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Editor's Desk Global Information Technology Management Research: A Reality Check Prashant C. Palvia, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA. pcpalvia@uncg.edu This is the fourth year of operation of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM). While it has been a lot of hard work on part of a lot of people, it is gratifying to note that the journal is firmly rooted and respected in the IS community and it continues to maintain its high standards of quality. It is also an appropriate time for some introspection and look at several performance measures to assess the journals7 value in terms of its goals (I wish other journals will follow my lead and conduct a similar analysis periodically). ,As stated in the mission/scope of the journal (included with every issue), some key phrases are: will publish articles and reports related to all aspects of the application of information technology in international business. emphasis on quality and relevance. international in all respects: content, article authorship, readership, and editorial board. will consider a variety of methodological approaches. will include educational cases and reviews of MIS books. practitioner input will be specifically solicited. Some items are straightforward