About this journal

The Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS) aims to publish manuscripts that explore information systems and technology research and thus develop computer information systems globally.

We encourage manuscripts that cover the following topic areas:

• Analytics, Business Intelligence, Decision Support Systems in Computer Information Systems
• Mobile Technology, Mobile Applications
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information and/or Technology Management, Organizational Behavior & Culture
• Data Management, Data Mining, Database Design and Development
• E-Commerce Technology and Issues in computer information systems
• Computer systems enterprise architecture, enterprise resource planning
• Ethical and Legal Issues of IT
• Health Informatics
• Information Assurance and Security--Cyber Security, Cyber Forensics
• IT Project Management
• Knowledge Management in computer information systems
• Networks and/or Telecommunications
• Systems Analysis, Design, and/or Implementation
• Web Programming and Development
• Curriculum Issues, Instructional Issues, Capstone Courses, Specialized Curriculum Accreditation
• E-Learning Technologies, Analytics, Future

We operate a rigorous double-anonymized peer review process. Visit our Instructions for Authors page for information on preparing your manuscript.

Author benefits

JCIS is an affiliated journal of the International Association for Computer Information Systems meaning your research will be available across all their members.

We are abstracted and indexed in several high-profile databases including Scopus, Inspect and the Science Citation Index

The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication.

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EDITOR
Dr. Matt North
Information Systems and Technology
Utah Valley University
mnorth@uvu.edu

SENIOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Alex Koohang
Peyton Anderson Eminent Scholar and Endowed Chair in IT
Professor of Information Technology
Dean, School of Information Technology
Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA 31206
JCIS@IACIS.ORG

EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Dr. Jeretta Horn Nord
Spears School of Business
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078

Dr. Daryl Nord
Professor Emeritus & IACIS Executive Director
Spears School of Business
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078

ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Alain Chong - University of Nottingham, China
Anuj Sharma - Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna, India
Arpan K. Kar - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
Asil Oztekin - University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Bih-Ru Lea - Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA
Carl Rebman - University of San Diego, USA
Chih Hao (Justin) Ku - University of North Texas, USA
Dimitar Christozov - American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
Ewa Ziemba - University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Garry L. White - Texas State University, USA
Indrit Troshani - The University of Adelaide Business School, Australia
Joanna Paliszkiewicz - Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Keith Harman - Liberty University, USA
Keng-Boon Ooi - UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MJ (Myungjae) Kwak - Middle Georgia State University, USA
Moti Zwilling - Ariel University, Israel
Nathan White - Central Washington University in Ellensburg, USA
Nripendra P. Rana - Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Peng Gao - NARI Research Institute, China
Sally Rao Hill - The University of Adelaide, Australia
Young Hoon Chang - Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Yu Gong - University of Southampton, UK
Yuxiang Hong - Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
Allred Aaron, Ball State University
Cheryl Aasheim, University of Florida
Herath Achini, University of North Alabama
Zafor Ahmed, California State University Sacramento
M Shakaib Akram, King Saud University, MIS
Ali Alalwan, Al-Balqa Applied University Amman, Amman University College for Banking and Financial Sciences
Mostafa Al-Emran, The British University in Dubai
Sikandar Ali, China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Anas Alsobeh, Southern Illinois University System
Raymond Angelo, Quinnipac College, CIS
Girma Anteneh, University of the District of Columbia ante
Cheuk Hang Au, National Chung Cheng University College of Management
Donald Aurelia, Virginia State University
Eugene Aw, UCSI University
Abdullah Baabdullah, King Abdulaziz University
Chandni Bansal, OP Jindal Global University Jindal Global Business School
Gaurav Bansal, University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Zheshi Bao, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
Rajat Kumar, BeheraKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Computer Science
Kim Ben, Seattle University
Beata Bittner, University of Debrecen
Carlene Blackwood-Brown, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Zhang Bo, State Grid Smart Grid Research Institute
Grzegorz Bocewicz, Koszalin University of Technology
Constanta Nicoleta Bodea, Alma Mater Europaea ECM Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Queen Booker, Minnesota State University
Debra Borkovich, Macon State College, Information Technology
Elie Bouri, Lebanese American University, Business
Edgardo Bravo, Universidad del Pacifico, Engineering
Jennifer Breese, Penn State University
Alisa Brink, Virginia Commonwealth University, Accounting
Jesus Canelon, California State University San Bernardino, Information & Decision Sciences
Guangming Cao, Ajman University
Katherine Carl, Governors State University
Cao Cejun, Chongqing Technology and Business University
Fatih Cetin, Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University, Business Administration, Turkey
Debarun Chakraborty, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Tat-Huei Cham, UCSI University
Tommy Chan, Northumbria University, Faculty of Business and Law
Younghoon Chang, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Nottingham University Business School China
Thomas Chapman, Woodbury University
Lewis Chasalow, Lebanon Valley College
Catherine Chen, Ball State University
Duen-Kai Chen, Takang University
Vasilka Chergarova, Florida International University, CIARA
Chung-Yean Chiang, University of South Carolina Upstate
Lele Chinmaya, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Hoon Seok Choi, Appalachian State University
Jae Choi, Pittsburg State University
Imranul Kabir Chowdhury, Missouri S&T
Dignam Christopher, Governors State University
Johnson Christopher, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Dimitar Christozov, American University in Bulgaria
Su Chunhua, The University of Aizu
Craig Claybaugh, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Sumali Conlon, University of Mississippi, Management Information Systems
Maria Elena, CorbeilUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Rene Corbeil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Educational Technology
Graciela Corral de Zubielqui, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide Business School
Joshua Cunningham, Robert Morris University, School of Data Intelligence and Technology
Brian Cusack, AUT University
Beata Czarnacka-Chrobot, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Jason Deane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ender Demir, Istanbul Medeniyet Universitesi
Lihi Dery, Ariel University
Tina Du, University of South Australia
Helena Dudycz, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Monika Eisenbardt, University of Economics in Katowice Faculty of Finance and Insurance
Nuša Erman, Faculty of Information Studies Novo Mesto
Evren Eryilmaz, California State University Sacramento, Information Systems & Business Analytics
Ephrem Eyob, Virginia State University, Computer Information Systems
C. Bryan Foltz, University of Tennessee at Martin, Management, Marketing, and Information Systems
VusumziFunda, University of Fort Hare, Information Systems
Brent Furneaux, University of Windsor Odette School of Business
Peng Gao, NARI Group Corporation, Laboratory of Information Security and Software Engineering
Aashish Garg, Sri Aurobindo college of commerce and management
Elongha Gaston, Marymount University
Vladimir Georgiev, American University
Aaron Glassman, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Management & Technology
Pooja Goel, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi
Arkadiusz Gola, Lublin University of Technology, Institute of Technological Systems of Information
Jerzy Goluchowski, University of Economics in Katowice
Yu Gong, University of Southampton, DDAR
DariuszGrabara, University of Economics in Katowice
