ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES
Guide for Authors
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational
psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research,
theory development, literature reviews, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal. For
each type of article, the journal emphasizes research that makes substantial contributions to understanding psychological processes relevant
to human attitudes, cognitions, and behavior in organizations.
As implied by its title, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes spans a broad spectrum of topics that address psychological and cognitive aspects of organizational behavior. These topics
fall under the broad headings of perception, cognition, judgment, attitudes, emotion, well-being, motivation, choice, and performance.
These topics are inherently integrative, given that perceptions, attitudes, and emotions are rooted in cognition and judgment, and motivation
and performance are inextricably linked to choice. We are interested in articles that investigate these topics as they pertain to individuals
as well as dyads, groups, and other social collectives, as exemplified by research on social cognition, negotiation, conflict resolution,
interpersonal processes, and group decision-making. For each topic, we place a premium on articles that make fundamental theoretical
contributions to applied psychology and, at the same time, are anchored in phenomena relevant to organizations.
Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes welcomes empirical research using different methodological approaches, including laboratory
experiments, field experiments, field studies, survey research, and computational modeling. Studies are evaluated not according to the
method used, but by the rigor and care with which the method is applied and its ability to yield valid answers to important research
questions. Manuscripts that present multiple studies using complementary methods are particularly appealing.
Organizational Behavior
and Human Decision Processes seeks research that makes significant contributions to the literature. Hallmarks of such research include
developing and testing new theory, examining untested core elements of existing theories, resolving conflicting predictions from multiple
theories or conflicting findings from multiple studies, and integrating different theories, propositions, or research streams into a
unified framework. Significant contributions are less likely from research that merely replicates previous findings, revisits established
findings using different samples or measures, or offers an incremental advancement to an existing body of knowledge. We urge authors
to pose research questions that are fundamental and relevant to organizations, fully develop their theoretical arguments and hypotheses,
apply rigorous empirical methods, and seek conclusions that break new ground and provide major and lasting impact.
Submission
of Manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English. All new manuscripts must be submitted to the journal Web site (http://ees.elsevier.com/obhdp). Authors are requested to submit the text, tables, and artwork in electronic form to this address. In an accompanying
letter, authors should state that the manuscript, or parts of it, have not been and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication.
Submitting an electronic manuscript will expedite the review process and facilitate communication among the authors, reviewers, and editor.
Authors who cannot submit their manuscripts electronically should contact the editorial office at:
Organizational Behavior
and Human Decision Processes Editorial Office 525 B Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA Telephone:
(619) 699-6337 Fax: (619) 699-6211 E-mail: obhdp@elsevier.com
There are no submission fees or page charges.
Each manuscript should be accompanied by a letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance.
Only original
manuscripts will be considered. Manuscripts are considered for review with the understanding that the same work
is not under consideration
for publication elsewhere and has not been previously published. Prior publication means that most or all of a manuscript has been published
in a document that has an IBSN or ISSN, which includes journals, books, and many conference proceedings (e.g., the Best Paper Proceedings
of the Academy of Management). If a manuscript contains any data or written material that has been published elsewhere, the author must
inform the Editor of the nature and extent of the overlap and provide the overlapping material along with the submitted manuscript. The
Editor will decide whether the submitted manuscript is sufficiently different from the published material to consider the manuscript
for publication. This might occur if the manuscript contains substantial new theory, data, or both, as when a published conference paper
presents a theoretical synopsis or pilot study that the manuscript builds upon and extends in meaningful ways. However, if the manuscript
is merely a longer version of a paper published in a conference proceedings or elsewhere such that the manuscript does not present new
or different information, then it will not be considered for publication.
Manuscripts are also considered for review with the understanding
that the rights of research participants have been protected, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the
authors and by the institution where the work was conducted; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has
approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Articles and other material published in Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions
of the Editor(s) or the Publisher. Blind reviews are conducted except in extraordinary circumstances, as discussed with and decided by
the Editor. To facilitate blind review, each copy of the manuscript must include a separate page with the authors' names and affiliations,
and these should not appear elsewhere in the manuscript.
Manuscripts that have been rejected from OBHDP will not be reconsidered
for publication unless substantial changes have been made (e.g., new data have been collected).
Upon acceptance of an article, authors
will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright, see http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights). This
transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt
of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided after acceptance.
If material from other copyrighted
works is included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier
has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier Global Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK;
phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.com.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. Authors should follow the instructions given in the 5th edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association. Certain modifications are listed below.
Submission items include cover letter,
title page, blind manuscript (including a blind title page, abstract, manuscript text, references, and figure legends), tables, and figures.
Revised manuscripts should also be accompanied by a unique file: Response to Reviews (separate from the covering letter) with responses
to reviewers' comments. Upload text, tables, and graphics as separate files. Please do not import figures or tables into the text document.
