amr-submission

Pre-Submission Preflight (amr-submission)

> AMR is theory-only. There is no dataset, code, or replication package to deposit. The

> preflight centers on the theory paper's format, anonymization, and AOM ethics — not on

> empirical materials.

When to trigger

• "I'm about to submit to AMR"
• Final check before clicking submit in ScholarOne
• Unsure which files the portal expects for a conceptual paper

Pre-submission checklist

Scope & fit

• [ ] The paper builds new theory (constructs / process model / reconceptualization), not an empirical study
• [ ] It enters and "challenges and extends" a specific theoretical conversation
• [ ] There is no data, no measures, no statistical test anywhere in the manuscript
• [ ] Fit confirmed against the current AMR aims & scope (verify on the official page)

Format (verify exact current requirements on the AOM author page)

• [ ] Manuscript is a Word file using Times New Roman 12-point body text, double spacing, 1-inch margins, and no page numbers or running heads
• [ ] Title page separate from the manuscript body (for anonymous review)
• [ ] Abstract present and no more than 200 words
• [ ] Within the journal's overall length expectation (verify; AMR articles are full-length)
• [ ] Figures meet AOM resolution/format specs; each is a conceptual model/typology, not a data plot
• [ ] Propositions numbered consistently and matched to the figure

Anonymization for double-anonymous review

• [ ] No author-identifying content in the manuscript body
• Self-citations phrased neutrally ("prior work (Author, 2020)"), not "in our earlier paper"
• Acknowledgments removed from the body (added after acceptance)
• Funding/grant identifiers kept out of the body
• [ ] Document file properties scrubbed of author name/affiliation
• [ ] File names contain no author or institution name

References & citations

• [ ] AOM author–date in-text citations; full reference list per the AOM Style Guide
• [ ] Every in-text citation appears in the reference list and vice versa
• [ ] The recent, live conversation in the target stream is cited, not only seminal works
• [ ] All references are real and accurately quoted (no fabricated or mis-cited sources)

Ethics & originality (AOM Code of Ethics)

• [ ] Manuscript is original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere
• [ ] Authorship reflects genuine intellectual contribution; order agreed by all authors
• [ ] Any prior conference/working-paper version is disclosed as required
• [ ] Similarity check run (institutional tool); overlap acceptable and self-overlap disclosed

Portal files (ScholarOne)

• [ ] Anonymized main manuscript (body + figures + references), required format
• [ ] Separate title page with author info and corresponding author
• [ ] Cover note / response to editor if requested
• [ ] Any author-agreement or conflict-of-interest forms the system requires

Desk-reject triggers to preempt

1. It's an empirical study (reports data, tests hypotheses) — the defining AMR desk reject.
2. Incremental theory — a minor extension with no new construct or mechanism.
3. A literature review with no original theoretical move (AMR is not a review journal).
4. Construct proliferation — relabeling existing ideas (cf. Suddaby, AMR 2010, DOI 10.5465/amr.2010.0419).
5. Untestable-in-principle or tautological propositions (AMR's scope demands "testable knowledge-based claims").
6. Poor fit/scope or anonymization/formatting failures.

ScholarOne operation notes

• AMR uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (Manuscript Central) at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amr; register and submit through the AMR portal linked from the AOM author resources page.
• Enter author metadata only in the system, never in the anonymized manuscript.
• Suggested/opposed reviewers: provide only if the system asks and per its limits.
• Choose the correct submission/article type (theoretical/conceptual article).
• Submission fee: none — the Academy of Management does not charge submission fees. New users establish a ScholarOne account with name, affiliation, address details, and keywords before using the Author Center; check any portal-stage prompts at submission time.
• Keep within the file-size and file-type limits the portal states.

Anti-patterns

• Submitting a paper that is really an empirical study or a literature review
• Author identity leaking through "our prior study," acknowledgments, or file properties
• Reference list missing the recent conversation reviewers belong to
• Figures that are data plots (impossible at AMR) or undefined boxes-and-arrows
• Forgetting to scrub document metadata after a final edit
• Over-length manuscript that ignores the current limit (verify before submitting)

Output format

【Scope】builds new theory, no data: yes / fix
【Format】double-spaced / abstract within limit / figures conceptual: pass / fix
【Anonymization】body + properties + filenames clean: yes / fix
【References】AOM style; recent conversation cited; all real: yes / fix
【Ethics】original, not under review, authorship correct: yes / fix
【Portal files】anonymized MS + title page + forms: complete / missing [...]
【Next step】await decision → amr-review-process; R&R → amr-rebuttal

Related resources

• [templates/manuscript_template.md](templates/manuscript_template.md) — Standard AMR conceptual-article skeleton (puzzle intro, theory development, propositions, conceptual model, discussion)
• [templates/checklist.md](templates/checklist.md) — 8-section pre-submission self-check (scope / format / anonymization / abstract / theory / figures / references / ethics & portal)
• [../../resources/external_tools.md](../../resources/external_tools.md) — Theory-building tools (citation mapping, reference managers, conceptual-diagram software, argument-logic aids)