Journal Guide

Research Policy (RP) articles examine empirically and theoretically the interaction between innovation, technology or research, on the one hand, and economic, social, political and organizational processes, on the other. All RP papers are expected to yield findings that have implications for policy or management.Aims and Scope:Research Policy (RP) is a multi-disciplinary journal devoted to analyzing, understanding and effectively responding to the economic, policy, management, organizational, environmental and other challenges posed by innovation, technology, R&D and science. This includes a number of related activities concerned with the creation of knowledge (through research), the diffusion and acquisition of knowledge (e.g. through organizational learning), and its exploitation in the form of new or improved products, processes or services.RP is generally acknowledged to be the leading journal in the field of innovation studies, with its academic status and influence being reflected in a remarkably high 'Impact Factor' for a multi-disciplinary social science journal (please see below).Authors intending to submit a paper to RP should first check whether that paper is consistent with the journal's Editorial Strategy as detailed in the Guide for Authors. RP uses an online submission process, http://ees.elsevier.com/respol/ and all papers are subject to a 'double-blind' review process, details as in the Guide for Authors. Besides research articles and notes, RP also publishes a variety of other types of papers including Special Issues (or shorter Special Sections) occasional discussion papers on important topical issues, and book reviews, again further information in the Guide for Authors.Main Subjects Covered:Economics of Innovation/Technology/Science; Entrepreneurs/Entrepreneurship; Evolutionary or (neo-)Schumpeterian Economics; Geography of Innovation - e.g. industrial clusters; Indicators - science, technology, R&D, innovation etc.; Innovation and Sustainability; Innovation Management/Organization/Policy/Strategy; Innovation Systems - national, regional, sectoral, technological; Knowledge - creation/production, diffusion/transfer/exchange, adoption/exploitation etc.; Learning (e.g. organizational) and Experimentation; Product and Process Development; Networks - e.g. research/ R&D collaboration, university-industry links, regional clusters, supply chains; Research and Development (R&D) Management/Policy/Strategy; Research Policy; Resource-Based View of the Firm - competence/capability (e.g. absorptive, core, dynamic); Science Policy; Sociotechnical Paradigms/Regimes; Technological Paradigms/Trajectories; Technological problem-solving; Technology Management/Policy/Strategy.Impact factor:Research Policy's impact factor has increased appreciably over recent years, rising from 1.078 in 2000 to 1.536 in 2004 and 2.655 in 2008. (There was a slight drop to 2.261 in 2009 following an expansion in the number of RP articles published in 2008.) In 2008, the journal ranked 11th among the world's top journals in "Management" and 1st in the "Planning & Development" category as ranked by Thompson Reuters, Social Sciences Citation Index Index® (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, 2008).RP's Impact factor compares extremely well with that of leading journals in the neighbouring fields of Economics (where its 2008 impact factor would place it in 10th position, up from 29th position in 2000), Political Science (where it would currently rank 2nd), Sociology (3rd), Environmental Sciences (3rd) and other interdisciplinary social science journals.

The scope of service provided by professional accountants is influenced by legislation and case law as well as the dictates of a variety of government and private sector agencies. These entities and self-regulatory organizations such as U.S. State Societies of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and equivalent and emerging national bodies that exist in most developed and developing countries are among the emerging entities which attempt to coordinate the activities of professional accountants among sovereign nations. It is important for academics, students, practitioners, regulators and researchers to consider and study the role and relationship of such bodies with the practice and content of our discipline.Research in Accounting Regulation seeks high quality manuscripts which address accounting regulatory policy, broadly defined, including:• Self regulatory activities• Case law and litigation• Legislation and government regulation• The economics of regulation of markets, and disclosure, including modeling• Matters involving the structure of education, licensing, and accreditationThe editors encourage submission of original empirical, behavioral or applied research manuscripts which consider strategic and policy implications for regulation, regulatory models and markets. It is intended for individual researchers, practitioners, regulators and students of accountancy who desire to increase their understanding of the regulation of accountancy.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF) aims to publish empirical and applied research on issues relating to International Business and International Finance. The editors encourage the submission of high quality, insightful, well-written papers that explore current and new issues in International Business, International Finance, and the common grounds between these discipline areas.Papers that use new and or novel empirical methodologies to examine topical issues using extensive international data sets are particularly welcome.Country-level replication studies of key themes in International Business, International Finance, and in Finance are also welcome. In order to qualify as a replication study, the submitted paper must clearly state what is being replicated, why it is important to replicate it, why the particular replication is of interest to international business and finance scholars, and how the replication analysis contributes to the process of validating, negating, clarifying, or refining existing theory and/or evidence.For all submissions, high quality, well-written papers are essential. In order to respect the time constraints of RIBAF's committed reviewers, submissions that do not meet these high standards will be returned to the authors without seeking peer review.The scope of topics that are most interesting to RIBAF readers include the following:International financial integration and regulation;Culture in international business and finance;Economic geography in international business and finance;Ethics in international business and finance;Behavioral aspects in finance;International business and financial history;Critical perspectives on international business and finance;Methodology in international business and finance;International corporate governance, standards, and organisations;

