How to submit articles
Call for papers
All researchers in business and management education are cordially invited to submit manuscripts (in English), between 3,000 to 4,000 words, of unpublished papers to be considered for inclusion in the International Journal of Business and Management Education (IJBME). The papers must address innovative methods of teaching and learning business and management (and related fields) at either tertiary level or in industry (service and manufacturing).
If you are interested in contributing a paper for consideration, please refer to the sample paper (PDF* 64 kb) provided for the required formatting layout. You may also obtain a Microsoft Word version of this document upon request. Please ensure that you follow the exact layout as indicated in the sample paper. Send your submission via email to the Senior Administration Officer (Student Support - Research), Faculty of Business and Law, for forwarding to the Editor, IJBME. Accepted papers will be published on the journal's website.
Please note that it is the author's responsibility to ensure that their paper does not contain spelling and grammatical errors. The papers which meet the requirements will be forwarded to at least two selected Editorial Review Committee Members for blind refereeing.
Note: The International Journal of Business and Management Education publishes special issues which are based on a specific theme periodically. These themes are related to various topic areas within the field of Business. On some occasions, these special issues publish selected papers from conferences and symposia affiliated with the Faculty of Business.
Guidelines for reviewing
The author(s) should be aware of the following requirements:
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evidence that the paper has addressed innovative methods of teaching and learning business and management
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evidence that the basic principles of conducting research in a rigorous manner have been followed
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the relevance of the proposed ideas to the existing body of knowledge in the field
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the timeliness of the research and its findings in relation to the existing body of knowledge in the field
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a logical flow of the paper in terms of setting up the scene for the reader, providing necessary discussion and drawing conclusions
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accuracy of methods and approaches reported in the paper
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author's compliance with socially and scientifically responsible claims and statements
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adherence to an appropriate and non-prejudice writing style
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it is the responsibility of the author to ensure that their paper does not contain spelling and grammatical errors, the reviewer should, where appropriate, report such errors to the author/s for rectification.
Formatting guidelines
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The paper should contain between 3,000 to 4,000 words and margins should be fully justified.
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Font should be 12pt Times New Roman 12 with the paper title 14pt.
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1.5 line spacing for the main body of the paper.
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Author names should be in upper case (without any titles).
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Institution and location should be in title case in italics.
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Author(s) email address should be hyperlinked.
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The page setup should be:
Copyright
The author or owner of copyright must ensure that no exclusive permission nor assignment is given to one party which might interfere with rights given to another.
*This file is in Portable Document Format (PDF) which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Acrobat Reader may be obtained from Adobe. Users who are unable to access information in PDF should contact the Faculty of Business and Law, telephone +61 7 4631 2968 to obtain this information in an alternative format.
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left margin 3.17cm
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right margin 3.17cm
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top margin 2.54cm
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bottom 2.54cm
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gutter 0cm
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header and footer 1.25cm from edge.
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Abstract should be single spaced, paragraph left margin at 0.25cm, paragraph right margin at 0.55cm, and fully justified.
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First level headings should be Time New Roman 12pt, bold and centred.
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Second level headings should be Times New Roman 12pt bold, indented 0.5cm.
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Paragraphs in main body of the paper should be first line indented 0.5cm.
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All figures and diagrams should have a caption labelled Figure 1, 2, etc. This should be bold and positioned below the figure or diagram.
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All tables should have a caption labelled Table 1, 2, etc. This should be bold and positioned above the table.
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Bullet points to be indented 0.5cm (usually an automatic feature within Word).
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References should usually be APA style, hanging paragraph at 0.75cm.
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Please note that it is the author's responsibility to ensure that their paper does not contain spelling and grammatical errors.
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Please refer to the sample provided.