The Nuts‐and‐Bolts of Publishing in the BJIR I: The Process
| Date | 01 June 2016 |
| Author | John Godard |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12186 |
| Published date | 01 June 2016 |
British Journal of Industrial Relations doi: 10.1111/bjir.12186
54:2 June 2016 0007–1080 pp. 257–260
Editorial
The Nuts-and-Bolts of Publishing
in the BJIR I: The Process
There have recently been a number of editorials in both management and
work sociology journals addressing how to get published.1Yet, there are
potentially important dierences across disciplines and journals, with the
result that these accounts may not apply particularly well to the BJIR. These
accounts also fail to fully cover o the basic processes and criteria for getting
published, which may in any case also dier for the BJIR. Accordingly, this
editorial is the first of three outlining these ‘nuts-and-bolts’ as they apply
to the BJIR. It addresses the submission process, including what to expect
and how to respond to this process so as to produce a high-quality paper
suited to the BJIR. The second editorial will discuss the criteria generally
used to evaluate a paper’s suitability forthe BJIR, while the third will address
the common reasons for rejection and conclude with general advice for new
scholars.
These editorials do not represent a formal editorial policy or set of
rules. At the BJIR, the handling of each paper and the weight attached to
various criteria are ultimately matters for editorial judgement, and may vary
depending on the paper in question. These editorials should, however, be
of value as a general guide to publishing in the BJIR. They are directed
primarily at inexperienced or new scholars, who may be unfamiliar with this
process and as a result find it to be more daunting than needs to be the
case. They should be read in conjunction with the author guidelines on the
inside back cover of each issue of the journal and on its website. These cover
ethical standards, submission and formatting requirements, and copyright
information. Finally, forscholars seeking greater elaboration and explanation,
more extensive versions of these editorials will subsequently appear on the
journal’s website.
The Submissions Process
The submissions process is composed of up to eight main steps. These are
normally as follows.
Step 1. The initial submission. Once a paper has been submitted, our
managing editor at Wiley ensures thatit has been submitted and formatted in
accordance with the BJIR’s author guidelines. The paper is then assigned to
the chief editor (ChE), usually within a few days of submission. The submitter
is subsequently notified of this.
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