Date & Time: July 18, 2025 15:00-17:00
Venue：Lecture Hall No.3, Engineering Management & Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center
Speaker：Robert Davison, professor
Institution：City University of Hong Kong
Organizer：School of Management, Hefei University of Technology
Abstract：
Robert will open up the black box of the academic publishing world. He will explain what editors are looking for and therefore seek to help authors to ensure that their research articles are prepared in such a way as to maximise their chances of acceptance. He will use the Information Systems Journal as an example, but the same principles apply to all other good journals. He will examine topics like: what editors look for – and do not look for. The importance of theory and theoretical contribution. Motivation of research and problematisation. Research rigour and relevance. How to reference effectively. The use of Generative AI in the research process.
Biography：
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 organisations. He has published over 250 articles in a variety of journals and conferences. Robert is the editor-in-chief of the Information Systems Journal and the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries.
