amann-submission

1# Submission Preflight (amann-submission)
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3## When to trigger
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5- A deadline is near — last check before uploading a proposal to Manuscript Central
6- A proposal was accepted and you are submitting the invited full review
7- Confirming format, CV, and anonymity requirements for the right route
8- Unsure which files the portal expects for a proposal vs. a full review
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10## Process facts (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准 — re-confirm on the AOM/Annals pages)
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12- **Publisher / venue.** Annals is the Academy of Management's review-of-the-field journal, published with **Taylor & Francis**. It is distinct from AMR (original theory) and AMJ (empirical). Submission is via **Manuscript Central**: `https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aomannals`.
13- **Two routes, in order.** (1) **Proposal** — the mandatory gate: **≤5 pages, single-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12pt**, with the four headings (Focus of the review / Related reviews / Review scope and process / New insights); references and visuals do not count. (2) **Invited full review** — submitted only after a proposal is accepted; typically **~50 pages** of text plus tables/figures/refs.
14- **Deadlines.** Proposals are on a twice-yearly cycle — **April 1 and October 1**; not reviewed until the deadline passes; decisions **~6 weeks after** the deadline. Two issues publish per year (January and July).
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