The Marketing in Asia Group is continuing to gain recognition – this time with a special mention at this month’s Convocation Medal for Professional Excellence ceremony at Australia’s University of Newcastle. The awards are regarded as a top Australasian alumni honour and recognise a graduate of the university with an outstanding record of professional excellence in leadership, knowledge and professional practice.
I take great pride in being shortlisted as one of the four finalists for the Medal. It was a most wonderful surprise to have been nominated. Although I wasn’t the overall winner – which didn’t surprise me! – I was very proud of how this reflected on our group. At the awards ceremony it was noted how I had helped establish the Marketing in Asia Group in 2007, and that now we had connections with more than 400 academics and practitioners from more than 35 countries. We are no small organisation now.
Mentions such as these are critical to MAG as we seek to grow interest, connections and influence, and from this our members’ understanding, practical excellence, and opportunities for research and engagement. With the depth of capability of our members, I suspect we’ll be seeing many more.
The MAG Scholar Research Team is pleased to announce the findings of its recently concluded Journal Ranking and Occupational Hazards survey. Altogether 993 useable responses were collected. Most the respondents were from the USA (32%) followed by UK (9%), Australia (8%) and Canada (4%). Please see the attached Research Method for additional information.
In Table 1, we highlight the Top 500 Marketing, International Business and Tourism Journals nominated by the respondents. Additional findings on performance will be released once the analyses are completed.
A new initiative has been undertaken by the Editor of the International Journal of Consumer Research (IJCR); each year, the best paper published in IJCR will be selected for the MAG Scholar® Best Paper Award (awarded a certificate and USD$400) and the MAG Scholar® Second Best Paper Award (awarded a certificate and USD$100). As an international academic journal, IJCR provides a global and multidisciplinary forum focused on understanding consumers from psychology, sociology, anthropology, marketing and consumption economics perspectives.
The journal aims to publish high quality research on all aspects of consumer behaviors and consumption. To this end, all submissions go through a strict double-blind peer-reviewed procedure based on strong theoretical conceptualization and rigourous research methods. Short research notes and commentary, with innovative approach and insightful ideas, are also welcome. For inquiries, manuscript submissions, and willingness to be considered as journal reviewers, please email the journal editor, Professor Cheng Lu Wang at cwang@newhaven.edu.(cwang@newhaven.edu)
I would like to sincerely thank the delegates who participated in the recently concluded MAG Scholar Conference 2011. The inaugural conference was a success judging from the positive feedback. I would also like to thank the organizing committee and track chairs for their support in making the MAG Scholar Conference a success. As has been widely advertised, the 2012 MAG Scholar Global Business, Marketing and Tourism Conference will be held in Gyor, Hungary from May 29- June 2, 2012. I look forward to seeing you there.
As always, if you have any suggestions or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the Management Team.
Now We Can All Publish
Professor Kim Fam
Founding Director of MAG Scholar
