E-Commerce Research in Australia

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of information systems Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 2
• Main Authors: Fisher, Julie, Scheepers, Helana, Scheepers, Rens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Aalborg Association for Information Systems 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Electronic commerce
• ISSN: 0905-0167; 1901-0990

Published research in the area of electronic commerce has increased several fold in recent years. Australian researchers have participated actively in this research field. An emphasis on quality has prompted us to review the publications in the area of electronic commerce. This paper reports on research, that used a framework developed by Scornavacca et al. (2005), to examine papers published in the leading, relevant journals and conferences over the period 2000 to 2005. Analyses of papers in the electronic commerce area, published during this period, reflects a number of trends in terms of research outlets, approaches, and methods used. The analyses presented here invite a comparative analysis by Scandinavian researchers in ecommerce. The Scandinavian research community represents an appropriate environment against which to benchmark the Australian research outputs. It is our hope that the analyses in this paper will lead to mutual learning and collaboration between researchers in both contexts.