Author Guidelines
Archives of Business Research · For Authors
Author Guidelines
Everything you need to prepare and format a manuscript for submission to ABR.
Archives of Business Research is an international, peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal publishing applied and theoretical scholarship across business, management, economics, and commerce. Before preparing your manuscript, please read these guidelines in full, together with the journal’s Aims & Scope, Publication Ethics, and Article Publishing Charges pages. Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines may be returned before peer review.
We aim to make submission straightforward. If anything here is unclear, contact the Editorial Office at abr@scholarpublishing.org.
ABR operates single-blind peer review; see the Peer Review Policy for what to expect during assessment.
2.1 Before you submit
Please confirm that:
| ✓ | Your manuscript falls within the journal’s Aims & Scope. |
| ✓ | The work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration elsewhere. |
| ✓ | All listed authors have read and approved the submission and meet the authorship criteria in Section 3.1. |
| ✓ | You have prepared the manuscript using the ABR manuscript template and followed the citation style in Section 2.4. |
| ✓ | You are ready to provide an ORCID iD for the corresponding author and, ideally, for all co-authors. |
Submission is made online through the journal’s submission system: Make a Submission. You will need to register or log in. The corresponding author submits on behalf of all co-authors.
2.2 Language
Manuscripts must be submitted in clear, grammatically correct English (British or American spelling is acceptable, used consistently throughout). Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission; this reduces the risk of delay or desk rejection.
2.3 Manuscript preparation
2.3.1 File format
Submit the main manuscript as a Microsoft Word file (.docx). Do not submit PDF as the editable manuscript file. Keep the layout simple and single-column; most formatting codes are replaced during typesetting. Use the spell-check and grammar-check functions before submitting.
2.3.2 Manuscript structure
Organise the manuscript in the following order:
| 1 | Title page (see 2.3.3) |
| 2 | Abstract (see 2.3.4) |
| 3 | Keywords (see 2.3.4) |
| 4 | Main text (see 2.3.5) |
| 5 | Declarations — Funding; Conflicts of Interest; Data Availability; Author Contributions; Ethics/Consent; Use of Generative AI (see Section 3) |
| 6 | References (see Section 2.4) |
| 7 | Tables and Figures with captions (see 2.3.6) |
2.3.3 Title page
The title page should contain:
| • | A concise, informative title (avoid abbreviations). |
| • | The full name(s) of all author(s). |
| • | Each author’s affiliation and country. |
| • | The ORCID iD of each author (register free at orcid.org). |
| • | The email address of the corresponding author. |
2.3.4 Abstract and keywords
Provide a structured or unstructured abstract of 150–250 words summarising the purpose, approach, main findings, and contribution of the work. The abstract must contain no undefined abbreviations and no citations.
Provide 4–6 keywords for indexing, separated by commas.
2.3.5 Main text
Use a clear structure appropriate to the article type. For empirical research articles we recommend:
| • | Introduction — context, problem, research questions, and contribution. |
| • | Literature Review / Theoretical Background. |
| • | Methodology — design, data, and analytical approach, described in enough detail to allow replication. |
| • | Results / Findings. |
| • | Discussion — interpretation, theoretical and practical implications, limitations. |
| • | Conclusion — including directions for future research. |
Use numbered headings (e.g., 1, 1.1, 1.1.1) up to a maximum of three levels. Use a standard, readable font in 11–12 point (for example, 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Calibri, or 11-point Arial), consistent with APA 7th edition, with 1.5 line spacing and continuous line numbering to assist reviewers.
2.3.6 Tables, figures, and equations
| • | Tables: created with the word processor’s table function (not pasted as images or spreadsheets), numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, each with a descriptive caption. Indicate table footnotes with superscript lower-case letters. |
| • | Figures: numbered consecutively, cited in order, supplied at a resolution suitable for print (≥300 dpi). Provide concise captions. Denote figure parts with lower-case letters (a, b, c). |
| • | Equations: prepared with the equation editor or MathType. |
| • | Permissions: for any table, figure, or extended quotation reproduced from another source, the author must obtain written permission from the copyright holder and cite the source in the caption. Permission letters must reach the Editorial Office before final acceptance. |
2.4 Citations and references
ABR follows the APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition author–date style, the standard in business and management research.
In-text citations
| • | One author: (Becker, 2021) or “Becker (2021) argued that…” |
| • | Two authors: (Becker & Seligman, 2020). |
| • | Three or more authors: (Becker et al., 2019). |
| • | Direct quotation: include the page number, e.g., (Becker, 2021, p. 47). |
Reference list
| • | List only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication. |
| • | Arrange entries alphabetically by first author’s surname. |
| • | Include a DOI (as a full https link) for every source that has one. |
| • | Cite personal communications and unpublished data in the text only; do not include them in the reference list. |
| • | Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for references. |
Examples (APA 7th)
Journal article
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Book
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (Edition). Publisher.
Chapter
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
2.5 Templates & downloads
Prepare your manuscript using the official ABR files below.
.DOTX Manuscript Template ABR / Scholar Publishing Word template ↓ Download | .ENS EndNote Style APA 7th output style for EndNote ↓ Download |
