Author Guidelines

1. General Requirements

The Journal of Principles Management and Business (JPMB) welcomes scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the development of knowledge and practice in management, economics, business, and related fields within the journal's focus and scope.

Authors must prepare their manuscripts in accordance with these guidelines and the journal's official manuscript template, where available. Manuscripts should demonstrate academic rigor, originality, clarity of presentation, appropriate research methods, and a meaningful contribution to existing knowledge.

Before submission, authors should ensure that their manuscripts are complete, properly structured, accurately referenced, and consistent with the journal's editorial requirements.

2. Types of Manuscripts

JPMB considers manuscripts relevant to its focus and scope, including the following types, subject to the journal's editorial requirements:

Original Research Articles: manuscripts presenting original empirical or analytical research using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches.
Review Articles: manuscripts providing a critical, systematic, or integrative examination of relevant scholarly literature.
Conceptual Articles: manuscripts developing theoretical arguments, conceptual frameworks, or new perspectives on management, economics, and business issues.

Each submission must demonstrate originality, scholarly relevance, and a clear contribution to the field. The editor determines whether a manuscript is appropriate for the journal and its intended article category.

3. Manuscript Structure

Authors should organize their manuscripts according to the following structure, where appropriate to the article type and research design.

3.1. Title

The title should be concise, specific, informative, and representative of the manuscript's content. It should clearly communicate the main topic or research problem and avoid unnecessary words, unexplained abbreviations, and misleading claims.

3.2. Abstract

The abstract should provide a clear and accurate summary of the manuscript. For original research articles, it should generally cover:

The purpose or objective of the study.
The research design and methods.
The principal findings.
The originality or contribution of the study.
The implications of the findings, where relevant.

The abstract should be understandable independently of the full article. Unnecessary citations and undefined abbreviations should be avoided.

3.3. Keywords

Authors should provide relevant keywords that represent the main concepts, topics, variables, or methods discussed in the manuscript. Keywords should support the discoverability of the article and should not merely repeat the title.

3.4. Introduction

The introduction should establish the research background, explain the significance of the topic, identify the research problem, and demonstrate the gap in existing knowledge. It should clearly state the research objectives and, where appropriate, the research questions or hypotheses.

Authors should explain how the study relates to previous research and identify its expected contribution.

3.5. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

The literature review should critically synthesize relevant scholarly publications and establish the theoretical foundation of the study. It should identify important debates, previous findings, limitations, and gaps in the literature rather than simply summarize individual sources.

Where appropriate, this section should develop the conceptual framework and research hypotheses or propositions.

Authors are encouraged to consider relevant international literature alongside important national and local studies.

3.6. Research Methods

The methods section should explain how the research was conducted and why the selected approach was appropriate for the research objectives.

Depending on the study, this section should describe the research design, research setting, population or data sources, sampling procedures, data collection instruments, variable measurements, analytical techniques, and software used, where applicable.

The description should be sufficiently clear to allow readers to assess the research process and the validity of the findings. Relevant ethical approval and informed consent procedures should also be reported where applicable.

3.7. Results and Discussion

The results section should present the principal findings in a logical and clear sequence. Tables, figures, and statistical results may be used where they improve the presentation of findings.

The discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the research objectives, theoretical framework, and previous studies. Authors should explain the significance of the results, discuss similarities or differences from earlier research, and identify the study's theoretical or practical contributions.

Claims and interpretations must be supported by the findings and appropriate scholarly evidence.

3.8. Conclusion

The conclusion should summarize the principal findings and explain how they address the research objectives or questions. It should highlight the study's contribution and, where relevant, its practical or policy implications.

Authors may also identify research limitations and suggest directions for future research. The conclusion should not simply repeat the abstract or introduce substantial new findings.

3.9. Acknowledgments

Authors may acknowledge individuals or organizations that contributed to the research but do not meet the journal's authorship criteria. Relevant funding sources should be disclosed in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics policy.

4. Formatting, Tables, and Figures

Manuscripts must follow the journal's official template and formatting requirements, where available. Authors should use consistent headings, paragraph formatting, citation styles, and reference formatting throughout the manuscript.

Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively, have clear titles or captions, and be cited in the text. They should be legible, accurate, and necessary for understanding the research. Information in tables and figures should not unnecessarily duplicate the main text.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party images, figures, tables, or other materials are properly acknowledged and that permission is obtained when required.

