Review Process

JMS employs a dual blind, two-tiered review process. All manuscripts are read by the Editor-in-Chief who assesses them for relevance and goodness of fit with regard to the mission and goals of JMS. At this point, a manuscript which is not congruent with the stated purpose of JMS is returned to the author. Manuscripts which pass the initial screening process are assigned to a content domain editor or associate editor and two reviewers who are selected based on their content expertise and familiarity with the literature and methodology employed in the study. Manuscript evaluations are based on the adequacy of the literature review, conceptual development of propositions, quality of research design, adequacy of data analysis, legitimacy of conclusions, and practical significance along with criteria assessing the quality of the author's writing style and clarity of presentation. Not all evaluation criteria may apply to a given submission. JMS reviewers use a standard manuscript evaluation form and provide open-ended comments for both the editors and the author(s).

Special Issues

The Editor-in-Chief commissions special issues on topics that reinforce the mission of the journal and appoints a guest editor to lead the development of the special issue. Examples of JMS special issues have in the past included: Behavioral Implications for Systems Analysis and Design; School Communications; Self-Leading Individuals and Teams; Human Resources Management, Information Systems Management, Chinese Management Systems: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.