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Use when scoping the question and choosing the article type for a Journal of Management (JOM) manuscript — empirical vs. meta-analysis vs. systematic review, and which management subfield it speaks to. Locks fit; it does not build the theory (jmgmt-theory-development) or design the study (jmgmt-methods).

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# Topic Selection & Fit (jmgmt-topic-selection)

## When to trigger

- You have a phenomenon but are unsure it reads as a **general-management** contribution rather than a niche subfield piece
- You cannot decide whether to write an **empirical study**, a **meta-analysis**, or a **systematic review** for a Review Issue
- The paper could plausibly go to AMJ, SMJ, JMS, or Org Science and you need to know whether JOM is the right home
- A coauthor asks "would JOM desk-reject this?"

## What JOM is looking for

JOM is the **Southern Management Association's** general-management flagship (SAGE). Its center of gravity is a **theoretical contribution that travels across management** — organizational behavior, HR, strategic management, entrepreneurship, and research methods, plus related I/O psychology. A paper earns its place when a reader in a *different* management subfield still cares about the mechanism. The desk filter is the same one AMJ uses — empirical contribution, theoretical contribution, and a phenomenon that matters — but JOM has one extra door most siblings lack: it actively publishes **stand-alone reviews and meta-analyses** as flagship contributions (biannual Review Issues, January and July). Choosing the right *door* is half of topic selection here.

## Choosing the article type
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