Editorial Team

Director of Publication

Claudio Vitari, Aix Marseille Univ, CERGAM, FEG, Aix-en-Provence, France - from issue 3, volume 30, 2025

Editor-in-chief

Claudio Vitari, Aix Marseille Univ, CERGAM, FEG, Aix-en-Provence, France - since January 2024 (editor for SIM since 2022)

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Roxana Ologeanu-Taddei, Université de Montpellier, France - since March 2025 (editor for SIM since January 2024)

Editors

  • Sophie Agulhon, Université Aix-Marseille, France - since March 2025
  • Lise Arena, Université Côte d'Azur, France since March 2022
  • Yves Barlette, Montpellier Business School, France - since January 2024
  • Cédric Baudet, Haute école de gestion Arc // HES-SO à Neuchâtel, Suisse - since January 2024
  • Vincent Dutot, EM Normandie, France - since March 2025
  • Samuel Fosso Wamba, Toulouse Business School, France - since March 2022
  • Aurélie Leclercq-Vandelannoitte, CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique LEM (Lille Economie Management, UMR CNRS 9221), IESEG, U.Lille, France - since 2023
  • Sylvie Michel, Université de Bordeaux, France - since December 2024
  • Stéphanie Missonier, HEC Lausanne, Suisse - since March 2022
  • Nicolas Prat, ESSEC Business School, France - Since March 2022
  • Jean-Loup Richet, IAE de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Sorbonne Business School, France - since March 2022
  • Mathieu Templier, Université Laval, Québec, Canada - since March 2022

Editors closing their mandate

  • Christophe ELIE-DIT-COSAQUE, Université des Antilles, France

Emeritus Editors

  • Frantz Rowe, Université de Nantes, France
  • Régis Meissonier, Université de Montpellier, France
  • François de Corbière, IMT Atlantique LEMNA, France

Editorial Assistant

  • Julien de Benedittis, Mines Saint-Etienne, France - since January 2024
  • Hendrik Wache, Assistant Professor, ICN Business School, France - since October 2025

Calendar of the meetings of the editorial boards

  • 10 March 2026 at 2:30pm CET
  • 1 April 2026 at 3pm CET
  • 20 May 2026 at 9am and 4pm CET
  • 9 June 2026 at 3pm CET
  • 15 September 2026 at 3pm CET
  • 8 December 2026 at 3pm CET

 

Appointment and roles of Editorial Board Members

The Editor-in-Chief is appointed by the Nomination Committee for a term of three years, renewable once. They are preferably a Full Professor or an Associate Professor with HDR or an equivalent qualification. He or she:

  • is responsible for the journal's development, prestige and continuity;
  • implements the project agreed with the Nominating Committee. For any questions concerning strategic orientation and editorial policy that go beyond the project agreed with the Nominating Committee, the Editor-in-Chief refers to the Editorial Board;
  • processes submissions and decides whether to desk reject, desk reject & resubmit the papers, assign the submission to an editor or to the deputy editor-in-chief;
  • supervises the review process for submitted articles;
  • handles the processing of submitted articles, as do other editors who have applied to join the editorial board;
  • assists the editors;
  • organizes Editorial Board meetings (minimum 4 per year), and may invite external personalities (such as the President of AIM) to attend, depending on the meeting agenda;
  • organizes the writing of editorials for each issue of the journal;
  • manages relations with the styling/formatting, editing and production departments, preparation of each complete issue, final validation of proofs and publication;
  • organizes the promotion and enhancement of the journal in scientific and professional circles, in conjunction with the publisher and the AIM Board of Directors, and in particular with scientific institutions in France and abroad, such as AIS, CNRS and FNEGE;
  • ensures the journal's referencing and ranking;

As such, the position requires editorial, scientific and interpersonal skills, as well as a high degree of availability to take on the tasks associated with the position.
The Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting, gathering and evaluating the most suitable candidates for the position of Editor-in-Chief. It is made up of 7 people who cannot be candidates for the position: the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, 5 members of the Editorial Board (2 Emeritus Editors and 3 editors), the President of AIM. The call for candidates is published on the SIM website and on the AIM website, approximately 9 months before the end of the term. Candidates send their CV and project for the journal approximately 7 months before the end of the term. The Nominating Committee meets to review applications, approximately 6 months before the end of the term. An interview is organized with the selected candidates, approximately 5 months before the end of the term. Following the interviews, the committee appoints the editor-in-chief for the next term, approximately 4 months before the end of the term.

