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*Journal of Product Innovation Management** (JPIM)*

*Paper Development Workshop*

Oct. 2nd, 2021, 08:30-18:00

The Robert J. Manning School of Business

University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854



The editors of the *Journal of Product Innovation Management* (JPIM) invite
applications for a paper development workshop (PDW) to be held on *Oct.
2nd, 2021* at the The Robert J. Manning School of Business

University of Massachusetts Lowell. The interactive workshop will be led by
the JPIM Editors-in-Chief, Charles Noble and editor board numbers.
Application deadline is *Sept. 1st, 2021*. Decisions will be communicated
before Sept. 15th, 2021.



*Overall Aims*

1.     Provide prospective authors with an understanding of what JPIM seeks
to publish (meaningful and rigorous scholarly work, focusing on
consequential questions in the innovation domain). JPIM’s citation impact
factor raised to 6.987 in 2020.

2.     Provide prospective authors with an understanding of issues that
might lead to rejection (initial or later round) of a paper.

3.     Encourage pre-submission interaction among JPIM editors, reviewers,
and potential authors towards alignment of manuscripts with JPIM priorities.

4.     Establish a forum for editors to work with prospective authors on
manuscripts that are in progress (working papers).

5.     Support networking between scholars in the domain of innovation
management and sharing of ideas.

*Application Procedure*

-          To allow for effective idea and paper development, the number of
participing papers will be limited to maximally 12. Participation in the
PDW is by application only.

-          We especially encourage junior faculty / docs and authors who
have not yet published in JPIM to apply, although all applications are
welcome.

-          We encourage authors to submit their original work under two
categories: full-length papers (maximum of 10,000 words) and "idea" papers
(maximum of 2,000 words). Papers previously submitted to journals that were
not successful in the review process are welcome for this PDW.

-          Inclusion evaluation will focus on potential benefit for the
author as well as the potential of the research to make significant
theoretical and meaningful contributions to the field of innovation
management.

-          The application should be submit to UML Qualtrics Website
<https://umasslowell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjvkNoFpUl9WeCa> (
https://umasslowell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjvkNoFpUl9WeCa). Please
include the following (in one single PDF file):

o   Cover letter indicating status of the paper (completed manuscript,
additional data collection planned, etc.), research question, and intended
contribution.

o   Full working paper/or “idea” paper

o   Curriculum Vitae (of author planning to attend workshop)



*About the Host University*

The Manning School of Business delivers high quality, accessible
undergraduate and graduate education. Manning students engage in
entrepreneurial opportunities to explore innovation and the power of
inter-disciplinary collaboration. The school offers eight undergraduate
majors along with MBA, MS, Ph.D., and graduate certificate programs. Inside
the school, the Jack M. Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship works
collaboratively with several entrepreneurship activities and initiatives to
make valuable contributions to university-wide efforts and initiatives. It
becomes an internationally recognized organization in promoting innovation
in entrepreneurship education and research.



For any questions and inquiries, please email Dr. Sunny Li Sun (
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Best Regards,

Sunny Li Sun, Ph.D.

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