The Editor, His Suppliers and His Product

Abstract

Management periodicals have multiplied in the last fifteen years. They play an important,. Perhaps a dominant, role in management literature. But how do their editors see that role? What sort of material do they publish and how is that material selected? What percentage of articles is accepted and why? What timelag must an author expect before publication, and is he likely to be paid? With authors and their readers in mind, we decided to explore these and some related questions by sending a questionnaire in Spring 1974 to the editors of management and management-related journals. 1.