The journal is a widely recognized forum for the presentation of research that advances the practice and understanding of organizational information systems. It serves those investigating new modes of information delivery and the changing landscape of information policy making, as well as practitioners and executives managing the information resource. A vital aim of the quarterly is to bridge the gap between theory and practice of management information systems. 

The journal accepts empirical and theoretical submissions that make a significant contribution to the field of management information systems. Such contributions may present: 

experimental, survey-based, or theoretical research relevant to the progress of the field 
paradigmatic designs and applications 
analyses of informational policy making in an organizational, national, or international setting 
investigations of social and economic issues of organizational computing 
Analytical attention is focused on the following issues:

Information systems for competitive positioning 
Business processes and management enabled by information technology 
Business value of information technology  
Management of information resources 
Integration of  information systems planning into business plans 
Business globalization and information technology 
Relationship between information technology and organizational performance and structures 
Enterprise-wide systems architectures and infrastructures 
Electronic commerce  and net-enabled organizations 
Robustness and security of information-technology infrastructures 
Informational support of collaborative work 
Knowledge management, organizational learning, and organizational memory 
Systems sourcing, development, and stewardship in organizations 
The human element in organizational computing 
Data- and knowledge-based system architectures