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

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At the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) part of our mission is to give help and feedback to prospective authors whenever feasible. APJM regularly publishes the work of some authors new to this field and we take great effort in giving authors guidance during the review process and through the editorials, perspectives, and commentary articles we publish (e.g., Ahlstrom, 2010a, b, c, 2011a, b, c, 2012a; Liden, 2012). Prospective authors who want to learn about the research and publishing process should read these and other helpful materials from the Academy of Management Journal and other sources cited in those editorial articles (e.g., Colquitt & George, 2011; Colquitt & Ireland, 2009; Schminke, 2004).¹ As noted in past editorials (Ahlstrom, 2012a), APJM publishes articles ranging from empirical studies, cases, conceptual and theory building papers, to reviews, perspectives, and commentaries (e.g., Ahlstrom, Lamond, & Ding, 2009; Bhagat, McDevitt, & McDevitt, 2010; Fang, 2010; Ismail & Ford, 2010; Lahiri, 2011; Li, 2012; Liden, 2012; Meyer, 2006; Puffer, & McCarthy, 2007; van Essen, van Oosterhout, & Carney, 2012; Yang, Tipton, & Li, 2011; Zhou & Peng, 2010).² Authors should take care to read the papers that are most relevant to their work so as to better understand APJM’s aims and scope and what the journal typically publishes. …