Editor-in-Chief:	Pär Ågerfalk, Uppsala University

Communications of the Association for Information Systems

The primary role of a professional society is to facilitate communication among its members. Communications of the Association for Information Systems carries out this role for the Association for Information Systems (AIS) by publishing articles on a wide range of subjects of interest to the membership, including but not limited to regular research papers, debates, panel discussions, and other topics of interest to the global community.

Communications of the Association for Information Systems has a proud tradition of publishing novel, original and groundbreaking research, methodological essays and guidelines, important lively debates about research practices, and is also the only dedicated AIS outlet that publishes matters and studies related to IS pedagogy.

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Debate: What Holds the IS Discipline Together? From Mysterious Core to Shared Future. Submission of Detailed Viewpoints (approx. 4,000–5,000 words) or Concise Commentaries (approx. 2,000–3,000 words) DUE 1 September 2026

Recently Published Special Sections:

Special Issue: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Founding of CAIS, Vol 57

Special Issue Debate: On the Future of AI, Vol 55

Special Issue: On immersive technology - A new IT artifact?, Vol 55

Special Issue: On the future of AIS conferences, Vol 54

Special Section: On sustainability in information systems, Vol 53

Debate: Recent developments in PLS, Vol 52

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The Association for Information Systems (AIS) and the journal Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) (Editors in Chief Denis Dennehy and Mary Tate) help shape the practice of research impact assessment in business schools. The AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), a leading quality assurance and accreditation body that has accredited more than business schools worldwide (1,075 accredited institutions in 70 countries and territories) has just released its framework for research impact. This framework and the proposed embedded metrics and recommendations will be of great interest to IS researchers who are increasingly expected to demonstrate impact beyond the academic community.

CAIS ANNOUNCES Pär J. Ågerfalk as NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF Pär J. Ågerfalk has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) for the term from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. He is a Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden, and has a strong background in Information Systems Development. His research focuses on digital innovation, digital agency, sustainable development, e-health, and the use of pragmatism in systems development and conceptual modeling. Prof. Ågerfalk has been recognized internationally for his work on open-source software and distributed agile development. His contributions to the field have been recognized in several leading journals and conferences, including MIS Quarterly, Journal of the AIS, and ICIS

CAIS announces 1 of 2 winners of the 2025 Paul Gray Award for the Most Thought Provoking Paper. Read the winning paper here. Congratulations to Thorsten Schoormann, Magnus R. P. Hansen, and Frederik Möller, authors of Advancing Design Knowledge Reuse: A Framework for Circular Design Principles