The preferred order of files is as follows:
Cover letter. When applicable, please note if an earlier version of the article
already has been considered for publication consideration in OBHDP.
The title page containing the article title, authors'
names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and
telephone and fax numbers).
Response to reviews. For revised manuscripts only.
The manuscript file(s), including
a blind title page, with only the manuscript title, and the abstract. The abstract must be a single paragraph that summarizes
the main findings of the paper in fewer than 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing
or searching should be included. The text of the manuscript should be double spaced and should begin with a blind title page. The text
should be followed by References.
Equations should be numbered consecutively, with the number placed in parentheses to the
right of the equation. Limit numbering only to those equations that are in the main stream of the mathematical development. Refer to
equations as Eq. (3) or simply (3). Equations should be punctuated to conform to their place in the syntax of the sentence.
References
should be cited in the text by author's surname and the year of publication, for example, Roe (1990), Roe et al. (1991), Roe and Jones
(1993, p. 150) for reference to a specific page. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references.
Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. If a reference has more than two authors, the citation
includes the surnames of all authors at the first mention, but later citations of the same reference include only the surname of the
first author and the abbreviation "et al." Suffixes a, b, etc., should be used following the date to distinguish two or more works by
the same author(s) in the same year, e.g., (Roe, 2000a, 2000b). Literature citations in the bibliography should be arranged alphabetically
according to the surname of the author. Journal titles should be written out in full rather than abbreviated. Please note style of capitalization
and punctuation for journal articles, books, and edited books in the examples below.
Hedges, L. V., & Olkin, J. (1985). Statistical
methods for meta-analysis. Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Highhouse, S. (2001). Judgment and decision making research: Relevance
to industrial and organizational psychology. In N. Anderson, D. S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil, & C. Viswesvaran (Eds.), Handbook
of industrial, work, and organizational psychology (pp. 253-286). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Weiss, H. M., Nicholas, J. P., & Daus, C. S. (1999). An examination of the joint effects of affective experiences and job beliefs on job satisfaction and
variations in affective experiences over time: A comparison of four models Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,
78, 1-24.
Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table
double-spaced on a separate page, with a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.
Figures.
Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artwork for detailed
instructions on preparing electronic artwork.
Color figures. Illustrations in color in the print version can be accepted only
if the authors defray the cost. If, together with your accepted article, however, you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will
ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless
of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, you will receive information
regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork,
please see http://www.elsevier.com/artwork.
Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures
to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable black-and-white files
corresponding to all the color illustrations.
Preparation of Supplementary Material
Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary
material to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer additional possibilities for publishing supporting
applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips, and more. Supplementary files supplied
will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com).
To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide the data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should
submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file.
Proofs
PDF proofs will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes
should be made, and corrections should be returned promptly. Authors will be charged for alterations that exceed 10% of the total cost
of composition.
Reprints
Twenty-five (25) reprints will be provided free of charge. Additional reprints may be ordered.
Special Issue Procedures
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes occasionally publishes special
issues on topics that fall within the domain of the journal. Submissions for special issues are solicited by a call for papers posted
on the journal Web site and published in OBHDP and other appropriate outlets, such as newsletters of relevant professional societies.
The Editor and Associate Editors will evaluate requests for special issues and reserve the right to make final decisions regarding the
publication of articles in such issues.
The following procedures pertain to special issues.
1. Submission of a proposal for
a special issue. The person(s) proposing a special issue should submit a 2- to 3-page prospectus for the issue to the Editor. The
prospectus should include the following:
(a) Title or topic for the special issue.
(b) The name(s) of the proposed special issue
editor(s).
(c) A statement of the purpose of the special issue, including the intended contribution of the special issue, how the
special issue fits with the domain of OBHDP, and why a special issue rather than some other format (e.g., individual articles, a book)
is warranted.
(d) A draft of the call for papers that will solicit submissions for the special issue.
2. Review of special
issue prospectus. The prospectus will be reviewed by the Editor and Associate Editors, who will render a decision based on the expected
contribution of the special issue and its appropriateness for OBHDP.
3. Responsibilities of special issue editor(s). If
the Editor and Associate Editors decide to pursue the publication of a special issue, the editors(s) of the special issue will assume
the following responsibilities:
(a) Coordinate peer reviews of the submissions and work with authors to obtain manuscripts of high
quality
(b) Discuss with the Editor any changes that constitute a deviation from the prospectus.
(c) Work to keep the special
issue on schedule and periodically update the Editor on the progress of the special issue.
(d) Maintain all copies of the manuscripts,
reviews, and correspondence regarding the special issue until the entire issue is ready to be submitted to the Editor.
Special
subscription rates are available for members of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (http://www.sjdm.org/), the
Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management (http://www.obweb.org/), and the Society of Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (http://www.siop.org/). Information regarding membership in these groups may be obtained from
their Web sites. Members of these groups may obtain information concerning special rates from:
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