The Differences of Publication Lag and Revisions of Conference Papers Extended Publishing to Journal Articles： In Field of Management

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extended publishing of conference papers in the field of management. The sample examined consisted of a total of 2,427 conference papers that were published in 2011 in nine international conferences spanning four academic fields, which were marketing, production and operations management, transportation management, and information management. This study adopted bibliometrics to analyze the extended publishing rate of the original conference papers, the document types of the extended publications, and the publication lag from the original conference papers to extended versions publishing. The differences between the originals and extended publications were also compared, including the changes in authorship, references, the length of articles, and the number of tables and figures. The results of the study reveal that the average extended publishing rate of the original conference papers was 17.06%, with journal articles being the major category. The average time lag for extended journal articles publishing was 27.99 months, and for submission was 14 months. This study suggested that the academic publishers provide relevant publication policy for extended publication. The journal editors and researchers should follow the guideline for submission and the editorial policy to avoid academic misconduct