Organizational Research Methods
Organizational Research Methods is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management, covering research methods in organizational studies. Founded in 1998, it is the leading methods journal in management, with a 2025 impact factor of 8.7, indexed in SSCI.《组织研究方法》（Organizational Research Methods, 简称 ORM）是由 SAGE 出版代表美国管理学会研究方法学分部出版的季刊同行评审期刊，涵盖组织研究中的研究方法。该刊创刊于 1998 年，是管理学领域的领军方法学期刊，2025 年影响因子为 8.7，被 SSCI 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to bring relevant methodological developments to researchers working in organizational and management studies, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为将相关方法学进展带给组织与管理研究领域的研究者，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Quantitative methods: original methodological research on statistical analysis, measurement, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and other quantitative approaches in organizational research.定量方法： 关于组织研究中统计分析、测量、结构方程模型、多层模型及其他定量方法的原创方法学研究。
- Qualitative methods: research on qualitative research approaches, including ethnography, case study, grounded theory, discourse analysis, and interpretive methods.定性方法： 关于定性研究方法的研究，包括民族志、案例研究、扎根理论、话语分析与解释性方法。
- Mixed methods and research design: studies on mixed-methods research, research design, sampling, causal inference, and the philosophy of science in organizational research.混合方法与研究设计： 关于混合方法研究、研究设计、抽样、因果推断以及组织研究中科学哲学的研究。
- Methodological innovations: new methodological developments and applications relevant to organizational research, including computational methods, big data analytics, and machine learning.方法学创新： 与组织研究相关的新方法学发展与应用，包括计算方法、大数据分析与机器学习。
- Article types: the journal publishes methodological research articles, methodological applications, tutorials, and editorials on emerging methods issues.栏目设置： 该刊发表方法学研究论文、方法学应用、教程以及关于新兴方法学问题的社论。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1998 by the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management to provide a dedicated outlet for methodological research in management.创刊： 该刊于 1998 年由美国管理学会研究方法学分部创办，为管理学方法学研究提供专门发表渠道。
- RMD affiliation: ORM is the official journal of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management, the largest professional association of management scholars.RMD 附属： ORM 是美国管理学会研究方法学分部的官方期刊，该学会是最大的管理学者专业协会。
- Methods focus: unlike general management journals, ORM is exclusively devoted to research methods, filling a critical niche for methodological innovation in organizational research.方法学定位： 与综合管理期刊不同，ORM 专门致力于研究方法，填补了组织研究方法学创新的重要空白。
- Quarterly publication: the journal publishes four issues per year, with articles released online ahead of print on a continuous basis.季刊出版： 该刊每年出版 4 期，论文在线先于纸版持续发布。
Editors
The journal is led by co-editors-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由联合主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：
- Co-editors-in-chief: Lisa Schurer Lambert and Tine Koehler serve as the co-editors-in-chief, sharing responsibility for the journal's editorial direction.联合主编： 莉萨·舒雷尔·兰伯特（Lisa Schurer Lambert）与蒂娜·克勒（Tine Koehler）担任联合主编，共同负责该刊的编辑方向。
- Associate editors: the co-editors-in-chief are supported by associate editors with expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods.副主编： 联合主编由具有定量与定性研究方法专长的副主编协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board comprising organizational researchers with methodological expertise.编委会： 该刊拥有国际编委会，成员为具有方法学专长的组织研究者。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。