This guide covers multiple aspects of business intelligence and decision sciences including big data, data modelling and analysis, management information systems and more.
Below you will find a list of journals on topics that cover various aspects of management information systems and decision sciences.
Information systems journals
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Peer reviewed
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) covers the software, hardware and human aspects of interaction with computers.Those within the artificial intelligence, object-oriented systems, information systems, graphics and software engineering communities, will benefit from the high quality research papers in TOCHI concerning information and ideas directly related to the construction of effective human-computer interfaces.
AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction
Peer reviewed
As an AIS journal, THCI is oriented to the Information Systems community emphasizing applications in business, managerial, organizational, and cultural contexts.
Expert Systems
Peer reviewed
Expert Systems: The Journal of Knowledge Engineering publishes papers dealing with all aspects of knowledge engineering, including individual methods and techniques in knowledge acquisition and representation, and their application in the construction of systems – including expert systems – based thereon.
Human-Computer Interaction
Peer reviewed
For professionals with an interest in the scientific implications and practical relevance of how computer systems should be designed and/or how they are actually used.
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Peer reviewed
IEEE Intelligent Systems serves users, managers, developers, researchers, and purchasers who are interested in intelligent systems and artificial intelligence, with particular emphasis on applications.
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Peer reviewed
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is interested in well-defined theoretical results and empirical studies that have potential impact on the construction, analysis, or management of software.
Industrial Management & Data Systems
Peer reviewed
The scope of IMDS cover all aspects of areas that integrates both operations management and information systems research, and topics include but not limited to, are listed below:
Big Data research
Data analytics
E-business
Production planning and scheduling
Logistics and supply chain management
New technology acceptance and diffusion
Marketing of new industrial products and processes
Sustainable supply chain management
Green information systems
IS strategies
Knowledge management
Innovation management
Performance measurement
Social media in businesses
Information Systems Journal
Peer reviewed
international journal promoting the study of, and interest in, information systems. Articles are welcome on research, practice, experience, current issues and debates. The ISJ encourages submissions that reflect the wide and interdisciplinary nature of the subject and articles that integrate technological disciplines with social, contextual and management issues, based on research using appropriate research methods.
Information Systems Management
Peer reviewed
The journal regularly publishes on the following topics in IS management.
Achieving Strategic IT Alignment and Capabilities
IT Governance
CIO and IT Leadership Roles
IT Sourcing
Planning and Managing an Enterprise Infrastructure
IT Security
Selecting and Delivering Application Solutions
Portfolio Management
Managing Complex IT Projects
E-Business Technologies
Supporting Knowledge Work
Information Systems Research
Peer reviewed
Peer reviewed coverage of theory, research, and intellectual development, focused on information systems in organizations, institutions, the economy, and society.
Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management
Peer reviewed
Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management is a quarterly international journal which publishes original, high quality material dealing with all aspects of intelligent systems as they relate to the fields of accounting, economics, finance, marketing and management.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Peer reviewed
The International Journal of Human-Computer Studies publishes original research over the whole spectrum of work relevant to the theory and practice of innovative interactive systems.
International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
Not peer reviewed
The IJISPM offers wide-ranging and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of information systems management and project management. It seeks contributions that build on established lines of work, as well as on new research streams. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives that focus on currently emerging issues in information systems and project management are particularly welcome.
Journal of Information Systems Education
Peer reviewed
Publishes applications-oriented and research articles covering information systems education and training topics.
Journal of Intelligent Information Systems
Peer reviewed
Topics include foundations and principles of data, information, and knowledge models; methodologies for IIS analysis, design, implementation, validation, maintenance and evolution, and more.
Journal of Management Information Systems
Peer reviewed
Analytical attention is focused on the following key issues:
Information systems for competitive positioning
Business processes and management enabled by information technology
Business value of information technology
Resilience and security of information-technology infrastructures
Entrepreneurial deployment of information technology
Management of information resources
Relationship between information technology and organizational performance and structures
Enterprise-wide systems architectures and infrastructures
Electronic business, net-enabled organizations, and platforms
The organization and impacts of big data and data analytics
Artificial intelligence with machine learning in organizational information systems
Social media, social commerce, and social networks in the organizational perspective
Systems sourcing, development, and stewardship in organizations
Informational support of collaborative work
Knowledge management, organizational learning, and organizational memory
The human element in organizational computing
Requirements Engineering
Peer reviewed
The journal provides a focus for the dissemination of new results about the elicitation, representation and validation of requirements of software intensive information systems or applications.
