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Editor Ethics 2.0 Code/Affirming Editors

Ethical Practices of Journal Editors: Voluntary Code of Conduct

I __________as an Editor or Associate Editor of____________, already bound by the ethical standards of my respective journal(s), professional association(s), and discipline, affirm [as an individual and not on behalf of my journal(s) or sponsoring association] the importance of the following practices:

Article I. Refraining from coercive citation practices, inappropriate citation inflation practices, and citation cartels (whereby editors link together and encourage authors to cite work published in the journals with whom they have partnered).

In both public submission guidelines, and well as within the peer review process, authors will be encouraged to omit citations that are irrelevant to a paper’s main thesis. Specifically, I will refrain from encouraging authors to cite my journal, or those of my colleagues, unless the papers suggested are pertinent to specific issues raised within the context of the review. In other words, it should never be a requirement to cite papers from a particular journal unless the work is directly relevant and germane to the scientific conversation of the paper itself. I acknowledge that any blanket request to cite a particular journal, as well as the suggestion of citations without a clear explanation of how the additions address a specific gap in the paper, is coercive and unethical.

I will monitor for, refrain from, and discourage the practice of citation cartels, reviewer/action editor self-serving citation advisement, and editorial regimes and partnerships. As for the latter, this could include serving as a guest editor (or having one of my associate editors serve in this capacity) of another journal with the intent of using it as a mechanism to cite articles from one’s principal journal.

As an editor, I recognize that metrics such as impact factors are one of many imperfect methods of measuring the impact of published papers, and will not engage in efforts to game or influence these calculations (such as those listed above). I also recognize that, although all journals are entitled to aspire to certain acceptance rate levels and determine their own threshold for what is acceptable work to be published, journals should not artificially reduce the number of papers accepted so as to increase the probability of creating a more favorable impact factor.

I will also consider the ethical implications of how editorial material is presented, and ensure that the use of editorials or the citations therein are in no way used to game citation counts or impact factor computations.

Article II. Promotion of ethical research practices.

In recognizing the global dialog regarding data fraud, research integrity, and implicit pressures on authors to manipulate findings, hide results, etc., I will, whenever possible and appropriate given the scope of my journal, encourage:

  1. data transparency including identifying potential conflicts of interest
  2. the citing of archival data sources properly, and for one-off data collections, revealing to action editors the full set of variables (if reasonable) and other papers emerging from the data sample under review (or for larger-scale investigations, involving publicly available, representative datasets, providing adequate context with which to assess the unique contribution of the reported study).
  3. the reporting (and publishing) of theoretically/methodologically relevant null results
  4. substantive and important replication efforts and the use of both (quality) inductive and deductive research.
  5. the refraining from opportunistic post-hoc hypothesizing under the guise of deductive research.
  6. compliance to journal policy, and discipline-specific ethical standards surrounding data sharing, data retention (to permit colleagues to verify results), and the reporting of results.
  7. careful monitoring for plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and the re-submission of papers rejected by previous editorial teams.

Article III. Fairness to authors.

I will encourage:

  1. the providing of clear feedback to authors about what is required to make a paper publishable.
  2. the keeping of commitments made in decision letters.
  3. the keeping of the revision process timely and/or not overly cumbersome or unduly prolonged.
  4. the holding of action editors and reviewers accountable to a high level of due diligence. I recognize that reviewers are expected to prepare high quality reviews that may require additional work beyond reading the manuscript, and that they should not review papers for which they are unqualified. I will monitor review quality and consider returning poor quality reviews, providing such reviewers feedback and/or flagging poor reviewers in the reviewer database. I also recognize that editors and reviewers have an obligation to justify, with relevant citations as appropriate, any recommendations for substantial change in the substantive focus or analytic methods of a paper.
  5. the timely dissemination of published work. I recognize the need to make authors’ published work publicly available as quickly as possible (e.g., through the immediate production of papers and posting on early view, online first, and other web-based listings of in press papers. These papers should be fully formatted and contain a permanent doi code.

Article IV. The handling of investigations into potential errors and/or potential unethical research practices.

