A Comparison of High-Quality Finance Journals and High-Quality Information Systems Journals

Abstract

Journal reputation is often used as a surrogate for research quality when making decisions on retention, tenure, and promotion. This research adds to the bibliometric literature in the business arena by identifying key journal characteristics that differentiate journal quality by comparing key differences in high-quality finance and information systems journals. The potential impact of discipline-based variation in frequency of issue, journal sustainability over time, total reviewers, county of origin, and journal review process are put forth as potential exogenous factors that may impact the perception of journal quality. To the extent that these factors vary across disciplines, as demonstrated by our investigation of journals with the highest reputation in both disciplines, factors beyond the endogenous quality of the research should be considered when making inferences about research quality.