1. How to write an SSCI Journal Paper (Publishing) E H Sibley, ScD George Mason University Fairfax, VA. USA esibley@gmu.edu

2. What types of Material? 1.Current state of the industry/technology Survey of current work 2.Case studies One or more? 3.Empirical and Experimental studies Surveys/Statistics, etc. 4.Theoretical Foundations/Theories

3. Survey of State of the Art Major review of the literature Arguments about cause (technology and methods) and effects (improved efficiency or effectiveness) Attempts to predict trends in IT and IS

4. Case Studies Decide to deal with a single case: – Due to limited time (Independent analysis) – Follow trends (Longitudinal Analyses) Decide to have multiple cases – In the same sector of the economy (Comparative analyses) – Across different industries

5. Empirical Studies Start with assumptions/hypotheses Often based on prior work/literature Develop a model Design of Questionnaire/Experiments Develop Methods/statistical testing, etc. Results may disprove the hypotheses

6. Problems in Making Surveys What is the population? What are the major variables? Develop or construct a model, then: How do you validate the questionnaire? How do you prove the measures? Can you survey enough of the population to make results significant?

7. The Structure of Most Articles Abstract 1.Introduction and statement of intent (with research questions simply stated) 2.Discussion of prior work/brief literature review 3.Theory or Hypotheses being tested 4.Design of Experiment/Questionnaire 5.Research Method/statistical testing, etc. 6.Analysis of Results and discussion 7.Limitations and Conclusions (including recommendations and implications) 8.References 9.Appendix