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Everything you need to know about preparing and submitting your manuscript.

Manuscripts must be submitted through the online submission system. 
Submissions are accepted.
Work submitted for publication must be original, previously unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
 
Articles should be no more than 10–15 pages in length (A4 size pages). This includes all text, such as the abstract, references, all tables and figures. The text should be prepared in English using Microsoft Word text editor with 1 interval spacing (Times New Roman, 12pt, single).

The authors should submit two Word documents: 1. The first page of the article (title, information about the author(s), abstract and keywords); 2. The article itself with all the parts, but with no indication of the author(s)' names.

Requirements for structure. Articles submitted for publication in the journal are recommended to include the following:

• The research problem.
• The research aim.
• The research object and tasks.
• The research methodology.
• A literature overview on the research object.
• Substantiation of the achieved results and findings.
• Conclusions.
• A list of references.


Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order:

First page:
  • Title (no more than 10 words), autobiographical note (the author's full name, scientific degree, academic affiliation, address,     telephone, and e-mail address). Respective affiliations and addresses of co-authors should be clearly indicated.
  • Abstract up to 150 words describing the problem, purpose and findings of the research.
  • Up to five keywords, which encapsulate the principal subjects covered by the article.

Introduction. In the introduction, authors should indicate:
• The research problem.
• The research aim.
• The research object and tasks.
• The research methodology.

The main body of the article should be divided into sections and into subsections, if necessary. All sections should have titles. After the main text of the article come the conclusions/recommendations. The main ideas about the completed research tasks should be represented.

References. The list of references should be arranged in alphabetical order using APA style. Any work cited in the text, notes, appendices, tables or figures must appear in the 'References' section. For two or more publications by the same author(s) in the same year, list them in alphabetical order by title, using '2003a' and '2003b', for example.

In the text, for three authors, write out all the names the first time cited, and for citations thereafter use the first author's last name with “et al.” For four or more authors, use the first author's name and “et al.” every time. Cite references in the text by the last name of an author and year, usually in parentheses (e.g., Johnson, 1996, 1998; Yang, 1997a, 1997b; OECD, 2001; Knowles, Garces-Ozanne, 2003). If the name of the author cited is part of the text, only the date should appear in parentheses: “Johnson (1996) emphasises this in his study; other views are also expressed by Becker (1991), Cleland et al. (1998), and Knight and Song (1999).” 

Some examples of how references should be presented in the reference list:

Journal article
Lynne, G. D. (1999). Divided self-models of the socioeconomic person: The metaeconomics approach. Journal of Socioeconomics, 28(3), 267–288. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-5357(99)00017-7

Book
Becker, G. S. (1991). A treatise on the family. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Chapter in edited collection
Cleland, J., Kaufmann, G. (1998). Education, fertility, and child survival: Unravelling the links. In A. M. Basu and P. Aaby (Ed.), The methods and uses of anthropological demography (pp. 128–152). Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Conference proceedings
Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116

Dissertation
Zambrano-Vazquez, L. (2016). The interaction of state and trait worry on response monitoring in those with worry and obsessive-compulsive symptoms [Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona]. UA Campus Repository. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/620615

Internet sources
Statistics South Africa (1996). South African Population Census. Retrieved April 9, 2005, from <http://www.statssa.gov.za/census96/>


Tables. Each table should be numbered consecutively, with a descriptive title and cited in numerical order in the text. Each column must have a heading describing the data in the column below. Footnotes and accompanying explanatory material should be kept to a minimum. Prepare tables in a consistent manner and as simply as possible.

Figures. Figures should be numbered in the order mentioned in the text. Letters, numbers, and symbols should be clear and of sufficient size to be legible in the event figures must be reduced. You may be asked to revise figures as part of your manuscript revision. The pictures and figures should be prepared in clear colours, preferably black and white. They are accepted in: tif, jpeg, gif, cdr, bmp, eps, doc, rtf and xls formats.

Template. The journal’s article structure and formatting requirements are illustrated in the template available here.

Editorial independence and decision-making

Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigour, ethical integrity and relevance of the manuscript to the journal’s aims and scope. Decisions are not influenced by the authors’ nationality, institutional affiliation, ethnicity, gender, religion, political views, career stage or other personal characteristics.

The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for the academic content of the journal. Editorial decisions may be made by the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy/Managing Editors or designated handling editors. The publisher and publishing service providers do not interfere with editorial decisions.

 

Duties of editors

Editors are responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity and transparency of the editorial process. Editors must treat submitted manuscripts confidentially, manage conflicts of interest appropriately, select qualified reviewers and make decisions based on academic merit.

Editors should take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of manuscripts where research misconduct or publication misconduct has occurred.

