Strategic Entrepreneurship Review

23 July 2007 at 10:01 pm Peter G. Klein Leave a comment

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In case you missed it, Steve Phelan mentioned in one of the comment threads that he has started a new e-journal, the Strategic Management Review. Writes Steve:

Philosophically, the journal is focused on publishing articles that “contribute to the ongoing conversation in strategic management” and intends to be theoretically, methodologically, and geographically neutral. We also aim to have quick reviewer turnaround times and ongoing (instant) publication of accepted articles. There is no reason an article could not be reviewed and published in 30-60 days (if it is deemed to make a contribution). Initially, we anticipate a 35% acceptance rate but the traditional “space considerations” of a paper journal will not be a reason for rejecting articles or lowering the acceptance rate.

The journal is also intended to be a resource for the strategic management community. For example, there is an area for doctoral students to post their dissertation abstracts and there is a “Comments” area for all published articles. Google Scholar will also start indexing the journal and improving the chances that an article will be read. With 269 BPS accepted papers (from 653 submissions) at the upcoming AOM meeting, I think that many articles could benefit from the timely exposure that SMR offers.

To date, the journal has published one issue but has averaged about 250 article downloads per month for the last three months. This is a very positive sign that people want to read online academic content in strategic management.

Consider sending your stuff his way. The journal website contains all the necessary info.