About the Journal

e-ISSN: 1984-2902

iSys - Journal of Information Systems is a peer-reviewed and open-access scientific journal dedicated to the field of Information Systems (IS). It is a scientific publication of the Special Committee on Information Systems (CESI) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). Its mission is to promote and disseminate high-quality research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge and practice in IS. The journal addresses an audience of researchers, professors, students, and practitioners, and expects submissions to make clear and novel contributions to the IS domain.

All accepted papers are published online as soon as they are ready, composing a single issue per year. This model allows for faster dissemination of research results while maintaining rigorous editorial and review standards.

In addition to the regular issue, iSys may occasionally publish Special Issues dedicated to specific themes, emerging topics, or events of relevance to the Information Systems community. Special Issues follow the same editorial and peer-review standards as regular submissions and are identified within the same annual volume.

Focus and Scope

iSys welcomes manuscripts that present theoretical, methodological, empirical, or practical contributions, supported by rigorous evaluation. The field of Information Systems understands technology as a means rather than an end, emphasizing the phenomena that arise from its development, adoption, and use across organizational and social contexts. We particularly value contributions that are firmly grounded in the discipline of Information Systems and that advance knowledge of its foundations, design, evaluation, and impacts, consistent with this perspective of science and technology. 

A wide range of research methods and methodological approaches is accepted, including case studies, action research, experiments, surveys, ethnography, socio-technical studies, design science research, grounded theory studies, systematic literature reviews, mapping studies, and mixed-methods designs, among others. 

Topics of Interest

iSys welcomes contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:

    • Foundations, Theory, and Methodology
      • Theory, epistemology, and methodology of Information Systems research.
      • Paradigms, modeling, design, engineering, and evaluation of Information Systems.
      • Complexity in Information Systems.
      • Interdisciplinary research in Information Systems.
    • Technological, Organizational, and Social Aspects
      • Technological, social, economic, and environmental impacts of Information Systems.
      • Business process and organizational Information Systems management.
      • Socio-technical perspectives on Information Systems.
      • Ethics, culture, legislation, and policy in Information Systems.
      • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in Information Systems.
    • Domains and Applications
      • Challenges of applying Information Systems in domains such as health, agriculture, government, education, among others.
      • Perspectives and trends of IS in specific domains.
      • Digital and business ecosystems.
      • Systems-of-Information Systems.
      • Information Systems and the open world.
    • Data, Information, and Knowledge Management
      • Information Systems for data, information, and knowledge management.
      • Open data, government data, and networked information.
    • Emerging Technologies and Innovation
      • Innovation in Information Systems.
      • Emerging technologies applied to Information Systems.
      • Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, among others).
      • Integration of IS with IoT, Big Data, Analytics, and Cloud Computing.
    • Education and Training
      • Education in Information Systems.
      • Curricula, teaching strategies, and pedagogical practices in IS.

Contribution Types

We invite original contributions in the following forms, but not restricted to them:

  • Research Articles – full-length studies that present theoretical, empirical, methodological, or mixed-methods contributions supported by rigorous analysis.
  • Short Communications – a format for publishing concise, original research in scientific journals, focusing on high-impact findings, preliminary data, novel hypotheses, or significant negative results that need to be shared quickly. These articles are shorter than full-length papers and serve to disseminate timely observations, stimulate further research, or provide rapid updates

Publication Model & Frequency

iSys operates under a continuous publication model. Accepted articles are published online as soon as the camera-ready version is approved and the DOI is assigned. For archival purposes, articles are grouped into 1 issue per year.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts submitted first undergo a desk review by the Editors-in-Chief, typically completed within two weeks. At this stage, submissions are checked for scope alignment, completeness, formatting, and compliance with the Authors Guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be desk rejected without external review.

Manuscripts that pass the desk review proceed to a double-anonymous peer review process, in which at least two independent reviewers evaluate the work. Typical time to first decision is 8–12 weeks, depending on reviewer availability.

Open Access, Copyright, and License

iSys is an open-access journal. All content is freely available to readers without subscription fees. Authors pay no Article Processing Charges (APC). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right to publish under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), in line to what is established by SBC OpenLib (SOL).

Preprints and Postprints

Authors are allowed to deposit preprints on non-commercial repositories (e.g., arXiv, OSF). Upon acceptance, authors should update the preprint with the article’s DOI and citation. Postprints may also be archived under the same license, provided the citation to the published version is included.

Research Ethics and Human Subjects

Manuscripts must explicitly indicate how the ethical issues of the research were addressed and managed, including the research approval by an ethics committee when applicable. Authors are invited to critically examine their references, background, and methods, striving to avoid and fight different biases in science (e.g., gender bias, race, ethnicity, social class, disability, etc.).

iSys subscribes to the Brazilian Computer Society's Code of Conduct and follows COPE's (Committee on Publication Ethics) core practices in its editorial process and published materials. See the Ethical and Post-Publication Issues page for more details and instructions.

Similarity Check and Publication Ethics

Submissions are checked using similarity-detection software. iSys reinforces the importance of addressing plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, citation manipulation, and other misconduct.

Data, Materials, and Code Availability

Authors are encouraged to share data, materials, and code in trusted repositories, providing persistent identifiers (DOIs). Where restrictions apply (e.g., privacy, legal, proprietary), a data availability statement must be included.

Corrections, Retractions, and Appeals

iSys publishes errata, corrigenda, and retractions in accordance with guidelines. Authors may appeal editorial decisions by submitting a reasoned request to the Editor-in-Chief, which will be reviewed by an independent editor.

Indexing and Archiving

All articles receive DOIs and are indexed in DBLP.

Language Policy

iSys prefers manuscripts written in English, in order to maximize international visibility and dissemination.

  • Manuscripts in English: must include the title, abstract, and keywords in English.
  • Manuscripts in Portuguese: are accepted. In this case, authors must provide both:
    • Abstract and keywords in English; and
    • Resumo e palavras-chave em português.
    • The title remains in English regardless the version (written in Portuguese or English).

Regardless of the language of submission, the quality of writing must ensure clarity and readability for an academic audience. Authors are encouraged to seek professional language editing services when necessary. 

Authorship, Conflicts of Interest, and Transparency

iSys follows international authorship criteria. All authors must register an ORCID iD and declare funding sources, contributions (e.g., CRediT taxonomy), and conflicts of interest.

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