Gaofeng Guan, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
Tushar Gupta, Google Inc
Youngwook Ha, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Harri Haapasalo, Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu
Leila Halawi, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Graduate Studies Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Graduate Studies
Hao Han, Kokuritsu Johogaku Kenkyujo
Bartlomiej Hanus, University of South Dakota, Beacom School of Business
Keith Harman, Oklahoma Baptist University, Business
Nada Hashmi, Babson College, Operations and Information Management
Yuming He, Old Dominion University
Wu He, Old Dominion University, Information Technology
Disch Heinz, Middle Georgia State University
Martin Hemmert, Korea University
Marcin Hernes, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Allam Hesham, Ball State University
Jun-Jie Hew, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Barbara Hewitt, Texas State University, Health Information Management
Cheryl Hinds, Norfolk State University
Jessica Sze Yin Ho, Heriot-Watt University - Malaysia Campus
Seongyong Hong, Carson-Newman University
Yuxiang Hong, Hangzhou Dianzi University
James Jason, Indiana State University
Boyan Jekov, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies
Hua Jing, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Vess Johnson, University of North Texas College of Business, Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Kiku Jones, Quinnipiac University, CIS
Compomizzi Joseph, Florida Atlantic Universiity (FAU)
Guo Junxia, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Sujeet K., Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, Information Systems and Analytics
Crandall Kalee, Utah Valley University
Kyungwoo Kang, Middle Georgia State University, School of Business
Karen Kao, Fu Jen Catholic University
Arpan Kar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Department of Management Studies Delft University of Technology, Information and Communication Technologies
Kapil Kaushik, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, Decision Science and Information Systems
Sanghyun Kim, Kyungpook National University, School of Business Administration
Franklin King, Middle Georgia State University & Trine University
Ilsang Ko, Chonnam National University, Business
Crandall Kodey, Utah Valley University
Frederick Kohun, Robert Morris University Illinois
Chih Hao (Justin) Ku, University of North Texas, ITDS
Myungjae Kwak, Middle Georgia State University, Information Technology
Zhao Laiping, Tianjin University
Peggy Lane, The University of Louisiana Monroe
Assion Lawson-Body, University of North Dakota
Bih-Ru Lea, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Business & Information Technology, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Kyung Young Lee, Dalhousie University
Hwansoo Lee, Dankook University
Huei Lee, Eastern Michigan University
Frank Lee, Georgia State University
James J. Lee, Seattle University
Joonglyul Lee, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Lori Leonard, University of Tulsa
Lai-Ying Leong, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, College of Computing and Engineering, Nova Southeastern University
Suhong Li, Bryant University
Junhua Li, HammondCare
Zhigang Li, Kennesaw State University
Christian Libaque-Saenz, Universidad del Pacífico
Matthew Liberatore, Villanova University
Chen Lijun, Appalachian State University
Weng Marc Lim, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Faculty of Business and Design
Eric Lim, University of New South Wales
Kembley Lingelbach, Middle Georgia State University
Dapeng Liu, University of New South Wales
Michael Lohle, University of Bridgeport, The Ernest C. Trefz School of Business
June Lu, University of Houston Victoria
Lakshman Mahadevan, Florida Gulf Coast University
Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford
Douglas Malcolm, Middle Georgia State University
Stephen Mancini, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Michael Martel, Berry Dunn McNeil and Parker LLC
Ewa W. Maruszewska, University of Economics in Katowice
Dehghanpour Mashianeh, Marymount University
Thomas Mattson, University of Richmond
Richard McCarthy, Quinnipiac University, Computer Information Systems
Tanya McGill, Murdoch University
Mark McMurtrey, University of Central Arkansas College of Business, University of Central Arkansas University of Central Arkansas, University of Central Arkansas
Enrique Medina, Universidad Ana G Mendez
Pratibha Menon, Pennsylvania Western University
Bumpus Michael, Unaffiliated
Robert Mills, Utah State University, Management Information Systems
Abhishek Mishra, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Marketing
Sushma Mishra, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Lee Misuk, Seattle University
Michel Mitri, James Madison University, CIS & BSAN
Almuthaybiri Mohammed, Marymount University
René Moquin, Northeastern State University - Broken Arrow Campus, Business and Technology
Jeff Mullins, University of Arkansas System
Yogesh Mungra, Mudra Institute of Communications, Strategic Marketing
Angela Munoz, Middle Georgia State University
Abo El Rob, MustafaMiddle Georgia State University
Srecko Natek, Mednarodna fakulteta za druzbene in poslovne studije
Anupam Nath, Georgia Gwinnett College
Klara Nelson, The University of Tampa, ITM
Dmitriy Nesterkin, Coastal Carolina University
Jennifer Nightingale, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, School of Business
Hamid Reza Nikkhah, Bentley University, Information Processing and Management
Jose Noguera, Southeastern Louisiana University
Nurhafihz Noor, Curtin University
Matthew North, Utah Valley University, Information Systems
Cherie Noteboom, Dakota State University
Joon-Yeoul Oh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Angel Ojeda, Universidad Ana G Mendez
El-Gayar Omar, Dakota State University
Keng-Boon Ooi, UCSI University, Faculty of Business & Information Science
Barbara Ozog, Benedictine University
Rafael Padilla, Universidad Ana G Mendez
Kai Pan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Krishan Pandey, O P Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed To Be University), Office of Doctoral Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana
Jong-Hyun Park, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Jaehyun Park, Kyoto Institute of Technology