Decision Analysis
Peer reviewed
Focuses on the development & study of operational decision-making methods, drawing on all aspects of decision theory & decision analysis, with the ultimate objective of providing practical guidance for decision makers.
Decision Analytics Journal
Not peer reviewed
Decision Analytics Journal is a forum for exchange of research findings, analysis, information, and knowledge in areas that include but are not limited to:
Predictive Modelling
Simulation Modelling
Optimization Modelling
Prescriptive Methods
Business Intelligence
Decision Sciences
Peer reviewed
The Journal focuses on theoretical, empirical and methodological investigations of managerial decisions that drive business productivity and success. Such research can be methodologically focused on quantitative approaches, on qualitative methods, or can take the form of insightful reviews and commentaries on best practices in business research.
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
Peer reviewed
The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Decision Sciences Institute. Its mission is to publish significant research relevant to teaching and learning in the decision sciences - quantitative and behavioral approaches to managerial decision making.
Decision Support Systems
Peer reviewed
Areas addressed may include foundations, functionality, interfaces, implementation, impacts, and evaluation of decision support systems (DSSs).
Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences
Peer reviewed
The journal provides a forum for exchange of ideas for researchers in the fields of computing and decision sciences. The scope of the journal covers various areas of computing and decision sciences, particularly:
approximate reasoning
artificial intelligence
combinatorial optimization
computational complexity theory
databases and data warehouses
intelligent decision support
knowledge engineering
machine learning and data mining
metaheuristics
multiple criteria decision analysis
networking and distributed systems
parallel computing and concurrency
production and project scheduling
scheduling theory
soft and granular computing
software engineering
International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS)
Peer reviewed
The International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) is a double-blind refereed journal whose focus is to promote the infusion of strategic decision-making with the analytical methods. IJSDS distinguishes itself as a business journal with an explicit focus on analytical strategic decision-making. The journal provides a publication vehicle for theoretical and empirical research as well as real-world applications and case studies.
MIS Quarterly
Peer reviewed
The editorial objective of the MIS Quarterly is the enhancement and communication of knowledge concerning the development of IT-based services, the management of IT resources, and the use, impact, and economics of IT with managerial, organizational, and societal implications.
Management and operations research journal
The Academy of Management Perspectives
Peer reviewed
Articles focus on the phenomenon of business and management rather than theory; they do not necessarily have to advance the existing academic literature. Articles might include reviews of what we already know about particular topics, with an orientation specifically toward practical implications.
Academy of Management Journal
Peer reviewed
The Academy of Management Journal presents cutting edge research that provides readers with a forecast for new management thoughts and techniques. All articles published in the journal must make a strong empirical and/or theoretical contribution.
Annals of Operations Research
Peer reviewed
Covers aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation.
Communications of the ACM
Peer reviewed
A monthly journal covering all aspects of computing, including artificial intelligence, programming, human and social aspects of computing, operations research, and management applications. Issues typically focus on a single subject. Includes feature articles, news, career opportunities, and a calendar of upcoming events.
European Journal of Operational Research
Peer reviewed
The European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) publishes high quality, original papers that contribute to the methodology of operational research (OR) and to the practice of decision making.
Information and Management
Peer reviewed
Information & Management serves researchers in the information systems field and managers, professionals, administrators and senior executives of organizations which design, implement and manage Information Systems Applications.
Information and Organization
Peer reviewed
Information and Organization seeks to publish original articles on the relationships between digital technologies, communication, and organizations. It seeks a scholarly understanding that is based on empirical research and builds novel theoretical contributions.
International Journal of Information, Business and Management
Peer reviewed
Contains research papers on all aspects of information, business and management in all industries. It focuses on research that stems from academic and industrial need and can guide the activities of managers, consultants, software developers and researchers. it publishes accessible articles on research and industrial applications, new techniques and development trends.