Research in Organizational Behavior publishes commissioned papers only, spanning several levels of analysis, and ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. The topics encompassed are likewise diverse, covering issues from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. Cutting across this diversity, however, is a rather consistent quality of presentation. Being both thorough and thoughtful, Research in Organizational Behavior's commissioned pieces provide substantial contributions to research on organizations. Many have received rewards for their level of scholarship and many have become classics in the field of organizational research.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Research in Transportation Business & Management (RTBM) will publish research on international aspects of transport management such as business strategy, communication, sustainability, finance, human resource management, law, logistics, marketing, franchising, privatisation and commercialisation.Research in Transportation Business & Management welcomes proposals for themed volumes from scholars in management, in relation to all modes of transport. Issues should be cross-disciplinary for one mode or single-disciplinary for all modes. We are keen to receive proposals that combine and integrate theories and concepts that are taken from or can be traced to origins in different disciplines or lessons learned from different modes and approaches to the topic. By facilitating the development of interdisciplinary or intermodal concepts, theories and ideas, and by synthesizing these for the journal's audience, we seek to contribute to both scholarly advancement of knowledge and the state of managerial practice.Potential volume themes include:Sustainability and Transportation ManagementTransport Management and the Reduction of Transport's Carbon FootprintMarketing Transport/Branding TransportationBenchmarking, Performance Measurement and Best Practices in Transport OperationsFranchising, Concessions and Alternate Governance Mechanisms for Transport OrganisationsLogistics and the Integration of Transportation into Freight Supply ChainsRisk Management (or Asset Management or Transportation Finance or ...): Lessons from Multiple ModesEngaging the Stakeholder in Transportation GovernanceReliability in the Freight SectorTo submit a volume proposal, please contact the Journal Editors: Stephen Ison, Loughborough University (s.g.ison@lboro.ac.uk) and Mary R. Brooks, Dalhousie University (m.brooks@dal.ca).Unsolicited submission of individual articles will not be accepted.

Research-Technology Management is the Industrial Research Institute’s award-winning, bimonthly journal focused on the practice of innovation. Its peer-reviewed articles connect theory to practice across the spectrum of technological innovation and innovation management. Since its inception in 1958, the journal has published articles that map the cutting edge in R&D management, illustrate how academic management theory can be applied in the real world, and give R&D leaders the tools to promote innovation throughout their organizations.

As a leading source of knowledge on innovation management, RTM publishes reports on quantitative and qualitative studies, case studies, descriptions of new practical models and paradigms for understanding and fostering innovation, and examples of tools in use. RTM articles cover a wide range of topics in innovation and technology management, including:

• Product development processes and strategy
• R&D portfolio management
• R&D performance metrics
• Management of technical and creative people
• Technology roadmapping
• Strategy and innovation
• Innovation and design, including design thinking
• Innovation and organizational culture
• Innovation and sustainability
• Business model innovation
• Corporate entrepreneurialism and intrapreneuring
• Industry/academic and private/public-sector partnerships
• Globalization and innovation
• Intellectual asset management
• Emerging trends, such as digitalization, additive manufacturing, and other forces reshaping R&D

We also publish several special issues each year, addressing a current or emerging issue in innovation management. We do not publish literature surveys, work that is solely academic in focus or audience, or articles whose primary audience is innovation policy makers rather than R&D leaders.

