Sage Publishing provides a support team, including:
A production editor
A marketing manager
Peer review technology specialists
Editorial assistants
Copy editors
The Southern Management Association provides a sizable budget, to be distributed as deemed appropriate by the Editor. This could be used to support/supplement items such as but not limited to:
Editor stipend
Travel expenses
Local staff salaries (RAs, admin staff)
Furniture, computer equipment
Board member gifts
Event sponsorship
The Southern Management Association also provides beyond the Editor's operating budget:
Funds for the editorial board meetings and receptions at the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association.
Associate Editor Honoraria
Support from one's home institution is also seen as necessary for the success of the journal. In the past, support has come in the form of:
o A research assistant to serve as managing editor
o Staff/administrative support
o Physical space for housing the journal office
o A teaching reduction for each year of the editorial term
o Summer salary
o Technology support
To apply
Candidates should electronically submit an application in PDF format that consists of:
A current curriculum vitae;
A letter of interest providing:
A statement of goals for the journal that includes any proposed changes or innovations,
A discussion of how the office will be organized and managed, including details about consulting editors, associate editors, or other alternative structures if appropriate,
Previous organization/management experience, technology expertise, editorial experience,
A discussion of the financial support provided by the host institution,
A letter from their Dean certifying the level and amount of support that the institution will provide.
These materials need to be received by the search committee no later than 5:00 p.m., February 28, 2016.
Please submit the two letters and CV via e-mail to shookcl@auburn.edu