Academy of Management Journal
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| Discipline | Management |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Marc Gruber |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Journal of the Academy of Management |
| History | 1958–present |
| Publisher | Academy of Management (United States) |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| 9.5 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Acad. Manag. J. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0001-4273 (print) 1948-0989 (web) |
| LCCN | 58003817 |
| OCLC no. | 803928135 |
| Links | |
The Academy of Management Journal is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of management. It is published by the Academy of Management and was established in 1958 as the Journal of the Academy of Management, obtaining its current name in 1963.[1]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 9.5, and is consistently ranked as one of the top journals in the field of management.[2][3][4]
It is also on the Financial Times list of 50 journals used to rank business schools[5] and is one of the four general management journals that the University of Texas Dallas uses to rank the research productivity of universities.[6]
Editorial process and operations
[edit]The AMJ has implemented significant operational changes to manage its growing submission volume. From 2006 to 2022, submissions doubled, reaching approximately 1,550 annual submissions by 2022. To address this growth, editorial teams expanded from 8 members in 2006 to 23 by 2022, with structural innovations such as the introduction of deputy editors in 2017 to oversee specialized research areas (e.g., quantitative-macro and qualitative studies). The desk rejection rate averaged 32% during this period, lower than many top-tier journals, reflecting AMJ's emphasis on developmental feedback.
The journal maintains a global footprint, with submissions from China, India, South Africa, and other regions growing sixfold or more between 2006 and 2022. Reviewer pools also internationalized, with North American reviewers declining from 81% to 69% of assignments, while European institutions saw increased representation.[a][7]
Review process
[edit]AMJ has an average turnaround time of 59 days for fully reviewed manuscripts. Over 90% of decisions are made within three months. Reviewers assess submissions on criteria such as novelty, theoretical contribution, and organizational importance, with theoretical contribution consistently rated as the most challenging benchmark.
Approximately 22% of fully reviewed submissions receive a revise-and-resubmit invitation, and acceptance likelihood increases significantly after multiple revision rounds. Only 4.9% of submissions from the 2009 cohort were ultimately published in AMJ, while 18.4% of rejected manuscripts later appeared in other Financial Times 50 (FT50) journals, such as the Journal of Applied Psychology and Strategic Management Journal.[7]
A 2012 paper found AMJ to be one of the most frequently cited journals in business, economics, psychology, and sociology to be engaged in a practice called "coercive citation", wherein publishers request authors to include references from their own journal.[8]
Impact and citations
[edit]AMJ publications from the 2009 cohort achieved a median citation count of 200 within five years, significantly outperforming studies published in other FT50 or non-FT50 journals. The journal has also tested AI-driven initiatives, including automated manuscript tracking and analysis of citation impact across disciplines.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Academy of Management Journal". Library of Congress Catalog. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "List of Journals - The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings". jsom.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ Journals, Boston Research (2024-09-17). "Top 8 Business Management Journals". Boston Research Journals. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "Journal Rankings on Strategy and Management". www.scimagojr.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ "50 Journals used in FT Research Rank". Financial Times. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Rankings by Journal – Naveen Jindal School of Management – The University of Texas at Dallas". Jindal.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ a b c Gruber, Marc (February 2025). "Analyzing Academy of Management Journal Operations with Artificial Intelligence (2006–2022)". Academy of Management Journal. 68 (1): 1–10. doi:10.5465/amj.2025.4001. ISSN 0001-4273.
- ^ Wilhite, A. W.; Fong, E. A. (2012). "Coercive Citation in Academic Publishing". Science. 335 (6068): 542–543. doi:10.1126/science.1212540. PMID 22301307.
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