Call for Nominations: EIC of CAIS

Deadline for Nominations Extended: February 24, 2026

The term of Denis Dennehy and Mary Tate as Co-Editors-in-Chief (EIC) of the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) will conclude on May 31, 2026. We are now seeking a successor for an initial three-year term.

CAIS is one of the flagship journals of AIS, dedicated to fostering communication across the IS community by publishing work on a broad range of topics. The journal has a strong tradition of featuring original and influential research, methodological essays, policy pieces, panel reports, and thoughtful debates.

Additional information is available on the CAIS webpage: https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/

Selected candidates will be invited to interview via Zoom or a similar platform in February or thereafter. The nomination committee intends to recommend a single nominee (or a team of co-nominees) to the AIS Council for consideration at its March 2026 meeting. All AIS members are welcome to submit nominations, and self-nominations are strongly encouraged.

Qualifications for the EIC position include:

• A strong and demonstrated record of research in the field
• Editorial experience at a level involving final decision-making on submissions
• Dedication to CAIS and a compelling vision for strengthening its role as an influential scholarly outlet in the IS community
• A commitment to fostering intellectual diversity and pluralism across topics, methods, genres, viewpoints, and the composition of the editorial board
• The ability to manage the editorial process and oversee electronic journal publishing and dissemination effectively and efficiently
• A willingness to meet the demands of the EIC workload
• Institutional support for the candidate’s service in this role

Members of the nominating committee are Roman Beck, Denis Dennehy, Fiona Nah, Jan Recker, and Michel Avital (Chair).

Please submit nominations as a single PDF file by February 24, 2026. The file should include: (1) a brief statement outlining the candidate’s qualifications, including an indication of the time available to fulfill the Editor-in-Chief role in relation to other professional responsibilities; (2) a concise CV (maximum of four pages); and (3) an editorial vision statement. 

The editorial vision statement should address, but not be limited to, the following topics: (a) the current and envisioned position and role of CAIS within the broader IS journal landscape; (b) the key challenges facing the journal and the candidate’s plans for addressing them; and (c) an assessment of the strengths and areas for improvement of the current CAIS editorial board.

Self-nominations are welcome.

For further inquiries, please contact Michel Avital (michel@avital.net)