The Association for Information Systems (AIS) began publishing two electronic journals in 1999 - Communications of AIS and The Journal of AIS. These journals are designed to be complementary and the first part of this statement of editorial policy is common to both. In content, each will fulfill the role usually associated with the terms "communications" and "journal". Communications is intended to foster the free flow of ideas within the IS community; its emphasis is on originality, importance, and cogency of ideas; it is also a vehicle for case studies, survey articles, tutorials, and other materials of general interest to the IS community. The Journal will be a classical, reviewed outlet for research with every intention of being equal to the best in the field.

Articles should be submitted to one of the journals in accordance with its content and the way the authors wish to have the submission processed. In case of doubt as to which journal is most appropriate for a particular article, it may be submitted to either and the editors will decide which one is most suitable.

Specifically, Communications of AIS aims to provide an outlet for subjects falling outside the focus of many research journals including:

• tutorials on the state of the art
• applications
• cases
• opinion
• innovation and novel concepts
• teaching
• international work and points of view

Articles can deal with technical subjects (e.g., data base design, systems analysis) managerial subjects (e.g., strategic use, implementation) or current topics (e.g., outsourcing, data warehousing, data mining, business intelligence, CRM, knowledge management). No matter what the particular area of an article, a sound conceptual basis is required.

All manuscripts submitted to Communications of AIS should be submitted to the CAIS Scholar One site.

Manuscripts submitted to Communications of AIS are subject to one of two types of review: Traditional peer review, or editorial review. Peer review is managed by an Associate Editor and involves at least two reviewers. Editorial review involves reviews by an Associate Editor and the Editor-in-Chief. Editorial review is generally faster but just as rigorous as peer review. Authors decide which review process is appropriate for their submissions.

Communications of AIS does not have page limits. Authors are encouraged to submit backup material (such as detailed data, explanatory appendices, screen images, survey measures, and programs) to create a richness in the articles that can usually not be found in conventional printed journals because of their limited space.