CALL FOR PROPOSALS - DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2008
BUSINESS ETHICS QUARTERLY 2009 ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUE
Business Ethics Quarterly invites authors to submit proposals for
manuscripts that provide comprehensive and insightful scholarly surveys
of topics relevant to business ethics research, to be published in an
annual review section of the journal during 2009. Articles in the
annual review section should summarize recent important research on a
topic relevant to business ethics (broadly defined), develop linkages
between that topic and other important topics and issues, and provide
valuable directions for future research on the topic. Work from both
the social sciences and humanities is welcome; authors should consult
BEQ's "information for contributors" page to see the range of topics BEQ
considers for publication (www.businessethicsquarterly.org). Proposals
are due February 1, 2008.
Proposals should be five to ten pages long (double-spaced), not
including references. Please limit references to one page,
single-spaced, highlighting the most significant works in the topic area
you propose to survey. Any necessary tables or charts also should be in
an appendix, and should be limited in number.
Submit proposals to managing editor Elizabeth Scott at
BEQmanagingedit@easternct.edu. Proposals will be reviewed by the editor
and associate or advisory editors or editorial board members. Accepted
proposals will then go through the process below. Strict adherence to
the timeline (below) is essential in order to meet publication
deadlines. Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
1) Importance: The proposed review manuscript must address an
important and substantial area of research, integrating a wide range of
research on that topic in a way that makes a clear contribution to the
advancement of theory and research relevant to business ethics. The
contribution to advancing theory and research is essential; proposals
that merely summarize existing research will not be accepted, and
manuscripts that fail to advance theory and research will be rejected
despite earlier approval of a proposal.
2) Organization: The proposal should be clearly organized,
well-argued, and engage the relevant existing research well.
3) Feasibility: The proposal should be defined precisely enough
that the editors will be able to judge its feasibility with respect to
the publication timeline (below).
The review and publication timeline for the annual review section is as
follows; strict adherence to this timeline is essential for a successful
proposal and manuscript:
February 1, 2008 Proposals due to Business Ethics Quarterly by
email to
BEQmanagingedit@easternct.edu.
April 1, 2008 Decisions on proposals provided to authors, including
feedback for use in developing the initial draft of the review.
September 1, 2008 First draft of the review due.
November 1, 2008 Feedback to authors regarding first draft.
January 1, 2009 Revised second draft due, followed by publication in an
annual review section of Business Ethics Quarterly during 2009.
Marshall Schminke
Associate Editor, BEQ
University of Central Florida
PO Box 161400
Orlando, FL 32816-1400
Voice: 407-823-2932
Fax: 407-823-3725