Journal of Management

Journal of Management
Title	Journal of Management
Discipline	Management studies
Abbreviation	J. Manag.
Publisher	SAGE Publications
History	1975–present
Frequency	Bimonthly
Issn	0149-2063

Journal of Management is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering organizational behavior, strategic management, human resource management, leadership studies and related topics in business administration, industrial relations, psychology and sociology. Established in 1975 during debates in Harvard Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University and University of Michigan circles, it has published influential work by scholars associated with Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, American Psychological Association, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and European Academy of Management. The journal is published by SAGE Publications and is commonly read alongside titles such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science and Journal of Applied Psychology.

History

The journal was founded amid intellectual movements linked to Peter Drucker, Herbert Simon, Philip Selznick, Alfred Chandler and institutions like Columbia University, Yale University, Northwestern University and London School of Economics. Early editorial leadership included scholars with ties to Michigan State University, University of Chicago, Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University, and the journal engaged with debates exemplified by works from Michael Porter, Jay Barney, Richard Cyert and James March. Over subsequent decades it intersected with conferences such as Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Strategic Management Society Conference, European Group for Organizational Studies and awards like the Schwab Prize and EPOC Award.

Scope and Aims

The journal aims to advance theory and empirical research relevant to corporate governance, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, organizational change and leadership development, engaging authors from INSEAD, Wharton School, London Business School, Sloan School of Management and Kellogg School of Management. It solicits manuscripts on topics related to transaction cost economics, resource-based view, institutional theory, agency theory and contingency theory, and it situates contributions alongside landmark texts by Oliver Williamson, Ronald Coase, David Teece, Richard Rumelt and Kathleen Eisenhardt.

Editorial Structure and Peer Review

The editorial structure typically includes an editor-in-chief affiliated with a major research university such as University of California, Berkeley, Duke University, Yale School of Management or University of Toronto, supported by associate editors from Boston University, University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Southern California. Peer review follows double-blind procedures common in outlets like Journal of Finance and American Economic Review, with editorial boards recruiting reviewers from Oxford University, Cambridge University, National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Australian National University. The journal enforces ethical policies consistent with standards from Committee on Publication Ethics, Office of Research Integrity and funding disclosures paralleling practices at National Science Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and European Research Council.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost, ProQuest and ABI/INFORM, and it appears in citation outlets alongside Google Scholar entries, Clarivate Analytics listings and CrossRef metadata. Library catalogs at institutions including Library of Congress, British Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France hold its issues, and its articles are discoverable through aggregator services used by University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Impact and Rankings

The journal ranks prominently in listings produced by Journal Citation Reports, SCImago Journal Rank, Eigenfactor and subject lists used by Financial Times and The Economist for business-school evaluations. Its impact factor and h-index are tracked by Clarivate, Elsevier and Google Scholar Metrics, and tenure committees at Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, INSEAD and London Business School often consider publications in the journal as evidence of scholarly impact.

Notable Articles and Contributions

The journal has published influential articles that contributed to conversations initiated by scholars such as Michael Porter, Jay Barney, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Henry Mintzberg, James March, Herbert Simon, Richard Cyert and Alfred Chandler. Contributions have advanced methods linked to structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, longitudinal field studies, experimental methods and case study research, paralleling methodological developments promoted at conferences like Academy of Management Annual Meeting and in handbooks such as The Oxford Handbook of Management.

Criticism and Controversies

Critiques of the journal echo broader debates involving replication crisis, publication bias, p-hacking and concerns about editorial gatekeeping raised in discussions tied to Nature, Science and PNAS. Debates about theoretical pluralism and methodological diversity have referenced interventions from scholars at University of Manchester, University of Warwick, University of Edinburgh and Copenhagen Business School, while controversies over authorship, data availability and peer-review transparency have invoked policy discussions at Committee on Publication Ethics and reform efforts similar to those at American Economic Association.

Category:Business journals