Mathematics of Operations Research
Peer reviewed
Mathematics of Operations Research publishes articles concerned with mathematical and computational foundations of operations research, including optimization, mathematical and dynamic programming, stochastic processes and models, simulations, control and adaptation, networks, game theory, and decision theory.
Operations Research Letters
Peer reviewed
Operations Research Letters promises the rapid review of short articles on all aspects of operations research and analytics. ORL welcomes pure methodological papers and applied papers with firm methodological grounding.
Organization Science
Peer reviewed
Organization Science publishes fundamental research about organizations, including their processes, structures, technologies, identities, capabilities, forms, and performance. Research from different disciplines, such as organizational behavior and theory, strategic management, psychology, sociology, economics, political science, information systems, technology management, communication, and cognitive science, is represented in the journal.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Peer reviewed
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research, theory development, meta-analysis, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal.
Organizational Research Methods
Peer reviewed
Organizational Research Methods (ORM) was established to bring relevant methodological developments to researchers working in organizational sciences. ORM’s goal is to enhance the use of current and new methodologies to advance theory and research practice.
Quality Management Journal
Peer reviewed
Quality Management Journal (QMJ) is the first journal to link the efforts of academic researchers and quality management practitioners. QMJ provides a forum for communicating and discussing research findings. New research that scientifically explores the principles of quality management is actively sought for the journal.
Statistics and analytics journals
Annals of Statistics
Peer reviewed
The Annals of Statistics publishes research papers of the highest quality reflecting the many facets of contemporary statistics.
Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
Not peer reviewed
Official Publication of the network Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics) and of the International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC). The journal consists of four refereed sections which are divided into the following subject areas:
Computational Statistics
Statistical Methodology for Data Analysis
Special Applications
Annals of Statistical Data Science
IEEE transactions on knowledge and data engineering
Peer reviewed
The scope of the IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering includes the knowledge and data engineering aspects of computer science, artificial intelligence, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other appropriate fields.
International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining
Peer reviewed
Disseminates the latest international research findings in the areas of data management and analyzation. This journal is a forum for state-of-the-art developments, research, and current innovative activities focusing on the integration between the fields of data warehousing and data mining.
International Journal of Information Management Data Insights
Peer reviewed
A companion title to the International Journal of Information Management, IJIM Data Insights is a peer reviewed gold open access journal focusing on empirical evidences for information management using emerging data science methods.
Journal of the American Statistical Association
Peer reviewed
Articles focus on statistical applications, theory, and methods throughout all disciplines that make use of data, including economic, social, biological, physical, engineering, and health sciences and the humanities.
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
Peer reviewed
The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics ( JBES ) publishes a range of articles, primarily applied statistical analyses of microeconomic, macroeconomic, forecasting, business, and finance related topics. More general papers in statistics, econometrics, computation, simulation, or graphics are also appropriate if they are immediately applicable to the journal's general topics of interest.
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
Peer reviewed
The Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics ( JCGS ) presents the very latest techniques on improving and extending the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. Articles are written for readers who have a strong background in statistics but are not necessarily experts in computing.
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business
Peer reviewed
The journal publishes articles on topics including market intelligence, marketing intelligence, strategic intelligence, business intelligence, competitive intelligence, collective intelligence, financial intelligence, scientific and technical intelligence, foresight, insight, and equivalent terms in other languages.
Journal of Marketing Analytics
Peer reviewed
Provides systematic, comprehensive coverage of the latest techniques, ideas and developments in data sourcing.
Statistical Science
Peer reviewed
The aim of Statistical Science is to present the full range of contemporary statistical thought at a technical level accessible to the broad community of practitioners, teachers, researchers, and students of statistics and probability.
The journal publishes discussions of methodological and theoretical topics of current interest and importance, surveys of substantive research areas with promising statistical applications, comprehensive book reviews, discussions of classic articles from statistical literature, and interviews with distinguished statisticians and probabilists.
