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INFORMS ISS Information Systems Research Paper Development Workshop for Early Career Scholars
Greetings, IS community, particularly early-career scholars!
This year, we are once again planning "INFORMS ISS-ISR Paper Development Workshop for Early Career Scholars." The workshop will be held in Atlanta,
Georgia, in conjunction with CIST 2025 (https://lnkd.in/epZBqyp5). The workshop will be held on Friday, Oct 24, 2025, in the afternoon. Chad Ho from GWU will co-organize the workshop with me.
As you may know, we have held similar workshops at ECIS and PACIS, as well as at CIST last year, and I believe they were both fun and quite effective.
Submissions can be on any topic of interest to Information Systems scholars, and may use any research methodology (qualitative, quantitative, design, multi-method, etc.).
The selected papers will be mentored by at least two members of the ISR Editorial Board. Please note that the workshop is not associated with any publication. The goal is to provide authors with meaningful feedback that can help enhance the paper's quality as it is prepared for submission to a suitable journal. Authors do not have an obligation to submit their paper to ISR simply because it has been accepted and discussed at this workshop. Also, please note that participation in the workshop does not imply favorable consideration or outcome at ISR.
The length of the papers submitted to the workshop should not exceed 24 pages (double-spaced, 12 font) – this includes everything, including references. The first page (not counted in the 24 pages) must have the title of the paper, the name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of all the author(s), and 3-5 keywords.
Please send your paper as an attachment (word or pdf format) as per the following instructions:
TO: eic-isr@virginia.edu
cc: rgc2xs@virginia.edu
SUBJECT: “Submission to the Early Career ISR-INFORMS ISS Workshop 2025”
Please include the title of the manuscript and the name of the author seeking to attend the workshop (with email address) in the body of the email.
Submissions should be sent by email between August 23 and August 30. Papers submitted before August 23 and after August 30 (midnight Atlanta time) will not be considered. We will try to get back to you with the decision on your submission by Sept. 10.
For the ISS-ISR Paper Development Workshop right before CIST, we now have commitments from the following Editorial Board members. What a group of mentors!
Sheng, Olivia, SE
Cheng, Hsing (Kenny), SE
Bichler, Martin, SE
Sia, Choon Ling, SE
Kankanhalli, Atreyi, SE
Gopal, Ram, SE
AEs and ERB members:
Lee, Gene
Mishra, Abhay
Huang, Nina
Adjerid, Idris
Xue, Ling
Sanyal, Pallab
Jiang, Zhengrui
Tang, Xinlin
Ho, Chad
Chen, Adela
Goh, Khim Yong
Li, Allen
Shi, Lanfei
Liang, Chen
While this workshop is primarily meant for early-career scholars, we might make a few exceptions based on special circumstances. Mention your special circumstances clearly in your cover note. We look forward to your submissions.
Suprateek Sarker
Editor-in-Chief, ISR
Second INFORMS Information Systems Society Doctoral Consortium
The INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) will welcome doctoral students researching Information Systems and related fields to participate in its Second Doctoral Consortium. This half-day event will be held on Friday afternoon, October 24, 2025, immediately preceding the Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) and INFORMS Data Science Workshop in Atlanta, GA.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Engage with a diverse panel of senior faculty mentors on research topics, teaching strategies, and job-market preparation.
Receive in-depth feedback on dissertation research and progress.
Build professional connections and expand networks within the IS research community and beyond.
We welcome applications from all PhD students, although preference will be given to students in the dissertation phase of their PhD program (typically in their 4th or 5th year in the PhD program). Selection criteria include research novelty, diversity of research topics, and capacity.
Doctoral Consortium Faculty Mentors
Ahmed Abbasi University of Notre Dame
Indranil Bardhan The University of Texas at Austin
Hemant Bhargava University of California, Davis
Sue Brown University of Arizona
Gordon Burtch Boston University
Jason Chan University of Minnesota
Jianqing Chen The University of Texas at Dallas
Pei-yu Chen Arizona State University
Xiao Fang University of Delaware
Chris Forman Cornell University
Gordon Gao Johns Hopkins University
Anindya Ghose New York University
Bin Gu Boston University
Jungpil Hahn National University of Singapore
Jingjing Li University of Virginia
Balaji Padmanabhan University of Maryland
Anjana Susarla Michigan State University
Alex Tuzhilin New York University
DJ Wu Georgia Institute of Technology
Jingjing Zhang Indiana University
Please contact Professor Jingjing Li at Jingjing.Li@virginia.edu, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, if you have any questions regarding the event. We look forward to your participation in this exciting opportunity to engage with peers and mentors in the IS research community!
Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs
Indranil Bardhan, The University of Texas at Austin
Jianqing Chen, The University of Texas at Dallas
Jingjing Li, University of Virginia
Doctoral Consortium Program Schedule
Date: Friday, October 24, 2025 (All sessions in Atlanta Local Time)
Venue: Hilton Atlanta
Further Program Details: Link
Time Session [Location]
11:00AM – 1:00PM Registration & Check-In [Outside of 210/211]
11:30AM – 12:30PM Networking Lunch (Joint with ISR Workshop) [Grand Ballroom D]
12:30PM – 1:00PM Welcome & Opening Remarks [Room 210/211]
1:00PM – 2:30PM Research Roundtable — Session I [Room 210/211]
2:30PM – 2:45PM Coffee Break [Room 210/211]
2:45PM – 3:30PM Research Roundtable — Session II [Room 210/211]
3:30PM – 3:35PM Research -> Job Market Student (JMS) Roundtable Transition [Room 210/211]
3:35PM – 4:35PM Job Market Strategy (JMS) Roundtable [Room 210/211]
4:35PM – 4:45PM Transition Break [Room 210/211]
4:45PM – 5:15PM Post-PhD Perspectives: Joao Sedoc [Room 210/211]
5:15PM – 5:45PM Knowledge Exchange & Closing [Room 210/211]
INFORMS Annual Meeting Information Systems Cluster Reception (Joint with e-Business)
Date: Monday, October 27
Time: 6:45 – 8:15 PM
Venue: Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC), Room B202