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University of Warsaw

Prepare your manuscript for European Management Studies.

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Article types

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • Use a structured abstract.
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  • Manuscript format Articles should be between 8 000 and 10 000 words in length; this includes all text (the structured abstract, references, all text in tables, figures and appendices).
  • The main document should contain the following order: Structured abstract (up to 250 words).

Keywords

  • Provide up to 5 keywords chosen by the author.
  • The main document should contain the following order: Keywords (up to 5).

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • a work by 3 or more authors: mention the first author’s surname only (both for first and all subsequent citations), other authors should be replaced by the abbreviation “et al.”; include surnames of all authors in the references, e.g.: (Kowalski et al., 2001); (Kowalski et al., 2001a).
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  • use secondary citations in the text only, the references should include only the source read; works should be separated by a semicolon, e.g.: (Kowalski, 2001; cited in Nowak 2002).
  • Endnotes, references, citations Any author’s endnotes should be few and short, if possible.
  • References should cover solely the items referred to or cited in the text, no papers cited from a secondary source should be included in the references.
  • Please kindly make bibliographic notes alphabetically according to the name of the first author (works by the same author should be listed in alphabetical order of work titles) in APA-7 standard (American Psychological Association) (7th edition) referencing system (see: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog or https://lib.nmu.edu/help/citation-tools ).
  • Acknowledgements and Declarations Collate acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc., in a separate section before the reference list, and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.
  • In each reference item the author must include its assigned DOI no. (if applicable) ( https://www.crossref.org/guestquery/ or https://dx.doi.org/ ).
  • The main document should contain the following order: References.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • If possible, figures should be prepared in Adobe Illustrator (ai) format and be editable for editors, and their source data – in Excel 3.0 (xls).
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  • Charts, tables and figures must be editable, preferably in Word, Excel format.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • You should also include declarations about funding sources and the use of artificial intelligence in this section if applicable.
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  • Please provide the full names of funding organizations.
  • The main document should contain the following order: Funding • Declaration of Conflicting Interests • Declaration about the scope of AI utilization.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • Title page should include Title of the issue to which the papers is submitted (if applicable); Article title and information about the author: name and surname.
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  • Title page should include Title of the issue to which the papers is submitted (if applicable); Article title and information about the author: academic title/degree.
  • Title page should include Title of the issue to which the papers is submitted (if applicable); Article title and information about the author: e-mail address.
  • Title page should include Title of the issue to which the papers is submitted (if applicable); Article title and information about the author: affiliation (with a detailed corresponding address).
  • Title page should include Title of the issue to which the papers is submitted (if applicable); Article title and information about the author: ORCID ( https://orcid.org/ ).

Article structure and word limits

  • In the case of book reviews, the submitted manuscript should not exceed 8 000 words.
  • citing several works simultaneously: publications should be listed alphabetically (by the first author’s surname); several works by the same author should be separated by a comma; individual publications by various authors must be separated by a semicolon, e.g.: (Kowalski, 2001; Nowak & Kowalski, 2002); (Kowalski, 2001, 2002a; Nowak & Kowalski, 2002).
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  • The manuscript should be sent in the MS Word or compatible (rtf) file and pdf file.
  • Text should be written without hyphenation.
  • Adjustments Should any adjustments or abridgements be necessary, the manuscript will be returned to the author, who must introduce amendments within the time period specified by the Editorial Board.
  • The main document should contain the following order: Article title.
  • The main document should contain the following order: JEL Classification.
  • We do not charge any fees for article publication.
  • A written declaration of non-infringement of third-party copyrights signed by the Author shall be sent to the Editorial Office or in an electronically signed file (trusted signature).

Preprints and prior publication

  • Include or confirm the preprints and prior publication required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.

Manuscript structure

  • The main document should contain the following order: Introduction, consecutive headings, conclusion(s).
  • The main document should contain the following order: Endnotes.

Language and text style

  • a work by two authors: always give both authors’ surnames and publication date (no matter how many times the work is cited); authors’ surnames should always be connected with “&”, even in the case of foreign-language publications, e.g.: (Kowalski & Nowak, 2001); (Kowalski & Nowak, 2001a).
  • Quotations in the text should always be put in quotation marks, with the author’s/authors’ surname(s), publication year and page number as follows: (author/authors, publication year, page number), e.g.: (Kowalski, 2000, p. 67) or (Kowalski & Nowak, 2001, p. 3), or (Kowalski, Nowak & Jones, 2001a, p. 3).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 250 words
Paper: 10,000 words
Keywords: Up to 5 keywords
References: APA
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Funding, Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

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