EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIAL COMMUNICATION
REGARDING A RECENT SUBMISSION TO JRP


Title: . . . Competitive Advantage

Abstract: This paper aims to emphasize the importance of . . . for
sustaining competitive advantages of firms. . . .


April 24, 2008

Dear Authors,

On our initial assessment of your recent submission, entitled "...
Competitive Advantage," we find that the article is not in line with
our publication focus.

The journal JRP is about research (or processes of organised open
inquiry). It is targeted at all researchers -- irrespective of their
disciplinary backgrounds. We publish articles which will be of
interest to a wide range of researchers. Therefore, to the potential
authors working in different disciplines/fields, our request is to
please write an article on your research experience in such a way that
will be of interest to other researchers, even if they may be working
in different disciplines/fields. For example, you can write an article
on your research experience on strategic management, perhaps
discussing some of the methodological quandaries you had to face and
how you dealt with those, or what processes were involved in your
choice of topic, method, quality criteria, or your critical
reflections on rigour, relevance, and utilisation of your work, and so
forth.

Your current submission may be more suited to a journal specialised in
publishing in the areas of strategy and competition.

Although we are unable to take this submission to the peer-review
stage, we certainly feel honoured by your choice of JRP. We are
hopeful that you will appreciate the editorial focus of JRP and
consider writing an article on your experience of doing research.

Yours sincerely,