The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Change Management | Organizational Behaviour (General) | Organizational Psychology (General)
Specifically, these interests are directed toward four related audiences:
- Organizational and behavioral researchers and educators studying processes and techniques of organizational and social change
- Organizational change professionals in a variety of disciplines and sectors who want to base their practice on evidence-based knowledge
- Organization staff professionals who seek to learn more about the processes of change
- Policymakers who apply behavioural science knowledge and practice to promote positive societal change
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
All issues of The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science are available to browse online.
Journal Focus
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (JABS) brings to scholars and professionals the latest theory and research on processes and techniques of change in groups, organizations and larger systems, and academic-practitioner collaborations. The journal also informs professionals and organizations on issues in group, organizational and system dynamics.
Specifically, these interests are directed toward four related audiences:
- Organizational and behavioral researchers and educators studying processes and techniques of organizational and social change
- Organizational change professionals in a variety of disciplines and sectors who want to base their practice on evidence-based knowledge
- Organization staff professionals who seek to learn more about the processes of change
- Policymakers who apply behavioural science knowledge and practice to promote positive societal change .
Aims and Objectives
The journal publishes material designed to facilitate and assess positive organizational change. The specific goals of the journal are to:
- Present new conceptual frameworks and or extend established models that explain the results of different approaches to change
- Describe organizational interventions and techniques intended to facilitate change in teams, organizations and systems
- Develop applications of behavioral science in its various forms that help understanding of, and improvements to, a wide range of social processes, such as decision making, strategic planning, leadership, policy making, behavioral change, employee engagement, post-merger integration, teamwork, culture change, and leveraging diversity
- Examine the underlying values, assumptions, and biases of various approaches to change to compare their effectiveness in different settings and contexts
- Develop and explore new ways of knowing and advance alternative knowledge creation processes.
- Test or explore empirically particular change practices and processes within the larger domains of organization development, strategic and institutional change.
- Develop means of academic-practitioner collaboration that foster successful change
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science contributes conceptually and empirically to the evolution of organizational change and development, providing insightful and thought-provoking scholarship.
Submissions can include:
- Empirical articles presenting applied research and applications
- Conceptual or model-building articles
- Comment on or response to recently published articles
- Essays and provocations prompting discussion, thought-provoking insight or challenging current perspectives (Prospective authors should submit a 400 word proposal setting out the idea for consideration)
- Methodology corner with submissions on new or updated methods and approaches to collecting and analyzing data for applied research.
- Practitioner’s corner connecting scholarship and practice. These submissions are 800 word contributions from practitioners drawing in experiential knowledge in reflecting on topical practices and lessons learned.
- We encourage proposals for Special Issues providing balanced and in-depth coverage of new or expanding topics
- Review issues providing thematic overview and depth on particular subject matter. Articles published in Review issues are meant to summarize the current state of knowledge on a focal topic, evaluate or assess the body of work surveyed, and provide clear directions for future applied research.
Interdisciplinary in Scope
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is interdisciplinary and seeks to provide complete and balanced coverage of the latest developments in applied behavioral science and organizational change. The journal welcomes contributions from any social science discipline where they address change and are applied in their focus.
