Reflections on Information Systems Journal's thematic composition

AbstractThis article analyses the scholarly output of Information Systems JournalISJ in relation to its seven peer journals in the Association for Information Systems Senior Scholars' Basket of Eight journals SSB8 since ISJ's inception in 1991. To do so, cluster analyses are generated using metadata i.e. titles, keywords and abstracts from the articles published. The analysis results reveal commonalties and some distinguishing differences between ISJ and its peer journals. The findings illuminate that ISJ has published articles in the area of information systems development at a much higher rate than its counterparts. The analyses also illustrate that ISJ has embraced broader philosophical and methodological underpinnings than other SSB8 journals.