The journal only accepts original research, case studies or methodologies within its scope and coverage. The submitted article needs to have strong empirical evidence and make significant contribution to the field. It should have strong theoretical and/or methodological literature.

The submission is an original article, not have been nor considered for publishing elsewhere. If it is a republication, the author must obtain permission to republish the same. The author must obtain permission for any used copyrighted materials within the article.

This journal only accepts articles in English. It is the prime responsibility of the author to ensure that the paper’s quality is highly acceptable as to use of language, grammar and punctuations. Any use of discriminatory and bigoted terms is not acceptable.

The online submission requires only  MS Word file. There should be two files uploaded.

The manuscript must include pertinent information of the author/s including name/s, affiliation/s, address and email address. The corresponding author, in case of multiple authors, must be properly indicated.

The structure of the manuscript includes:

• Title – appropriate title to your article.
• Abstract – the number of words should not be less than 150 but not more than 250.
• Key words – a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 6 keywords.
• Main body –it should contain the following:
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Methodology
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgement/Any declaration
  • References - at least 25 with 75% from the latest 5 years

Total word count including references must be between 5,000 to 8,000.

The journal publishes an annual issue concurrent with the staging of the International Conference on Management, Education and Innovation (ICMEI).

The journal adheres to the double blind peer-review process. While the journal only accepts papers presented in the International Conference on Management, Education & Innovation (ICMEI), it employs a separate evaluation and review process. Although the paper has been accepted and presented in the conference, it does not guarantee an outright acceptance in the journal. The paper has to meet the structural and content requirements of the journal before acceptance. To read more about the evaluation and review for conference acceptance and presentation, click here.

There are two phases of evaluation and review process.

• Preliminary evaluation by the editor. The anonymous file submission is sent directly to the editor-in-chief and/or associate editor for preliminary evaluation. The editor evaluates the paper based on its fitness to journal scope or structural requirements. The decision of the preliminary evaluation will be sent within 3-5 days. If the paper is rejected, the author may be advised to consider other journals or follow the prescribed manuscript structure. If the paper is accepted, it is sent to reviewers.
• Peer review. After the preliminary evaluation, the anonymous file is sent to reviewers composed of section editor or editorial board member and external reviewers. Neither the author nor the reviewers know each other’s identity. This process takes minimum of one week to a maximum of three weeks. The journal ensures that reviewers strictly comply with the ethical policy and standards. The result is sent to the corresponding author as soon as two reviews are done. The decision of the reviewers may be any of the following:
  • Accept. The article is accepted without revisions. The open access publishing agreement is then signed.
  • Accept with revision. The article is accepted either with minor or major revision. The paper is sent back to the corresponding author for the corrections. The author is given ample time to comply depending on the severity of the corrections. If the time given is insufficient, the author is advised to formally request extension through email. The author then submits the corrected article for final evaluation and proofreading. If the article is accepted, the author is advised to sign the open access publishing agreement prior to publication. However, if the paper requires further revision after the resubmission, the editorial board provides further revisions request through email or through discussion forum in the portal.
  • Reject. The paper is rejected for some major content issues.

Prior to the publication, the author needs to sign open access publishing agreement. The editorial board evaluates article to identify serious misconduct such as plagiarism, falsification of data and material misstatements. Although the article follows rigorous process of evaluation and peer review, the authenticity of the data and information is the sole responsibility of the author.

The files must be uploaded through the online submission form (click here). Your paper will be assigned Submission ID Number which you will use for all the communications related to the publication. Upon submission, you will receive submission confirmation acknowledgement approximately within 24 hours. If the editor found your paper not within the journal scope or not within the prescribed format, your submission may receive an early manuscript rejection decision.

The publication process and timeline is shown below:

You can download the step-by-step process of article submission and resubmission here.

There is NO Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish in this journal. However, the paper must have been presented in the International Conference on Management, Education & Innovation (ICMEI), which charges specific conference registration fees.

Recruitment of editorial board and reviewers. The journal recruits experts in the field to assist the editor in the evaluation and acceptance of papers. They are selected based on their qualification and specialization. The normal cycle for the selection of the new editorial board and reviewers is the first and last quarter of the year. Moreover, reviewers may express their intention to review articles upon registration in the submission portal (click 'Reviewer' option). All recognized editorial board and reviewers receive certificate of recognition.

Selection of reviewers for an article. All editorial board and reviewers must sign up to the online submission portal. This facilitates the submission, review and acceptance of all papers. All the editorial board and the external reviewers are considered for the evaluation and the review of any article based on their expertise. The reviewers consist of section editor and/or editorial board member and external reviewer. The editorial assistant randomly selects reviewers based on their specialization and research interests.

Acceptance of the review. Selected reviewers can either accept or reject any invitation for review. The reviewers are given maximum of one week to accept the review task. The review itself is within a period of three weeks. Any reviewer can also ignore the invite if he/she is not confident to accept the task.

All submitted papers duly accepted for suitability to journal scope or structural requirements are sent to the reviewers. The journal editorial staff reserve the right to choose the appropriate reviewer based on their knowledge of the topic. The reviewers normally are composed of section editor and/or editorial board member and external reviewer.

The journal adheres to the double blind peer-review process. Neither the author nor the reviewers know each other’s identity. Invitations are sent to potential reviewers. Thereafter, the paper is sent only to those who agreed to accept the review invite.

Any submission goes for two evaluation and review process: a) preliminary evaluation by the editor-in-chief and/or associate editor and b) peer review. The editor-in-chief and/or associate editor evaluate the paper based on its fitness to journal scope or structural requirements while the reviewers give detailed comments on the paper based on the evaluation criteria.

The journal uses the OJS-PKP platform and workflow for the submission and review of articles. For guidance and assistance on the use of the portal, you can download the workflow guidelines here.