| Gavin Schwarz | UNSW Sydney, Australia |
| Vicki Anderson | Griffith University, Australia |
| Smaranda Boros | Vlerick Business School, Belgium |
| Dave Bouckenooghe | Brock University, Canada |
| David Bright | Wright State University, USA |
| Tobias Fredberg | Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| Katerina Gonzalez | Suffolk University, USA |
| Ann-Louise Holten | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nerina L. Jimmieson | Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
| Michael R. Manning | Benedictine University, USA |
| Christine Meyer | NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway |
| Pedro Neves | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
| Cliff Oswick | Cass Business School, UK |
| Inger Stensaker | NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway |
| Maria Vakola | Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece |
| James Vardaman | University of Memphis, USA |
| John Amis | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Elena Antonacopoulou | Western University, Canada |
| John Austin | Fielding Graduate University, USA |
| Richard Badham | Macquarie Business School, Australia |
| Frank Barrett | Naval Postgraduate School and The Fielding Graduate Institute, USA |
| Jean M. Bartunek | Boston College, USA |
| Secil Bayraktar | TBS Education, France |
| Michael Beer | Harvard University and Center for Organizational Fitness, USA |
| Diane Bergeron | Center for Creative Leadership, USA |
| R. Wayne Boss | University of Colorado at Boulder, USA |
| Richard E. Boyatzis | Case Western Reserve University, USA |
| L. David Brown | Harvard University, USA |
| Melanie Bryant | University of Tasmania, Australia |
| Barbara Benedict Bunker | State University of New York at Buffalo, USA |
| Warner Burke | Columbia University, USA |
| Bernard Burnes | University of Stirling, Scotland UK |
| Gervase R. Bushe | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Steven Cady | Bowling Green State University, USA |
| Kim Cameron | University of Michigan, USA |
| Filomena Canterino | Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
| Christine Chou | National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan |
| Samia Chreim | University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Allan Church | Pepsi Co., USA |
| David Coghlan | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland |
| Julie Wolfram Cox | Monash University, Australia |
| Chailin Cummings | California State University Long Beach, USA |
| Thomas G. Cummings | University of Southern California, USA |
| Dirk de Clercq | Brock University Goodman School of Business, Canada |
| Sandor Lukacs De Pereny | ESAN Graduate School of Business, Peru |
| Melanie De Ruiter | Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Amsterdam |
| Andrew Dhaenens | UNSW Sydney, Australia |
| Boram Do | Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
| Carolyn Egri | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Kate Elgayeva | Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth, USA |
| Ann Feyerherm | Pepperdine University, USA |
| Erica Foldy | Nyu, USA |
| Jaco Fourie | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Ronald Fry | Case Western Reserve University, USA |
| Judie Gannon | Oxford Brookes University, UK |
| Darren Good | Pepperdine University, USA |
| David Grant | Griffith University, Australia |
| Angela Rita Grotto | Manhattan College, USA |
| Bruce Hanson | Concordia University, USA |
| Bill Harley | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Bradley Hastings | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Loizos Heracleous | University of Warwick, UK |
| Quy Nguyen Huy | INSEAD, Singapore |
| David Jamieson | University of St. Thomas, USA |
| Anya Johnson | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| Kevin J. Johnson | HEC Montréal, Canada |
| Peter J. Jordan | Griffith University, Australia |
| Rouven Kanitz | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany |
| D. Christopher Kayes | The George Washington University, USA |
| Josh Keller | UNSW Sydney, Australia |
| Sewon Kim | State University of New York (SUNY), United States |
| Juha Laurila | University of Turku, Finland |
| Ed Lawler | USC Marshall, USA |
| Jie Li | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China |
| Rune Lines | NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway |
| Jim Ludema | Benedictine University, USA |
| Robert J. Marshak | American University, USA |
| Michele McBride | Penn State University Park, USA |
| Igor Menezes | University of Hull, UK |
| Michael Miles | University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Philip H. Mirvis | Organizational Psychologist and Organization Development Consultant |
| Aneil Mishra | East Carolina University, USA |
| Barry Morris | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA |
| Synnøve Nesse | Norwegian School of Economics, Norway |
| Mitchell Neubert | Baylor University, USA |
| Jean Neumann | The Tavistock Institute, UK |
| Helena Nguyen | University of Sydney Business School, Australia |
| Phong T. Nguyen | RMIT, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Amit Nigam | Bayes Business School, UK |
| Debra Noumair | Columbia University, USA |
| Kathryn Ostermeier | Bryant University, USA |
| Jill W. Paine | Instituto de Empresa, Spain |
| Kathleen Park | Boston University, USA |
| William A. Pasmore | Teachers College, Columbia University, USA |
| Ignacio Pavez | Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile |
| Jian Peng | Guangzhou University, China |
| Edward (Ned) Powley | Naval Postgraduate School, USA |
