Author Guidelines

Journal of Contemporary Research in Management welcomes innovative and original research based articles and case studies in all functional areas of management. The manuscripts (including references and appendices) should not go beyond 4500 words.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is Microsoft Word document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Guidelines

  1. SECTIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPT - (note that not all papers have all sections write your paper to fit your requirements)
    • Title page: This includes paper title, author(s), and institutional affiliation. This should be center aligned. Corresponding Author is to be specified with address and Email address
    • Abstract (on a separate page): This is a brief summary of your study. Limit to 200 words
    • Keywords a minimum of three key words to be included below the abstract
    • Text (start on a separate page) Justify the text. This usually consists of the following sections (Introduction, Literature Framework, Methodology, Analysis, Results and Discussion and Conclusion)
    • References (on a separate page)
    • Appendices

       

  2. TYPING FORMATS FOR MANUSCRIPTS General: 1-inch margins all around and 12 pt. Times Roman. All text should be double-spaced
    • Table: Title should be placed on the top of table, Title and Table center alignment, Table to be fit to window, Output from statistical software should not be copied directly but should be as per table text format. Source of the table, if any, should be given immediately underneath the table.
    • Figure: Figure title should be placed below the figure, Title and Figure Center alignment and the legend of the figure should be at the bottom and center aligned.
    • References: Type References at top (centered, Not underlined), Double space all reference material. Use the following tips;
      • Periodical (Italicize journal title and volume, including comma.)
        Harter, S., & Whitesell, N. R. (1997). Multiple pathways to depression and adjustment among adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 9, 835-854.
      • Chapter (Italicize title of book and include page numbers. Note capitalization.)
        Harter, S. (1988). Causes and consequences of low self-esteem in children and adolescents. In R. F. Baumeister (Ed.), Self-esteem: The puzzle of low self-regard (pp. 87-116). New York: Plenum.
      • Book (Italicize title of book. For locations other than major publishing locations such as New York, Paris, and others listed on p.217, put city and state abbreviation: Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. When necessary, put the country.) APA Publication 6 Harter, S. (Year). The cognitive and social construction of the developing self. New York: Guilford Press.
      • Unpublished doctoral dissertation (italicize title), Working Paper and Discussion Paper
        Johnson, E. (1995). The role of social support and gender orientation in adolescent female development. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Denver, Denver, CO.
      • Sources on the Internet (at minimum, provide document title, date, URL and when possible, the author of a document)
        Miller, M.B. (2001, April 20). Resources for majors. Psychology Online, 4, Article 012b. Retrieved May 5, 2001, from http://du.edu/psychology/volume4/onl004012b.html.
      • Cross References
        • Order of entries in the reference list
          1. Alphabetize references by surname of first author.
          2. If there is a reference by a single author with multiple publication years, list earlier years of publication first (the same applies to references with same multiple authors).
        • References in the text
          When using the ideas of others, you must acknowledge them as a source. For example; Rather than the self (Harter, 1997). Or Harter (1997) argued that If you are using the exact wording of another person, you must put the wording in quotes and cite the author(s) and the page number (or other wise, it will amounts to plagiarism).

           

  3. Plagiarism amounts to complete rejection of the article (Plagiarism includes copying from internet or books or any other sources, except acknowledged quotes and definitions).