PROCEDURAL AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE IN THE EDITORIAL REVIEW PROCESS

Based on organizational justice theories, a model of procedural and di stributive justice is proposed to explain authors' reactions to editor ial decisions and the editorial review process. Authors (n=106) provid ed justice perceptions and future journal submission intentions upon r eceiving an editorial decision letter. The editor provided information on editorial decisions and review processes. Explanation and interper sonal sensitivity were important procedural justice dimensions in pred icting distributive justice reactions and intentions to submit future work to the journal. Explanations appear particularly important when t he decision is negative. Journal submission intentions were positively related to distributive justice reactions for inexperienced, but not experienced, authors. In addition, journal submission intentions were positively related to the perceived explanation received for experienc ed, but not inexperienced, authors. Discussion focuses on implications for organizational justice theories and for journal publishing and HR practices.