TY - JOUR
T1 - Design science research contributions
T2 - Finding a balance between artifact and theory
AU - Baskerville, Richard
AU - Baiyere, Abayomi
AU - Gregor, Shirley
AU - Hevner, Alan
AU - Rossi, Matti
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - With the rising interest in Design Science Research (DSR), it is crucial to engage in the ongoing debate on what constitutes an acceptable contribution for publishing DSR - the design artifact, the design theory, or both. In this editorial, we provide some constructive guidance across different positioning statements with actionable recommendations for DSR authors and reviewers. We expect this editorial to serve as a foundational step towards clarifying misconceptions about DSR contributions and to pave the way for the acceptance of more DSR papers to top IS journals.
AB - With the rising interest in Design Science Research (DSR), it is crucial to engage in the ongoing debate on what constitutes an acceptable contribution for publishing DSR - the design artifact, the design theory, or both. In this editorial, we provide some constructive guidance across different positioning statements with actionable recommendations for DSR authors and reviewers. We expect this editorial to serve as a foundational step towards clarifying misconceptions about DSR contributions and to pave the way for the acceptance of more DSR papers to top IS journals.
KW - Artifact
KW - Design science research (DSR)
KW - Design theory
KW - DSR impacts
KW - DSR processes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048321087&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.17705/1jais.00495
DO - 10.17705/1jais.00495
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85048321087
SN - 1536-9323
VL - 19
SP - 358
EP - 376
JO - Journal of the Association for Information Systems
JF - Journal of the Association for Information Systems
IS - 5
ER -