Editors, Scholars and Reviewers in Conversation

Three rooms. One connected research journey.

The Editorial and Research Webinar Series brings together editors, scholars, reviewers, and research experts to guide participants through the connected stages of academic research—from developing a meaningful research idea to writing a research proposal, understanding funding opportunities, preparing a manuscript, and responding to editorial and reviewer feedback.

Series dates and timings

Module 1

The Editor’s Room: From AI-Enabled Research Ideas to Editorial Decisions

28–30 September 2026 | 7:00–9:00 PM (IST)

28 September 2026 | Dr. Varsha Jain
Professor of Marketing at ESSCA School of Management, Paris
 Co-Editor of the Journal of Consumer Behaviour, and an Associate Editor of Psychology & Marketing.

Session: AI and Academic Publishing: Responsible Use, Novel Research Opportunities, and the Human Edge

29 September 2026 | Professor Dr Lim Weng Marc
Dean and Distinguished Professor at Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia.

 Editor-in-Chief of Global Business & Organizational Excellence, Deputy Editor of the Journal of Global Marketing, and serves in editorial roles with the Journal of Business Research, the Journal of Consumer Behaviour, the Journal of Strategic Marketing, and The Service Industries Journal.

Session: From Research Topic to Publishable Problem: Problematization, Research Gaps, and Stronger Contributions

30 September 2026 | Dr. Sudhir Rana
Associate Professor of Marketing at Liwa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

Editor-in-Chief of FIIB Business Review and Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Management Literature.

Session: Inside the Editorial Decision: Acceptance, Rejection, and Revision

Module 2

The Scholars’ Room: From Research Proposal Writing to Funding

6–7 October 2026 | 6:30–8:30 PM (IST)

Resource Person

Dr. Shagufa Kapadia

Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The M.S. University of Baroda

Dr. Shagufa Kapadia is a Fellow of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), 2021–22. She has served as Principal Investigator for research projects funded by ICSSR, the Ford Foundation, and UNICEF. She has received an international research grant from the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, USA, and has been awarded the Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Faculty Research Awards. She serves on the editorial and review boards of Psychological Studies and Culture and Psychology.

Schedule at a Glance

Day	Focus	Key themes
Day 1: 6 October 2026	Research Proposal and Synopsis	Identifying fundable research; matching research ideas with funding opportunities; building a logically aligned proposal; demonstrating novelty, significance, and impact
Day 2: 7 October 2026	Grant and Funding Proposals	Funding landscape, including ICSSR, ANRF, and UGC; writing to funder priorities; aligning objectives; developing a realistic budget and implementation plan; understanding the funder’s and reviewer’s perspective

Module 3

The Reviewers’ Room: How Reviewers Read, Critique, and Improve a Manuscript

Present your work, receive expert feedback, and improve your research.

15–16 October 2026 | 6:30–8:30 PM (IST)

The Reviewers’ Room is a live research clinic for scholars who want to understand how experts read, critique, and improve research. The room covers research in marketing, economics, finance, and human resource management, with methodological expertise in qualitative research, quantitative research, experiments, econometrics, and systematic literature reviews.

Up to 25 selected proposals from participants will be invited to present their work in a concise five-slide pitch and receive structured feedback from the review panel. The wider audience will learn how to frame a research problem, present a research idea clearly, justify a methodological choice, and ask for the right kind of feedback.

Meet the Review Panel

Expert	Affiliation
Dr. Tathagata Ghosh	Professor of Marketing, Great Lakes, Gurgaon
Dr. Leena Kaushal	Associate Professor, Economics & Public Policy, MDI, Gurgaon
Dr. Shalini Sahni	Director and Founder, Koach Scholar, Mumbai
Associate Professor	IIM