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Women in Management Review

Dr Sandra Fielden

Editor

Manchester Business School

sandra.fielden@mbs.ac.uk

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WinMR Structure

EmeraldManaging Editor

Editor Regional Editors

AustralasiaNorth AmericaEurope/Scandinavia

Editorial Advisory BoardContributors

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Emerald

• Emerald Group Publishing Limited was formerly known as MCB University Press

• MCB was founded in 1967 as an offshoot of the University of Bradford, England

• 150 staff, mostly at the Bradford site• Regional offices, USA, Malaysia, Australia• We aim to be: international; inclusive; visible in our

support of knowledge about scholarly research and its processes; focused on improving author, reader and customer experiences

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Contributions

• Special Issues• Regional Editors/EAB• Individual contributors• Collaborative process

• Individual Submissions

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Submission Guidelines• Scope and Aims• House Style

• Abstract• Format e.g. tables• Spacing• Referencing

• Requirements• Author Biography• Copyright• Keywords

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Aims and Scope

• “Many papers are rejected simply because they don’t fulfil journal requirement. They don’t even go into the review process.”

• Problem: an article is not aimed at the journal's readership or does not fall within the subject area of the journal

• Read at least one issue of the journal • Read the Notes for Authors

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Structured Abstract

• Purpose – what is the article about?• Design/Methodology – how are the objectives

achieved• Findings – analysis, discussion or results• Implications for research – what further studies

are implied? • Implications for practice – so what.• Significance/originality – why is it important or

different?

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Five key questions

• Readability – does it communicate? • Originality – why was it written? What’s new and

important about the topic or treatment? • Credibility - do the conclusions seem valid? Is the

methodology robust? Is it clear? Don’t over-promise.• Applicability - how do findings apply to the world of

managerial practice? How do they provoke further research?

• Internationality - does it take an international, global, trans-national perspective?

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Questions?