Description
Peer review volunteers play an important role in supporting decisions about the submissions for conferences, edited collection, journal articles or research grants (accept or reject) and helping authors improve their work. Not only is it a vital service to the wider academy, it also enables researchers to stay at the forefront of scholarly developments by learning from the work they review.
A good conference paper reviewer can be at any stage of their career although undertaking peer review processes for a conference such as the BAM conference can provide Early Career Researchers with an opportunity to build confidence and go on to perform peer review processes for scholarly journals.
Reviewers of other types of scholarly work, and particularly research grant applications, are typically more established researchers who are known for their expertise about a particular topic or method. BAM’s Peer Review College (PRC) draws on their members to support the journal editors and grant assessment panels in their decisions.
This participative workshop will begin with a general introduction to peer reviewing. Then delegates will join a specialist breakout room either focusing on reviewing conference papers or reviewing research grant applications.
Delegates choosing to focus on reviewing conference paper will discuss the steps involved in the conference paper review process, how to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of papers, and how to build a constructive set of feedback comments. Opportunities will enable participants to focus on reviewing a specific type of manuscripts: (a) qualitative, (b) quantitative, (c) literature reviews and conceptual papers.
Delegates choosing to focus on and the newly launched session on (d) research grants will discuss the specific features of evaluating research grant applications, criteria for success and how the process differs from reviewing papers.
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Benefits of Attendance
- Develop peer review skills and clarity about how peer review for a conference paper differs from peer review for a journal article
- Learn how to formulate and communicate constructive peer review feedback
- Learn from, and network with, leading scholars
- Receive a certificate of attendance
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Who Should Attend?
The workshop is focused on the peer review process and factors that contribute to its success thus any scholar may benefit from it. First, we envisage that Early Career Researchers or those newer to the review process (e.g. Doctoral Students at an advanced stage of their studies) to benefit in particular from the sessions on conference paper reviewing. Second, early to mid-career scholars will benefit from in-depth discussions on reviewing grant applications.
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Pre- Workshop preparation
There are no specific pre-workshop requirements but at the point of registration, you will be asked to identify which breakout session you would prefer to attend focused on: reviewing a qualitative, quantitative, literature reviews and conceptual papers or grants.
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Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
Non-Members: £30
Registrations close on the 27th February 2025 at 17:00 UK time
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Paper Review Facilitators
Quantitative Methods
Qualitative methods
Prof Niki Panteli
Professor Panteli's research interests lie in the fields of digital transformation, digital platforms and online communities. Within these areas, she has been researching issues on trust, leadership, identity and power dynamics. She also has an interest in the social and organisational aspects of cybersecurity and a long standing interest in gender dynamics, inclusivity and diversity within the high tech sector.
Prof Natalia Yakovleva
Natalia Yakovleva is a Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at KEDGE Business School. Natalia is the Head of the Centre of Excellence for Sustainability at KEDGE. She has a PhD in Environmental Studies and a BSc in Economics. Prior to KEDGE, Natalia held academic positions at Newcastle University, Surrey University, Winchester University, and Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Natalia's research interests include sustainable development, circular economy, international business, and corporate social responsibility. Currently, she pursues qualitative research in Brazil, Ghana, India, and Russia, examining sustainability in food, extractives, and waste sectors. Natalia has published in the Journal of World Business; Journal of Business Ethics; International Journal of Production Research; and Environment and Planning C. Natalia is an editor of Routledge Handbook of Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development. Natalia welcomes PhD applications in the areas of plastic waste recycling and upcycling; phasing out single-use plastics; innovation for circular economy; sustainability in the minerals industry/ nickel industry; and other topics in the field of sustainability and international business.
Literature Review and Conceptual Papers
Prof Sally Dibb
Prof Sally Dibb is a Research Professor of Marketing and Society at Manchester Metropolitan University. Formerly, she has been a faculty member in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, at the Open University and at Warwick Business School.
In 2022, Sally received the Academy of Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to marketing education. Sally has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the REF2029 Business and Management Panel, having served in the same role for REF2021, and as an Output Assessor on the REF2014 panel. Recently, she co-chaired the Business and Management Panel in the People, Culture and Environment trial for REF2029. She was an international panel member for the last SAMEVAL Norwegian Research Council national research evaluation.
Sally is a member of the newly established UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College, a reviewer for the Australian Research Council and for the Canadian Research Council, and a Fellow of the British Academy of Management Peer Review College. Her research interests are in social marketing and marketing strategy, with recent work examining issues linked to financial wellbeing, sustainability and digital vulnerabilities.
Sally has received funding from the ESRC, EPSRC, EU, Leverhulme Trust, Aviva Foundation and Barrow Cadbury, amongst others. Her publications have appeared in journals including, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science; Public Administration Review; British Journal of Management; Governance; European Journal of Operations Research; Work, Employment and Society; Tourism Management and Sociology.
Grants
Professor Stefanie Reissner
Prof Stefanie Reissner is Professor of Organization Studies at Durham University Business School and is currently serving as Director of Research for the 100-strong Department of Management & Marketing. She has a PhD from Durham University and extensive experience in research, teaching and higher education leadership over a 20-year career.
Stefanie specializes in qualitative research, particularly constructionist and interpretivist methodologies involving interviewing, narrative and reflexivity. She has researched identity, storytelling and sensemaking in different contexts, such as organizational change, employee engagement, professional identity formation and flexible working.
Stefanie has received funding by ESRC, British Academy, British Academy of Management, and Council for International Veterinary Medical Education. Her research has been published in major management and organization journals, including British Journal of Management; Work, Employment & Society; Public Administration; Journal of Business Ethics; European Management Review; Studies in Higher Education; International Journal of Human Resource Management; Journal of Organizational Change Management; International Journal of Strategic Communication; Culture & Organization; and Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management.
Stefanie has also authored two research monographs and co-edited the Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations (2023).
- Email:
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Professor Stewart Johnstone
I am currently Professor of HRM and Employment Relations. Between 2022 and 2025 I served as Director of Research for the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation. Prior to my current appointment I worked at Newcastle University (2012-2020) and Loughborough University (2005-2012). I hold degrees from the universities of Aberdeen, Manchester and Loughborough.
A central concern of my research over the past 25 years has been the potential to develop good workplaces for the benefits of workers, organisations and society. My research takes a critical pluralist and contextual approach to human resource management and employment relations, with a particular focus on employee voice and participation (especially collective voice & labour management partnership), employment restructuring, and HRM in SMEs. I have have various ongoing projects in each of these areas. In terms of methods, I am primarily a qualitiative researcher - with particular expertise with interview based industrial relations case studies - but often collaborate with others on quantitative/mixed method research.
Dr Sara Melo
Before joining Queen’s in 2012, Sara was a Research Fellow and Project Manager at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a Teaching Fellow in Public Sector Management (0.5fte) at the University of York, UK. Prior to embarking on a PhD, she was the chartered accountant of a textile company and worked as the CEO’s assistant at a district hospital in Portugal.
Chairs
- Professor Niki Panteli, Lancaster University, UK
- Professor Dermot Breslin, Rennes Business School, France
- Professor Stefanie Reissner, Durham University, UK
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Registration
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Contact us via e-mail at [email protected] should you have any queries.
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