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Prepare your manuscript for European Sport Management Quarterly.

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Checked 2026-08-01
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Article types

Review
Editorial
Book Review
Review Article
Systematic Review
Perspective
Protocol
Clinical Trial
Letter
Lectio

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

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

Keywords

  • Each manuscript should have to 5 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Review: If your paper involves human subjects you should include at the end of your paper a statement on ethics approval and consent giving any reference number, if appropriate, from the review board.
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  • The anonymous version should not contain any information that identifies the authors or their affiliations, including any references to authors’ previous work and/or any reference to their affiliation in the ethics statement.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
  • Manuscripts will not exceed 8000 words including tables, captions, footnotes and endnotes, but excluding references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the manuscript (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2).
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  • In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
  • Moreover, it is highly recommended that you use tables and figures to visually represent your results.
  • Please provide the highest quality figure format possible.
  • Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the manuscript, and numbered correspondingly.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
  • Figures must be saved separate to text.
  • Please do not embed figures in the manuscript file.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

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

Ethics statement

  • Review: Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.

Blinded manuscript

  • Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/”Manuscript - anonymous” file.
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  • Review: To allow for blinded peer-review, an anonymous version of the manuscript should be submitted alongside the full manuscript.

Cover letter

  • This should confirm that the subjects in the dataset have given permission for their data to be used in this way.
  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner, prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Supplementary files

  • Lectio: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Letter: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
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  • Review: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Protocol: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Editorial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Perspective: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Clinical Trial: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Review Article: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Embed or attach the author-supplied supplementary material so Articlo can extract and label it for the package.
  • Please upload this evidence of permission as a supplementary file as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
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  • All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.

Article structure and word limits

  • The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
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  • Use these instructions if you are preparing a manuscript to submit to European Sport Management Quarterly (ESMQ).
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • The research question should fill a research gap.
  • Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
  • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
  • Review: The impact of the review should be diligently outlined.
  • Authors should restrict their use of colour to situations where it is necessary on scientific, and not merely cosmetic, grounds.
  • All submissions should be made online at the ESMQ Scholar One Manuscripts website.
  • Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
  • LaTeX files should be converted to PDF prior to submission because ScholarOne Manuscripts is not able to convert LaTeX files into PDFs directly.
  • All LaTeX source files should be uploaded alongside the PDF.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Authors must also incorporate a Disclosure Statement which will acknowledge any financial interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
  • Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Review: The review should provide a sound rationale, a clear, transparent and well-documented overview of the methodological approach, and a critical assessment of the literature.
  • New users should first create an account.
  • Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format) or PostScript and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

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

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.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Language and text style

  • Manuscripts are accepted in English and must adhere to APA 7th guidelines.
  • However, quotations of 40 words of more should stand on a separate line, indented and without the use of quotation marks.

Article type and manuscript length

  • This recommends that all quotations of fewer than 40 words should be integrated into the main text with the use of double quotation marks.
  • Please use double spacing throughout the manuscript including the abstract, main text and the end reference list.
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  • Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
  • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Section headings should be concise.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
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  • Abstracts should be structured in the following way including these headings: Research question: Mention the main point of research and what your research tries to contribute.

Authorship and originality

  • All authors of a manuscript that makes use of third-party data that is not publicly available should provide evidence of their permission to use this data.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Paper: 8,000 words
Declarations: Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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