Introduction
The Michigan Journal of Business is a bi-annually published academic journal run by undergraduate students at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The Journal is the first undergraduate business journal in the United States with a  worldwide audience and is currently distributed to over 200 university libraries in five continents. The inaugural edition generated submissions from top business schools and economics departments in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, spanning involvements from institutions including Harvard University, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and the London School of Economics. The Journal has recently been accepted into the Directories of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a scholarly journal database that enlists more than 3000 of the world’s leading publications. The Michigan Journal of Business seeks to publish distinguished theses, empirical research, case studies, and theories in issues relating to areas of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management, Operations Management, Information Systems, Business Law, Corporate Ethics, and Public Policy.

Mission
Because the contemporary business environment is exceedingly complex, analyzing real world phenomenon through traditional applications of basic theories often yield a suboptimal understanding of the world. The Journal, accordingly, encourages work that takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding a topic and emphasizes the importance of incorporating the knowledge of liberal arts into an area of interest. By providing a venue to recognize high quality work, the Michigan Journal of Business gives an incentive for students to write papers and to further explore their area of interest, thereby rewarding them with the experience to share the power of knowledge with others. The Journal’s mission and philosophy parallels the mission of the University of Michigan, the premier research university in the United States. This project will involve not only students from the University of Michigan, but will seek involvement from a worldwide audience.

Distribution
The Journal is distributed to more than 200 institutions worldwide, including U.S. Business School Libraries, U.S. University Libraries, U.S. Liberal Arts College Libraries, U.S. Law Libraries, and selected European and Asian Universities. To see a complete list of libraries receiving copies, please click here. To request an institution to receive a copy of the Journal, please submit a detailed inquiry here. Upon review of requests and funding availability, the Journal will continuously seek to widen its physical distribution network.

Review Process
The organization is entirely student-run, with an editorial staff composed of top students at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Department of Economics at the University of Michigan. Each semester, the Michigan Journal of Business will call for papers from undergraduate students around the world. Throughout the semester, the editorial board will carefully review, edit, and select exceptional work for publication. Faculty willing to advise the Journal will be formed from each department to give minor oversight for the project. Throughout the process, a blind review process will be implemented in order to ensure an impartial review of your submission. The Journal may ask authors of papers to perform minor edits to meet the publication requirements.

Submission
The Michigan Journal of Business is currently seeking submissions for its second edition. The submission deadline for Volume 2: Issue I is November 1st, 2008. For more details on submitting a paper, click here.

Links
MJB in the News
MJB in the Monroe Street Journal
MJB Wikipedia article
MJB Ross Webpage
MJB's DOAJ Listing
MJB's Maize Pages Listing

Support Us

The Michigan Journal of Business is non-profit, with its entire budget going into printing, marketing, and financing the Journal. By supporting the Journal, you are not only making a commitment to the intellectual development of Ross students, but are making a powerful contribution to the world of intellectual capital. To make a donation to the Journal, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at the Ross School:

The Ross School of Business

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business, formerly known as the University of Michigan Business School, is one of the world's premier business schools. As part of the University of Michigan, the nation’s top public university in the United States, the Ross School has reached national prominence through distinguished faculty, students, and alumni. In 2004, Alumnus Stephen M. Ross donated a record-breaking $100 million to the business school, ushering a new era of prominence for the school. In 2006, its MBA program was ranked #1 by the Wall Street Journal and #5 by BusinessWeek. Its undergraduate BBA program, attracting top students from the nation, has ranked consistently within “Top 3” in U.S. News & World Report since its inception. For further information regarding the school, please visit www.bus.umich.edu.