I recognize that an investigation into alleged errors and/or unethical research practices is a very sensitive matter which involves the protection of the rights of multiple stakeholder groups, including but not limited to authors, accusers, reviewers, action editors, journals, and publishers. In instances where appeals or accusations require an investigation, I commit to handle such situations in a way that maximizes procedural justice and professionalism toward all involved. In many cases this may involve following a standard procedure for handling such issues, such as those put out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; who provides flowcharts for handling ethical problems and guidelines on retractions) or other governing bodies (American Psychological Association, Academy of Management, etc.). In other instances, it may involve following practices established by the journal publisher which are designed to uphold professional ethical standards.

Article V. Communicating ethical standards.

I commit to communicate these and other relevant ethical standards to associate editors, board members, and authors; and to convey these principles within appropriate public forums (e.g., editors’ panels at professional conferences). I will encourage reviewers and action editors to report to the Editor (or to the Editor Ethics Advisory Board) when they feel
the articles herein have been violated. I will encourage action editors to similarly report occasions when reviewers are seen as engaging in unethical practices.

Article VI. Dissemination of this code.

I approve of this Code and its signatories being posted on a public Internet site.
Affirming names are in ABC order by date of the affirmation.


Founding Editors
1. Jason Colquitt Academy of Management Journal
2. Steve Kozlowski Journal of Applied Psychology
3. Frederick Morgeson Personnel Psychology
4. Steven Rogelberg Journal of Business and Psychology (co-chair)
5. Deborah Rupp Journal of Management (co-chair)
Advisory Board for Second Edition
1. Neal Ashkanasy Journal of Organizational Behavior
2. Brad Bell Personnel Psychology
3. Gilad Chen Journal of Applied Psychology
4. Jason Colquitt Academy of Management Journal
5. Jerry Davis Administrative Science Quarterly
6. Gerry George Academy of Management Journal
7. Steve Kozlowski Journal of Applied Psychology
8. Frederick Morgeson Personnel Psychology
9. Steven Rogelberg Journal of Business and Psychology (co-chair)
10. Deborah Rupp Journal of Management (co-chair)
11. Patrick Wright Journal of Management
New Affirming Editors (Second Edition)
1. Neal Ashkanasy Journal of Organizational Behavior 03/28/2014
2. Brad Bell Personnel Psychology 03/28/2014
3. Gilad Chen Journal of Applied Psychology 03/28/2014
4. Jason Colquitt Academy of Management Journal 03/28/2014
5. Jerry Davis Administrative Science Quarterly 03/28/2014
6. Gerry George Academy of Management Journal 03/28/2014
7. Steve Kozlowski Journal of Applied Psychology 03/28/2014
8. Fredrick Morgeson Personnel Psychology 03/28/2014
9. Steven Rogelberg Journal of Business and Psychology 03/28/2014
10. Deborah Rupp Journal of Management 03/28/2014
11. Patrick Wright Journal of Management 03/28/2014
12. Chris Quinn Trank Academy of Management Learning and Education 03/29/2014
13. Roy Suddaby Academy of Management Review 03/29/2014
14. Xiao-Ping Chen Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 04/15/2014
15. Jonathan Doh Journal of World Business 04/15/2014
16. Robert C. Eklund Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 04/15/2014
17. Alexander E. Ellinger International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 04/15/2014
18. Michael Haenlein European Management Journal 04/15/2014
19. Tomas Hult Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 04/15/2014
