Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

JOINS (Journal of Information System) are national journals with peer-review, which emphasizes the aspects of theory, research, and intellectual development of the information systems in organizations, institutions, economy, and society.
The journal is intended to be dedicated to the development of a sustainable knowledge related to the application of information technology in the organization and management, and moreover to increase economic and social welfare.
JOINS (Journal of Information System) encourage the publication of articles that reflect the breadth and interdisciplinary field that integrates the disciplines of information systems and technology with social issues, contextual and management, based on research using appropriate research methods.

Topics include:

Design and Implementation System
Information Systems and Change Management
Decision Support System
E-Learning
E-Commerce
Methodology and Software Development
Knowledge Management System
Geographic Information System
Healtcare Information System
Enterprise Application Integration
Enterprise Resourse Planning
IT Governance
IT Management
Information Science and Technology

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Double blind review

The names of the reviewers are hidden from the author. This is the traditional method of reviewing and is the most common type by far.

  • Reviewer anonymity allows for impartial decisions – the reviewers will not be influenced by the authors.
  • Authors may be concerned that reviewers in their field could delay publication, giving the reviewers a chance to publish first.
  • Reviewers may use their anonymity as justification for being unnecessarily critical or harsh when commenting on the authors’ work.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...