scope and delimitations

Rejection is the norm in academic publishing. All established researchers are familiar with manuscript rejection. But understanding the possible reasons for journal rejection is the first step to…

One of the many questions regarding journal choice that prolific young researchers face these days is this: Is it better to submit two or more papers to the same…

Dr. Erin Reardon prefers to describe her career as a “work-in-progress” because learning, she believes, is a lifelong process. She has over 4 years of experience in academia and 11 published papers…

After obtaining a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1999, Yurii Chinenov joined one of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) laboratories as a postdoc. The…

Shivanee Shah comes from a family of medical doctors. As such, the natural career course was to choose the science/biology field. However, Shivanee broke the tradition and chose to pursue a career in…

After Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biology, Lavanya Rajgopalan obtained a Ph.D. in Biophysics/Biochemistry in 2005, and proceeded to post-doctoral training and a full-time faculty appointment…

Time and research dollars are limited resources for all researchers. This article provides details on what research funding is and presents a checklist of how you can secure funding for your…

Most journals use acceptance or rejection rates to analyze whether the number of papers that they are rejecting or accepting is too high and to monitor any unusual…

Learn about the Academy of Management Journal in this brief profile of key facts, requirements, and suggested links. 

One of the most important factors that influence your chances of publication is the match between the scope of your research and the scope of your target journal. In addition to ensuring that the…