Dear GDO Colleagues:
I am very pleased to send you the Call for Proposals for the third annual Special Conceptual Issue of
Group & Organization Management. Members of GDO have had some success in their submissions to the first two Special Conceptual Issues, so I hope to see more submissions for the third special issue. Please see the Call for Proposals, copied below my signature. Thanks very much! -- Gayle
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Gayle Baugh
Associate Professor
Co-Editor, Research in Careers Series
published by Information Age Publishing
Associate Editor, Group & Organization
Management
Department of Management & MIS
University of West Florida
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Pensacola, Florida 32514-5752
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gbaugh@uwf.edu
Group & Organization Management
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Conceptual Issue
The Editorial Team of Group & Organization Management would like to invite authors to submit proposals for the third annual Special Conceptual Review issue. Articles for the Conceptual Issue are intended to be high-impact scholarly conceptual pieces based on extant development in research literatures. This Conceptual Review Issue, unlike typical Review Issues published in other journals, will consist of papers that offer more than just a summary of existing knowledge in a certain area. Beyond summarizing recent research, manuscripts submitted for the Conceptual Review Issue should provide an integration of management literatures, offer an integrated framework, provide conceptual value added, and highlight directions for future inquiry. Similar to Review Issues published in other journals, such papers are not expected to offer empirical data. Papers offering inter-disciplinary and/or multi-level insights on management and organizational processes are encouraged. The first GOM issue of 2011 (36/1) is the first Special Conceptual issue; you may wish to take a look at the articles in that issue as examples.
Proposals for the Conceptual Review Issue should contain 1500-1800 words (a figure and/or table can be added). You should offer a reference list containing sample references. References, figures, and tables do not count against the aforementioned word count. All proposals will be subject to editorial review. Submissions will be evaluated by the following criteria:
(a) Relevance. The proposed manuscript should thoroughly review a significant and important research area within the group and organizational management field.
(b) Viability. The proposal should demonstrate how the paper will be completed within the time frame (see below).
(c) Scope of Interest. Papers of broad interest to scholars in diverse research areas are greatly preferred.
(d) Organization and Coherence. The proposal should follow a logical structure, read clearly, and thoroughly represent the available research.
(e) Conceptual Value Added. The paper should offer insights that go beyond a thorough summary of current literature.
(f) Agenda for Future Research. The proposal should convey relevant implications for future research.
Authors must adhere to a stringent timeline. Relevant dates are as follows:
· February 28, 2011: Proposal submission due date.
· April 30, 2011: Final decision on proposal and initial feedback provided to authors.
· November 30, 2011: First draft of paper due.
· February 15, 2011: Feedback to authors on first draft.
· May 15, 2012: Final paper submitted.
Proposals should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Gayle Baugh at the University of West Florida (gbaugh@uwf.edu). Please ensure that the full proposal is contained in one file.