  The Q-method has been utilized over time in various areas, including
information systems. In this study, we used a systematic mapping to illustrate
how the Q-method was applied within Information Systems (IS) community and
proposing towards the integration of Q-method into the Design Sciences Research
(DSR) process as a tool for future research DSR-based IS studies. In this
mapping study, we collected peer-reviewed journals from Basket-of-Eight
journals and the digital library of the Association for Information Systems
(AIS). Then we grouped the publications according to the process of DSR, and
different variables for preparing Q-method from IS publications. We found that
the potential of the Q-methodology can be used to support each main research
stage of DSR processes and can serve as the useful tool to evaluate a system in
the IS topic of system analysis and design
