Abstract:
This article analyses the origins and data collection methodologies of research
articles published in three Information System journals (Information Systems
Research; Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - JAMIA;
and MIS Quarterly) between 2005 and 2007. A coding sheet was utilized to
collect the relevant data for content analysis. Most articles were written by
multiple authors based in the USA. Over 80% of the articles published in JAMIA
were funded with over 40% for the other two journals. The data collection
methodologies were diverse, but the most popular for all three journals was the
questionnaire. A variety of statistical packages were used to analyze quantitative
data while coding was the most popular method for analyzing qualitative data.
These journals published more mixed methodological approach studies compared
to previous research in this area.