| Johanna E. Pregmark | Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden and The institute for Management of Innovation and Technology (IMIT), Sweden |
| Alannah Rafferty | Griffith University, Australia |
| Kenneth Rhee | Nazareth College, USA |
| Linda Rouleau | HEC Montréal, Canada |
| Denise M. Rousseau | Carnegie Mellon University, USA |
| Sally Russell | University of Leeds, UK |
| Raymond Saner | University of Basle and Center for Socio-Economic Development (CSEND), Switzerland |
| John E. Sawyer | University of Delaware, USA |
| Myeong-Gu Seo | University of Maryland, USA |
| Christina Shalley | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| Abraham B. (Rami) Shani | California Polytechnic State University and Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
| Julie Smendzuik-O'Brien | Fielding Graduate University, USA |
| Gretchen Spreitzer | University of Michigan, USA |
| Felipe Symmes | EGADE Business School Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico and VIVA Idea, Costa Rica |
| Ramkrishnan (Ram) Tenkasi | Benedictine University, USA |
| Tojo Thatchenkery | George Mason University, USA |
| Paul D Tolchinsky | Performance Development Associates and Case Western Reserve University, USA |
| Keith Townsend | Griffith University, Australia |
| Ashlea Troth | Griffith University, Australia |
| Marlene Walk | University of Freiburg, Germany |
| Lu (Nick) Wang | The Australian National University, Australia |
| Kïrsten Way | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| Eben A. Weitzman | University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA |
| James D. Westaby | Columbia University, USA |
| Kevin Wooten | University of Houston at Clear Lake, USA |
| Christopher Worley | Pepperdine University and Center for Effective Organizations, University of Southern California, USA |
| Kuo-Pin Yang | National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan |
| Kyoung-Hee Yu | University of Technology Sydney, Australia |
| Feirong Yuan | University of Kansas, USA |
| Danielle P. Zandee | Nyenrode Business University, Netherlands |
| Clayton Alderfer | 1990-2003 |
| David Austin | 1987-1989 |
| Leonard D. Goodstein | 1974-1979 |
| Robert J. Marshak | American University, USA |
| Matthew B. Miles | |
| William Pasmore | 2011-2015 |
| Gideon Sjoberg | 1987-1989 |
| Goodwin Watson | 1965-1970 |
| Richard W. Woodman | Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia |
| Louis A. Zurcher Jr. | 1979-1987 |
Manuscripts should be submitted through our online submission website http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jabs. Correspondence on editorial matters, and general inquiries should be directed to Gavin Schwarz, Editor, at g.schwarz@unsw.edu.au
As its style guide, JABS uses the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). All manuscripts must meet the requirements of style established in this manual. All manuscripts must be double-spaced (including lengthy quotations, endnotes, references, tables, and appendix materials). Manuscripts should not exceed 40 pages (excluding abstract, references, tables and figures). Margins must be at least one inch on all sides. Each table and figure must appear on a separate page, with its location indicated in the text (e.g., "Table I about here") on a separate line. On a cover page, provide the manuscript title, the names of all authors, and all authors' professional titles, affiliations, and complete addresses, including phone and fax numbers. The cover page should also include any acknowledgements, credits, and grant information. To ensure anonymous review of the manuscript, do not include on any other pages any information that could identify authorship. Following the cover page, provide a page with the article title and an abstract of no more than 150 words. Do not use footnotes; provide endnotes on a separate page immediately following the text, under the heading NOTES. Endnotes should offer significant statements, not merely cite references.
JABS editor, Gavin Schwarz, informs the author directly of a publication decision following review, which normally takes about 12 weeks. JABS follows a anonymize review process in which reviewers are not informed of authors' identities, and authors are not informed of reviewers' identities. Copies of reviewers' comments are mailed to authors whose submissions undergo anonymize review. Manuscripts based on papers presented at meetings are welcome. Articles published previously-whether in the US. or abroad-are not acceptable for JABS.
Policy is against simultaneous submission. Submission of a manuscript clearly implies a commitment to seek publication in JABS alone. The reviewers devote considerable effort to evaluating manuscripts, with no compensation except the opportunity to read papers and the knowledge that they are serving the profession. Based on standards long established for scholarly and professional journals, NTL Institute regards the submission of manuscripts to JABS that are simultaneously submitted to other publications as unacceptable. Articles accepted for publication are generally published in the order in which they are accepted. JABS reserves the right to copy edit manuscripts prior to publication (authors receive the opportunity to review such copy editing). Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must supply camera-ready artwork for any figures accompanying their articles. All articles published in JABS become the property of NTL Institute.
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The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.
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Authors should follow the JABS "Implications for Practice" guidelines located here.