20. I. M. Jawahar Career Development International 04/15/2014
21. Byung-Keun Kim Asian Journal of Technology Innovation 04/15/2014
22. Keld Laursen Research Policy 04/15/2014
23. Fred Luthans Journal of World Business 04/15/2014
24. John Slocum Journal of World Business 04/15/2014
25. Joel Steckel Marketing Letters 04/15/2014
26. Terence J. G. Tracey Journal of Counseling Psychology 04/15/2014
27. Asoo J. Vakharia Decision Sciences 04/15/2014
28. Rolf van Dick Journal of Personnel Psychology 04/15/2014
29. Chockalingam Viswesvaran International Journal of Selection and Assessment 04/15/2014
30. Arch Woodside Journal of Business Research 04/15/2014
31. Aaron M. Brower Small Group Research 04/16/2014
32. Kenneth G. Brown Academy of Management Learning & Education 04/16/2014
33. Michael Carney Asia Pacific Journal of Management 04/16/2014
34. Gary Castrogiovanni International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 04/16/2014
35. Dries Faems Journal of Management Studies 04/16/2014
36. Bill Harley Journal of Management Studies 04/16/2014
37. Joann Keyton Small Group Research 04/16/2014
38. Susan Marlow International Small Business Journal 04/16/2014
39. Kevin R. Murphy Industrial and Organizational Psychology 04/16/2014
40. Ramon Rico European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology 04/16/2014
41. Salvador Roig International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 04/16/2014
42. Toon Taris Work & Stress 04/16/2014
43. Matthias Ziegler European Journal of Psychological Assessment 04/16/2014
44. Andy Adcroft Management Decision 04/17/2014
45. Gloria Barczak Journal of Product Innovation Management 04/17/2014
46. Petra de Weerd-Nederhof Creativity and Innovation Management 04/17/2014
47. Gerard George Academy of Management Journal 04/17/2014
48. Klassjan Visscher Creativity and Innovation Management 04/17/2014
49. Lutz Kaufmann Journal of Supply Chain Management 04/19/2014
50. Rob Hyndman International Journal of Forecasting 04/21/2014
51. D. Ray Bagby Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
52. Alexander Styhre Scandinavian Journal of Management 04/22/2014
53. Charles R. Taylor International Journal of Advertising 04/23/2014
54. Jenny Bimrose British Journal of Guidance & Counseling 04/25/2014
55. Andrea D. Ellinger Human Resource Development Quarterly 04/25/2014
56. John Cantwell Journal of International Business Studies 05/04/2014
57. James M. LeBreton Organizational Research Methods 05/05/2014
58. Andrew Popp Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History 05/06/2014
59. Philip Scranton Enterprise & Society: The International Journal of Business History 05/06/2014
60. Ruta Kazlauskaite Baltic Journal of Management 05/09/2014
61. William Gardner Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
62. Jonathon Halbesleben Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 07/24/2014
63. Donald Siegel Academy of Management Perspectives 07/23/2014
64. Patrick J. Murphy Management Decision 07/23/2014
65. Masaaki Kotabe Journal of International Management 07/23/2014
66. Lisa Ellram Journal of Supply Chain Management 07/23/2014
67. Craig Carter Journal of Supply Chain Management 07/23/2014
68. Belle Ragins Academy of Management Review 07/23/2014
69. Charmine E. J. Härtel Journal of Management & Organization 07/23/2014
70. Rogelio Oliva System Dynamics Review 07/24/2014
71. James C. Hayton Human Resource Management 07/24/2014
72. David Collings Human Research Management Journal 07/24/2014
73. Mark Lorenzen Industry and Innovation 07/24/2014
74. Ben Martin Research Policy 07/24/2014
75. Nelarine Cornelius Personnel Review 07/24/2014
76. Eric Pezet Personnel Review 07/24/2014
77. Evon Smit Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics 07/24/2014
78. Evon Smit South African Journal of Business Management 07/24/2014
