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misq-topic-selection

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Use when shaping or stress-testing a research question for MIS Quarterly — confirming it is a genuine information-systems question, naming which of the four IS traditions (behavioral, design science, economics, organizational) it lives in, and choosing the matching manuscript category before any data are collected or any artifact is built.

When to use

• shaping a research question for MIS Quarterly
• stress-testing a research question
• confirming if a question is an information-systems question
• naming the IS tradition
• choosing the matching manuscript category
• fit test before committing to work

When not to use

• collecting data
• building an artifact
• management studies with IT as window dressing
• CS systems papers with no theory or evaluation
• picking a category after writing

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