Consumer-to-Consumer e-Commerce Research in Information Systems Journals

This study conducts a literature review of a sample of information systems journals in order to determine the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) electronic commerce (e-commerce) research that currently exists. Thirty-five information systems journals are reviewed between the years 1997-2009, and the articles are categorized as being e-commerce and then, more specifically, as C2C e-commerce. The findings indicate the study of C2C e-commerce is 10.86 percent of the total e-commerce studies published, which is considerable given the multitude of e-commerce topics. However, the study indicates many additional areas within the C2C e-commerce area that need to be researched, such as e-service, mobile commerce, and trust.