Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

 

Before Submission

1.    Make sure your manuscript fits the aims and scope of the journal.

2.   Read our copyright policy and publication ethics before submission.

3.   Make sure the entire manuscript is neatly prepared, spell-checked, and adheres to the formatting requirements stipulated in our guide for authors.

4.   Prepare the cover letter containing a conflict of interest statement, authorship and contribution, statement that the manuscript has not already been published or is not under review somewhere else.

5.   Pay careful attention to preparing the manuscript to allow blinded review. When uploading your manuscript, you will need to upload a manuscript file with no identifying author information and a separate individual file of a title page with author details

6.   The title page should contain each author's given name(s) and family name(s) with accurate spelling, order of authors, their short biography, affiliations, e-mail addresses, corresponding author; and where available, ORCID Researcher ID, Scopus ID.

7.   One of the authors should be identified as the corresponding author, with their e-mail address normally displayed in the article PDF and the online article.

8.   Authors’ affiliations are the affiliations where the research was conducted. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after your article is accepted.

9.   A short biography is a short biographical note for each author included on the title page, which could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g., no more than 200 words).

10.  Compile all parts and materials of the manuscript, including figures, tables, references, and appendices if available, in the main manuscript file except for the supplementary file (if available).

11. We do not suggest strict formatting elements, but we recommend that all manuscripts contain the necessary components, such as Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Review of Literature Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusions.

Before submission, please make sure you have checked the instructions provided in the guide for authors so you know everything required.

If your manuscript is accepted for publication, it will be further formatted and typeset in the correct style for the journal.

 

Manuscript Formatting

Length

The manuscript needs to be approximately 8000 words in length with abstract and references included. Longer or shorter manuscripts might also be considered depending on the quality of content and its contribution to the field of management. The manuscript should be accompanied by an abstract of 200 to 250 words (see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed., chapter 2).   

Language

The language of the journal is English. Manuscripts should meet high academic writing standards. Both American and British English are accepted. Just make sure that consistency has been observed throughout the paper in terms of spelling and syntax.  

Font

Use Times New Roman font in size 12 (abstract in size 9) with single-line spacing at 1.15 throughout the manuscript. The first line of each paragraph should be indented by 0.5 in. except for the line right after a heading.  

Margins

All Margins (top, bottom, left, and right) should be 0.98 in.  

Title

The title should summarize the main idea of the paper simply and, if possible, in a way that is engaging for readers. For research papers, it should be a concise statement of the main topic of the research and should identify the variables or theoretical issues under investigation and the relationship between them. Although there is no prescribed limit for title length in APA Style, authors are encouraged to keep their titles focused and succinct.  

Bold the article title and capitalize the initial capital letter for any proper nouns. Use Garamond font in size 24.  

Abstract

Specify the abstract paragraph with a heading. Use Times New Roman font in size 9 with single-line spacing at 1.15. The abstract should consider Purpose, Design/Methodology/Approach, Findings, Practical Implications, Originality/Value. The manuscript should be accompanied by an abstract of 200 to 250 words. 

Keywords

Include three to five words, phrases, or acronyms as keywords; write ' the label "Keywords:" (in italic) one line below the abstract; indented 0.2 in. like a regular paragraph, followed by the keywords in lowercase but capitalize proper nouns, separated by commas. The keywords can be listed in any order. 

Tables and Figures

All Tables and Figures must be clearly referred to in the related text and have a referral word (e.g., Table 1 presents that …). They must be embedded in the text with an appropriate size and resolution after each is first mentioned (or “called out”).

Use standard abbreviations and symbols for all statistics (e.g., M, SD, SE, F, dj, n, p), Greek letters (e.g., a,~, x2 ) , and units of measurement (see APA7th, Tables 6.4- 6.5) used in tables without defining them in a note.

Express numerical values to the number of decimal places that the precision of measurement justifies (see APA 7th, Section 6.36). If possible, carry all comparable values to the same number of decimal places.

Number: Above the title and body; bold font and size 10; number consequently (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1).

Title: A brief but descriptive title below the number, single-spaced line; capitalize initial letters of the title in italic title case; size 10 in font.

Headings: All tables should include column headings, including a stub heading (heading for the leftmost, or stub, column); center column headings; capitalize them in sentence case.

Body: single-spaced; size 8 in font; left-align.

legend: A figure legend, or key, if present, should be positioned within the borders of the figure and explains any symbols used in the figure image.

Note: Include notes only as needed; below the tables and figures; write the Italic word “Note.”; descriptions go right after a period stop, size 8 in font.

Table borders: Limit borders or lines in a table to those needed for clarity. In general, use a border at the top and bottom of the table, beneath column headings (including decked heads), and above column spanners. You may also use a border to separate a row containing totals or other summary information from other rows in the table. Do not use vertical borders to separate data, and do not use borders around every cell in a table. Use spacing between columns and rows and strict alignment to clarify relations among the elements in a table.  

