Research-Technology Management

Journal overview

Aims and scope

Research-Technology Management (RTM) is an award-winning peer-reviewed journal in the fields of innovation management, R&D management, and technology management. All articles undergo double-blind peer review. The journal is part of the Innovation Research Interchange and has been publishing practitioner-oriented original research since 1957. RTM seeks articles that connect innovation and strategy theories to the practice of innovation management.

RTM accepts original empirical articles employing rigorous qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches. RTM articles are concise (4,000–5,000 words) and practice centered; they can be motivated by practice but must be grounded in relevant contemporary academic research. They offer insights that are applicable across a broad range of industries and organizations.

We publish articles addressing the management of innovation, R&D, and technology, which illustrate how practitioners can apply management theories and strategic concepts to real-world challenges, and that give R&D and innovation leaders and practitioners the tools to promote innovation throughout their organizations. We are interested in a wide range of topics in innovation, R&D, and technology management. Some examples of these topics are:

• Product development processes and strategy
• R&D portfolio management
• R&D performance metrics
• Management of technical and creative people
• Organizing for innovation
• Strategy and innovation
• Innovation and design, including design thinking
• Innovation and organizational culture
• Forecasting and technology intelligence
• Collaborative forms of innovation such as open innovation and innovation ecosystem
• New modes of innovation, including business model innovation, corporate entrepreneurship
• Intellectual asset management
• Innovations of manufacturing, including Industry 4.0
• Responsible, sustainable, security, ethical, and legal challenges associated with emerging technologies and innovation modes
• Emerging trends reshaping R&D and innovation into the future

For more information on the types of articles we accept, including author’s guidelines and submission requirements, please read the Instructions for Authors. For the latest issue, please visit us at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/urtm20/current.

We also publish special issues and about current trends and issues related to RTM’s focus areas. If you'd like to receive notification of new calls for papers, contact the Managing Editor at [email protected] and ask to be added to our email list. If you’d like to propose specific topics or a special issue, please click here.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.

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