The academic quality of AI journals and the role of AI in the MIS curriculum: Perspectives of business faculty

In this paper, we report the results of the first phase of a three-part study of the emerging role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an academic discipline. The stratification among journals that are formal communication vehicles for AI research is described and analyzed. Based on a survey of business faculty from AACSB-accredited schools around the country, 30 leading AI journals are ranked and evaluated, in terms of their academic quality and reputation. The paper also reports on the progress toward the development of a cumulative tradition for AI and its foundation. The second phase of this research focuses on the knowledge utilization of AI researchers and practitioners. In the third phase, the findings from the above two studies will be analyzed and used as a basis to develop a taxonomy of research for Artificial Intelligence.