Mission

Management and Organization Review (MOR) is dedicated to advancing global knowledge on management and organizations. MOR aims to publish innovative research contributing to management knowledge in three domains:

• Fundamental research in management
• International and comparative management
• Chinese management, including research on the management and organization of Chinese companies and multinational companies operating in China.

MOR seeks creative, context-rich manuscripts which explore and develop new theories, whether derived inductively or deductively, as well as studies that rigorously test existing theories.

MOR encourages variety. We invite indigenous, cross-cultural and comparative research on traditional and non-traditional topics. We welcome studies using conventional as well as innovative research methods. For papers that are not China specific, if appropriate, we encourage authors to discuss or speculate about the implications of their theories and findings for research in the Chinese context.

All articles published in MOR must make a theoretical contribution and provide new knowledge on the issue being studied. Manuscripts that primarily focus on application and that have managers - rather than management researchers - as their intended audiences do not fall within the domain of MOR. Methodological articles are welcome, but they should be relevant for Chinese management research and contribute to future studies of management or organization issues.

MOR's editors ask these questions of each manuscript: does it fall within our domain; does it offer fresh insights; is it methodologically competent; and is it persuasive, that is, does the evidence or logic substantiate the conclusions?

Editorial Policies

1.  The journal publishes original research that is (a) fundamental, (b) relevant to an international audience, and/or (c) of special relevance to China as outlined in the MOR mission statement.

2.  Articles that are descriptive accounts of phenomena or applied essays intended for executive or practitioner audiences do not fall within the domain of MOR.

3.  MOR publishes empirical and theoretical articles in the field of management, which includes but is not necessarily limited to the following disciplines: organizational behavior, organizational theory, human resource management, strategic management, cross-cultural management, international management, and business ethics.

4.  We expect the mix of articles in the early volumes of MOR will be roughly 60% China related studies and 40% general management topics with or without a cross-national focus. As Chinese research develops and matures, we expect the mix will be changed accordingly.

5.  The journal publishes articles in English only. A Chinese translated version will be available to PRC members and other interested subscribers.

6.  The journal accepts original manuscripts that are not under review or consideration for publication in other journals or books.

7.  The journal will publish both invited pieces and open submissions initially. Eventually, we expect that most papers will be submitted.

8.  All papers (both invited and submitted) will be blind reviewed by two qualified reviewers.

9.  While MOR only accepts regular manuscripts, we may publish research or conceptual notes. The review and editorial process will determine whether a paper is to be published as a regular article or as a note.

10. MOR aims to provide constructive and developmental feedback on all manuscripts regardless of editorial outcome. The goal is to advance research through high quality feedback in the developmental reviews.

11. MOR aims to provide timely feedback and will aim to make an editorial decision within twelve weeks after the manuscript is received.

Review Process

1. Manuscripts are electronically submitted to the IACMR website at email iacmr.mor@asu.edu. We check the manuscript to ensure that it is appropriate for the journal, that it is formatted according to the MOR style guide, and that it is in the format for blind review.

2. The Editor-in-Chief assigns manuscripts eligible to review to one of the senior editors or a consulting editor to serve as action editor (AE). This AE will in turn suggest two main reviewers and two backup reviewers.

3. As a reviewer, you will receive the manuscript from the MOR office via email requesting your review. If you are not able to open the file attachments, please contact the journal office immediately. Please respond to the initial request to inform the managing editor of your response to the request.

4. You are given four weeks to do the review. If you find you cannot complete the review within this time frame, please let us know immediately so that we may reassign the manuscript if necessary.

5. We will send reminders two and three weeks after you have received the manuscript. We are committed to providing timely feedback to authors. Please try your best to send in the review within the four week time frame.

6. Sending the reviews early will not lead to more papers to review. We will honor our commitment of a maximum average of one manuscript every two months. If we really need your help with an extra one, we will email you first to seek your approval before sending the manuscript.

7. Decision letters will be sent electronically to the authors, and you will receive a copy of the decision letter (without author(s) name) which includes the reviews.

8. Because of our "developmental" goal, we tend to offer a revise and resubmit to authors even on manuscripts that may require substantial work. This is to help authors with developing the manuscript as much as possible. We will try to make a final decision after the second revision.

9. We attempt to utilize the same reviewers throughout a manuscript’s progression through the revise and resubmit process.

Review Writing Guidelines

1. Please use first and second person in your writing style, as if you were speaking to the author directly about his or her manuscript. This will facilitate a more "friendly" tone.

2. Be specific about the problems you see and offer suggestions wherever possible. There is a high proportion of new authors in this field. Therefore, you are a "coach" as well as a "judge".

3. Try to find positive features of the manuscripts as well as identifying problems. Even for manuscripts with serious problems that may not be able to be rectified, it does not hurt to provide some positive feedback to the author. Through our encouraging and developmental style, we hope rejected authors will be motivated to do better in the future and to send their future manuscripts to MOR.

4. It is helpful if you use a "numbering" system to make your points. This helps you to organize your feedback and makes it easier for the author and action editor as well.

5. Please do not make statements such as "this manuscript should be accepted," or "this manuscript has a good chance of being accepted," or "this manuscript should not be accepted," etc. In other words, please do not comment on the possible ultimate outcome of the review process.

6. Because of the China emphasis, we would like manuscripts to draw implication for Chinese management research, if possible and appropriate. Please make this suggestion in your review if fitting.

7. For a reasonable proportion of our authors, English is their second language; therefore, we ask that you do not judge the merit of the manuscript in terms of the English writing. Rather, focus on the ideas. If there is merit, we can improve the English during the revision process.

8. If the manuscript is good but not good enough for MOR, or if the topic does not fit the mission domain of MOR, please suggest other journals that the author may consider in the "Comments to the Action Editor" section on the review form. Please do not mention this in the "Comments to the authors".

9. After you have completed and sent back the review, please save the manuscript and review for possible revision. If the manuscript is rejected, in which case you will receive the decision letter notifying the author(s) of the determination, please delete the manuscript immediately. All manuscripts are confidential and should not be shared with others.