European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)

EGOS Workshop on the Art of Academic Reviewing

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9 am – 12 pm

at the 24^th EGOS Colloquium

VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

While academic writing and publishing has received increasing attention, this is not the case with reviewing for academic journals. This is unfortunate since reviewing is an essential element in manuscript editing and publication processes in social sciences in general and in organization studies in particular. Reviewers acts as referees and gatekeepers, and often determine the outcome of decision processes. Acting as a reviewer is a key part of being part of a scholarly community and network of colleagues. It involves opportunities to influence scientific discussions and their future directions, but also obligations and responsibilities in terms of quality control, fairness, and ability to see the potential in new ideas.

For the first time, EGOS provides a pre-conference workshop that focuses on the practice of academic reviewing on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 9 am – 12 pm. This workshop is primarily intended for scholars in post-doc or more advanced stages of their scholars. The workshop consists of two parts: focused presentations of leading scholars and journal editors, and group work on specific manuscripts. This workshop ends with a working lunch, courtesy of Sage Publications.

Professor Eero Vaara (eero.vaara@hanken.fi) and Professor David Wilson (david.wilson@wbs.warwick.ac.uk) act as coordinators of this workshop, and will be happy to provide additional information on the workshop plans.

Scholars interested in this workshop are to sign up by sending an email to Angelika Zierer-Kuhnle (egos@wzb.eu) by April 30, 2008. This email should contain a brief description of one’s research interests and experience of reviewing for academic journals. There are limited possibilities for special financing for scholars that come from Eastern Europe or South America, so please indicate if you are interested in such financing. We are planning to limit participation to about 30 people, so please act swiftly!