JPIM Reviewer Development Program
Introduction
Journal of Product Innovation Management, Sep 2025 - Feb 2026; Deadline 10 Aug
INTEREST CATEGORY: INNOVATION AND TECH
POSTING TYPE: Journal News
Posted by: Jonathan Bohlmann
JPIM Reviewer Development Program Call for Participants
Program overview and benefits for reviewers
Reviewing for well-known peer-reviewed journals provides several benefits including developing as a scholar (e.g., improving critical thinking, increasing domain knowledge, improving research execution capabilities, improving research explication capabilities, improving knowledge about responding to reviewers of your own research, improving knowledge about the journals editorial stance etc.), career benefits, and personal fulfillment, among others (Barczak and Griffin 2021[1]). This program is intended to help participants learn about the full peer-review process. Program participants gain from:
- attending synchronous online training workshops about how to write good reviews and how to write better manuscripts,
- reviewing manuscripts, discussing their reviews with various mentors, seeing other reviews, seeing the reports from Associate Editors, and Editors decision letters,
- gaining a behind-the-scenes perspective of decisions made by JPIM editorial staff,
- receiving a course completion certificate, and
- being added to the JPIM reviewer pool with a potential pathway onto the Editorial Review Board.
Who is it for?
- An advanced doctoral student (someone who has defended their dissertation proposal),
- A postdoctoral associate, and
- An untenured professor (someone within one-three years of completing their Ph.D.).
Application Process
Interested participants should apply by August 10, 2025. Please send an email to the Program Co-Directors, Profs. Priscilla Kraft and Jon Bohlmann, at priscilla.kraft@whu.edu and jdbohlma@ncsu.edu. Note JPIM RDP Application in the subject line, and include 1) a short cover letter expressing interest in the program, 2) details of past reviewing experience, and 3) a latest copy of your CV that should list your peer-reviewed publications (journals and conferences). In your cover letter please explain why you are interested in the program and what you expect to personally gain from it.
Selection criteria
Preference will be given to candidates who have experience reviewing full papers, conference papers, and/or extended abstracts, and have a good publication record. Candidates will be notified by late-August 2025 if they are selected for the program.
Workshops
Participants should plan to attend the 3 online workshops, each lasting about 2 hours on a Friday and starting at Noon EST (New York time zone). The first workshop is scheduled for September 26, 2025. The second workshop is scheduled for November 14, 2025, with the third occurring February 27, 2026.
Program Summary from 2022-2024
A total of 36 participants (Assistant Professors, Post Docs, and Ph.D. students) from all over the world have participated in the program over the last two iterations. One of the program participants has now been onboarded into the JPIM Editorial Review Board.
Testimonials from past participants
, Ph.D. (Australian National University): Thanks again for this fantastic opportunity. Its great to see that JPIM is spearheading reviewer development again. Happy to have been part of the second class. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone. Im thrilled to be part of the JPIM community now.
Ph.D. (Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, Australia): This program gave me a look behind the curtain. It was good to get multiple perspectives from mentors, to improve my reviewing skills. I loved the structure of the one-hour sessions so much!
Ph.D. (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany): If there is a community tied to a top-tier Journal, sometimes it’s hard to get into the community. JPIM and especially this program has served as a welcoming gateway for me to become a part of a network of Innovation scholars. Also, this is a program through which young aspiring social scientists can be engaged with expert mentors and learn a lot about developing as a scholar.
[1] Barczak, Gloria, and Abbie Griffin (2021). How to conduct an effective peer review. Edward Elgar Publishing.