What kind of publication is “Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems”?
Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems (often referred to as ‘Sprouts’) is indexed Open Access outlet of emergent work and working papers carried out primarily by scholars of the information systems field and members of AIS, the Association for Information Systems. By design, it emphasizes fast-turnaround and quick dissemination of ideas at minimal opportunity cost to our community, thereby filling the gap between loose working papers and traditional journals that are notorious for a long review process at the expense of speed to market. As open access publication, the papers are made available online for instant and free access by academics and scholarly practitioners who are interested in research on information, technology and organization. To learn more, see an Introduction to Sprouts.
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