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The article refers to the Strategic Management Journal as an academic publication specialized in the discipline of strategic management. It provides a description of its birth and evolution, mission and scope, and the editors responsible for its development over time. Moreover, the article analyses some key aspects of the journal such as its main statistical data, the role in the development of the discipline, its importance and impact in the context of the broader field of management, and its growing international profile as it became a global publication. Finally, the article describes the history of the SMJ Best Paper Prize in recognition of the most outstanding papers published in the journal.
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Guerras-Martin, L.A., Ronda-Pupo, G.A. (2018). Strategic Management Journal. In: Augier, M., Teece, D.J. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-00772-8_565
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