Information Systems Journal (ISJ) as part of its outreach efforts and to encourage submissions from the PACIS community, will be holding a Paper Development Workshop along with the 2026 Pacific- Asia Conference on Information Systems at Jakarta, Indonesia. The half-day workshop will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm as an in-person, pre-conference workshop.
ISJ welcomes research that spans across the diverse and interdisciplinary IS field. We value submissions that explore the relationship between technology, business, economy, and society.
The paper development workshop aims to nurture scholarship across the broad spectrum of information systems researchers. We welcome work that examines both established and emerging areas within IS. The workshop aims provides a supportive environment for researchers to develop their ideas and constructive feedback on their work from the journal’s editorial board receive members.
The workshop welcomes papers at various stages of development, from early conceptual work to nearing papers completion. We encourage submissions that show potential for theoretical or contribution the field, stage. The particularly practical to IS regardless of their current workshop
aims to support researchers who would benefit from early guidance and feedback on their work.
Interested authors are invited to submit papers for possible inclusion in the workshop. Papers that have been accepted, under review, or under revision at other journals, workshops, or conferences should NOT be submitted. Due to space and time limitations, not all submissions received may be accepted. Papers that are not accepted will not receive feedback at the workshop.
The selected papers will be mentored by 1-2 members of the ISJ Editorial Board. In addition, attending author(s) of accepted papers may be assigned manuscripts as discussants.
Please note that the workshop is not associated with any publication. The goal is to offer feedback to the authors that can help enhance the quality of the paper as it is prepared for submission to a suitable journal, including ISJ. Authors do not have an obligation to submit the paper to ISJ but are encouraged to submit their completed papers for publication consideration to the journal in the future. Also, please note that participation in the workshop does not imply favorable consideration or outcome at ISJ.
Submissions should be sent between Monday, May 11 and Monday, May 18, 2026, and follow the instructions below. The length of the papers submitted to the workshop should not exceed 25 pages (double-spaced, 12 font) – which includes everything, such as references and figures. Author may also submit shorter extended extracts instead of full-length papers. The first page (not counted in the 25 pages) must have the title of the paper, the name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of the author(s), and 3-5 keywords.
Please send your paper as an attachment as a Word document as per the following instructions. The format of the file name attached should contain two distinctive words from the title of the paper and labeled as TitleWord1_TitleWord2.doc or.docx.
cc: sutirtha.chatterjee@unlv.edu
SUBJECT: Submission to the ISJ PDW workshop at PACIS 2026
In the body of the email, please include the title of the paper and the name and email of the author(s) who would attend the workshop if the paper is accepted. Please also highlight the contact author.
Submissions should be sent by email between May 11 and May 18, 2026. Papers submitted before May 11 (00.01 Jakarta time) and after May 18 (23.59 Jakarta time) may not be considered.
Authors will receive the decision by Friday June 5, if not earlier.