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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif">The deadline for proposal submissions for the
<i>JBL</i> annual review issue – Friday September 1 – is fast approaching. Chris and I look forward to receiving your proposals!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Journal of Business Logistics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Call for Proposals</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Annual Review Issue: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges within Supply Chain Management Research<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Guest editorial team:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">David J. Ketchen, Auburn University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christopher W. Craighead, University of Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:left">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The goal of this annual special issue is to provide integrative reviews of s</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">upply chain management (SCM)<b>
</b>research <span style="color:black">and to guide its future development.</span> The guest editors invite authors to submit a
<i>proposal</i> (not a full paper) that outlines a plan for creating a high-impact<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>scholarly review of an important research stream. In this context, the term ‘research stream’ refers to a body of work (a) that is focused on a specific topic; or (b) that applies a particular theory across different topics. Quantitative reviews such
as meta-analyses are outside the scope of the special issue, as are bibliometric studies and reviews of the application of research methods.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposals should be double-spaced with no less than one-inch margins and twelve-point font. Proposals should be no more than seven pages of text.<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>References (single-spaced with a space between entries), tables, and appendices do not count against this page limit; authors can include up to ten pages of such materials in addition to the seven pages of text. Proposals that exceed these limits will
not receive consideration. Any given author is limited to participating in one proposal. The guest editors will not be able to pre-screen ideas or rough drafts, but authors are encouraged to seek feedback from trusted colleagues prior to submission.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposals will be evaluated based on these criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Need for a Review</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. The proposal should center on a significant<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> SCM </span>research stream. The proposal should establish why a review is needed and explain what tasks the planned review will accomplish<span style="color:black">.</span> Proposals to review research streams for
which no recent <span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">published </span>reviews exist will have an advantage.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Feasibility</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. In addition to taking on a significant task, the proposal should represent
an achievable project within the compressed <span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt">
</span>time<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">line</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> outlined below</span>. Proposals that need more than four authors to execute are perhaps tackling an overly broad topic.
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Providing </span><span style="color:black">a summary of an initial literature search – such as the set of journals examined, the years examined, and the number of articles found – is not required, but would help the guest
editors assess feasibility.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Breadth of Interest</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. Proposals of interest to scholars across various SCM specialty
<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt"> </span>areas<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> – and perhaps also in neighboring fields – will have an advantage over proposals of interest to a small set of scholars</span>. Likewise, proposals to review research streams
with steady or growing interest will be viewed more favorably than those declining in interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Coherence</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. The proposal should read clearly and use a logical structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Future Research</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. The proposal should make clear to what degree future research is
needed within the research stream and how a full paper would lay a valuable foundation for that work.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Quality.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reflective of the above, the special issue seeks high quality submissions. Thus, authors are encouraged to leverage insights from three prominent articles on how to construct a review
article:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ketchen, D. J. & Craighead, C. W. 2023. What constitutes an excellent literature review? Summarize, synthesize, conceptualize, and energize.
<i>Journal of Business Logistics</i>, 44, 164-169. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Short, J. (2009). The art of writing a review article.
<i>Journal of Management</i>, <i>35 </i>(6), 1312-1317.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Webster, J., & Watson, R. T. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature review.
<i>MIS Quarterly</i>, xiii-xxiii.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Also, the 2023 annual review issue is posted on
<i>JBL</i>’s website. We encourage authors to use the articles in the issue as resources in constructing their proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The special issue timeline is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:left">
<i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 1- September 1, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Proposals may be submitted
<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt"> </span>via the <i>Journal of Business Logistics</i>’ online submission portal at
<a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jbl">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jbl</a><u><span style="color:#0850D0"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0850D0"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please be sure to select Special Issue as the submission type.<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>Please<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>note<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> early and late </span>proposals<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> will not be considered
</span>nor will proposals submitted directly to the guest editors. <u><span style="color:#0850D0"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">October 1, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Decisions on proposals will be provided. Authors of successful proposals will be invited to submit
<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt"> </span>full<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>papers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March 1,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>2024<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Full<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>papers<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>due.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">June 1,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>2024</span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Feedback<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>authors<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>full<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>papers. The hope is that all papers will advance to the next stage, but this is contingent on the quality of the work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 1,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>2024</span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Revised papers<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> due.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Early 2025<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Issue will be published.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please note these are basic guidelines; each paper may require different timing and a
<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt"> </span>different number<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>of revisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dave Ketchen<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harbert Eminent Scholar and Professor of Management<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Management and Entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harbert College of Business<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Auburn University<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Auburn, AL 36849<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Make magic, not excuses” </i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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