Addressing a broken peer review process

• Published date: 14 November 2016
• Date: 14 November 2016
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-09-2016-0201
• Pages: 622-628
• Author: Benjamin T. Hazen,Stanley E. Fawcett,Jeffrey A. Ogden,Chad W. Autry,R. Glenn Richey,Alexander E. Ellinger
• Subject Matter: Management science & operations,Logistics

Addressing a broken

peer review process

Benjamin T. Hazen

Department of Operational Sciences,

Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Stanley E. Fawcett

Department of Business Administration,

Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA

Jeffrey A. Ogden

Department of Operational Sciences,

Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Chad W. Autry

Department of Marketing and Logistics,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

R. Glenn Richey

Department of Aviation and Supply Chain Management, Auburn University,

Auburn, Alabama, USA, and

Alexander E. Ellinger

Department of Marketing, University of Alabama,

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Abstract

Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to bring awareness to the logistics and supply chain

management (L/SCM) community’s broken review process.

Design/methodology/approach –The authors diagnose some of the core problems that limit the

L/SCM community from disseminating high-quality research in a timely manner.

Findings –Problems attrib utable to authors , reviewers, and editors are described, and

recommendations for each review process participant are provided.

Originality/value –This editorial provides a call for further discussion and action in terms of how

the community can improve the contribution to knowledge and society.

Keywords Supply chain management, Community, Peer review, Logistics

Paper type Viewpoint

The role of the academy is to discover and disseminate knowledge. As academics, we

pursue this responsibility primarily through our research, which we share via publication.

If our research is truly relevant and timely, dissemination eventually expands to the

broader business community either indirectly through our classrooms or directly via

consultancy. But, this knowledge process all begins when we as scholars posit an

intriguing research problem, collect appropriate data, and craft a well-conceived,

rigorously analyzed, and articulate paper for peer review and possible publication.

Importantly, the same pool of scholars serves on all sides of the peer-review process –that

The International Journal of

Logistics Management

Vol. 27 No. 3, 2016

pp. 622-628

©Emerald Group Publishing Limited

0957-4093

DOI 10.1108/IJLM-09-2016-0201

Received 5 September 2016

Revised 5 September 2016

Accepted 6 September 2016

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The authors thank Dr Dee Fawcett for the assistance with creating the illustration.

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