nankai-business-review

《南开管理评论》 submission (nankai-business-review)

Journal positioning

DomesticBusiness/Organizational ManagementTop journal. The disciplinary foundation ismanagement theory construction: strategic management, organizational behavior, human resources, marketing, corporate governance, entrepreneurship. Compared with 《管理世界》, it is more "academic management studies"; compared with 《管理科学学报》, it is more "behavioral/theoretical" rather than "mathematical optimization." Core evaluation criteria:theoretical contribution + Chinese context + methodological rigor (survey-based empirical research / multiple case studies).

Trigger timing

• The topic is organizational/strategic/marketing/governance-relatedrelationships among constructs(mediation, moderation, moderated mediation)
• The data aresurvey/scale-based(individual or firm level), and the method is SEM / multilevel linear modeling / experiments
• ormultiple case studies / grounded theoryqualitative construction
• Want to judge whether to submit to 《南开管理评论》, 《管理世界》, or 《管理科学学报》

Topic preferences

1. Organizational behavior and human resources: leadership, teams, employee attitudes and behaviors, HR practices
2. Strategy and entrepreneurship: strategic choice, dynamic capabilities, business models, entrepreneurial process
3. Marketing: consumer behavior, branding, channels, digital marketing
4. Corporate governance: boards of directors, equity, executive incentives (from a management perspective rather than purely financial)

Methods and norms

• Survey-based empirical research: scales need reliability (Cronbach's α, CR), validity (convergent/discriminant validity, AVE), and common method bias tests (Harman/marker variable)
• Models are mostlymediation/moderation/moderated mediation(Bootstrap test of indirect effects); use HLM for multilevel data
• Experimental methods are increasingly popular: manipulation checks, randomization, effect size
• Qualitative research: multiple case comparison, grounded theory coding (open-axial-selective), clearly explaining theoretical saturation and credibility
• The focus is not the "cleanliness" of causal identification, butclear constructs + theoretical logic + measurement rigor

Structure and writing

• The introduction establishes thetheoretical gap: what existing theories cannot explain, and what propositions this paper adds
• Hypothesis development: each hypothesis is supported by a theoretical mechanism (rather than "I think it is positively correlated")
• The discussion section should tie back to the theoretical contribution (extension/boundary conditions/integration of which theory)
• The Chinese context is a plus: how the context changes construct relationships, and distilling contextualized theory

Routing to prevent mis-submission

• This journal is quickly positioned as belonging to the "Management Science and Business Administration" channel; only when the manuscript's core contribution satisfies "organization, strategy, innovation management, management science models, systems engineering, or corporate management mechanisms must be the core contribution" should 《南开管理评论》 be taken as the first choice.
• For similar profiles, first compare:modern-finance-and-economics(《现代财经（天津财经大学学报）》) / modern-financial-research(Modern Finance Research) / nankai-economic-studies(Nankai Economic Studies) / organization-and-management(Organization and Management). If the readership of these journals is closer, do not force submission to this journal merely because of similar names, regions, or variables.
• Common mis-submissions: if it is merely the effect of macro policy, compare economics/industry/public administration journals. Before formal advice, it is still necessary to go through the official verification checklist.

Official verification checklist

• Before formally giving submission format/process advice, first read ../../resources/source-basis.md and ../../resources/official-source-map.md, start verification from the official source anchors therein or from the entry of the same organizer/publishing system, and state the verification date in the answer.
• Search for “Nankai Business Review submission instructions / call for papers guidelines / author guidelines”, and rely on the official website, organizer page, editorial system, or the journal's official CNKI page
• Check whether an anonymous main text, author information page, separate funding information sheet, abstract/keywords/JEL or Chinese Library Classification number, and figure/table/reference formatting are required
• Check whether there are requirements for data, code, supplementary materials, copyright agreement, no-fee statement, or special columns
• If this skill conflicts with the latest official requirements, the official requirements shall prevail

Pre-submission self-check

• Has a clear theoretical gap and statement of theoretical contribution
• Each hypothesis has a theoretical mechanism, not empirical intuition
• Scale reliability and validity + common method bias tests are complete
• Use Bootstrap for mediation/moderation, and appropriate models for multilevel data
• Qualitative research coding process is transparent and credibility argumentation is sufficient
• The discussion ties back to and advances some management theory

High-frequency rejection pitfalls

• Hypotheses are based entirely on intuition, with no theoretical mechanism ("should be positively correlated")
• Scales are copied from abroad without reliability/validity/CMV testing
• Treating regression significance as theoretical contribution, with no theoretical dialogue in the discussion section
• The Chinese context is only a sampling site and does not enter the theory
• Submitting to a management journal using the framework of economic policy evaluation (mismatch)

Decision mnemonic

• "Construct relationships + questionnaire/case + theoretical construction" → this journal is a good fit
• "Macro policy empirical study + policy implications" → Management World / China Industrial Economics
• "Mathematical model + theorem/algorithm" → Journal of Management Sciences in China
• "Corporate governance leaning toward capital market empirical research" → consider Accounting Research / Journal of Financial Research

Output format

【匹配度】高 / 中 / 低
【方法】问卷-SEM / 实验 / 多案例-扎根 / 其他
【理论缺口】<一句话>
【测量规范】信度 □ 效度 □ CMV □（问卷类）
【理论贡献】扩展 / 边界条件 / 整合 <理论名>
【情境化】中国情境是否进入理论：是 / 否