Why submit to AOM 2021?
The deadline for all submissions was Tuesday, 12 January 2021. If you submitted for the 2021 AOM Annual Meeting, you may view your submissions in the Annual Meeting Submission Center. Decision (accept/reject) notifications were sent in early April.
AOM is the best venue for receiving feedback on work in progress. Submitting to AOM’s virtual Annual Meeting eliminates the financial and time constraints of attending in person, providing you with more time to focus on your work.
First-Time Submitters
First-Time Submitters
Accepted submissions allow first-time attendees the opportunity to present and interact with thousands of like-minded AOM members and colleagues from around the world.
Academics
Academics
Receive helpful and valuable feedback from reviewers and session participants for work in progress, while reinforcing your own scholarly identity and making serendipitous connections with fellow AOM scholars.
Students
Students
Build your expertise of the scholarly process and gain insightful feedback while preparing, submitting and presenting your research. Increase your professional network and be in contention for awards.
Practitioners
Practitioners
Become an engaged, proactive member of your professional community and help contextualize research to better serve practicing managers and forecast their needs.
What can you submit?
Papers
Papers
Paper Sessions are the heart of scholarship and offer the most significant contributions to the Annual Meeting.
Symposia
Symposia
Speakers discuss a common topic or theme that brings new insights to the subject. Symposia (either Panel Symposia and Presenter Symposia) can be submitted to up to three Divisions and Interest groups (DIGs).
Caucuses
Caucuses
Caucuses encompass a wide variety of topics, and we encourage proposals that feature nascent ideas or ongoing themes that would be interesting to the entire AOM community.
PDWs
PDWs
Professional Development Workshops include a wide variety of session formats, such as doctoral and junior faculty consortia, as well as learning experiences led by experts in the topic with intended takeaways for the participants.
Submitting a Proposal
Submitting proposals is a great way to participate in the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting. By submitting papers, Professional Development Workshops (PDWs), symposia, and caucuses, you have the opportunity to share your work and knowledge with fellow management and organization scholars. Please use the buttons above for more information about our submission process, policies and ethics, and sessions on the Annual Meeting Program.
Division, Interest Group, and Affiliate Calls for Submissions
The deadline for ALL submissions was Tuesday, 12 January 2021. If you submitted for the 2021 AOM Annual Meeting you may view your submissions in the Annual Meeting Submission Center.
View the 2021 Call for Submissions PDF
Important Notes For Submissions
- Submitters do not need to be members to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting.
- If a proposal is accepted, participants must register to attend the Annual Meeting.
- All participants attending the Annual Meeting must be AOM Members and registered for the Annual Meeting.
To view any of the Division and Interest Group's (DIG) 2021 Call for Submissions, please select a link from below. Click on either PDW for the Professional Development Workshop Call or Scholarly for the paper and symposium Calls.
2021 Divisions And Interest Groups (DIG) Calls for Submissions:
Conflict Management (CM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Critical Management Studies (CMS)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Entrepreneurship (ENT)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Health Care Management (HCM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Human Resources (HR)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
International Management (IM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Management Consulting (MC)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Management History (MH)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Management, Education and Development (MED)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Management, Spirituality and Religion (MSR)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Organizational Behavior (OB)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Organizational Communication and Information Systems (OCIS)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Organizational Development and Change (ODC)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Organizational Neuroscience (NEU)
Scholarly
Organization and Management Theory (OMT)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Public and Nonprofit (PNP)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Research Methods (RM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Strategizing, Activities, and Practices (SAP)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Social Issues in Management (SIM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Strategic Management (STR)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
Technology and Innovation Management (TIM)
PDW ¦
Scholarly
The 2021 calls for submissions are also available for the following:
AOM-Wide Calls for Submissions
Affiliates and Associates Calls for Submissions
- Africa Academy of Management (AFAM)
- Asia Academy of Management (AAM)
- Iberoamerican Academy of Management (IAM)
- Indian Academy of Management (INDAM)
Key Dates
for AOM 2021
12 January 2021
Submission Deadline
21 January - 1 March 2021
Review Period
March 2021
Registration Opens
April 2021
Submission Decisions Announced
June 2021
Program Announcement
29 July-4 August 2021
Annual Meeting
