Thanks for sharing your experience and advice on getting publishing in top tier journals.

Thanks... very informative. One of my goals is to publish... I will start with a "lower tier" journal but I think your points apply. 

You're welcome, Elizabeth.

Is there any part of my post that stands out as especially beneficial (or confusing)?

There is actually quite a bit more I could say about all of this, so please reach out to me directly if you ever want to chat about it.

Good luck with your publishing efforts,

Steven

Hello Tom,

Probably not a bad idea to start with a second or third tier journal to get yourself some experience. I have been working on this one manuscript for 2 years now, and it was probably good enough 1 year ago to be published in a second or third tier journal.

Although my points apply to both, as you say, there are details and nuances of my main points that do not apply to both. We can chat about it some time if you would like, but for example consider the use of secondary or tertiary concepts in your manuscript and their operational definitions (such as "strategy teams" when the focus of the research is strategic cognition). The editors advised me to use extant concepts and operational definitions as opposed to my own, no matter how valid. It's because those seemingly simple concepts have already undergone iterations of exploration and testing in the literature before being considered valid concepts. Second tier or third tier journals are normally not concerned with such nuances.

Regardless, it seems to me there are positives and negatives to both approaches, and deciding which path is best is probably a personal decision.

Sincere good luck to you,

Steven

For me, the biggest takeaway was developing a sensitizing framework for the research while still considering why my intended audience will find my research beneficial. I find these two pieces converge fairly regularly for me.

Elizabeth, glad you found some value in my post. That was the hope, of course.

Perhaps you will let me know if these thoughts actually help you publish in a top tier journal. Please let me know if you have already done so; would love to review your work.

Steven

Steven,

Thank you for sharing. I am working on an article now. A colleague and I are finishing up our draft and hopefully, by August, we will be ready to submit. I definitely think I will submit in various journals probably at first some that reach a smaller audience, but at some point, with more experience and practice, our goal is to submit to those higher tiered journals. Thank you. 

Mirta

Good for you, Mirta, it sounds like you have quite a contribution to make. 

For what it's worth, the advice and feedback I wrote about above has proved fruitful, as I will be presenting that research at the Academy of Management conference later this year in Boston (which will also be published). I was lucky to have access to some of the most influential authors/researchers, so glad it sounds like you found the info beneficial. I sure hope so. 

Good luck with your articles, and let me know if you ever want to chat about this again.

Steven

Steven,

I am just starting. And, yes I will definitely be reaching out to you for tips when I am ready to submit.

Thank you for the offer. Any additional tricks, tips, or tools of the trade are welcome. 

Mirta