Academy of Management Journal

Academy of Management Journal
Title	Academy of Management Journal
Discipline	Management studies
Abbreviation	AMJ
Publisher	Academy of Management
Country	United States
History	1958–present
Frequency	Bimonthly

Contents

Academy of Management Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing empirical research on organizational behavior, strategic management, human resource management, and related fields. It appears under the auspices of the Academy of Management and is distributed to members affiliated with institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School, INSEAD, and London Business School. The journal attracts submissions and readership from scholars at Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Kellogg School of Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

History

The journal was established within the Academy of Management organization alongside sister publications such as Academy of Management Review and evolved during eras marked by contributions from figures associated with Frederick Winslow Taylor-influenced studies, Elton Mayo-era human relations research, and later scholarship connected to scholars at Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, Princeton University, Duke University, and Oxford University business faculties. Across decades, editorial leadership has included editors drawn from University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas at Austin, reflecting ties to institutions like London School of Economics and University of Cambridge. Major shifts in scope and methodology corresponded with wider debates visible at conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and in responses to policy discussions involving entities like the National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and academic associations including European Academy of Management.

The journal focuses on empirical studies that address organizational phenomena studied at levels ranging from individuals to multinational corporations such as General Electric, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Siemens. Topics commonly include leadership analyses referencing cases similar to Jack Welch and Satya Nadella, strategic change comparable to Michael Porter frameworks, innovation studies akin to research on Apple Inc. and Google LLC, and organizational culture work paralleling studies of Enron and Southwest Airlines. Articles often draw on datasets like those produced by Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, and studies linked to projects at RAND Corporation. Methodological approaches span econometric analyses used at Stanford University, multilevel modeling associated with University of Michigan, experiments in the style of University of Pennsylvania, and qualitative fieldwork similar to research from Harvard University.

Editorial governance is provided by an editor-in-chief and associate editors typically recruited from leading faculties including Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Northwestern University, and University of California, Los Angeles. A board of reviewers includes scholars affiliated with Michigan State University, Arizona State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and University of Washington. Peer review follows double-blind procedures reflective of standards discussed at meetings such as the International Conference on Peer Review and is influenced by guidelines from bodies like the Committee on Publication Ethics and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The journal is published bimonthly by the Academy of Management with distribution channels reaching libraries at institutions such as Library of Congress, British Library, National Library of Australia, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Access is provided through institutional subscriptions held by universities including University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Edinburgh, University of Melbourne, and National University of Singapore, while individual members of the Academy of Management often receive bundled access. The journal’s policies on open access and archiving intersect with mandates from funders like the National Institutes of Health and initiatives such as Plan S.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major services such as Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and JSTOR, and appears in citation databases maintained by Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier. Bibliometric coverage links its output to rankings and impact metrics produced by organizations like Journal Citation Reports, Eigenfactor, Google Scholar, SSRN, and RePEc.

Published works have influenced debates involving scholars and practitioners associated with Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, James March, Herbert A. Simon, and Richard R. Nelson. Empirical articles addressing firm performance, leadership, diversity, and organizational change have been cited in policy discussions involving United Nations, World Economic Forum, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and corporate governance reforms in firms like Volkswagen and Bank of America. Reviews and meta-analyses in the journal have shaped textbook content at Princeton University Press, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press.

The journal and its articles have been recognized by awards conferred at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and by institutions including Academy of Management divisions, with individual article awards sometimes associated with named prizes honoring scholars such as Herbert Simon, Philip Anderson, and Eugene Fama. Editorial leadership and contributors have received fellowships and honors from bodies like the National Academy of Sciences, British Academy, Fulbright Program, and MacArthur Foundation.

Category:Academic journals