Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem-solving, guanxi formation, and knowledge management, in Chinese organizations. He has published over 90 articles in a variety of journals such as MIS Quarterly, the Information Systems Journal, IT&People, Journal of IT, Journal of the AIS, Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Decision Support Systems, Communications of the AIS, and Communications of the ACM. Robert chairs the IFIP WG 9.4 (Social Implications of Computing in Developing Countries) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. As a researcher and as editor, he seeks to promote both an inclusive and a local perspective to research.

"Davison’s book will be of most value to someone who wants to assume the role of editor-in-chief for a journal in one of the social sciences with a large editorial board and owned by a commercial publisher. What’s more, this person should not shirk or shy away from the responsibility of putting in writing what the journal stands for and how it operates in the form of editorials and guidelines addressed to its stakeholders." (Robert Brown, Journal of Scholarly Publishing, Vol. 55 (4), October, 2024)

• Motivation.- Cultural values.- Sourcing content.- Reviewing.- The audience.- Dealing with the publisher.- Future challenges.- Conclusions.

Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem-solving, guanxi formation, and knowledge management, in Chinese organizations. He has published over 90 articles in a variety of journals such as MIS Quarterly, the Information Systems Journal, IT&People, Journal of IT, Journal of the AIS, Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Decision Support Systems, Communications of the AIS, and Communications of the ACM. Robert chairs the IFIP WG 9.4 (Social Implications of Computing in Developing Countries) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. As a researcher and as editor, he seeks to promote both an inclusive and a local perspective to research.

"Davison’s book will be of most value to someone who wants to assume the role of editor-in-chief for a journal in one of the social sciences with a large editorial board and owned by a commercial publisher. What’s more, this person should not shirk or shy away from the responsibility of putting in writing what the journal stands for and how it operates in the form of editorials and guidelines addressed to its stakeholders." (Robert Brown, Journal of Scholarly Publishing, Vol. 55 (4), October, 2024)

• Motivation.- Cultural values.- Sourcing content.- Reviewing.- The audience.- Dealing with the publisher.- Future challenges.- Conclusions.

Robert Davison is a Professor of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the use and misuse of information systems, especially with respect to problem-solving, guanxi formation, and knowledge management, in Chinese organizations. He has published over 90 articles in a variety of journals such as MIS Quarterly, the Information Systems Journal, IT&People, Journal of IT, Journal of the AIS, Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Decision Support Systems, Communications of the AIS, and Communications of the ACM. Robert chairs the IFIP WG 9.4 (Social Implications of Computing in Developing Countries) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. As a researcher and as editor, he seeks to promote both an inclusive and a local perspective to research.

"Davison’s book will be of most value to someone who wants to assume the role of editor-in-chief for a journal in one of the social sciences with a large editorial board and owned by a commercial publisher. What’s more, this person should not shirk or shy away from the responsibility of putting in writing what the journal stands for and how it operates in the form of editorials and guidelines addressed to its stakeholders." (Robert Brown, Journal of Scholarly Publishing, Vol. 55 (4), October, 2024)

• Motivation.- Cultural values.- Sourcing content.- Reviewing.- The audience.- Dealing with the publisher.- Future challenges.- Conclusions.