The Deputy Editor-in-Chief is appointed by the Editor-in-Chief from among the current editors. This role is prioritized as a potential successor to the Editor-in-Chief at the end of their term. He or she would have priority to succeed the Editor-in-Chief at the end of his or her term. He or she works with the Editor-in-Chief on all assignments. Like the other editors who have applied to join the editorial board, he or she is responsible for processing submitted articles. A balance in gender is pursued.

Editors serve a renewable four-year term. Their number may vary depending on the volume of submissions to the journal to prevent overburdening the editorial team. There are four pathways to becoming an editor:

  1. Application to become an Editor: Researchers interested in the role respond to calls for applications published on dedicated platforms. Once selected, editors manage articles assigned by the Editor-in-Chief, oversee peer reviews, organize revision cycles, make decisions on articles (acceptance or rejection), and consult the editorial team in case of issues. Editors are expected to handle at least three articles simultaneously and may also contribute to writing editorials.
  2. Proposal for a Special Issue: Leaders of approved special issue projects become editors for the duration of their special issue. Their responsibilities align with those of regular editors, including managing reviews, overseeing revision cycles, and making editorial decisions. They may also write editorials related to the accepted articles in their special issue.
  3. Invitation to the Editorial Board: Researchers internationally recognized for their expertise may be invited to join the editorial board. Their role includes ensuring the scientific quality of publications and promoting the journal internationally.
  4. Emeritus Editors-in-Chief: Former Editors-in-Chief remain involved with the journal as long as they are active in research. They contribute to strategic discussions and editorial policy decisions and may participate in the editorial board’s activities during key discussions.

Editorial assistants are appointed by the Editor-in-Chief to support them in all their tasks. They may be doctoral students. They attend meetings of the Editorial Board by invitation only, with no decision-making powers, and only on agenda items that do not concern the scientific evaluation of colleagues' work. They contribute to the preparation of editorial boards, the drafting of board minutes and the implementation of decisions taken by the board. They are involved in the journal's communication activities: updating the website, announcing calls for special issues and the release of each issue of the journal. They help keep the article submission processing platform up to date. The role can be performed entirely remotely. Fluency in English or French is strongly recommended. The appeal of the role lies in the opportunity to learn about the management of academic journals and the peer review process. What's more, being an editorial assistant is a great way to get in touch with the IS scientific community. Editorial assistants will be able to use this role as an activity of general interest in building a balanced CV that complements their research and teaching activities.

Editorial Board

The SIM's central governance body is the Editorial Board, which guarantees the collegiality of the most important decisions. The Editorial Board is made up of the editor-in-chief and his/her deputies, and the editors. The composition of the Editorial Board is gender-balanced, and priority is given to full professors and associate professors with Research Steering Authority or equivalent.
The role of the Editorial Board is to:
• define the strategic orientation and editorial policy;
• validate the themes of special issue proposals;
• decide on articles under review for which a committee member requests a collective opinion;
• decide on the publication of each article considered ready for acceptance by the editor in charge of the article;
• mandate, for specific missions, any person (member or not of the committee) considered suitable for the mission. The mission is specified by the editorial board, and mandates may be revoked at any time by the editorial board. By way of example, a “communications manager” could be appointed to improve the magazine's communications and visibility. These representatives may be invited to attend meetings of the Editorial Board, to ensure the proper execution of their mandate.