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

Abstract

At the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) we receive many queries from prospective authors about how to publish in APJM and the types of papers published. In response, we have been running a series of articles in APJM from 2010 to 2012 to assist prospective authors in that endeavor. In 2010, APJM published three editorial articles with some general recommendations on publishing in the journal and how to avoid some common mistakes that normally lead to a rejection at the editor’s desk (Ahlstrom, 2010a, b, c). In 2011 we published several more articles that can help authors to understand APJM’s general aims and scope (Ahlstrom, 2011a), some tips on organizing a paper (Ahlstrom, 2011b), and a summary of helpful sources for authors on key parts of a paper such as the literature review or the contributions section (Ahlstrom, 2011c). This editorial article will provide a quick reference to those works and answer the second part of the above author query about the types of papers typically published at APJM, as well as some we would like to receive a little more often.