RIR · PDW
Reviewing in the Rough
Annual Meeting 2026 — Philadelphia
| Date |
Friday 31 July 2026 |
| Time |
13:00 - 15:00 |
| Location |
TBA |
| Contact |
supriya.madhavan@essec.edu
j.zhu@rsm.nl |
| Audience |
Doctoral students
Junior faculty |
| Pre submission required |
For Part 2 only |
| Pre submission deadline |
20 June 2026 |
| Submit to |
See steps below |
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Overview
Reviewing in the Rough is a two-hour, two-part workshop taking place at this year’s Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
The workshop helps participants gain insight into the review process, develop their reviewing skills, and receive feedback from experienced scholars.
Workshop format
In the first part of the workshop, which is open to all, participants will have an opportunity to gain key insights about the review process and quality reviewing through engaging presentations from prior editors and authors.
In the second part of the workshop, participants who complete their own reviews of an Administrative Science Quarterly original submission prior to the conference will receive feedback from experienced scholars in interactive small-group sessions.
Participants will learn background information about the original submission from the author, along with the actual reviews of the team’s original submission and how they helped shape the final manuscript. This is the 16th year of Reviewing in the Rough.
Testimonial
Suzanne Masterson
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Behavior
Professor of Management, and Doctoral Program Director
Carl H. Lindner College of Business
University of Cincinnati
I’ve been a table facilitator for “Reviewing in the Rough” for the past several years, and it’s been a terrific experience. As a journal action editor, I think it is important for academics to learn how to perform constructive reviews, and that’s what this session aims to do. Reviewing is an essential component of our profession, and I honestly believe that reviewing others’ research helps us to better conduct and write our own research. Through the opening panel presentations, participants hear from both experienced reviewers and journal editors, and get some inside insight on what makes for good reviews. Through the experience of reading a first submission to a journal and writing a review for that submission, participants get feedback on their own reviewing skills and suggestions for how they might improve them in the future. Finally, through hearing an author talk about how the reviewed paper changed through the review process from initial submission to publication, participants can gain even more insight into reviewing from both the author and reviewer perspective. I’d suggest that doctoral students, junior faculty members, and others who are just getting involved in the reviewing process consider participating in Reviewing in the Rough. To get the most out of it, participants should be sure to read the assigned article and write a review as if they were conducting it for a journal, so they can get good quality feedback from their facilitators, and come prepared with questions they’ve always wanted to know about the review process. It’s a fun, interactive session, and I look forward to continuing to participate!
Who should attend
Doctoral students and junior faculty who wish to work on their reviewing skills.
Key people
Organisers
Alexandra Beer, University of Connecticut
Jingtao Zhu, Erasmus University
Supriya Madhavan, ESSEC Business School
Christopher Myers (Day-of Session Organizer), Carey Business School, John Hopkins
Facilitators / Panelists
Michael Baer, ASU
Spencer Harrison, INSEAD
Ashley Hardin, Washington University
Beth Schinoff, University of Delaware
Blaine Landis, UCL
Esther Sackett, Santa Clara University
Frits Pil, University of Pittsburgh
Jonathan Kush, University of Dartmouth Massachusetts
Jordan Nielsen, Purdue University
Michele Williams, University of Iowa
Ravi Kudesia, Temple University
Stephanie Creary, University of Pennsylvania
Valeria Alterman, University of Miami
What to do to reserve a spot for Part 2
To reserve your spot for Part 2 of the PDW, please complete the following steps:
Step 3
E-mail your completed review to j.zhu@rsm.nl with the subject line “RIR Review completed” by 6/20/26 to ensure full consideration. Acceptance decisions will be made based on the completeness of your review, approximately two single-spaced pages. The first 30 completed reviews will be accepted for the workshop.
Step 4
Prospective participants will be notified of their acceptance by July 1 via email.
Important note
Spots in Part 2 of the workshop will be allotted to the first 30 doctoral students and junior faculty members who submit completed reviews by 6/20. Please reach out early as spots tend to fill up quickly.
Please send any questions to Supriya Madhavan at supriya.madhavan@essec.edu or Jingtao Zhu at j.zhu@rsm.nl with the phrase “Reviewing in the Rough” in the subject line of your email. We look forward to seeing you there.