The Use of Online Panel Data in Management Research: A Review and Recommendations

Management scholars have long depended on convenience samples to conduct research involving human participants. However, the past decade has seen an emergence of a new convenience sample: online panels and online panel participants. The data these participants provide—online panel data (OPD)—has been embraced by many management scholars owing to the numerous benefits it provides over “traditional” convenience samples. Despite those advantages, OPD has not been warmly received by all. Currently, there is a divide in the field over the appropriateness of OPD in management scholarship. Our review takes aim at the divide with the goal of providing a common understanding of OPD and its utility and providing recommendations regarding when and how to use OPD and how and where to publish it. To accomplish these goals, we inventoried and reviewed OPD use across 13 management journals spanning 2006 to 2017. Our search resulted in 804 OPD-based studies across 439 articles. Notably, our search also identified 26 online panel platforms (“brokers”) used to connect researchers with online panel participants. Importantly, we offer specific guidance to authors, reviewers, and editors, having implications for both micro and macro management scholars

Getting Started in Academic Publishing

The purpose of this panel is to discuss and explain the academic publishing process in a friendly and open question-and-answer environment. Topics to be discussed will include advice on developing manuscripts, the submission process, revising work based on reviewer feedback, and editing for final publication. The panel members hosting the discussion will be current or former editors of academic journals with experience in a wide range of disciplines. The intended audience is new or aspiring higher education faculty members and K-12 teachers interested in publishing their research

Publishing in Information Systems Journals (Panel)

Interested in publishing your research? Editors from the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), Journal of Information Technology Case Studies and Applications (JITCAR), Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), and Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) will be hosting a panel on publishing. In this session, you will hear directly from, and ask questions of, editors of these journals as to what they\u27re looking for, how to avoid a rejection or endless R&R\u27s. In addition, each editor will cover the review process and other opportunities to become involved. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and explore publishing opportunities

2021 stars conference: student plenary

The Student Panel Session at the 2021 STARS Conference concluded the formal presentations for the event.&nbsp; At this session, students from the tertiary sector shared with delegates their personal experiences in higher education and thoughts concerning the messages and insights gained from the conference experience. The students had responded to an invitation from Student Voice Australia to participate in the conference, be part of the Panel, and were encouraged to attend the keynote presentations across the event.&nbsp; Delegates had the opportunity to present questions to the students.&nbsp; For the purposes of this feature, the editors have summarised and edited the transcript to present the key points of each discussion, including questions and comments from delegates. Panel members have approved the editorial interpretations of their comments.</jats:p

Becoming a Great Reviewer for IS Journals

The IS field needs more great reviewers. What is a great reviewer? In her June 2005 editorial for MIS Quarterly, Carol Saunders, the MISQ Editor in Chief, contrasts the gatekeeper reviewer – one who finds and surfaces fatal flaws in research – with the diamond cutter reviewer – one who polishes manuscripts so that the gems in it can surface and shine. Others have argued that a great reviewer is a champion for the paper to the journals editors – so that uncut diamonds are not lost to the field. Our field needs great reviewers of all these types (which, some would argue, are often found in the same great reviewer). This panel presents advice about how to become a great reviewer for IS journals from 4 reviewers who have been recognized as excellent reviewers by editors of various journals in the information systems field. Collectively they will present 12 key characteristics of good reviews, 12 key characteristics of a review process that will produce great reviews, and 4 very important golden rules of reviewing -- Dos and Don\u27ts. They will also distribute a list of suggested reading for those interested in learning more about how to improve their reviewing skills. During the Q&A period, audience members will be asked to write their questions down and submit them to the panel chair, who will moderate them. This should allow the maximum number of questions to be posed to the panel during a short period of time