Mina Park, Washington State University, Strategic Communication
Harris Patrick, University System of Georgia
Olga Perera, Dakota State University
Alan Peslak, Penn State University, IST
Kongkiti Phusavat, Kasetsart University
Kian Pokorny, McKendree University, Division of Computing
Loreen Marie Powell, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Jean Pratt, UW-Eau Claire, College of Business
Jason Price, Nichols College
Victor Prybutok, University of North Texas
Kang Qi, University of Economics and Law
Jamshir Qureshi, Purdue University Global
Goel Rajni, Howard University
Jiwat Ram, Excelia Group
Mysore Ramaswamy, Southern University System
Shaila Rana, Purdue University Global
Nripendra P. Rana, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's Business School Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna
Mohan Rao, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Decision Sciences & Economics, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Sally Rao Hill, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Business School
Arghya Ray, Fore School of Management, Information Technology
Carl Rebman, Jr., University of San Diego, School of Business
Neil Rigole, Middle Georgia State University
Pamela Rogers, Stephen F Austin State University
Song Rongjia, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Department of Information Management
Sahin Aydin, Isik University, Turkey
Victor Hugo Salvatierra-Manchego, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Carlos Javier Sanchez, Researcher
Donna Schaeffer, Marymount University, Marymount University
William Scherer, Univ Virginia, Systems Engineering
Steven Schilhabel, UW Oshkosh
Jessica Schwartz, University of the Cumberlands
Victor P. Seidel, Babson Coll
Aravindh Sekar, Dakota State University
Jongho Seol, Middle Georgia State University, Information Technology
Tenace Setor, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis
Lee Seung, University of Minnesota Duluth
Beasley Shannon, Middle Georgia State University
Ankit Sharma, Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna
Anuj Sharma, Chandragupt Institute of Management, Information Systems
Ashish Sharma, Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota, CSE
Christine Shikutwa, CSBSJU
Sung Shim, Seton Hall University
Sooil Shin, Kennesaw State University
Boris Shishkov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Joseph Siegelman, School of Computing, Southern Illinois University
Lewis Simone, International School for Social and Business Studies
Harminder Singh, Auckland University of Technology
Amit Singh, Indian Institute of Technology
Jas Singh, Nichols College
Kevin Slonka, Saint Francis University
Renel Smith, University of the Virgin Islands
Kenneth Sousa, Bryant University
William Spangler, Duquesne University, Information Systems & Technology, Duquesne University
Scott Spangler, Middle Georgia State University
Marco Spruit, Universiteit Utrecht Departement Rechtsgeleerdheid
George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest
Anton Stoilov, American University
Jeffrey Stone, Penn State
Girish Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University
Zhaohao Sun, PNG University of Technology, Department of Business Studies
Salome Svanadze, Caucasus International University
Ferrante Tammy, University of Charleston
Urvashi Tandon, Chitkara University
Pei-Lee Teh, Monash University, Management
Assion Tetteh, University of Maryland
Manoj A. Thomas, The University of Sydney
Nik Thompson, Curtin University, School of Management
Gang Tian, Jiangsu University
Xie Tian, University of South China
Nishant Tiwary, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Xin Tong, University of Jyväskylä
Gelareh Towhidi, University of West Georgia, Management
Indrit Troshani, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Business School
Allen Truell, Ball State University
Chris Tsavatewa, Editorial Review Board
Milos Ulman, Ceská zemedelská univerzita v Praze, Department of Information Technologies
Andrew Urbaczewsk, University of Denver
Juan Valera, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Lidong Wang, Mississippi State University, Institute for Systems Engineering Research
Xuequn Wang, Murdoch University
Luo Wang, NARI Group Corporation
Ping Wang, Robert Morris University
Wenli Wang, Robert Morris University Illinois - Bensenville
Jason.X Wang, University of Huddersfield, Department of Logistics, Marketing, Hospitality and Analytics
Shouhong Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Decision and Information Sciences
Shan Wang, University of Saskatchewan, Edwards School of Business
Liukai Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University, Management & Information Systems
Xingshen Wei, NARI Group Corporation
June Wei, University of West Florida, Business Administration
Sonja Westbrook, Middle Georgia State University
Jonathan Whitaker, University of Richmond, Analytics & Operations
Nathan White, Central Washington University, ITAM
Gwendolyn White, Xavier University
James Wolf, Illinois State University School of Information Technology
Siew Fan Wong, Taylor's University, School of Management & Marketing
Belle Woodward, Southern Illinois University System
Dan Wu, Wuhan University
Judy Wynekoop, Florida Gulf Coast University
Jin Xing, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Hongjiang Xu, Butler University, School of Business
Yao Xu, Georgia Southern University
Zhijun Yan, Beijing Institute of Technology
Ruiliang Yan, Texas A and M University System, College of Business
Liu Yang, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Sung-Byung Yang, Kyung Hee University
William Yeoh, Deakin University
Johnathan Yerby, Mercer University
Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Sun Yu, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Cao Yuanyuan, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Zhang Yue, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Haejung Yun, Ewha Womans University
Temechu Zewdie, Computer Science and Engineering
Pengfei Zhang, Jimei University Navigation College
Xiaoni Zhang, Northern Kentucky University, Business Informatics
Peiqin Zhang, Texas State University, Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods
Xihui Zhang, University of North Alabama
Changping Zhao, Changsha Institute of Technology
Haitao Zhao, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Chen Zhiyu, State Grid Information & Telecommunication Branch