jmgmt-topic-selection
Topic Selection & Fit (jmgmt-topic-selection)
When to trigger
- You have a phenomenon but are unsure it reads as a general-management contribution rather than a niche subfield piece
- You cannot decide whether to write an empirical study, a meta-analysis, or a systematic review for a Review Issue
- The paper could plausibly go to AMJ, SMJ, JMS, or Org Science and you need to know whether JOM is the right home
- A coauthor asks "would JOM desk-reject this?"
What JOM is looking for
JOM is the Southern Management Association's general-management flagship (SAGE). Its center of gravity is a theoretical contribution that travels across management — organizational behavior, HR, strategic management, entrepreneurship, and research methods, plus related I/O psychology. A paper earns its place when a reader in a different management subfield still cares about the mechanism. The desk filter is the same one AMJ uses — empirical contribution, theoretical contribution, and a phenomenon that matters — but JOM has one extra door most siblings lack: it actively publishes stand-alone reviews and meta-analyses as flagship contributions (biannual Review Issues, January and July). Choosing the right door is half of topic selection here.