Walstrom, Kent A., Bill C. Hardgrave, and Rick L. Wilson. "Forums for management information systems scholars." Communications of the ACM 38.3 (1995): 93-108.

This study evaluated the publishing journals and forums considered important by management information systems (MIS) scholars, focusing on the influence of their education, role orientation, and academic lifestyle. The top three journals identified were MIS Quarterly, Communications of the ACM, and Information Systems Research. The leading forums were the International Conference on Information Systems, the Decision Science Institute conference, and the Hawaii International Conference on System Science.