In-person workshop hosted by Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Workshop Leaders

• C. Chet Miller & Prithviraj Chattopadhyay, Coeditors-in-Chief,
  Academy of Management Discoveries (AMD)
• Other Associate Editors, Editorial Review Board members, and Authors from the journal will be in attendance

Purpose

This workshop is geared toward all scholars (PhD students, junior and senior scholars) who are interested in publishing in AMD. In this workshop, we will work with potential authors to determine whether AMD provides the best fit for their ideas, and then help them develop well-crafted ideas potentially suitable for submission to the journal.

Agenda

9:00-9:30	Registration/coffee and networking
9:30-9:45	Introduction to the workshop
9:45-10:45	Publishing in AMD talk and Q&A
10:45-11:15	Coffee break
11:15-12:30	Breakout groups to discuss papers I
12:30-13:45	Lunch
13:45-15:00	Breakout groups to discuss papers II
15:00-15:30	Coffee break
15:30-16:30	Wrap-up and closing
16:30-17:30	Happy Hour/Networking

The talks will be geared toward providing general information about publishing in AMD, such as what makes a successful paper, the main reasons that papers are rejected, and strategies for addressing the core challenges that editors and reviewers see in rejected papers. Each breakout group will be facilitated by individuals who have editorial and/or publishing experience with the journal. Each participant will be given 2 minutes in which they present a brief overview of their idea, and why they believe the paper fits the AMD mission (AMD Mission Statement). The facilitator will then lead a discussion on the fit of that idea for the target journal, and how it can be developed further to enhance the potential for success. The process of giving and receiving feedback to and from others in their breakout groups will also help participants get a better understanding of crafting ideas into manuscripts for AMD. The template reviewers are encouraged to use for AMD submissions may be found here: AMD reviewer template.

Workshop Instructions

If you are interested in having your paper included the workshop, you should prepare a 2–3-page (double-spaced) abstract of your conceptual/theoretical idea that you can share with the facilitators. We also encourage you to prepare a 2-minute presentation of your idea to share at the breakout session that concisely provides the necessary information. We will match 4-5 participants with an Associate Editor or an Editorial Review Board member from the journal. These groups will then discuss the participants’ ideas and provide each participant with insight about how to clarify the paper idea or move the idea forward. The number of participants with accepted abstracts will be limited to 30. Other participants may wish to join the talks or sit in on paper discussions.

Registration Information

Abstract submission deadline for submitting authors and non-submitting attendees: All participants seeking feedback in the breakout sessions must submit extended abstracts for review by 11:59 p.m. US Eastern Time on 3 November 2025. We will communicate workshop assignments with submitting participants by 10 November 2025.

Hotel, transportation, and city information will be provided to registrants and accepted authors closer to the event.