Scientific Committee for AJG 2027 – call for nominations

The Chartered ABS is seeking new panelists for additional subject areas within the Scientific Committee for the 2027 Academic Journal Guide (AJG) following on from the last call issued in December 2025.

We are seeking nominations from experienced researchers in Business & Management only for the subject areas listed below that were not included in the previous call-out. We are accepting up to two nominations per member school, which must be accompanied by a supporting statement from the Dean/Head of School. The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Friday 24 April 2026.

The role of the Scientific Committee is to advise the AJG Editorial team on which journals should be included in the Guide and the grades that they are to be assigned. We are now seeking to appoint academics in the following AJG subject areas:

• Information Management

• Management Development & Education

• Operations & Technology Management

• Operations Research & Management Science

• Organisation Studies

• Psychology – Organisational

• Public Sector & Health Care

• Regional Studies, Planning & Environment

Please note the following in relation to this call for nominations:

1. Individuals must be employed by a Chartered ABS member school.

2. We will only consider a maximum of two nominations per member school, meaning either one nomination in two subject areas or two nominations in a single subject area.

3. Applicants must complete and send an application form. The form must be e-signed by the Dean of the applicant’s business school before being sent to us. Alternatively, the supporting statement can be provided on a business school letterhead with the Dean’s signature.

4. We will only accept nominations to the eight subject areas listed above. We will not accept nominations to AJG subject areas that are not listed above.

5. This is a competitive process which attracts high interest. Due to the limitations on numbers it will not be possible to offer a place to everyone who applies on this occasion.

6. We will take into consideration representation from across the diverse Chartered ABS membership when reviewing the nominations received.

The role description for a Scientific Committee member can be viewed here and the ToRs for the Scientific Committee can be viewed here.

If you are interested in applying, please send the documents below to Ramin Bokaian, Head of Research & Policy at the Chartered ABS ([email protected]) by 5pm on Friday 24 April 2026.

• Your CV (maximum four pages)

• The completed application form explaining why you would like to join the Scientific Committee and explaining how you meet the selection criteria listed within the role description (note: an applicant can only be nominated to a single subject area and the application form must be e-signed by their Dean to indicate their support for the application)