Where and When:

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:00 am–6:00 pm  PST

Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, California, USA 90263

Purpose and Agenda

This idea development workshop (IDW) is aimed at those who are interested in publishing in the Academy of Management Annals – the preeminent journal publishing reviews that integrate and redirect fields of study – and the Academy of Management Review – the highest-ranked journal publishing conceptual and theoretical manuscripts. The workshop is open to anyone but is primarily geared toward early career researchers (e.g., assistant professors and postdoctoral fellows) and doctoral students. It is designed to help participants develop great ideas that are the foundation for well-crafted manuscripts suitable for submission to Academy of Management Annals (Annals) or Academy of Management Review (AMR).

The workshop has two parts. Participants can apply to participate in the first part (morning session) only or to participate in the first and second parts (morning and afternoon sessions).

In the first part, we will provide information about publishing in Annals and AMR. The Annals and AMR teams will discuss what makes a successful paper, why papers are rejected, and how to address the core challenges often seen in rejected papers at these respective journals.

In the second part, we offer roundtable discussions of participants’ ideas for papers to be submitted to either Annals or AMR (i.e., you choose which journal you aim to submit your idea to). We will match participants with a facilitator such as an Associate Editor or Editorial Board member from the corresponding journal, who will discuss and provide feedback on your idea. Participation in this part of the workshop is limited. 

Registration Information

Application is required for all participants and the deadline to apply is October 10, 2025. To also participate in the roundtable discussions of ideas in the afternoon, please submit a 350-word abstract of your paper idea.

IDW Timeline

• Proposal Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
• Registration for the Morning Plenary Session Deadline:  October 30, 2025
• Acceptance to IDW Decision: October 31, 2025
• Registration and Payment Required: November 14, 2025*
• Attending morning session only: US$10.00
• Attending morning and afternoon sessions: US$25.00 (lunch included)

*IDW nonrefundable registration fee for accepted workshop participants.

Please note:

• Submitting a proposal does not guarantee acceptance to the workshop.
• An accepted proposal does not guarantee acceptance of the associated full-text manuscript to either Annals or AMR and does not provide special preference in the review process.
• The registration fee is nonrefundable. Paid registrations may be transferred to another member of the accepted author’s team.

Pre-workshop Activities for those Submitting to the Afternoon Session with AMR

Please read these From the Editors’ essays prior to submitting your abstract.

• Cornelissen, J. (2017). From the Editors: Developing propositions, a process model or a typology? Addressing the challenges of writing theory without a boilerplate. Academy of Management Review, 42(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2016.0196
• Campbell, J.T. & Aguilera, R.V. 2022. From the Editors: Why I rejected your paper: Common pitfalls in writing theory papers and how to avoid them. Academy of Management Review, 47(4). https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2022.0331
• Thatcher, S.M.B. & Fisher, G. 2022. From the Editor: The nuts and bolts of writing a theory paper: A practical guide to getting started. Academy of Management Review, 47(1): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2021.0483

Pre-workshop Activities for those Submitting to the Afternoon Session with Annals

Please read these essays prior to submitting your abstract.

• Cronin, M. A., & George, E. (2023). The why and how of the integrative review. Organizational research methods, 26(1), 168-192. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428120935507
• George, E., & Cronin, M. A. (2024). Writing for the Reader. Academy of Management Annals, 18(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2023.0289
• Cronin, M. A., Galvin, B. M., George, E., Gruber, M., Lindebaum, D., Markman, G. D., … & Wood, G. T. (2025). From a portfolio of journals to a system of knowledge production. Academy of Management Annals, 19(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2024.0337