JMIS Workflow Router (jmis-workflow)
Overview
This is the router. It tells you which jmis- skill to use at the current stage* of a manuscript aimed at the Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) — the Taylor & Francis (Routledge) quarterly founded in 1984 and edited since its founding by Vladimir Zwass (Fairleigh Dickinson University). JMIS is one of the IS field's "Senior Scholars' basket" top journals, but it has a distinctive center of gravity: the management and economics of information systems and technology — IS strategy and IT business value, e-commerce and digital platforms, IT economics, decision support and business analytics, the economics of security and privacy, and the managerial use of emerging technology. Methodologically it is broad: econometrics on firm/platform data, surveys, experiments, analytical/design-science modeling, and data science.
Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, treat the target as JMIS. Operational tells that you are at JMIS and not a sibling: submission is by email to the Editor-in-Chief at jmis@fdu.edu (subject line "JMIS Submission"), not through a ScholarOne or Taylor & Francis portal; review is double-anonymized; references use numbered bracketed citations [9] with an alphabetized list (an IEEE-like numbering, unlike the author-date style of MISQ/ISR); the complete manuscript is capped at ≤50 pages; the abstract is ≤150 words with no citations. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准.)
When to trigger
- The user asks "what should I do next?" with a half-built JMIS manuscript
- A draft's current bottleneck — fit, mechanism, identification, exhibits, prose, submission — needs diagnosing
- Work is ping-ponging between framing, estimation/modeling, writing, and the response letter
- A JMIS decision letter arrived and the user needs to switch into revision mode
- The team is unsure whether the paper belongs at JMIS versus MISQ, ISR, JAIS, or Management Science
Routing table
| Current symptom |
Next skill |
| Question not clearly an IS-management/economics problem; outlet fit uncertain |
jmis-topic-selection |
| The IT-value / platform / economic mechanism is thin or descriptive |
jmis-theory-development |
| Contribution vs. MISQ/ISR/JAIS and the IS literature is fuzzy |
jmis-literature-positioning |
| Research design or construct validity does not match the claim |
jmis-methods |
| Estimation, identification, SEM, or analytics modeling needs work |
jmis-data-analysis |
| Results exist but the "so what for IS management" is implicit |
jmis-contribution-framing |
| Exhibits are dense, mislabeled, or do not answer the question |
jmis-tables-figures |
| Prose buries the argument; abstract/intro do not land |
jmis-writing-style |
| Ready to email the EIC; need an anonymization + format preflight |
jmis-submission |
| Want to understand the EIC-led, double-anonymized timeline / desk-reject odds |
jmis-review-process |
| Received an R&R; need a response-letter strategy |
jmis-rebuttal |
Default order
jmis-topic-selection — lock an IS-management/economics question with JMIS fitjmis-theory-development — build the IT-value / platform / economic mechanismjmis-literature-positioning — stake the contribution vs. the basket and reference disciplinesjmis-methods — match design to claim (econometrics / survey / experiment / analytical / design-science)jmis-data-analysis — identification, construct validity, estimation, analyticsjmis-contribution-framing — turn results into an explicit IS contributionjmis-tables-figures — exhibits that carry the argumentjmis-writing-style — make the idea land (abstract + intro last)jmis-submission — anonymization + ≤50pp + numbered-reference preflight, then email the EICjmis-review-process — calibrate expectations for the EIC-led processjmis-rebuttal — after the R&R
jmis-tables-figures and jmis-writing-style are late-stage polish. Do not rewrite the intro before the mechanism and identification settle.
Routing by paper archetype
JMIS spans several research styles, and the binding constraint differs by style. Read the archetype, then enter the chain at the right link.
| Archetype |
Likely first bottleneck |
Enter at |
| IT-business-value / firm econometrics |
endogeneity of IT investment; identifying variation |
jmis-methods → jmis-data-analysis |
| digital platform / e-commerce empirics |
network effects, two-sidedness, selection on platform data |
jmis-theory-development → jmis-data-analysis |
| behavioral survey / experiment (IS adoption, security) |
construct validity, common-method bias, manipulation realism |
jmis-methods |
| analytical / economic modeling of IS |
the economic mechanism and signed comparative statics |
jmis-theory-development |
| design-science / data-science artifact |
utility evaluation vs. credible baselines, managerial relevance |
jmis-methods → jmis-data-analysis |
Difference vs. MISQ / ISR / JAIS / Management Science
- JMIS: management and economics of IS/technology; email-to-EIC submission; double-anonymized; numbered bracketed references; ≤50pp. Distinctive economics-of-IS and e-commerce/platform emphasis (Zwass's IJEC lineage).
