AMJ 1 Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Meetings August 2008 Anaheim, California

AMJ 2 Background Data about AMJ Well established 50 th -year anniversary issue appeared in December 2007 Influential Consistently among the top 5 journals In terms of impact factor scores Widely cited In business publications (e.g., Wall Street Journal; Business Week) As well as by scholars

AMJ 3 Background Data--Continued AMJ publishes Empirical work With strong theoretical contributions  Testing theory, extending theory, or building theory That is relevant to managerial practice AMJ publishes Six issues annually

AMJ 4 AMJ’s Context AMJ Is one of 4 journals published by the Academy of Management AMJ Is a “big tent” journal Publishing eclectic research  As partially represented by the Academy’s Divisions

AMJ 5 What is AMJ’s Editorial Mission? “The mission of the Academy of Management Journal is to Publish empirical research That tests, extends, or builds management theory  And contributes to management practice” All empirical methods are welcome Field, laboratory, meta-analytic, qualitative, quantitative And combinations of several methods

AMJ 6 More on What AMJ Seeks to Publish “Authors should strive to produce Original, insightful, interesting, important And theoretically bold research” AMJ seeks to publish this type of research In both the micro & macro areas

AMJ 7 How Can I Learn More about What AMJ Publishes & How to Publish in AMJ? From the Editors’ entries These entries offer valuable information regarding How to publish in AMJ  As well as what is published in the Journal From the Editors’ entries Are available on the AMJ Web site And in each issue

AMJ 8 What is AMJ’s Review Process? Papers are submitted as per the instructions in the Information for Contributors’ section at the front of each issue & on AMJ’s Web site The editor assigns each paper to an action editor One of 8 associate editors or to her or himself Action editors have decision-making responsibility

AMJ 9 AMJ’s Review Process--Continued The editor Chooses three reviewers for the double-blind review process After reviews are completed & submitted to the Manuscript Central system The action editor writes the decision letter Sixty days is the target time for receipt of an editorial decision

AMJ 10 What Feedback Can I Expect from AMJ? AMJ’s team (editorial review board members, associate editors, the editor, the managing editor & ad hoc reviewers) Prides itself in providing feedback that is Timely Constructive Supportive Developmental Professional

AMJ 11 What Do the Numbers Look Like? The number of papers submitted to AMJ Is large (over 800 new submissions annually) The geographic diversity of authors & their institutions Is increasing AMJ Now receives close to 1000 papers annually (including R&Rs) The acceptance rate is around 6-8 percent

AMJ 12 The Editorial Team Who is AMJ’s editor? Duane Ireland, Texas A&M University Who are AMJ’s associate editors? Peter Bamberger (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) Jason Colquitt (University of Florida) Micki Kacmar (University of Alabama) Dave Ketchen (Auburn University) Elizabeth Morrison (New York University) Mike Pratt (University of Illinois) Gerry Sanders (Brigham Young University) Wenpin Tsai (Penn State University)

AMJ 13 How Can I Become Involved with AMJ? AMJ uses a meritocracy system Excellent Ad Hoc reviewers become editorial board members Excellent editorial board members become associate editors Quality and timeliness are the key criteria Used to evaluate reviews To get started Contact an associate editor or the editor Express an interest in completing Ad Hoc reviews  Provide details about your research interests when doing so

AMJ What Else Might I Want to Know about AMJ? AMJ is a large, complex enterprise AMJ operates with individuals Committing their time & energy on a totally voluntary basis AMJ’s core strength is that the collective body Cares deeply about the collective good When you are called to serve Cherish the chance to give to the collective body 14

AMJ 15 Concluding Remarks Academy of Management Journal seeks to Publish the highest-quality, empirical research Provide value-creating reviews/feedback for all authors Continue to be extremely attractive As an outlet for interesting, important, & bold empirical research Contribute to the creation of knowledge stocks Effectively serve the needs of Scholars in multiple disciplines Academy of Management members Be your journal of first choice for high-quality empirical research Remain as a “must-read” for management scholars