The Western Journal of Human Resource Management is a professional peer-reviewed publication that welcomes scholarly manuscripts concerning management and human resource management topics, and reviews of management / HR books and other resources. Academically sponsored and published by the Western Business and Management Association, our focus is to publish articles, bibliographies, reports, book reviews, announcements, and news for the interested public as well as the academic community.
Manuscripts submitted via e-mail for review must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Original contributions, in English, should be e-mailed to the General Editor, Edward H. Hernandez, Ph.D at <eh@hrmgt.com>. Experts in the field review all feature articles. Following review, articles are returned via e-mail for revision before final acceptance. All materials are edited as necessary for clarity and conformity to the journal standards. Because we provide all information at no additional cost to the community, we cannot pay for submissions.
Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts to the WJHRM
For publication consideration, authors should prepare manuscripts as follows:
1. All submissions must include a title page and a listing of all authors, their degrees, their e-mail address, their institutional affiliation, their full mailing addresses, and their phone and fax numbers (include country code).
2. Submissions should include an abstract of no more than 150 words (highlighting the scope, methodology, and conclusions of the paper) at the beginning of each manuscript.
3. If using copyrighted material (quotations, tables, illustrations, etc.), the author is responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder.
4. Tables and figures, a maximum of three each, must be included within the text of the paper. In addition, it is expected that the author will prepare the table/figure for a professional appearance. ALL TABLES MUST BE CREATED USING A SEPARATE GRAPHICS PROGRAM LIKE COREL DRAW AND INSERTED WITHIN THE DOCUMENT. DO NOT USE THE INTERNAL DRAWING FUNCTION OF THE WORD PROCESSOR. If unable to complete such a task, the staff at the Journal will undertake them at a charge of $125 per table or graph. Some tables produced by Statistical Software (SPSS/DBM etc.) may be accepted.
5. Follow the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for citation format in the text, for bibliographic reference format in the reference list, and for other stylistic issues. This manual and other useful works on APA style are available from the American Psychological Association at their Web site
Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001).
When creating references to electronic resources consult the Publication Manual and the up-to-date information and examples at the Web site maintained by the American Psychological Association
For online information on APA style you may want to consult the APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet by Russ Dewey. Dewey has compiled a summary of the style rules as well as the reference formats from APA’s Publication Manual.
Click here for examples of reference citations in the text
Click here for examples of bibliographic references in the reference list
6. Submissions, in English, should be e-mailed to the General Editor, Maria Anna Jankowska at <majanko@uidaho.edu>.
Review Process
The review processes usually takes two to three months and the following procedures are followed upon acceptance of a manuscript.
1. The Editor, in consultation with the Board of Editors, will determine if the manuscript is appropriate for the journal.
2. The Editor will remove all identification of the author(s).
3. The Editor will distribute the manuscript to two reviewers with a reviewing checklist.
4. The reviewers will return the manuscript and checklist within six to eight weeks to the Editor with the following recommendations: accept; accept with minor revisions; reject, but reconsider after resubmission; reject.
5. The Editor will then forward the decision, along with the comments from reviewers to the Board of Editors.
6. The Editor will then forward the decision to the authors by e-mail;
7. In all cases, the Editor will make the final decision.