RTM accepts submissions only via Editorial Manager. All submitted manuscripts are subject to a rigorous initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief. Those found suitable for further consideration are sent for peer review by expert referees; our panel of peer reviewers is made up of both working practitioners and academic specialists. All peer review is double blinded; the final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief.

Queries regarding special issues or submissions can be made by contacting the Managing Editor, MaryAnne M. Gobble ( Gobble@iriweb.org).

Review of Accounting Studies provides an outlet for significant academic research in accounting including theoretical, empirical, and experimental work. The journal is committed to the principle that distinctive scholarship is rigorous. While the editors encourage all forms of research, it must contribute to the discipline of accounting. Theoretical models need not speak directly to current practice, but accounting information must surface in a major way. Similarly, empirical analysis and experimental tests should relate principally to accounting issues. Officially cited as: Rev Account Stud

RAF publishes high quality, original research papers that cover a wide range of topics in accounting and finance, offer global perspectives on accounting and finance issues, and add new contributions to the literature and practice.

Review of Behavioral Finance covers not only theoretical and empirical approaches to financial decision making, but also the way the behavioral attributes of the decision makers influence the financial structure of a company, investors’ portfolio, and the functioning of financial markets.

Published for the Industrial Organization Society, the Review of Industrial Organization examines all aspects of the field. The journal encourages papers dealing with any economic sector and any developed economy. A major focus of the journal is competition and monopoly in their many forms and their affects on efficiency, innovation, and social conditions. Topics range from the internal organization of enterprises to international comparisons. The Review has also increased its focus on public policies such as antitrust, regulation, deregulation, public enterprise, and privatization. The Review highlights ideas that can be verified by econometric evidence, case studies, or other real conditions. It also presents papers that advance significant theories of industrial organization and policy.Officially cited as: Rev Ind Organ

Publishing empirical studies investigating theoretical and conceptual research in International Business and Global Strategy

The Review of International Organizations publishes original scientific contributions analyzing the operations and policies of agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the Group of 7, the World Bank, NATO, the World Health Organization, the European Court of Human Rights, the UN, and similar institutions. Its focus extends to governmental organizations, as well as international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Beyond formal organizations, the Review presents papers on softer institutions and networks of international cooperation, including APEC, the Global Development Network, and the International Competition Forum. The journal offers studies based on modern economic, political economic, and international relations theories, using quantitative or qualitative methods. The RIO has a comment section where it invites comments to articles published in the Review of International Organizations and elsewhere. Replication is particularly encouraged.Review time from submis

Review of Managerial Science (RMS) provides a forum for innovative research from all scientific areas of business administration. The journal publishes original research of high quality and is open to various methodological approaches (analytical modeling, empirical research, experimental work, methodological reasoning etc.). The scope of RMS encompasses – but is not limited to – accounting, auditing, banking, business strategy, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, financial structure and capital markets, health economics, human resources management, information systems, innovation management, insurance, marketing, organization, production and logistics, risk management and taxation. RMS also encourages the submission of papers combining ideas and/or approaches from different areas in an innovative way. Review papers presenting the state of the art of a research area and pointing out new directions for further research are also welcome. The scientific standards of RMS are guaranteed by a rigorous, double-blind peer review process with ad hoc referees and the journal´s internationally composed editorial board.

Officially cited as: Rev Manag Sci

Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, presents timely, rigorous scholarship on human resource management in public service organizations. Scholars and professionals will find articles covering both traditional and emerging topics, including analysis of the effects of specific HR procedures or programs on the management function and assessment of the impact of HR management on the broader areas of public policy and administration.

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting deals with research involving the interaction of finance with accounting, economics and quantitative methods, focused on finance and accounting.The papers published present useful theoretical and methodological results with the support of interesting empirical applications. Purely theoretical and methodological research with the potential for important applications is also published. Besides the traditional high-quality, theoretical and empirical research in finance, the journal also publishes papers dealing with interdisciplinary topics including: Financial accounting which uses financial and economic theory and/or methodology:Managerial accounting and auditing which use financial and economic theory and/or methodology to deal with internal accounting data and decision making:Macro-economics which uses finance theory and/or methodology to analyze fiscal and/or monetary policies:Managerial economics which uses financial theory and/or methodology to analyze the decisions of a firm. Officially cited as: Rev Quant Finance Account

To spread high level academic studies and research on Management, Accounting and Economics that can contribute to the improvement of management within organizations.