The State and Evolution of Information Systems Research in Canada: A Scientometric Analysis

The purpose of this project is to empirically explore the state and evolution of Information Systems (IS) research in Canada as reflected in papers published in die proceedings of die annual conference of die Admini- strative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) from 1974 to 2007. The annual conference of the ASAC has become one of die key academic events for many schol- ars, and the IS division has gained a strong reputation in die scientific community. For example, in 2006 ASAC attracted a record 650 delegates with IS being die tiiird largest division. Many regular IS division attendees have published in - and served on editorial boards of - leading journals including: MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information & Management, Journal of die Association for Information Systems, and Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Furthermore, many papers published in the ASAC proceedings have been later published in strong peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Barki, Rivard, Sauve, & Talbot, 1986; Salisbury, Gopal, & Chin, 1995; Serenko & Turel, 2007; Straub, 1986).

Investigating the state and development of an academic discipline has a long-standing tradition. IS is a relatively young and growing area. Observing the evolution of an academic field in its early stages of development facilitates discipline progress (Serenko & Bonus, 2004). By understanding the past and present state of a scientific area, it is possible to identify influential academics, observe research gaps, discover understudied topics and explore methodological issues. This in t...

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