A checklist for prospective authors of Asia Pacific Journal of Management

On the types of papers the Asia Pacific Journal of Management generally publishes

“…Manuscripts should also suggest contributions to practice, and if data are collected, some empirical contribution should also be provided. Others include contributions to research design and methods (Ahlstrom, 2011b;Ahlstrom, Lamond, & Ding, 2009;Peng, 2004). Nevertheless theory is quite important and authors should be careful to specify their theoretical lens and explain the paper's contributions to theory (Colquitt & Ireland, 2009;Corley & Gioia, 2011).…”

Several key reasons why a paper is likely to be rejected at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management

“…As noted above, in selecting a topic that provides a contribution to theory, the paper also should be situated or positioned in terms of that literature (Ahlstrom, 2011b). This positioning of the paper is often termed "filling a gap" in the literature by authors.…”

“…Authors need to say why this particular topic and research site fits with and extends past literature, and how it provides some theory contribution and not just an empirical one by virtue of being a new research site. This should be done briefly in the introduction, and then the contributions should be more formally stated in the discussion section of the paper (Ahlstrom, 2011b;Meyer, Estrin, Bhaumik, & Peng, 2009). Research in a novel sector in a largely unstudied region may constitute an empirical contribution, but the author must situate the paper in past research on the relevant theory lens and then show how the paper provides a theory contribution, as well as other contributions.…”

“…Additional guidance on theory contributions is available in a number of sources (e.g., Colquitt & Ireland, 2009;Corley & Gioia, 2011;Van de Ven, 2007;Whetten, 1989) as well as other types of contributions (Ahlstrom, 2011b(Ahlstrom, , 2012b. For contributions to practice, some helpful works include Bartunek and Rynes (2010), Christensen and Raynor (2003), and Peng and Dess (2010).…”

Growth and continuity at APJM

“…Authors who would like to submit their papers to APJM should be careful to read the journal's aims and scope, some published articles in APJM, and current and recent editorials. There were several recent helpful editorials on the journal's aims and scope (Ahlstrom, 2011a), avoiding desk rejection (Ahlstrom, 2010(Ahlstrom, , 2012a, and a checklist for authors in submitting papers to APJM (Ahlstrom, 2011b(Ahlstrom, , 2012b.…”