- MISQ: basket sibling with a stronger design-science genre identity and theory/method conventions; ScholarOne; author-date style — different house norms.
- ISR: INFORMS quarterly, sociotechnical and intradisciplinary, behavioral and analytical co-equal; ScholarOne; mandatory ~500-word contribution statement.
- JAIS: AIS flagship, broad IS theory; AIS e-Library submission.
- Management Science: INFORMS, broad management/OR (not IS-specific); charges a submission fee.
Anti-patterns
- Treating JMIS as interchangeable with MISQ or ISR — it has its own scope (economics of IS), process (email to EIC), and citation style (numbered brackets)
- Submitting through a Taylor & Francis / ScholarOne portal because the journal is T&F-published — JMIS intake is the EIC's email
- Forgetting the ≤50-page ceiling and trying to offload core claims to an online appendix
- Letting
jmis-tables-figures/jmis-writing-style polish exhibits while the mechanism or identification is still moving
- Quoting an editor, fee, or limit not in
resources/official-source-map.md without marking it 待核实
Output format
【Target】Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS)
【Current bottleneck】fit / mechanism / positioning / design / evidence / exhibits / style / submission / revision
【Archetype】IT-value / platform / behavioral / analytical / design-science
【Next skill】<one jmis-* skill>
【Reason】why this step is the binding constraint
【Source check】official facts verified or marked 待核实 (检索于 2026-06)
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills → Journal-of-Management-Information-Systems-Skills/skills/jmis-workflow/SKILL.md
1---2name: jmis-workflow3description: Use when deciding which jmis-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for a Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) submission. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills. Knows JMIS's management-and-economics-of-IS identity and its email-to-EIC, double-anonymized process.4---567# JMIS Workflow Router (jmis-workflow)89## Overview1011This is the router. It tells you **which jmis-* skill to use at the current stage** of a manuscript aimed at the *Journal of Management Information Systems* (JMIS) — the Taylor & Francis (Routledge) quarterly founded in 1984 and edited since its founding by **Vladimir Zwass** (Fairleigh Dickinson University). JMIS is one of the IS field's "Senior Scholars' basket" top journals, but it has a distinctive center of gravity: the **management and economics of information systems and technology** — IS strategy and IT business value, e-commerce and digital platforms, IT economics, decision support and business analytics, the economics of security and privacy, and the managerial use of emerging technology. Methodologically it is broad: econometrics on firm/platform data, surveys, experiments, analytical/design-science modeling, and data science.1213Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, treat the target as JMIS. Operational tells that you are at JMIS and not a sibling: submission is **by email to the Editor-in-Chief at jmis@fdu.edu** (subject line "JMIS Submission"), *not* through a ScholarOne or Taylor & Francis portal; review is **double-anonymized**; references use **numbered bracketed citations [9] with an alphabetized list** (an IEEE-like numbering, unlike the author-date style of MISQ/ISR); the complete manuscript is capped at **≤50 pages**; the abstract is **≤150 words with no citations**. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准.)1415## When to trigger1617- The user asks "what should I do next?" with a half-built JMIS manuscript18- A draft's current bottleneck — fit, mechanism, identification, exhibits, prose, submission — needs diagnosing19- Work is ping-ponging between framing, estimation/modeling, writing, and the response letter20- A JMIS decision letter arrived and the user needs to switch into revision mode21- The team is unsure whether the paper belongs at JMIS versus MISQ, ISR, JAIS, or Management Science2223## Routing table2425| Current symptom | Next skill |26|-----------------|------------|27| Question not clearly an IS-management/economics problem; outlet fit uncertain | `jmis-topic-selection` |28| The IT-value / platform / economic mechanism is thin or descriptive | `jmis-theory-development` |29| Contribution vs. MISQ/ISR/JAIS and the IS literature is fuzzy | `jmis-literature-positioning` |30| Research design or construct validity does not match the claim | `jmis-methods` |31| Estimation, identification, SEM, or analytics modeling needs work | `jmis-data-analysis` |32| Results exist but the "so what for IS management" is implicit | `jmis-contribution-framing` |33| Exhibits are dense, mislabeled, or do not answer the question | `jmis-tables-figures` |34| Prose buries the argument; abstract/intro do not land | `jmis-writing-style` |35| Ready to email the EIC; need an anonymization + format preflight | `jmis-submission` |36| Want to understand the EIC-led, double-anonymized timeline / desk-reject odds | `jmis-review-process` |37| Received an R&R; need a response-letter strategy | `jmis-rebuttal` |3839## Default order40411. `jmis-topic-selection` — lock an IS-management/economics question with JMIS fit422. `jmis-theory-development` — build the IT-value / platform / economic mechanism433. `jmis-literature-positioning` — stake the contribution vs. the basket and reference disciplines444. `jmis-methods` — match design to claim (econometrics / survey / experiment / analytical / design-science)455. `jmis-data-analysis` — identification, construct validity, estimation, analytics466. `jmis-contribution-framing` — turn results into an explicit IS contribution477. `jmis-tables-figures` — exhibits that carry the argument488. `jmis-writing-style` — make the idea land (abstract + intro last)499. `jmis-submission` — anonymization + ≤50pp + numbered-reference preflight, then email the EIC5010. `jmis-review-process` — calibrate expectations for the EIC-led process5111. `jmis-rebuttal` — after the R&R5253> `jmis-tables-figures` and `jmis-writing-style` are **late-stage polish**. Do not rewrite the intro before the mechanism and identification settle.5455## Routing by paper archetype5657JMIS spans several research styles, and the binding constraint differs by style. Read the archetype, then enter the chain at the right link.5859| Archetype | Likely first bottleneck | Enter at |60|-----------|-------------------------|----------|61| IT-business-value / firm econometrics | endogeneity of IT investment; identifying variation | `jmis-methods` → `jmis-data-analysis` |62| digital platform / e-commerce empirics | network effects, two-sidedness, selection on platform data | `jmis-theory-development` → `jmis-data-analysis` |63| behavioral survey / experiment (IS adoption, security) | construct validity, common-method bias, manipulation realism | `jmis-methods` |64| analytical / economic modeling of IS | the economic mechanism and signed comparative statics | `jmis-theory-development` |65| design-science / data-science artifact | utility evaluation vs. credible baselines, managerial relevance | `jmis-methods` → `jmis-data-analysis` |6667## Difference vs. MISQ / ISR / JAIS / Management Science6869- **JMIS**: management **and economics** of IS/technology; email-to-EIC submission; double-anonymized; numbered bracketed references; ≤50pp. Distinctive economics-of-IS and e-commerce/platform emphasis (Zwass's IJEC lineage).70- **MISQ**: basket sibling with a stronger **design-science genre identity** and theory/method conventions; ScholarOne; author-date style — different house norms.71- **ISR**: INFORMS quarterly, **sociotechnical and intradisciplinary**, behavioral and analytical co-equal; ScholarOne; mandatory ~500-word contribution statement.72- **JAIS**: AIS flagship, broad IS theory; AIS e-Library submission.73- **Management Science**: INFORMS, broad management/OR (not IS-specific); charges a submission fee.7475## Anti-patterns7677- Treating JMIS as interchangeable with MISQ or ISR — it has its own scope (economics of IS), process (email to EIC), and citation style (numbered brackets)78- Submitting through a Taylor & Francis / ScholarOne portal because the journal is T&F-published — JMIS intake is the EIC's email79- Forgetting the **≤50-page** ceiling and trying to offload core claims to an online appendix80- Letting `jmis-tables-figures`/`jmis-writing-style` polish exhibits while the mechanism or identification is still moving81- Quoting an editor, fee, or limit not in `resources/official-source-map.md` without marking it 待核实8283## Output format8485```text86【Target】Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS)87【Current bottleneck】fit / mechanism / positioning / design / evidence / exhibits / style / submission / revision88【Archetype】IT-value / platform / behavioral / analytical / design-science89【Next skill】<one jmis-* skill>90【Reason】why this step is the binding constraint91【Source check】official facts verified or marked 待核实 (检索于 2026-06)92```9394---9596**Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `Journal-of-Management-Information-Systems-Skills/skills/jmis-workflow/SKILL.md`
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