discipline in Pacific Asia’, the results of 
which are forthcoming in a similarly titled special issue of Communications of the AIS.  
 
Drawing on Whitley’s Theory of Scientific Change, the papers analyse the degree of 
‘professionalisation’ of the Information Systems Discipline, the overarching research question being 
“To what extent is Information Systems a distinct and mature discipline in Australia?”  
 
All papers in the special edition have been subject to a three-tier peer review process: Each paper 
has been initially reviewed by the AJIS editors, feedback has been provided to the authors and 
revisions made. Then, each paper has been sent to a local (state-based) IS expert for review; the 
results of this review being conveyed anonymously to the author of the paper, and consequential 
revisions made by the authors. Finally, all papers considered for the special edition were sent to two 
further IS experts (international) for global review, with feedback from the reviewers again being 
forwarded to authors for revision of their papers.  
 
 
Professor Gable Chairs the IT Professional Services Research Program, 
Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of 
Technology http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~gable/. His PhD is from University 
of Bradford and MBA from Ivey Business School. He is Senior Editor 
Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Associate Editor MISQ, and 
on the Editorial Boards of Journal of the AIS, Information Systems 
Frontiers, and Australasian Journal of Information Systems. Key 
research interests include IT Professional Services, IT Research 
Methods, Enterprise Systems, and IT Evaluation. Career emphasis is on 
research collaboration with industry and the professions - Chief 
Investigator ($3.0M+) on grants with Accenture, SAP, CUSC, Institute 
of Management Consultants, and Queensland Treasury. He has 
published >100 refereed journal articles, conference papers and books. 
 

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	AJIS  FEATURED  THEME:
	THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DISCIPLINE IN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES