Pre-Submission Review for Management Papers
Management papers need pre-submission review that checks theory contribution, construct validity, methods, data/code disclosure, and fit.
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Senior Researcher, Finance & Economics
Senior Researcher, Finance & Economics
A senior researcher with 12+ years across empirical finance and applied economics, covering asset pricing, corporate finance, household finance, and labor economics. Has prepared and reviewed manuscripts for Journal of Finance, JFE, Review of Financial Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, and Management Science. Brings direct experience with the AFA editorial process, the JF 60-page rule, AFA submission-fee economics, and the identification-strategy bar that separates desk acceptance from desk rejection at the AEA and AFA flagships.
Empirical financeAsset pricingCorporate financeHousehold financeApplied econometricsIdentification strategyJF / JFE / RFS submission criteriaQJE / JPE / ReStud editorial barAFA submission processPre-submission reviewFinance manuscript preparation
Journals reviewed for:
Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Management Science
Research published in:
Published in Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Management Science
Articles by this reviewer (104)
Pre-Submission Review for Sociology Papers
Sociology papers need pre-submission review that checks theory, method fit, cases, data, ethics, transparency, and journal fit.
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How to Write an American Economic Review Cover Letter
The American Economic Review does not require a cover letter, and that single fact changes everything about how to write one. Here is what AER actually wants in the letter, the coeditor-conflict disclosure, the data-and-code policy, and a copyable template you can adapt.
•9 min read
Econometrica Response to Reviewers: How to Write a Revision the Co-Editor Accepts (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for Econometrica, where the co-editor's essential points set the bar, proofs must be complete in the response, and the replication package is reproducibility-checked before acceptance.
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Is Your Paper Ready for Academy of Management Review? A Pre-Submission Readiness Check
A pre-submission readiness check for Academy of Management Review: the theory-is-the-contribution gate the desk applies, whether your paper develops new theory rather than reporting data or reviewing the literature, and a clear submit-or-wait verdict before you open Manuscript Central.
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Is Your Paper Ready for Econometrica? A Pre-Submission Readiness Check
A pre-submission readiness check for Econometrica: how to judge whether your methodological or theoretical contribution clears the top-5 bar, whether the proofs are complete, and whether the replication package and page cap are ready before you pay the submission fee.
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Is Your Paper Ready for Journal of Economic Theory? A Pre-Submission Readiness Check
A pre-submission readiness check for Journal of Economic Theory: the theory-is-the-contribution gate the desk applies, whether your proofs are complete and your result reads as economics, and a clear submit-or-wait verdict before you open Editorial Manager.
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Is Your Paper Ready for the Quarterly Journal of Economics? A Pre-Submission Readiness Check
A pre-submission readiness check for the Quarterly Journal of Economics: the broad-interest-plus-major-contribution test the 5-editor desk applies, the identification and data-and-code replication bars that decide outcomes, and a clear submit-or-wait verdict.
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Journal of Economic Theory Response to Reviewers: How to Write a Rebuttal That Survives the Rigor Bar (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for the Journal of Economic Theory, where a proof gap must be closed with a complete corrected proof and the economic interpretation matters as much as the math.
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How to Write a Management Science Cover Letter (With Template)
The Management Science cover letter does one job other journals do not ask for: it tells the editor which department owns your paper. Here is what it has to say, the declarations INFORMS requires, and a template you can copy.
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How to Write an Organization Science Cover Letter (With Template)
The Organization Science cover letter carries something most journals do not ask for: a separate contribution statement, under 500 words, read at the desk alongside your abstract. Here is what the letter has to do, the declarations INFORMS requires, and a template you can copy.
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Organization Science Response to Reviewers: How to Develop the Contribution Across a Revision (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for Organization Science, where the Senior Editor and Editorial Review Board develop your paper across a revision and you sharpen the contribution rather than defend your original framing.
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Rejected from the American Economic Review? The Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from the AER? 7 next journals ranked by fit, selectivity, and speed, plus the AEA in-portfolio drop-down transfer to the AEJ field journals.
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Rejected from Management Science? The Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Management Science? 7 next journals by department fit, selectivity, and scope, plus the INFORMS sister-journal routing map.
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Review of Financial Studies Response to Reviewers: How to Win the Multi-Round R&R (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for the Review of Financial Studies, where a revise-and-resubmit is closer to permission to submit anew than an acceptance, and identification is the bar.
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Journal of International Business Studies Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of International Business Studies actually requires: the AIB-via-Springer Nature publishing structure, the IB-research-with-distance-question editorial bar, the distinctive editorial-essay tradition, and the editorial culture distinguishing JIBS from sister IB / management venues.
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Journal of Economic Theory Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Economic Theory actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the micro-theory specialist editorial position, the mathematical-rigor bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing JET from sister theoretical / general-econ journals.
•7 min read
Psychological Review Submission Guide
What submitting to Psychological Review actually requires: the APA publishing structure, the novel-theory editorial bar, the no-primary-empirical-research policy, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister APA empirical and review journals.
•7 min read
Review of Economics and Statistics Submission Guide
What submitting to Review of Economics and Statistics actually requires: the MIT Press publishing structure, the Harvard editorial home, the empirical-applied-economics editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing REStat from sister economics journals.
•7 min read
The Journal of Economic Perspectives Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Economic Perspectives actually requires: the AEA publishing structure, the accessible-essays editorial bar, the mostly-invited submission policy with proposals accepted, and the editorial culture distinguishing JEP from sister AEA journals (AER, AEJ family).
•7 min read
Energy Economics Submission Guide
A practical Energy Economics submission guide for energy and environmental economists evaluating their work against the journal's identification and policy-relevance bar.
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How to Write an Academy of Management Review Cover Letter (With Template)
The Academy of Management Review cover letter has one job no other journal's letter has: prove the paper is theory development, not empirical, before the editor reads a word of the manuscript. Here is what AMR actually wants in the letter, with a copyable template.
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Academy of Management Review Response to Reviewers: How to Develop the Theory Across an R&R (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for the Academy of Management Review, where reviewers help build your theory across rounds and a revision strengthens constructs and propositions rather than adding empirics.
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How to Write an Econometrica Cover Letter (With Template)
Econometrica discourages a long cover letter and asks for a short cover note instead. Here is what that note must contain, the two-co-editor suggestion, the related-work disclosure, and a copyable template you can adapt.
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How to Write an Energy Policy Cover Letter (With Template)
The Energy Policy cover letter is read at the editor's scope screen before review. Here is how to state your policy implication, prove journal fit, handle the over-8000-word merit line, and a template you can copy.
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Is Your Paper Ready for the Review of Financial Studies? A Pre-Submission Readiness Check
A pre-submission readiness check for the Review of Financial Studies: how to judge contribution framing, identification strategy, robustness, the public code-release condition, and double-blind anonymization before you pay the submission fee.
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How to Write a Journal of Economic Theory Cover Letter (With Template)
The Journal of Economic Theory cover letter has one job: make the theoretical contribution legible as an economics result and route the paper to the right co-editor. Here is the template, the required declaration, and the openers that work.
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How to Write a Quarterly Journal of Economics Cover Letter (With Template)
The QJE cover letter is not a contribution pitch. It is a disclosures letter that handles proprietary data, exclusive submission, competing interests, and related-paper context. Here is exactly what it must say, with a copyable template.
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Quarterly Journal of Economics Response to Reviewers: How to Write the R&R That Gets Accepted (2026)
How to write a point-by-point response to reviewers for the Quarterly Journal of Economics, where the R&R is an editor-written road map, revisions go back to the most relevant referees, and the design bar matters more than another robustness table.
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Rejected from Academy of Management Review? The 7 Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Academy of Management Review? 7 alternative journals ranked by theory-vs-empirical fit, selectivity, review speed, and fee.
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Rejected from Econometrica? The 7 Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Econometrica? 7 alternative economics journals ranked by fit, selectivity, review speed, and fee, plus the sibling step-down.
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Rejected from Journal of Economic Theory? The 6 Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Journal of Economic Theory? 6 theory journals ranked by fit, with scope, selectivity, review speed, and fees for your next move.
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Rejected from Organization Science? The 7 Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Organization Science? 7 alternative org-theory journals ranked by fit, scope, and review speed, matched to your rejection reason.
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Rejected from the Quarterly Journal of Economics? The Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from QJE? 6 alternative economics journals ranked by fit, selectivity, review speed, and submission fee, plus the top-5 cascade ladder.
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Rejected from Review of Financial Studies? The 6 Best Journals to Submit Next
Rejected from Review of Financial Studies? Compare 6 alternative finance journals by fit, selectivity, speed, and submission fee before you resubmit.
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How to Write a Review of Financial Studies Cover Letter (With Template)
The Review of Financial Studies cover letter is read alongside an anonymous manuscript, so it has to state the finance contribution, declare exclusive submission, and handle the code-sharing condition without ever revealing who you are. Here is what RFS expects and a template you can copy.
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Journal of Econometrics Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Econometrics actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the econometric-theory-and-methodology editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister econometrics venues (Econometrica, JBES, Econometric Theory).
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Academy of Management Annals Under Review: What the Status Means
If your Academy of Management Annals manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Academy of Management Discoveries Under Review: What the Status Means
If your Academy of Management Discoveries manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Academy of Management Perspectives Under Review: What the Status Means
If your Academy of Management Perspectives manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Annual Review of Psychology Under Review: What the Status Means
If your Annual Review of Psychology manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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International Journal of Information Management Under Review: What the Status Means
If your International Journal of Information Management manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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International Journal of Production Economics Under Review: What the Status Means
If your International Journal of Production Economics manuscript shows Under Review, interpret the Elsevier status through journal-specific reviewer routing and evidence preparation.
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Transportation Science Under Review: What the Status Means
If your Transportation Science manuscript shows Under Review, interpret the status through journal-specific reviewer routing and evidence preparation.
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Academy of Management Discoveries Submission Guide: Portal, Single-Round Discipline & Editors
What submitting to Academy of Management Discoveries actually requires: the mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amd portal, the AOM artifacts package, the unusual single-round revise-or-reject discipline that distinguishes AMD from AMJ and AMR, the realistic timeline, and the empirical-surprise scope filter editors apply before review.
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Annual Review of Psychology Submission Guide: Invitation-Only Path & Redirect
What submitting to Annual Review of Psychology actually requires: the invitation-only editorial model, the topic-proposal path to the editorial office, the 12-to-24-month volume planning window, the realistic 30-to-50-page invited-review expectations, and the Psychological Bulletin redirect for authors without an invitation.
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International Journal of Information Management Submission Guide: Elsevier Portal, Artifacts & Editors
What submitting to International Journal of Information Management actually requires: the Elsevier Editorial Manager portal, the ten-item artifacts package including Highlights as a first-screen signal, the 65-day median first decision, the AIS basket-of-8 context (IJIM is NOT in the basket), and how the journal routes against MISQ, ISR, JSIS, and EJIS.
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Academy of Management Review 'Under Review': What the Status Means
If your Academy of Management Review manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Energy Economics 'Under Review': What the Status Means
If your Energy Economics manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Information Systems Research 'Under Review': What the Status Means
If your Information Systems Research manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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International Journal of Production Research 'Under Review': What the Status Means
If your International Journal of Production Research manuscript shows Under Review, here is what the editor and reviewers are likely doing and when to follow up.
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Academy of Management Review Submission Guide
What submitting to AMR actually requires: Kris Byron's editorship, the 25-30 double-spaced page target, the theory-development mandate, the no-fee AOM publication model, and the conceptual-contribution editorial bar.
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Information Systems Research Submission Guide
What submitting to Information Systems Research actually requires: the 300-word abstract limit, the 500-word contribution statement required in every cover letter since June 2023, the article-type structure (Research Articles, Commentaries, Notes), and the INFORMS publishing structure.
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Journal of Consumer Research Submission Guide: ScholarOne, 60-Page Cap & Statement
What submitting to JCR actually requires: the mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jconres portal, the 60-double-spaced-page cap with the Consumer Relevance Statement counted inside it, the Step-6 ScholarOne field that editors read before opening the PDF, the 3-to-5-study modal tradition, and the routing distinction from sister consumer-research and marketing venues.
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Journal of Finance Submission Guide
What submitting to the Journal of Finance actually requires: the 60-page rule, the AFA fee structure, why a cover letter is usually a mistake at JF, and the editorial bar Antoinette Schoar's team is screening for.
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International Journal of Production Economics Submission Guide
A practical International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE) submission guide for operations researchers evaluating their work against the journal's analytical bar.
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Research in Organizational Behavior Submission Guide
A practical Research in Organizational Behavior submission guide for OB scholars evaluating commissioned-review fit, proposal thesis, author authority, and venue routing.
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Tourism Management Submission Guide
A practical Tourism Management submission guide for tourism researchers evaluating their work against the journal's theory-driven and managerial-relevance bar.
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Management Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Management Science actually requires: the department-based editorial system, the $89 fee from August 2025, no initial page limit, the 90-day feedback target, and the 65-day post-review decision commitment.
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American Economic Review Submission Guide
What submitting to the American Economic Review actually requires: the AEA fee schedule, the AER vs AER:Insights vs AEJ decision, and the editorial culture that defines the top-5 economics flagship.
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Academy of Management Annals Submission Guide
What submitting to Academy of Management Annals actually requires: the new editorial team (Gary Ballinger and Cristina Gibson, since April 2025), the proposal-first submission process with twice-yearly deadlines (April 1 and October 1), the ~50-page typical length, and the 'reviews with an attitude' editorial mandate.
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Econometrica Submission Guide
What submitting to Econometrica actually requires: Guido W. Imbens's editorial process, the $125 / $50 student submission fee structure, the 45-page main-text cap with 25-page supplemental appendix, and the email-based exception process.
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Journal of Marketing Research Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Marketing Research actually requires: the AMA-via-SAGE publishing structure, the empirical-methods editorial bar, the methodological-rigor-plus-substantive-finding requirement, and the editorial culture that distinguishes JMR from sister AMA journal JM and INFORMS Marketing Science.
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Journal of Marketing Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Marketing actually requires: the AMA editorial structure via SAGE, the three-section format (Articles, Perspectives, Comments), the substantive-managerial-relevance editorial bar, and the editorial culture that distinguishes JM from sister AMA journals (JMR) and INFORMS Marketing Science.
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Journal of Political Economy Submission Guide
What submitting to JPE actually requires: the $250/$125 fee structure (non-refundable, unlike JF), the 14-editor U Chicago team led by Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, the referee-credit waiver path, the 431-day median time to acceptance, and the multi-format submission policy.
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Operations Research Submission Guide
What submitting to Operations Research actually requires: the INFORMS publishing structure, the 500-word contribution statement requirement (since June 2023), the OR/MS-theory-and-methods editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister INFORMS venues.
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Quarterly Journal of Economics Submission Guide
What submitting to QJE actually requires: the 5-editor Harvard team, the 62% desk-rejection bar, the 250-word abstract rule, why there's no submission fee or hard page cap, and what gets cleared at desk versus held for review.
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Review of Economic Studies Submission Guide
What submitting to ReStud actually requires: the 45-page hard cap including appendices, the 30-page online-appendix limit, the 150-word abstract, the $200/$120 submission fee, and the multi-managing-editor process that decides ~50% of papers before referees.
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Journal of Organizational Behavior Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Organizational Behavior actually requires: the Wiley publishing structure, the OB-centered editorial bar, the multi-paper package preference, the Research Notes format for shorter contributions, and the editorial culture distinguishing JOB from sister psychology and management journals.
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Journal of Applied Psychology Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Applied Psychology actually requires: the APA publishing structure, the theory-development editorial bar, the multi-study programmatic-research preference, and the editorial culture distinguishing JAP from sister psychology and OB venues (JOB, JPSP, JOM).
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Journal of Business Research Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Business Research actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the high-volume editorial model, the multi-special-issue structure, the broad-business-research scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing JBR from sister business / management venues.
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Journal of Financial Economics Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Financial Economics actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the broad-finance editorial scope, the relationship with sister top-3 finance journals (Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies), and the editorial culture distinguishing JFE from these venues.
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Journal of Management Studies Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Management Studies actually requires: the SAMS-via-Wiley publishing structure, the organizational-theory + strategy editorial bar, the distinctive Point-Counterpoint debate format, and the editorial culture distinguishing JMS from sister management journals.
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Journal of Monetary Economics Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Monetary Economics actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the Carnegie-Rochester-NYU Conference Series tradition, the macroeconomics-and-monetary-economics editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing JME from sister macro / general-econ journals.
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Submission Guide
What submitting to JPSP actually requires: the APA publishing structure, the three-section format (Attitudes and Social Cognition; Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes; Personality Processes and Individual Differences), each with a separate editor, the substantive-theoretical-contribution bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing JPSP from sister psychology journals.
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Marketing Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Marketing Science actually requires: the INFORMS publishing structure, the 500-word contribution statement requirement (since June 2023), the quantitative-modeling editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing Marketing Science from sister AMA journals (JM, JMR).
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MIS Quarterly Submission Guide
What submitting to MIS Quarterly actually requires: the U Minnesota Carlson School editorial home, the AIS member-owned publishing model, the multi-track editorial structure (Theory and Review, Research, Issues and Opinions), the special-issue program, and the editorial culture distinguishing MISQ from sister IS journals.
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Organization Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Organization Science actually requires: the INFORMS publishing structure, the 500-word contribution statement requirement (since June 2023), the broad organization-research editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister INFORMS / management venues.
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Psychological Bulletin Submission Guide
What submitting to Psychological Bulletin actually requires: the APA publishing structure, the comprehensive-review-and-meta-analysis editorial scope, the unsolicited-submission policy (unlike Annual Review of Psychology), and the editorial culture distinguishing PB from sister APA review journals.
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Psychological Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Psychological Science actually requires: the APS publishing structure via SAGE, the short-empirical-paper format (typically 2,000 words), the broad psychology scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing PS from sister APA / society psychology journals.
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Strategic Management Journal Submission Guide
What submitting to Strategic Management Journal actually requires: the Strategic Management Society (SMS) sponsorship via Wiley, the strategy-research editorial bar, the multi-section editorial structure, and the editorial culture distinguishing SMJ from sister strategy / management venues.
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Trends in Cognitive Sciences Submission Guide
What submitting to Trends in Cognitive Sciences actually requires: the Cell Press Trends-family publishing structure, the mostly-invited submission policy with proposals accepted, the cognitive-science-reviews editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing TICS from sister Trends-family journals and broader cognitive review venues.
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Journal of Management Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of Management actually requires: the Southern Management Association via SAGE publishing structure, the multi-track editorial format (Empirical, Conceptual, Methods), the theory-development editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing JoM from sister management journals (AMJ, JMS, JOB, AMR).
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Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science actually requires: the AMS-via-Springer publishing structure, the broad marketing-science scope, the MSI-research-priorities relevance bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing JAMS from sister AMA journals (JM, JMR) and INFORMS Marketing Science.
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Omega - International Journal of Management Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Omega - The International Journal of Management Science actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the broad management-science + OR-applications editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister OR / management-science venues.
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Personality and Social Psychology Review Submission Guide
What submitting to Personality and Social Psychology Review actually requires: the SPSP-via-SAGE publishing structure, the personality + social-psychology reviews editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing PSPR from sister review venues (Psychological Bulletin, Annual Review of Psychology, JPSP).
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Research Policy Submission Guide
What submitting to Research Policy actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex) editorial anchoring, the innovation-studies + science-technology-policy editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister innovation / management venues.
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Review of Financial Studies Submission Guide
What submitting to Review of Financial Studies actually requires: the SFS-via-Oxford publishing structure, the broad-finance editorial scope, the relationship with sister top-3 finance journals (Journal of Finance, JFE), and the editorial culture distinguishing RFS from these venues.
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Submission Guide
What submitting to Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal actually requires: the SMS-via-Wiley publishing structure, the entrepreneurship-strategy editorial scope, the relationship with sister SMS journals (SMJ, GSJ), and the editorial culture distinguishing SEJ from sister entrepreneurship venues (JBV, ETP, Journal of Small Business Management).
•7 min read
Technology in Society Submission Guide
What submitting to Technology in Society actually requires: the Elsevier publishing structure, the broad technology-society-interactions editorial scope, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister STS / technology-policy venues.
•7 min read
Transportation Science Submission Guide
What submitting to Transportation Science actually requires: the INFORMS publishing structure, the transportation-OR-and-modeling editorial bar, and the editorial culture distinguishing the journal from sister Transportation Research family (TR-B, TR-C, TR-E) and broader OR venues.
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International Journal of Production Research Submission Guide
What submitting to Taylor & Francis International Journal of Production Research actually requires: the mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tprs portal, the T&F three-journal production family routing (IJPR / PPC / IJCIM), the single-anonymized review with 3 referees, the 8000-to-10000-word Article cap, and the routing distinction from IJPE (Elsevier), POMS, and JOM.
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Academy of Management Perspectives Submission Guide
What submitting to Academy of Management Perspectives actually requires: the ScholarOne process, the translational management mission for thought leaders and practitioners, the Practitioner Perspectives format (10-20 double-spaced pages), and the proposal-first process for Practitioner Perspectives essays.
•7 min read
American Economic Review 'Under Review': What Each Status Means
If your American Economic Review submission shows Under Review, here is what the AEA coeditor is doing during each stage and when to follow up.
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Econometrica 'Under Review': What Each Status Means
If your Econometrica submission shows Under Review, here is what the Econometric Society editor and co-editor are doing during each stage and when to follow up.
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Management Science 'Under Review': What Each Status Means
If your Management Science submission shows Under Review, here is what the INFORMS Department Editor is doing during each stage and when to follow up.
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Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Submission Guide
What submitting to M&SOM actually requires: the INFORMS publishing structure, the 32-page manuscript limit, 300-word structured abstract, double-anonymous review, Department Editor choices, and the editorial culture distinguishing M&SOM from sister INFORMS journals.
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Production and Operations Management Submission Guide
What submitting to Production and Operations Management actually requires: the POMS author-instruction route, the broad-OM editorial scope, the department-editor structure, and the editorial culture distinguishing POM from sister OM venues.
•7 min read
Pre-Submission Review for Economics Papers
Economics papers need pre-submission review that checks identification, model logic, robustness, data, replication files, and journal fit.
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Pre-Submission Review for Education Research Papers
Education research papers need pre-submission review that checks setting, measures, methods, equity, policy claims, and journal fit.
•11 min read
Pre-Submission Review for Finance Papers
Finance papers need pre-submission review that checks theory, identification, market data, code, robustness, interpretation, and journal fit.
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Pre-Submission Review for Linguistics Papers
Linguistics papers need pre-submission review that checks data source, glossing, theory contribution, ethics, analysis, and journal fit.
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Pre-Submission Review for Psychology Papers
Psychology papers need pre-submission review that checks design, measures, transparency, statistics, JARS reporting, and journal fit.
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Pre-Submission Review for Public Policy Papers
Public policy papers need pre-submission review that checks policy question, evidence, causal logic, implications, and journal fit.
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