 

Duties of reviewers

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, timely and confidential assessments of manuscripts. Reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest and decline a review invitation if they cannot provide an impartial assessment.

Reviewers must not use unpublished material from manuscripts under review for their own benefit and must not share manuscript content or review materials with unauthorised persons.

 

Duties of authors

Authors must submit original work that has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal or publisher. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the data, arguments, references and conclusions presented in their manuscripts.

Authors must ensure that all persons listed as authors have made a substantial scholarly contribution to the manuscript and have approved the submitted and final versions of the article. All persons who contributed to the work but do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.

 

Authorship and contributorship

Changes to authorship after submission, including adding, removing or reordering authors, must be explained to the editors and approved by all affected authors. The journal may request written confirmation from all authors.

The journal does not accept honorary, guest or ghost authorship.

 

Originality, plagiarism and redundant publication

 Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal or publisher at the same time. Authors must not submit work that has already been published, in whole or in substantial part, unless this is clearly disclosed and justified.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, image manipulation or other forms of research and publication misconduct. Manuscripts may be checked for similarity and other integrity concerns during the editorial process.

 

Conflicts of interest

Authors, reviewers and editors must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could influence, or be perceived to influence, the research, review or editorial decision-making process. Conflicts of interest may be financial, institutional, professional or personal.

Editors and reviewers must decline involvement in a manuscript where a conflict of interest may compromise their impartiality. Where necessary, the Editor-in-Chief will assign the manuscript to another editor.

 

Data sharing and reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to provide sufficient methodological detail to allow readers to understand, evaluate, and, where appropriate, reproduce the research. Where possible and ethically appropriate, authors are encouraged to make research data, materials or supplementary information available in a repository or upon reasonable request.

Data sharing must comply with ethical, legal, confidentiality and data protection requirements.

 

Peer review integrity

The journal uses double-blind peer review. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive and confidential evaluations. Reviewers must not use unpublished material from manuscripts under review for their own benefit and must not share the manuscript or review content with unauthorised persons.

Editors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are reviewed fairly and confidentially.

 

Complaints and appeals

Authors may appeal an editorial decision if they believe that a serious error occurred in the editorial or review process. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the editorial office and must clearly explain the grounds for appeal.

Complaints about editorial procedures, publication ethics or published content will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief or another appropriate editor. The journal will seek to handle complaints fairly, confidentially and in accordance with COPE guidance where applicable.

 

Allegations of research or publication misconduct

If the journal becomes aware of possible research or publication misconduct before or after publication, the editors will assess the concern and may request clarification from the authors, reviewers or relevant institutions. Where appropriate, the journal will follow COPE guidance in handling allegations.

Possible misconduct includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, authorship manipulation, undisclosed conflicts of interest, citation manipulation, duplicate publication and unethical research practices.

 

Corrections, retractions and post-publication discussions

The journal is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. If significant errors are identified after publication, the journal may publish a correction, expression of concern or retraction, depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue.

Requests for corrections or concerns about published articles should be sent to the editorial office. The journal will consider post-publication comments, complaints and concerns in accordance with accepted publication ethics standards.

 

Intellectual property

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts do not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Permission must be obtained for any copyrighted material used in the manuscript where such permission is required. Proper acknowledgement must be provided for all third-party material.

 

Artificial intelligence and automated tools

Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence or other automated tools in the preparation of the manuscript when such tools have been used beyond routine language editing, formatting or technical assistance. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity and validity of all content submitted to the journal. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors.

Reviewers and editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and should not upload manuscripts or confidential review materials to publicly available artificial intelligence tools or platforms that may store or process the content outside the journal’s editorial control.

 

Author fees and editorial independence

The journal does not charge authors submission fees, editorial processing charges, peer review fees, article processing charges, page charges or colour charges. No author fee or waiver status influences editorial decision-making.

 

Advertising and direct marketing

The journal does not accept advertising on the journal website. Any direct communication with potential authors, reviewers or readers must be appropriate, accurate, targeted and not misleading. Marketing activities do not influence editorial decisions.

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research is committed to maintaining high standards of editorial independence, scholarly quality, transparency and publication ethics. The journal follows internationally recognised principles of responsible scholarly publishing, including the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing developed by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME.

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Research ethics and ethical oversight

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research complies with relevant ethical standards, institutional requirements and applicable laws. Research involving human participants, organisations, personal data or sensitive information must be conducted with appropriate ethical oversight, informed consent and confidentiality safeguards.

Where applicable, authors should state that ethical approval was obtained and identify the approving body. If ethical approval was not required, authors should explain why.

To publish in "Management of Organizations: Systematic Research", authors are not required to pay an Article Processing Charge.
Template. The journal’s article structure and formatting requirements are illustrated in the template available here.
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