The Strategic Management Society

Call for SMS Media Team Volunteers

Deadline: November 2

The Strategic Management Society is seeking applications from volunteers to join the SMS Media Team. It is looking for volunteers to work directly with the Media Chair on one of the Society's most valuable assets: the research published in its journals. Volunteers are asked to commit to a renewable one-year term of roughly 3–5 hours per month, with flexibility around their own deadlines. 

Excellent work appears every month in the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ), Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ), and Global Strategy Journal (GSJ), yet much of it never reaches the managers, founders, and policymakers who could use it. The Media Team closes that gap. It turns journal articles into practitioner-friendly pieces, infographics, and social content that reach a wider audience and gives authors the readership their work deserves. 

The team uses AI tools throughout its production process, which lets a small volunteer team work at a scale it otherwise couldn't reach. Over the coming year, that work will extend beyond text into AI-assisted audio and video. Working alongside the Media Chair and the current team, volunteers will contribute to one or more of the following: supporting the current AI asset creation process, developing AI automation for infographics and visual assets, and exploring new audio and video formats. Volunteers may also have the opportunity to help shape platform strategy, produce and promote content drawn from SMS journals and events, support press and outreach efforts.

This volunteer role is especially well suited to PhD students and early-career scholars who will collaborate with authors across the SMS journals and build a skill set that is becoming essential in academic careers. 

 Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Interest in research communication: A desire to communicate strategic management research well to audiences beyond the academy.
• Engagement with SMS journals: Familiarity with SMJ, SEJ, and/or GSJ as a reader, author, or reviewer.
• Curiosity about AI: Openness to learning new tools and workflows. No prior AI experience is required, and training will be provided.
• Willingness to experiment: Comfort trying formats that are new to the entire team.
• Reliability: Availability each month for team meetings and Media Team projects and initiatives.

The deadline for SMS Media Team Volunteer applications is November 2. You don't need a portfolio or prior media experience. Instead, submit a brief statement of interest describing what draws you to this work and which parts of it interest you most. 

Members attending the SMS Annual Conference in Berlin (October 17–20) are also invited to meet the team at an information session on the Society's new media strategy.

To contact the SMS Executive Office, please email: sms@strategicmanagement.net. For technical assistance with this submission process, please contact Submittable Customer Service.

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 

Call for Co-Editor Nominations Nomination 

Deadline: October 15, 2026 

The Strategic Management Society and Wiley are seeking nominations for a Co-Editor position at the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ). SEJ, founded in 2007, is targeted at publishing the most influential managerially oriented entrepreneurship research in the world. It is a research journal that publishes original work recommended by a developmental, double-blind review process conducted by peer scholars. SEJ is a general-interest entrepreneurship journal, uniquely situated at the intersection of strategy and entrepreneurship. To learn more about SEJ, including the journal’s vision, themes, and editorial leadership, please visit https://www.strategicmanagement.net/sej/overview/overview. 

This Call for Nominations reflects the end of the term of Co-Editors Peter Klein and David Sirmon (ending December 2026). The new Co-Editor of SEJ will be appointed for a renewable three-year term and will assume duties in January 2027. The new Co-Editor(s) will work with continuing Co-Editor Yong Li.

Co-Editors of the journal should be able to manage a complex set of tasks and show strong commitment to SEJ and the broader research community. Tasks include but are not limited to: (a) processing submissions and being action editors on many manuscripts; (b) recruiting, onboarding, and engaging in continuous development of Deputy Editors, Associate Editors, and Editorial Review Board members; (c) creating and communicating policies to authors, editors, and reviewers; (d) supervising the curation and execution of paper development workshops, special issues, and other programs; and (e) participating in SMS activities. 