Authors should check spelling, grammar, readability, abbreviations, units, equations, and statistical notation before submission. Specific requirements for font, margins, spacing, and manuscript length must follow the journal's current template or submission instructions.

5. Citations and References

All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the text.

In-text citations and reference entries must consistently follow the American Psychological Association (APA) style, 7th edition, subject to confirmation that this is the journal's adopted standard.

Authors are encouraged to use approximately 20–25 relevant scholarly references for a typical research article, adjusted according to the manuscript's scope and type. References should prioritize credible primary scholarly sources and recent publications. As a general target, at least 80% of references should be published within the preceding ten years, except for seminal works and other essential older sources.

Textbooks should be used sparingly when primary research or authoritative scholarly sources are available. Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software, such as Mendeley or equivalent tools, to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Authors must ensure that all references are accurate, relevant, and used appropriately to support the claims made in the manuscript.

6. Authorship Criteria

Authorship in JPMB is limited to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the research or manuscript. Authors should have contributed to the conception or design of the study, data collection, analysis or interpretation, or the development of the manuscript; participated in drafting or critically revising the work; approved the final version; and agreed to be accountable for their contributions.

All individuals who meet the journal's authorship criteria should be listed as authors. Individuals whose contributions do not meet these criteria should be acknowledged appropriately rather than automatically included as authors.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all listed authors have approved the final manuscript and agreed to its submission. Any addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors after submission must be justified to the editor and agreed to by all affected authors.

Authorship must not be granted solely on the basis of seniority, position, funding, supervision, or institutional affiliation without a qualifying scholarly contribution. Honorary, guest, and ghost authorship are unacceptable.

Further details on authors' ethical responsibilities are provided in the journal's Publication Ethics policy.

7. Research Integrity and Disclosure

Authors must report their research honestly and accurately. Research data, methods, and findings must not be fabricated, falsified, or deliberately misrepresented.

Authors must disclose relevant funding sources and any financial, professional, personal, or institutional relationships that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their research or its interpretation.

For research involving human participants, personal data, or other ethically sensitive materials, authors must comply with applicable ethical standards and report relevant ethical approval, informed consent, and participant protection procedures where applicable.

Authors must comply with the journal's Publication Ethics policy, which explains the responsibilities of authors, editors, and reviewers, as well as the handling of conflicts of interest, research misconduct, and post-publication concerns.

8. Originality, Plagiarism, and Use of Artificial Intelligence

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must appropriately acknowledge the ideas, words, data, and findings of others. Plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, duplicate publication, and undisclosed substantial overlap with previously published work are unacceptable.

JPMB uses Turnitin or an equivalent plagiarism detection tool to assist in screening submitted manuscripts. The journal applies a maximum similarity threshold of 25%, subject to editorial assessment and the journal's Plagiarism Policy. A similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred; the context and nature of matching material must also be evaluated.

Authors must comply with the journal's AI Regulations concerning the use and disclosure of artificial intelligence tools in research and manuscript preparation. AI tools must not be listed as authors, and authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of all submitted content.

Detailed requirements are available in the journal's Plagiarism Policy and AI Regulations.

9. Submission and Review Process

Authors must submit manuscripts through the journal's designated submission system and ensure that the manuscript complies with the Author Guidelines and applicable submission requirements.

A manuscript submitted to JPMB must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. All authors must approve the submitted version and agree to its submission.

Submissions undergo initial editorial screening to assess their relevance, completeness, originality, and compliance with journal requirements. Suitable manuscripts proceed to the journal's double-blind peer review process. Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts in response to editorial or reviewer comments.

The editor makes the final editorial decision based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, relevance, methodological soundness, reviewer evaluations, and compliance with publication ethics. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

For further details, authors should consult the journal's Peer Review policy.

10. Copyright and Open Access

Authors are required to review and comply with JPMB's policies on copyright, licensing, and open access.

The License and Copyright page explains copyright ownership, authors' rights, the journal's right of first publication, and the terms governing the reuse and distribution of published articles. The Open Access Policy explains the journal's commitment to providing free access to published research.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that third-party materials included in their manuscripts are properly acknowledged and that permission is obtained where required.

Please consult the journal's License and Copyright and Open Access Policy pages for the complete terms.