isr-contribution-framingUse when turning results into an explicit contribution to IS for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript and when drafting the mandatory ~500-word cover-letter contribution statement (required since June 1, 2023). Frames the contribution; it does not position the literature (isr-literature-
isr-data-analysisUse when executing and reporting the analysis for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — identification and validity for empirical work, proof discipline and comparative statics for analytical work, and rigorous evaluation for design-science work, with overflow routed to the electronic c
isr-literature-positioningUse when positioning an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript in the IS literature — naming the conversation(s) you join, bridging behavioral, economic, design-science, and organizational IS silos, and showing the intradisciplinary move that ISR prizes. Positions the work; it does not build
isr-methodsUse when choosing and stress-testing the research design for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — matching the genre (behavioral empirical, analytical-economic modeling, design-science, or multimethod) to the question, and ensuring the design can actually support the IS contribution. D
isr-rebuttalUse when planning and drafting the response to an Information Systems Research (ISR) revise-and-resubmit — prioritizing the Senior Editor's binding concerns, addressing genre-specific reviewer asks (assumptions/proofs, identification/validity, evaluation), updating the contribution statement, and us
isr-review-processUse to understand how Information Systems Research (ISR) handles a submission — the EIC fit gate, the Senior-Editor-led process with an Associate Editor and reviewers, double-anonymized review, and how to read an ISR decision letter. Sets expectations and interprets letters; it does not draft the re
isr-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — INFORMS ScholarOne portal, double-anonymization, the 32/38-page cap and formatting, the mandatory ~500-word contribution statement, and the required editor/reviewer nominations in the cover let
isr-tables-figuresUse when designing the exhibits for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — correlation/measurement tables, estimation results, model/equilibrium figures, design-science evaluation tables, and the split between main text and the electronic companion under ISR's 32-page text / 38-page tota
isr-theory-developmentUse when building or refining the mechanism for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — deriving behavioral hypotheses for empirical work or analytical propositions/equilibrium predictions for modeling work, always centered on the IT artifact and the sociotechnical interplay across levels
isr-topic-selectionUse when shaping or sanity-checking a research question for Information Systems Research (ISR) — testing sociotechnical, intradisciplinary fit, IT-artifact centrality, the level(s) of analysis, and whether the question belongs at ISR versus MISQ, JMIS, or Management Science. Locks the question and g
isr-workflowUse when deciding which isr-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills. Knows ISR's sociotechnical, intradisciplinary mission and its
isr-writing-styleUse when polishing the prose, structure, abstract, and notation of an Information Systems Research (ISR) manuscript — front-loading the IS contribution, writing for a sociotechnical and intradisciplinary readership, keeping the 300-word abstract and double-anonymized text, and following INFORMS auth