Each nominee should have the following qualifications:

• Scholarly strength: Recognized worldwide as a strong scholar in the entrepreneurship field.
• Editorial experience: Has served or is serving as an Associate Editor or Editor of one of the three Strategic Management Society journals (SMJ, SEJ, or GSJ) or has equivalent experience as a decision editor in other leading journals.
• Open-minded and constructive attitude: History of open-mindedness regarding topics and methodologies for entrepreneurship research and constructiveness in helping people develop different types of research opportunities.
• Strong work ethic: History of a strong work ethic in editorial activities, including both timeliness and ability to handle a steady stream of papers.
• Collaborative leadership experience: Ability to work effectively as a leader in an extended team. As SEJ Co-Editor, the relevant team will include the SEJ Editors (Co-Editors, Deputy Editors, and Associate Editors), SEJ Editorial Review Board members and ad hoc reviewers, Co-Editors of other SMS journals, Media Innovations Co-Editors, SMS staff and Board members, Wiley staff, and an evolving set of other global contributors.
• Passion: Clear commitment to helping the journal and the field move forward, both operationally and strategically.
• Visionary and proactive leadership skills: Co-Editors must take an active part in developing the strategic direction of the journal. A Co-Editor must also stay current on the latest guidelines, recommendations, and evidence about peer review and journal management. The journal, as an instrument of a major scholarly organization in the entrepreneurship field, must both reflect and guide the field. Therefore, the Co-Editor must be actively involved with decisions on journal processes, staffing, planning, and promotion and will coordinate with other SMS journals on a regular basis.  

Nominations, including self-nominations, will be accepted until October 15, 2026. Nominations should include (in PDF format):

• A statement of interest from the nominee, for both self-nominations and nominations by third parties, indicating the nominee’s goals for the journal as well as logistical items including name, full address, email address, and telephone number.
• A letter of up to 800 words summarizing the nominee’s qualifications relative to the criteria above.
• Up to three third-party letters of support or recommendation.
• A current curriculum vitae.
• If available, relevant statistics (number of papers handled, distribution of decisions, evaluations) from previous editorial experiences at journals other than SMJ, SEJ, and GSJ. The SMS office will supply statistics related to its journals to the Search Committee for each candidate.  

The SEJ Co-Editor Search Committee of the SMS will review nominations, select, and recommend the appointment of the Co-Editor(s) to the SMS Board and Wiley no later than Fall 2026. Members of the Search Committee may include current and past members of the SMS Board, SMS Fellows, and current and past Editors of the SMS journals, among others. Successful candidates will be provided with an SMS Editorial Responsibilities Agreement for execution prior to assuming the responsibilities of the role.    

If you have questions about this process, please contact Cobretti Williams, Senior Manager of Publications & Foundation at sej@strategicmanagement.net.    For technical assistance with this submission process, please contact Submittable Customer Service.

The Strategic Management Society

Call for SRF Co-Chair Applications

Deadline: November 2

The Strategic Management Society is seeking applications for one of two Co-Chair positions of the Strategy Research Foundation. It is anticipated that the new Co-Chair will assume their duties on January 1, 2027 for a renewable three-year term.  This call reflects the end of Co-Chair Francisco Polidoro’s term.  The promotion and encouragement of research is among the primary purposes of the Strategic Management Society (SMS). As the funding arm of the SMS, the Strategy Research Foundation (SRF) operates programs to financially support strategic management research and scholarship. The Co-Chairs establish themes and focus areas for the SRF, develop policies for research funding, oversee existing grant programs, and develop new programs and initiatives.  Current SRF activities include the Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Program (WMDRG), the Research in Strategic Management Program (RSM), and the Early Career Research Grant Program (ECRG). The Co-Chairs head the leadership team of the SRF which includes Program Directors and Associate Program Directors. Candidates must be members of the SMS and should have the following qualifications:  

• Experience: Ideally, prior experience with grant funding; experience as a journal editor or in another significant role evaluating research is desirable.
• Academic stature: Credibility within the SMS academic community as a strong scholar.
• Broad knowledge base: Knowledge of the strategic management field and an appreciation of a range of topics and methodologies.
• Strong work ethic: History of a strong work ethic in team settings.
• Collaborative leadership: History of active leadership of substantial initiatives and ability to work as leaders in an extended team.
• Passion: Clear commitment to scholarship and research, and to helping the SMS move forward, both operationally and strategically.

The deadline for SRF Co-Chair Applications is November 2.  Applications will be reviewed by the Research Committee of the SMS Board of Directors. The candidate that is selected and approved by the Board of Directors will begin their term in January 2027.  

To contact the SMS Executive Office, please email: sms@strategicmanagement.net.  For technical assistance with this submission process, please contact Submittable Customer Service.