79. Adrian Wilkinson Human Research Management Journal 07/24/2014
80. Stefan Kuhlmann Research Policy 07/24/2014
81. Peter Mouncey International Journal of Market Research 07/24/2014
82. Ashish Arora Research Policy 07/24/2014
83. Marc J. Dollinger Business Horizons 07/24/2014
84. Martin Kenney Research Policy 07/24/2014
85. Suzanne Masterson Journal of Organizational Management 07/24/2014
86. Praveen Kumar Corporation Governance-An International Review 07/24/2014
87. Alessandro Zattoni Corporation Governance-An International Review 07/24/2014
88. Luis Felipe Luna Reyes System Dynamics Review 07/24/2014
89. Francois Colbert International Journal of Arts Management 07/24/2014
90. Timothy M. Devinney Academy of Management Perspectives 07/25/2014
91. Andreas Groessler Systems Dynamics Review 07/25/2014
92. Giovanni Schiuma Knowledge Management Research & Practice 07/30/2014
93. Russel Coff Strategic Organization 07/30/2014
94. Teppo Felin Strategic Organization 07/30/2014
95. Ann Langley Strategic Organization 07/30/2014
96. Tim J. Rowley Strategic Organization 07/30/2014
97. Jacob Goldenberg International Journal of Research in Marketing 08/03/2014
98. Eitan Muller International Journal of Research in Marketing 08/03/2014
99. Dale Furbish Journal of Employment Counseling 08/03/2014
100. Fred Luthans Organizational Dynamics 08/08/2014
101. Fred Luthans Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 08/08/2014
102. Lois Tetrick Journal of Managerial Psychology 08/11/2014
103. Charles R. Taylor International Journal of Advertising 08/13/2014
104. Marvin Washington Journal of Sport Management 08/13/2014
105. Adrian Ziderman International Journal of Manpower 08/13/2014
106. Thomas Lange Evidence-based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship 08/13/2014
107. Cornelia (Connie) Pechmann Journal of Consumer Psychology 08/21/2014
108. Amna Kirmani Journal of Consumer Psychology 08/21/2014
109. Paulo Bento Global Economics and Management Review 08/28/2014
110. Michael Bourlakis International Journal of Logistics 08/28/2014
111. Hannah R. Rothstein Research Synthesis Methods 08/31/2014
112. Ling Chen Management Communication Quarterly 9/17/2014
113. Mohan Thite South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management 10/08/2014
114. Greg Wang Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management 10/08/2014
115. Bernd Marcus Journal of Personnel Psychology 10/08/2014
116. Leanne Atwater Leadership Quarterly 10/08/2014
117. Nikos Bozionelos Asia Pacific Journal of Management  10/08/2014
118. David Brock Journal of Professions and Organization 10/08/2014
119. Steven Taylor Organizational Aesthetics 10/09/2014
120. James Hayton Human Resource Management 10/09/2014
121. Sim Sitkin Academy of Management Annals 10/10/2014
122. Laurie Weingart Academy of Management Annals 10/10/2014
123. Sim Sitkin Behavioral Science and Policy 10/10/2014
124. Stefania Nirchi Q Times Web Magazine 10/11/2014
125. I- Stefania Capogna Q Times Web Magazine 10/13/2014
126. David Lepak International Journal of Human Resource Management 10/27/2014
127. Toni Doolen Engineering Management Journal 12/24/2014
128. Eileen Van Aken Engineering Management Journal 12/24/2014
129. Art Brief Research in Organizational Behavior 12/30/2014
130 Patrick Y.K. Chau Information and Management 12/31/2014
131. Wally Borman Human Performance 12/31/2014
132. Vishwanath Baba Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 1/6/2015
133. Mark Dodgson Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice 1/7/2015
134. Bernd Strauss Psychology of Sport and Exercise 1/27/2015
135. Nikos Ntoumanis Psychology of Sport and Exercise 1/27/2015
135. Paul Edwards Human Relations 1/30/2015
136. Michael Loui Journal of Engineering Education  2/17/2015
137. John Scott Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 8/13/2015

