Early Career Researchers' Publishing Boot Camp
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⚡ Only 20 spots available
5-Day Intensive Workshop | Feb 2–6, 2026 | Goa, India
Transform your complete first draft into a top-journal submission with expert mentors, peer review, and 20+ hours of focused writing time.
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Transform Your Draft into a Top-Journal Submission
Do you have a complete first draft that’s ready for the next level? Join 20 ambitious early career researchers for an intensive 5-day boot camp designed to polish your manuscript and accelerate your path to publication in a top journal.
Goal: Help you submit to a top-tier journal within two months of completion.
What You'll Gain
🏛️ Expert Mentorship
- Personal mentor (senior scholar) provides written feedback before the boot camp and verbal guidance after
- Daily peer review from a carefully matched participant partner
🗺️ Publishing Navigation (2 hours)
Learn the insider strategies for:
- Strategic journal selection and submission processes
- Writing powerful cover letters that get noticed
- Avoiding desk rejects before review
- Responding effectively to editor and reviewer comments
✍️ 20+ Hours of Dedicated Writing Time
- Structured writing blocks each day (avg. 5+ hours/day)
- Optional early morning and evening writing sessions
- Distraction-free environment with peer accountability
📚 Advanced Writing Instruction (4+ hours)
Master the craft of academic writing through focused sessions on:
- Craftsmanship in writing & responding to feedback
- Sharpening literature reviews & strengthening theory/hypotheses
- Writing convincing methods & impactful discussion sections
- Crafting compelling introductions & effective appendices
- Using AI appropriately in academic writing
🎯 SMART Goal-Setting & Accountability
- Daily goal-setting with progress check-ins
- Create a personalized Manuscript Development Plan (MDP)
- Build lasting connections with fellow researchers
Who Should Attend?
✅ Early career business scholars with a complete first draft manuscript
✅ Doctoral students close to graduation
✅ Postdocs and junior faculty preparing their first major journal submissions
✅ Researchers seeking expert mentoring and structured writing time
Requirements: Your manuscript must include introduction, literature review, theory & hypotheses, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions in complete first draft form.
5-Day Program Overview
Day 1:
Kickoff, peer introductions, craftsmanship fundamentals, goal-setting, writing focus
Day 2:
Literature review enhancement, theory development, submission strategies
Day 3:
Methods refinement, discussion impact, cover letter mastery
Day 4:
Appendices, desk reject avoidance, introduction perfection
Day 5:
Editor/reviewer responses, manuscript development planning, celebration
Distinguished Program Leaders
Allan Bird PhD
A Visiting Professor of OB/HR at the Goa Institute of Management. He is a
Fellow of the Academy of International Business, reviewing editor of the Journal of
International Business Studies and on the editorial review board of AIB Insights. He was
previously deputy editor of the Journal of Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management and served on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Advances in Global Leadership and the advisory council of the Harvard Business Review.
Elizabeth L. Rose PhD
A Research Chair Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at IIM Udaipur. She is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, co-editor of Academy of Management Collections and Review of International Business and Strategy, deputy editor
of Academy of International Business Insights, and area editor (research methods advisory
group) for Journal of International Business Studies.