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What determines whether your paper gets accepted at a top journal? Ask most business professors that question and you’ll get some familiar answers: strong theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, robust findings, and alignment with the journal’s scope.

When reviewers say ‘unclear contribution,’ they often mean your paper lacks direction.

Turning your conference paper into a journal submission isn’t just about fleshing it out and reformatting—it’s a full reimagining of your research for a broader, more rigorous audience.

By the time they’re hiring me to edit their article, 99% of my clients have chosen a target journal for the submission (indeed, their paper may already be under review there, as that’s usually the very best time to bring in a professional editor). But if they’ve chosen wrongly, no amount of improvements and hard work will get the paper accepted: a fundamental misalignment in contribution or scope can mean months of effort that ultimately end in rejection. To help business ac