Publication Process

JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies follows a structured publication process to ensure the quality, originality, academic relevance, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and integrity of all published articles. Each manuscript submitted to the journal must undergo several editorial stages before publication.

1. Manuscript Submission

Authors submit manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system. Submitted manuscripts must comply with the journal’s:

  • Author Guidelines;

  • article template;

  • Focus and Scope;

  • citation and reference requirements;

  • publication ethics; and

  • other applicable editorial policies.

The manuscript must be an original scholarly work, must not have been previously published in substantially the same form, and must not be simultaneously submitted to or under consideration by another journal.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, and completeness of all information provided during the submission process.

2. Administrative Screening

After submission, the editorial team conducts an administrative screening to verify the completeness and conformity of the manuscript.

The screening may include:

  • conformity with the journal article template;

  • completeness of manuscript components;

  • author names and institutional affiliations;

  • corresponding author information;

  • abstract and keywords;

  • manuscript structure;

  • tables and figures;

  • citation and reference consistency;

  • originality and author declarations;

  • ethical statements where applicable; and

  • supporting documents required by the journal.

Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s basic administrative and formatting requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before proceeding to the next stage.

3. Similarity Check

Submitted manuscripts are screened for similarity using iThenticate or other reliable similarity-detection software.

The Editorial Board evaluates similarity reports contextually and does not make decisions solely based on the overall numerical similarity percentage.

The evaluation considers the nature and sources of textual overlap, including appropriate quotations, commonly used terminology, methodological expressions, properly cited material, and other legitimate similarities.

Manuscripts containing plagiarism, substantial unattributed overlap, inappropriate paraphrasing, duplicate publication, excessive reuse of previously published material, or improper citation may be returned for revision or rejected.

4. Initial Editorial Review

Manuscripts that pass the administrative and similarity screening undergo an initial editorial evaluation.

The Editorial Board evaluates aspects including:

  • relevance to the Focus and Scope of JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies;

  • originality and novelty;

  • significance of the research problem;

  • theoretical or conceptual foundation;

  • clarity of research objectives or questions;

  • appropriateness of the methodology;

  • quality and adequacy of data;

  • appropriateness of statistical or analytical methods;

  • relevance of the findings;

  • contribution to management, accounting, business, finance, entrepreneurship, or related fields;

  • ethical compliance; and

  • overall academic quality.

At this stage, the Editorial Board may decide to:

  1. proceed with external peer review;

  2. request preliminary revision from the authors; or

  3. reject the manuscript without external peer review.

Manuscripts that are clearly outside the journal’s scope, lack sufficient academic quality, contain serious methodological weaknesses, or raise significant ethical concerns may be rejected at this stage.

5. Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial editorial evaluation are assigned to qualified reviewers with expertise relevant to the subject and methodology of the manuscript.

JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies applies a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential during the review process.

Depending on the nature of the manuscript, reviewers may evaluate:

  • originality and scholarly contribution;

  • relevance to management, accounting, business, finance, or entrepreneurship;

  • theoretical or conceptual framework;

  • research design and methodology;

  • sampling techniques and research instruments;

  • validity and reliability of measurements;

  • quality and appropriateness of data;

  • statistical or qualitative analysis;

  • accounting and financial analysis;

  • managerial and business analysis;

  • interpretation of research findings;

  • consistency between objectives, methods, findings, discussion, and conclusions;

  • managerial, accounting, financial, entrepreneurial, or business implications;

  • ethical considerations; and

  • quality and relevance of references.

Reviewer comments must be objective, constructive, respectful, and academically justified.

6. Editorial Decision

Following the peer-review process, the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor evaluates the reviewers’ recommendations and the overall quality of the manuscript.

Editorial decisions may include:

  1. Accepted;

  2. Accepted with Minor Revisions;

  3. Major Revisions Required;

  4. Resubmission Required; or

  5. Rejected.

Reviewer recommendations are important considerations but do not automatically determine the final publication decision.

The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief and/or Editorial Board based on scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigor, reviewer recommendations, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal’s scope, and the authors’ responses to requested revisions.

7. Author Revision

Manuscripts requiring revision are returned to the corresponding author together with reviewer and/or editorial comments.

Authors are expected to revise the manuscript carefully and submit:

  • the revised manuscript; and

  • a Response to Reviewers explaining how each reviewer or editorial comment has been addressed.

Changes should be clearly identified where requested by the Editorial Board.

Authors who disagree with a reviewer recommendation may provide a clear, respectful, and academically supported justification.

Failure to submit revisions within the specified period without reasonable explanation may result in the manuscript being considered withdrawn or closed from further editorial processing.

8. Final Editorial Evaluation

Revised manuscripts undergo further editorial evaluation.

Manuscripts requiring minor revisions may be evaluated directly by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor.

Manuscripts requiring substantial or major revisions may be returned to the original reviewers or assigned to other qualified reviewers for further assessment.

More than one review and revision cycle may be conducted when necessary.

A manuscript will only be accepted when the Editorial Board determines that it has satisfactorily met the journal’s:

  • academic standards;

  • methodological standards;

  • ethical requirements;

  • editorial requirements; and

  • Focus and Scope.

9. Copyediting

Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting to improve consistency and readability while preserving the substantive meaning and scholarly contribution of the article.

Copyediting may include corrections or improvements relating to:

  • grammar and academic language;

  • clarity and readability;

  • consistency of terminology;

  • manuscript structure;

  • citation and reference consistency;

  • table and figure presentation;

  • formatting; and

  • conformity with the journal’s publication style.

Substantive changes affecting the research data, analysis, findings, arguments, or conclusions will not normally be made without consultation with the authors.

10. Layout Editing

After copyediting, the manuscript enters the layout-editing stage.

The article is formatted according to the official publication design of JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies.

Layout editing includes consistency in:

  • article title and author information;

  • headings and subheadings;

  • abstract and keywords;

  • tables and figures;

  • equations where applicable;

  • citations and references;

  • pagination or article numbering;

  • journal identity and publication information; and

  • other required publication elements.

11. Galley Proof Confirmation

The corresponding author receives the final galley proof before publication.

Authors are expected to review and confirm the galley proof within 48 hours after receiving it.

At this stage, corrections should generally be limited to:

  • typographical errors;

  • author names and affiliations;

  • formatting problems;

  • citation or reference inconsistencies; and

  • minor factual inaccuracies.

Substantial changes to the research design, data, statistical analysis, financial analysis, findings, discussion, arguments, or conclusions are not normally permitted during the galley proof stage.

12. Online Publication

After the galley proof has been confirmed and all publication requirements have been completed, the article is published on the official website of JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies.

Published articles generally include metadata such as:

  • article title;

  • author names;

  • institutional affiliations;

  • corresponding author information;

  • abstract;

  • keywords;

  • publication date;

  • volume and issue;

  • page range or article number;

  • article file; and

  • other relevant bibliographic metadata.

Published articles become part of the journal’s official scholarly record.

13. Indexing, Dissemination, and Archiving

Published articles may be registered, indexed, harvested, archived, or disseminated through relevant:

  • academic search engines;

  • indexing services;

  • institutional repositories;

  • digital libraries;

  • scholarly databases;

  • metadata aggregators; and

  • digital preservation systems,

in accordance with the journal’s policies and available indexing arrangements.

JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies is committed to supporting the long-term accessibility, visibility, discoverability, and preservation of its published scholarly content.

Through this publication process, JMABS: Journal of Management, Accounting, and Business Studies is committed to maintaining scholarly quality, editorial independence, publication ethics, transparency, accountability, and academic integrity in the publication of research in management, accounting, business, finance, entrepreneurship, and related disciplines.