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50 Years of The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems: Reflections of the Editor in the Middle

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ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, Volume 50, Issue 1

Pages 35 - 40

https://doi.org/10.1145/3312576.3312581

Published: 12 February 2019 Publication History

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This article offers a historical overview of the middle years of publishing The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems in the context of the evolution of the field of Management Information Systems. The journey of the editor-in-chief during these years is revealed, including the challenges and professional development achieved through journal editorship. The development of DATA BASE is contrasted with the complementary evolution of the MIS Quarterly. Possibilities for advancing DATA BASE into a socialmedia platform are explored.

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ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems Volume 50, Issue 1

February 2019

87 pages

ISSN:0095-0033

EISSN:1532-0936

DOI:10.1145/3312576

Editors:
Stacie Petter
Baylor University, Waco, TX
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Tom Stafford
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
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Xihui "Paul" Zhang
Northern Alabama University, Florence, AL
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Heidi Seward
Baylor University, Waco, TX

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