News from the Editors: Celebrating the Past, Welcoming the Future

• Author: Jonathan P. Doh,Daniel Muzio
• Published date: 01 January 2021
• Date: 01 January 2021
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12667

© 2020 Society for the Advancement of Management Studies and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

News from the Editors: Celebrating the Past,

Welcoming the Future

Jonathan P. Doha,* and Daniel Muziob

a Villanova University; b University of York

The Journal of Management Studies has a long and illustrious history. It has published

cutting edge management scholarship for well over a half century. Many breakthroughs

in the field of management studies were published in its pages, and it continues to be

viewed as a leading outlet for management scholarship, especially scholarship that chal-

lenges established conventions and assumptions about management theory and practice.

One unique feature of JMS is its highly personalized approach to interactions with ed-

itors, authors, reviewers, and readers. At the same time, the ecosystem of journals and

their publishers continues to evolve. JMS has and should continue to evolve as well. It

is with this backdrop that we are pleased to announce several changes to the journal’s

operations and editorial arrangements. We are also launching new channels and content

designed to extend the JMS voice to new issues and audiences.

First, we will be moving to the ScholarOne online platform for all aspects of manu-

script management. This is a decision we did not take lightly, but one that we believe will

better serve our author, reviewer, editor, and reader stakeholders. We do want to rein-

force that even with this move toward modernization and automation, we intend to pre-

serve the highly personalized, responsive, and individualized approach we have brought

to our constituents throughout our history. Bottom line: you will not have to worry that

your paper will be automatically returned because it is one word over our stated word

limit! The new system will handle new submissions in 2021, including special issue sub-

missions. Previously submitted papers will continue to be handled under the previous

email based system for reasons of consistency and continuity.

Second, we are debuting a comprehensive social media and outreach initiative that will

include a blog, a YouTube Channel, and a more comprehensive and dedicated strategy

toward the major professional organizations and social media platforms with which we

interact. The blog, www.manag ement studi esins ights.com, will feature short reflections

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Address for reprints: Jonathan P. Doh, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19041, USA

(jonathan.doh@villanova.edu).