Strategic Management Journal
Peer reviewed
The Strategic Management Journal seeks to publish papers that ask and help to answer important and interesting questions in strategic management, develop and/or test theory, replicate prior studies, explore interesting phenomena, review and synthesize existing research, and evaluate the many methodologies used in our field. SMJ also publishes studies that demonstrate a lack of statistical support in a particular sample for specific hypotheses or research propositions.
Databases journals
Database and Network Journal
Not peer reviwed
Reports on new software and software technology in the fields of database and network computing. Coverage includes bibliographies, trade literature, book and new product reviews. Trade and business interests.
Database Systems Journal
Peer reviewed
The objective of the journal is to promote theoretical and applied research in the field of databases and its aim is to fulfill the academic community's demands on up to date information regarding databases and related technologies with new knowledge for developing theories and best practices.
Journal of Database Management
Peer reviewed
The Journal of Database Management (JDM) publishes original research on all aspects of database management, systems analysis and design, and software engineering. The primary mission of JDM is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of theory and practice related to information technology and management of information resources. The journal is targeted at both academic researchers and practicing IT professionals.
Medical and public systems journals
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Peer reviewed
Provides research articles in relation to the design, development, implementation, use, and evaluation of health information technologies and decision-making within the healthcare setting.
Government Information Quarterly
Peer reviewed
Government Information Quarterly is an international journal that examines the intersection of policy, information technology, government, and the public.
Health Systems
Peer reviewed
We focus on submissions that look at healthcare systems and publish research that explores health IT and operational research – areas that are underrepresented by research publications.
Information Technology for Development
Peer reviewed
The objective of the Journal is to provide a forum for policy-makers, practitioners, and academics to discuss strategies and best practices, tools and techniques for ascertaining the effects of IT infrastructures in government, civil societies and the private sector, and theories and frameworks that explain the effects of IT on development.
Journal of American Medical Informatics Association
Peer reviewed
JAMIA's articles describe innovative informatics research and systems that help to advance biomedical science and to promote health. Case reports, perspectives and reviews also help readers stay connected with the most important informatics developments in implementation, policy and education.
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Peer reviewed
Leading health informatics and health services/health policy journal focusing on digital health, data science, health informatics and emerging technologies for health, medicine, and biomedical research.
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Peer reviewed
The journal is multidisciplinary and includes within its scope organizational, administrative, managerial, and policy-based research that improves our understanding of the public sector.
Research Policy
Peer reviewed
Research Policy (RP) is a multi-disciplinary journal devoted to analyzing, understanding and effectively responding to the economic, policy, management, organizational, environmental and other challenges posed by innovation, technology, R&D and science. This includes a number of related activities concerned with the creation of knowledge (through research), the diffusion and acquisition of knowledge (e.g. through organizational learning), and its exploitation in the form of new or improved products, processes or services.
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
Peer reviewed
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences strongly encourages contributions dealing with applications of quantitative models and techniques to important decision problems in the service and public sectors. Of particular interest are accounts of such studies carried out in developing countries and economically emerging regions of the world.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Peer reviewed
A major forum for those wishing to deal directly with the methodology and practice of technological forecasting and future studies as planning tools as they interrelate social, environmental and technological factors.
Telecommunications Policy
Peer reviewed
The International Journal of Digital Economy, Data Sciences and New Media. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use.
Other journals
Computers & Security
Peer reviewed
Computers & Security provides the IT security community with a unique blend of leading edge research and sound practical management advice. It is aimed at the professional involved with computer security, audit, control and data integrity in all sectors - industry, commerce and academia - helping the community build and operate fully secure systems and organisations.
Computers in Human Behavior
Peer reviewed
Computers in Human Behavior is a scholarly journal dedicated to examining the use of computers from a psychological perspective.
Information Technology and People
Peer reviewed
The journal retains an openness to multiple paradigms of research including most forms of mainstream empirical work. It has an ongoing tradition of being an outlet for international, qualitative and critical research in information systems and particularly welcomes cultural and geographic diversity in studies of new and old technologies. It looks for ways to better understand how people collectively conceptualize, invent, adapt, define and use technology, as well as how they are constrained by features of it.
International Journal of Information Management
Peer reviewed
The International Journal of Information Management (IJIM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal which aims to bring its readers the very best analysis and discussion in the developing field of information management.