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Emerald Group Publishing Limited invites nominations for the position of editor or co-editors of Management Decision (MD) to take over responsibility from the beginning of the 2012 volume. The official term is for five years, with a possible reappointment after this term.

Scope of MD
MD is published ten times a year by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Now in volume 49, MD is an ISI-ranked journal with a long distinguished history presenting the best in management thought and practice for the commercial and intellectual advantage of managers and their advisors. Management Decision was founded in 1963 at the time of the first wave of growth and development of business schools in the Western world, and has tracked thought on strategy, policy and decision making through that time.

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Qualification and requirements of candidates:
Qualified candidates will have a distinguished academic record of national/international repute. S/he will be an active management scholar, will hold the rank of associate or full professor, and will drive the Journal to further excellence and impact. Some of the key qualities sought for the position of editor or co-editors are an established record of scholarship in the field of Management Studies or Decision Sciences, managerial skills to oversee the editorial cycle and meet deadlines; the ability to inspire an active editorial advisory board; along with an appreciation of MD's editorial objective to publish research of practical relevance.

Major responsibilities include:

• soliciting high quality manuscripts and assisting authors through the editorial process
• initial screening of submissions and the management of a double blind peer review process via the Manuscript Central online submission system
• supplying journal issues to the Publisher, working within the agreed schedule
• working with and managing the contribution of the Editorial Advisory Board
• commission high quality, topical special issues
• advising Emerald on the direction and development of MD
• contribute to improving the journal's position in citation indexes, rankings lists and studies
• promoting MD to your networks and at conferences to encourage authorship and usage

The editor is primarily responsible for the generation and acceptance quality of articles in a timely manner, and Emerald is responsible for administrative matters after acceptance.

Recruitment procedure:
Applications will be reviewed by the Publisher and current editorial team immediately after the deadline for applications.

Your application should include:

• A current CV.
• A covering letter describing:
• your goals and plans for the content of MD. This may include an assessment of the current strengths, weaknesses, gaps or opportunities that you plan to address; potential special issues; conferences or key influencers;
• previous editorial experience;
• a clear description of the structure of the editorial team and responsibilities, where an application is for co-editors;
• support, if any, offered by your institution.

Applications or nominations for this post should be submitted by 31st March 2011 to: Ruth Bailey, Publisher, Emerald Group Publishing at rbailey@emeraldinsight.com

Kind regards,

Rebecca

Rebecca Forster
Assistant Commissioning Editor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Assistant Commissioning Editor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Phone: +44 (0)1274 785012
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785204

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