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Aims and Scope
Submission
Reviewing Process
Publication
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| Aims and Scope |
What kinds of papers does M@n@gement publish?
M@n@gement publishes both empirical and conceptual articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of management, organization theory, and strategy.
Because M@n@gement is a research journal, its main target is composed of academics. As a consequence, papers should adopt a style aimed at researchers, not practitioners. Empirical articles should not only build upon a carefully crafted theoretical basis, but they also should present the methods used in details. Conceptual papers should be thouroughly referenced and offer novel insight on some theoretical perspective.
Are you open to qualitative methods?
Certainly: we are not prejudiced against any kind of methods or epistemological position. Even a cursory look at previous published issues will convince you about that! The only criteria we enforce are the quality of the research and its contribution to the advancement of knowledge.
Do you publish conceptual pieces (à la AMR), i.e., papers with no empirical parts?
We do, as long as they advance theory or the theory development process. Thus, just like AMR, we welcome papers that develop new management and organization theory, challenge or clarify current theory, synthesize recent advances, or suggest ways to improve theory development.
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Is it possible to submit the same article to M@n@gement and to another journal simultaneously?
Definitely not: as is standard practice in academia, you'll have to wait until your article is rejected by a journal to send it to another one. Submitting the same paper to two or more journals simultaneously is considered a serious breach of ethics. This is so because the reviewing process involves lots of work and efforts by knowledgeable experts (the reviewers) willing to evaluate and help improve the paper for free. Submitting the paper simultaneously to several journals would be a waste of resources.
How and where should I send my manuscript?
We only accept electronic submission.
You should first format your text according to our style guide: see the "Instructions to Contributors". Once ready, you must submit your article through this web site. You will be asked to fill in a short form with contact details and the manuscript's title and language, and to upload the file, by indicating its location on your computer.
Make sure you have all this ready and go to the "Submission Form" to send your article.
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How does the review process work?
Upon submission, a manuscript is assigned to one of the co-Editors, depending on the paper's language. The co-Editor in charge makes the manuscript anonymous and then sends the paper to three or four reviewers. Within one month, reviewers read carefully the paper and send back their comments to the co-Editor. In their comments, reviewers provide detailed suggestions to the authors regarding the manuscript. We take pride in being seen as developmental, even for papers that are rejected. Reviewers also make a recommendation to the co-Editor in charge regarding whether they think the manuscript should be accepted, conditionally accepted, revised, or rejected.
Shortly after receiving the reviews, the co-Editor makes a decision regarding the manuscript, based on his or her own reading and taking into account all of the reviewers' comments and recommendations. The co-Editor then sends a detailed letter to the authors, explaining the decision, summarizing the main points of the reviews, and offering suggestions as to how to improve the paper. In the event that reviews diverge on their demands, the co-Editor offers guidance to the author(s), pointing out what he or she sees as most important.
Note also that all reviewers receive a copy of all reviews. This helps understand the decision and possible next version. It also helps identifying possible conflicting demands between two reviewers.
If asked to revise and resubmit their work, authors should send the revised version along with an accompanying letter explaining the changes made. The revised manuscript is sent to the same set of reviewers. The process iterates until a final decision is made.
How do you choose the reviewers?
Upon submission, a manuscript is assigned to one of the co-Editors, depending of the language of the paper. The co-Editor then selects three or four reviewers based on their expertise on the topic and/or methods of the paper. Although reviewers are primarily drawn from the Editorial Board, the co-Editor can also turn to outside reviewers.
How long do reviews usually take?
We ask reviewers to answer within one month. However, such knowledgeable experts usually face numerous demands and the review process can vary in length depending on the responsivenes of the reviewers, the complexity of the manuscript, and the current workloads of the involved parties. The mean time for reviews in 2004 was 76 days for a first submission (min= 27 days; max=150 days), which is way below most journals.
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How long does it take for an accepted paper to be actually published?
We have no back-log. We take advantage of being entirely electronic to publish continuously. Since we don't have page limits per issue, nor have we to wait until an full issue is ready, manuscripts are processed immediately following acceptance and are published within two weeks.
The only exception is for special issues, which are published once all articles in the issue are ready.
Do you have paper copies of the journal?
No, we don't: this would be too costly.
Our philosophy is to help the diffusion of knowledge in management research. Since we want to grant access to everyone everywhere, we are purely electronic.
However, to ensure that published articles have the same layout whatever the computer system they are printed from, we use Portable Display Format (PDF) files. Thanks to this format, readers can quote a specific page and be sure that readers of the article refer to the same page.
Who holds the copyright?
The copyright is jointly held by the author(s) of the article and by M@n@gement.
This means that copies of articles in M@n@gement may be made for teaching and research purposes free of charge and without securing permission.
For all other purposes, permission must be obtained from the journal and the author(s) of the article.
M@n@gement is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 
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