 

New Affirming Associate Editors (Second Edition)
1. Jean Bartunek Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 03/29/2014
2. Karl Aquino Journal of Management 04/15/2014
3. Mark R. Beauchamp Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 04/15/2014
4. Ian Boardley Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 04/15/2014
5. Wendy R. Boswell Personnel Psychology 04/15/2014
6. Berrin Erdogan Personnel Psychology 04/15/2014
7. Steven Farmer Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 04/15/2014
8. Gary J. Greguras Journal of Management 04/15/2014
9. Henrich R. Greve Administrative Science Quarterly 04/15/2014
10. Jeff Hayes Journal of Counseling Psychology 04/15/2014
11. Eden King Journal of Management 04/15/2014
12. Paul E. Levy Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 04/15/2014
13. Christopher Marquis Administrative Science Quarterly 04/15/2014
14. Meghan McDonough Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 04/15/2014
15. Sucheta Nadkarni Journal of Management 04/15/2014
16. Fred Oswald Journal of Management 04/15/2014
17. Marshall Schminke Journal of Management 04/15/2014
18. J. Craig Wallace Journal of Management 04/15/2014
19. Patrick Wright Journal of Management 04/15/2014
20. Karina Nielsen Work and Stress 04/16/2014
21. Morten Birkeland Nielsen Work and Stress 04/16/2014
22. Sandra Ohly Journal of Personnel Psychology 04/16/2014
23. Fred Oswald Psychological Methods
Research Synthesis Methods
04/16/2014
24. Paul Spector Journal of Organizational Behavior
Work and Stress
04/16/2014
25. Despoina Xanthopoulou Journal of Personnel Psychology 04/16/2014
26. Angela Paladino Journal of Product Innovation Management 04/18/2014
27. Helen Perks Journal of Product Innovation Management 04/18/2014
28. Nathan P. Podsakoff Personnel Psychology 04/18/2014
29. Shikhar Sarin Journal of Product Innovation Management 04/18/2014
30. Barbara Bird Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
31. Jim Chrisman Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
32. Douglas Cumming Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
33. Stephan Dilchert European Journal of Psychological Assessment 04/22/2014
34. Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros European Journal of Psychological Assessment 04/22/2014
35. James O. Fiet Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
36. Samuel Greiff European Journal of Psychological Assessment 04/22/2014
37. Benson Honig Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
38. Stephane Vautier European Journal of Psychological Assessment 04/22/2014
39. Friederike Welter Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/22/2014
40. Maw-Der Foo Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 04/25/2014
41. In-Sue Oh Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 04/28/2014
42. John Antonakis The Leadership Quarterly
Organizational Research Methods
05/05/2014
43. Tim Munyon Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 05/06/2014
44. Anne D. Smith Organizational Research Methods 05/06/2014
45. Carolyn MacCann European Journal of Psychological Assessment 05/07/2014
46. Scott Tonidandel Journal of Business and Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
05/07/2014
47. James Combs Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 05/09/2014
48. Thomas Keil Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 05/09/2014
49. Sharon Clarke Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology 06/16/2014
50. Judy Clair Group & Organization Management 06/17/2014
51. Guido Hertel Group & Organization Management 07/17/2014
52. M. Travis Maynard Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
53. Lisa M. Finkelstein Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
54. Jin Nam Choi Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
55. Orlando C. Richard Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
56. Ethlyn Williams Group & Organization Management 07/18/2014
57. Lucy Gilson Group and Organizational Management 07/18/2014
58. David Collings Journal of World Business 07/24/2014
59. Peter G. Klein Academy of Management Perspectives 07/24/2014
60. Thomas Lange International Journal of Manpower 08/13/2014
61. Lew Hardy Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 10/06/2014
62. Julie Olson-Buchanan Journal of Business and Psychology 10/08/2014
63. Robert Kaše Human Resource Management 10/08/2014
64. Bill Gardner Leadership Quarterly 10/08/2014
65. Felix Arndt Journal of Management and Organization 10/08/2014
66. Ron Landis  Journal of Business and Psychology 10/09/2014
67. Shelley Dionne Leadership Quarterly 10/09/2014
68. Stephanie Castro  Leadership Quarterly 10/09/2014
69. Kevin Lowe Leadership Quarterly 10/09/2014
70. Ronald Riggio Leadership Quarterly 10/11/2014
71. Francesca Gino Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes; Management Science; Academy of Management Annals 10/11/2014
72.  Jim Detert Academy of Management Annals 10/12/2014
73. Forrest Briscoe Academy of Management Annals; Administrative Science Quarterly 10/14/2014
74. Elaine Hollensbe Academy of Management Journal 10/14/2014
75. Amy Colbert Academy of Management Journal 10/15/2014
76. Susan Adams Journal of Management Inquiry 10/17/2014
77. Daniel Beal Journal of Management 10/27/2014
78. David Allen  Journal of Management 10/27/2014
79. Mark Griffin Journal of Management 10/27/2014
80. Christopher Porter Journal of Management, Africa Journal of Management 12/27/2014
81 Bruce Lamont Africa Journal of Management 12/29/2014
82. Susan Murray Engineering Management Journal 1/5/2015
83. Paul Componation Engineering Management Journal 1/6/2015
84. Abhijit Gosavi Engineering Management Journal 1/7/2015
85. Devi R. Gnyawali Journal of Management  1/21/2015
86. Sam Aryee Human Relations 3/24/2015
87. Gail Fairhurst Human Relations 3/24/2015
88. Catherine Connelly Human Relations 3/24/2015
89. Neil Conway Human Relations 3/24/2015
90. John Cordery Human Relations 3/24/2015
91. Kim Hoque Human Relations 3/24/2015
92. Dennis Mumby Human Relations 3/24/2015
93. Mathew Sheep Human Relations 3/24/2015
94. Nick Turner Human Relations 3/24/2015
95. Christoph Kemper European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 5/11/2015

 

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