Reference Style

Follow the guidelines given by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) manual (7th ed.) for in-text citations and references. All in-text citations and full citations in the final reference list should be in alphabetical order and then chronological if necessary.

Some examples are provided in the table below, retrieved from American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https:l/doi.org/10.1037/000016S-000

 

For more information 

Paper format (Click here for guidelines)

Tables and figures (Click here for guidelines)

In-text citations (Click here for guidelines)

References (Click here for guidelines), you need to add the available DOIs.

Mechanics of style (Click here for guidelines)

Grammar (Click here for guidelines)

 

Funding Statement

Authors must declare all sources of financial support for the research, design, execution, or analysis of the study.

Requirements:

§  List the full names of funding agencies/organizations.

§  Provide the specific grant or project numbers.

§  State the role of the sponsor in the study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. If the sponsor had no such involvement, this must be explicitly stated.

Standard Templates:

§  Funded Research: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency Name] under Grant Number [XXXXXX]. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript."

§  Unfunded Research: "This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors."

 

Acknowledgement

This section is reserved for recognizing individuals or institutions who made intellectual, technical, or logistical contributions to the study but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

Requirements:

• Authors must obtain written permission from all individuals named in the Acknowledgements section before submission, as readers may infer their endorsement of the study’s data and conclusions.
• Include contributions such as administrative support, general supervision, technical assistance, laboratory space, or language editing.

Format:

• Place this section at the end of the manuscript, immediately preceding the references and disclosure statements.

 

Funding

 All Authors need to acknowledge the funding with sufficient details at the end of manuscript prior to references. If there is no funding, you need to add a note at the end of the manuscript prior to references: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. 

 

Author Contributions

 To ensure fair and accurate credit, the Journal requires authors to specify their individual contributions. Authors must use the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to describe each author's role.

Core Roles (CRediT):

• Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.
• Methodology: Development or design of methodology; creation of models.
• Software: Programming, software development; designing computer programs.
• Validation: Verification of replication/reproducibility and other research outputs.
• Formal Analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze data.
• Investigation: Conducting the research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments or data collection.
• Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.
• Data Curation: Management activities to annotate, scrub, and maintain research data.
• Writing - Original Draft: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft.
• Writing - Review & Editing: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision.
• Visualization: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation.
• Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
• Project Administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
• Funding Acquisition: Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.

 

Standard Template:

§  "Author Contributions: Fernando Simon: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing - Original Draft. Sara Gunen: Formal Analysis, Investigation, Writing - Review & Editing. Ali Mansoor: Supervision, Funding Acquisition, Project Administration. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript."

 

Conflict of Interest

 To maintain public trust and scientific integrity, authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or academic relationships that could influence or be perceived to influence their research.

Requirements:

• Declare any financial interests (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership, patents, paid expert testimony) related to the subject matter.
• Declare any non-financial competing interests (e.g., personal relationships, academic competitions, professional affiliations).
• All co-authors must be consulted before final disclosure.

Standard Templates:

• No Conflict: "The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper."
• With Conflict: "Author A receives research funding from Company X. Author B is a paid consultant for Company Y. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest."

 

Generative AI Use Disclosure Statement

In accordance with ethical publishing guidelines, the use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Large Language Models, image generators, etc.) in the creation of the manuscript must be transparently declared.

Policy Guidelines:

• AI tools cannot be listed as an author or co-author. Authorship implies responsibility, accountability, and legal liability, which AI cannot assume.
• AI use should be restricted to improving readability, language editing, or basic brainstorming. It should not be used to generate core scientific content, primary data, or interpret research findings.
• The final responsibility for the accuracy, novelty, and integrity of the work remains solely with the human authors.

Standard Templates:

• With AI Use: "During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [AI Tool Name] in order to [state specific usage, e.g., improve the English grammar and syntax]. After using this tool/service, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication."
• No AI Use: "No generative AI or AI-assisted tools were utilized in the drafting, writing, or editing of this manuscript."

 

Data Availability Statement

To support reproducibility and scientific transparency, the Journal encourages authors to share the data underlying their findings. Submissions must include a Data Availability Statement detailing where and how the data can be accessed. Harvard Dataverse, Mendeley Data, and Figshare are recommended.

• Requirements:

§  If data is deposited in a public repository, provide the repository name, DOI (Digital Object Identifier), or URL link.

§  If data cannot be shared due to ethical, legal, or privacy restrictions, this must be clearly justified.

• Sample Templates:

§  Open Data: "The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [Repository Name] at [DOI/URL]."

§  Available on Request: "The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to ethical clearance limitations."

§  Restricted Data: "The data cannot be shared publicly due to [ethical/legal/privacy] restrictions. Access to the data can be requested from [Institutional Contact/Committee Name] for researchers who meet the criteria for confidential data access."

                      

Copyright

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