《管理信息系統季刊》的編輯目標是加強和傳播有關發展以資訊科技為基礎的服務、管理資訊科技資源，以及資訊科技的使用、影響和經濟效益(包括管理、組織和社會影響)的知識。影響整個IS領域的專業問題也在該雜志的范圍之內。

The editorial objective of the MIS Quarterly is the enhancement and communication of knowledge concerning the development of IT-based services, the management of IT resources, and the use, impact, and economics of IT with managerial, organizational, and societal implications. Professional issues affecting the IS field as a whole are also in the purview of the journal.