This paper explores the possibility that journals in the management area of
the social sciences may not reflect the: same degree of publication hi as
that has typically been found in other areas. Data from structured intervie
ws and quantitative comparisons indicated that top tier journals in the man
agement area have lower acceptance rates than our comparison group, general
ly require a greater number of reviewers than the comparison group, publish
a higher percentage of articles by authors affiliated with the schools of
the editors than would be expected by chance, and there are significant dif
ferences in the publication rates for various disciplines within the manage
ment area that are associated with the disciplines of the editors. It is co
ncluded that the management area is not immune from bias. It is suggested t
hat continued research of this nature can be an important source of informa
tion for both contributors and editors enabling them to become aware of and
manage the types of biases to which editors are most susceptible.