The Academy of Management Learning & Education is soliciting proposals from individuals interested in serving as guest editor(s) for its 2013 Special Issue (V12N3, September). Guest editor responsibilities include identifying an appropriate special issue theme and reviewing and securing material appropriate for each of AMLE's four content sections. Typically, those four sections will be comprised as follows: Research & Reviews (4-6 peer-reviewed, empirical or theoretical papers, totaling approximately 150 manuscript pages); Exemplary Contributions (1-2 invited papers by acknowedged leaders in the relevant discipline, totaling approximately 50 manuscript pages); Essays, Dialogues, & Interviews (4-6 peer-reviewed papers, any mix, totaling approximately 50 manuscript pages); and Book & Resource Reviews (4-6 invited reviews, totaling approximately 25 manuscript pages). AMLE will work with guest editors to arrange referees and review processing, with all papers being reviewed by at least one editorial board member. Guest editors are expected to maintain all due diligence, have some editorial experience, and attend the annual Editorial Board meetings at the Academy of Management meetings.

Proposals should include:

• Contact information, including phone, e-mail and postal addresses, of guest editors.
• Qualifications of guest editors, including previous editorial experience. 
• 500 - 1000 word overview of proposed theme.
• Plans for inviting Exemplary Contributions, identifying materials for Book & Resource Reviews, suggestions for Research & Reviews and Essays, Dialogues & Interviews, and suggestions for circulating a Call for Papers beyond publication in the Academy’s four journals.  Guest editors are welcome to encourage papers for Research & Reviews and for Essays, Dialogues & Interviews, but these must be peer reviewed.
• A timeline beginning with an initial Call for Papers that will appear in AMLE V10N4, December 2011, allowing for initial submission and revise & resubmit processing, and concluding with final papers being completed by April 2013 (16 months), so as to allow time for copyediting and production, for publication in September 2013 (V12N3).  
• A draft Call for Papers

Recent special issues:

1. Challenges and Opportunities of Executive Education, Guest Co-Editors B. Buchel & D. Antunes (V6N3, 2007)
2. Diversity Education, Guest Co-Editors M. Bell and D. Kravitz (V7N3, 2008)
3. Developments in Technology Management Education, Guest Co-Editors D. Siegel, P. Phan, & M. Wright (V8N3, 2009)
4. Sustainability in Management Education, Guest Co-Editors M. Starik, G. Rands, A. Marcus, & T. Clark (V9N3, 2010)

Upcoming special issues

1. Teaching Leadership, Guest Co-Editors S. DeRue, J. Podolny, & S. Sitkin (V10N3, 2011)
2. Educating Social Entrepreneurs and Social Innovators, Guest Co-Editors T. Lawrence, N. Phillips, and P. Tracey (V11N3, 2012)

Queries to and conversations with the editor prior to submitting special issue proposals are encouraged. Please direct all questions or requests for copies of prior successful proposals to the editor. The editor and associate editors will evaluate special issue proposals.

Special issue proposals should be submitted to the AMLE Editorial Office (amle@aom.pace.edu) and/or J.B. Arbaugh at arbaugh@uwosh.edu by 15 September 2011. Proposals will be transmitted to the new incoming editor. 

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