For Authors
Author guidelines
The Journal welcomes submissions from academics, practitioners, and doctoral students. Manuscripts may be empirical or theoretical research articles, conceptual frameworks, practitioner case studies, or book reviews. All research articles undergo double-blind peer review.
Manuscript preparation
- Format: Microsoft Word (.docx), double-spaced, 12-point type, with pages numbered.
- Length: research articles typically 5,000–9,000 words including references; practitioner pieces and case studies 2,500–5,000 words; book reviews under 1,500 words.
- Anonymity: remove author names, affiliations, and self-identifying references from the manuscript file; include a separate title page with author details.
- Abstract: 150–250 words, followed by 4–6 keywords and relevant JEL classification codes.
- Citations: APA style (7th edition) for references and in-text citations.
- Exhibits: tables and figures numbered, titled, and placed at the end of the manuscript with insertion points marked in text.
- Practical implications: every research article should close with a section stating what the findings mean for practitioners.
Review process
- Editorial screen: the Editor-in-Chief reviews each submission for scope, originality, and quality — typically within two weeks.
- Double-blind review: qualifying manuscripts are assigned to at least two referees with relevant expertise.
- Decision: accept, revise and resubmit, or decline — with referee comments returned to the author in every case.
- Publication: accepted articles are copyedited, proofed with the author, and published online upon acceptance and in the annual volume.
Publication ethics
Submissions must be the author's original work, must not have been published previously, and must not be under review elsewhere until an editorial decision is rendered. All data and empirical results must be honestly reported and available for editorial verification on request. Plagiarism, duplicate submission, and fabrication are grounds for immediate rejection and a ban on future submissions. Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest and any funding sources relevant to the work. Upon acceptance, authors assign publication rights to the Journal; authors retain the right to use their work in teaching, scholarship, and institutional repositories with attribution to the Journal as first publisher.