AMLE Call for Special Issue Proposals
Process
Academy of Management Learning & Education invites special issue proposals for an issue scheduled for publication in 2025. We will select one special issue for the year. The process of selecting the successful special issue proposal will be competitive—all submitted proposals will be discussed by the AMLE editorial leadership team who will make the final decision.
If your proposal is successful, a revision process will follow to shape the final call for papers. One or two members of the AMLE editorial leadership team will be assigned to join the special issue team to provide process advice, guidance, and support.
Proposals may be submitted for consideration from 1 June 2022.
Please note that unsuccessful proposals submitted for a previous year may only be resubmitted for consideration if specifically invited by the editorial leadership team.
Required content
Proposals must include this information:
| Editorial team | Typically, the editorial team is comprised of four to six people. Collectively, the membership of the team should demonstrate experience of management learning and education research, academic excellence, some editorial experience, international
reach, and attention to diversity. Include a 50-word biography for each member of the team. |
| Academic rationale | The academic rationale functions in a similar way as the introduction to an article—it should explain why the SI is necessary, timely, and likely to add substantially to theoretical debates. This section is normally two-to-three pages
and should be well supported by citations; while interdisciplinary breadth and novelty is welcome, you must show connection to Management Learning and Education debates. |
| Example themes / research questions | Across a half to one full page, provide a number of example questions or themes for article submissions. If these are set out as possible research questions, they should be phrased as “how” / “why” questions since these
are more likely to lead to contributions to theoretical debates. |
| Anticipated ‘shape’ of the Special Issue | With reference to AMLE’s submission types, indicate the number of articles of each type that your SI will aim to develop. Typically, most of the articles should be research papers and there will be 6-8 articles in total. You may intend
to include invited exemplary contributions. |
| Exemplary contribution suggestions | You may choose to include one (or at most two) invited exemplary contributions in your mix of articles. If so, your proposal may suggest scholars that you believe would be willing to contribute. However, please be aware that: formal invitations
for exemplary contributions must be agreed with AMLE’s Editor-in-Chief, and these contributions will still undergo an (expedited) review process. Make no commitments to scholars at this stage. |
| Submission development plan | Outline (no more than two pages) how you will promote the special issue and attract and develop a significant range of potential submissions. Your plan may include media and network activity, but must indicate planned activities at specific
conferences and team-hosted workshops, indicating who from your team will commit to each. We will work with SI editors in AMLE-supported paper development workshops to complement your plans. |
| Visibility and impact plan | Outline (no more than one page) how you will ensure that the completed SI would attract and engage scholarly attention and lead to an impact on practice and/or policy. |
Required format
Proposals must use 12 Point Times Roman font and be single-spaced, with 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins. Where helpful, tables may be used and these should be included within the text
Submission details
Send your proposal, as a single Microsoft Word file, to AMLE@aom.org.
