Contact  Information

The Journal of Business Management & Change (JBMC) is published twice a year, with additional special issues hosted by guest editors on topics of particular interest.  Please direct all inquiries concerning the journal and subscriptions to the Editor:

Robert A. Page, Jr.

SE-107  SCSU                                    Email: pager1@southernct.edu

501 Crescent St.                                  Telephone: (203) 392-6139

New Haven, CT  06515

Submissions.  Send all submissions to the Editor.  All manuscripts must be submitted via e-mail for review, and must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere. Original contributions, in English, should be emailed in Microsoft Word format.  The editor or associate editor will review the submission to determine if the content fits with the mission of the journal.  If it does, the submission will be blinded reviewed by at least two experts in the field.  The acceptance rate is approximately 20 percent.  For more information, see the Submission guidelines section at the end of each issue. 

Permissions.  Instructors are encouraged to make copies of these articles without permission for one time classroom use.  For all other purposes, all content in this journal is copyrighted, all rights are reserved, and written permission is required for duplication and distribution of any article.  For formal permission and fee information, contact the editor.  . 

Disclaimer.  The JBMC does not implicitly or explicitly endorse any of the opinions and ideas expressed in the articles it publishes.  Individual authors are wholly and completely responsible for ensuring their content is accurate, necessary permissions have been secured, and their work is original.  The JBMC and its sponsors disclaim any and all liability resulting from the information presented in this journal.

Guidelines for Submitting Manuscripts to the Journal of Business Management & Change

For publication consideration, authors should prepare manuscripts as follows:

1. All submissions must include a title page and a listing of all authors, their degrees, their e-mail address, their institutional affiliation, their full mailing addresses, and their phone and fax numbers (include country code).

2. While only original manuscripts containing previously unpublished work are eligible for consideration, authors are encouraged to present their research at professional conferences and other academic forums to gain feedback to refine and further develop their research prior to submission and/or revision.  Only previous or concurrent publication is prohibited.

3. If using copyrighted material (quotations, tables, illustrations, etc.), the author is solely responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder. 

4. Authors are solely responsible for gaining written permission to publicly share any potentially sensitive data, such as names, quotations, proprietary company information, etc.

5. Manuscripts submitted for first round review will be judged solely on their substantive content.  Compliance with formatting requirements is encouraged but not required until the article is accepted for publication, pending revision.  Manuscripts are anticipated to be between 20 and 40 pages long, including appendices.

6. Manuscripts accepted for publication pending revision must comply with the formal formatting requirements.  Failure to comply is grounds for rejection.

Review Process

The review processes usually takes two to three months and the following procedures are followed upon acceptance of a manuscript.

1. The Editor, in consultation with the Board of Editors, will determine if the manuscript is appropriate for the journal.

2. The Editor will remove all identification of the author(s).

3. The Editor will distribute the manuscript to two reviewers with a reviewing checklist.

4. The reviewers will return the manuscript and checklist within six to eight weeks to the Editor with the following recommendations: accept; accept with minor revisions; reject, but reconsider after resubmission; reject.

5. The Editor will then forward the decision, along with the comments from reviewers to the Board of Editors.

6. The Editor will then forward the decision and the reviewer comments to the authors by e-mail;

7. In all cases, the Editor will make the final decision.

CASE STUDIES

Primary interview data, preferably with key decision makers, should be included verbatim, through the use of quotes and indented paragraphs.

Authors must include a teaching note.  Teaching notes increase the perceived legitimacy and quality of the case study.  List the components of the teaching note using secondary headings:

Case Summary – Usually an expanded abstract.

Learning Objectives  -- A summary of the purpose and intended course placement of the case

Teaching Strategies – Pedagogical suggestions for classroom or training use.

Literature Review – Major topic areas in the case should be linked to current theory / practice.

Major Issues – The major questions raised by the case should be analyzed and answered.

Epilogue –  Actual outcomes / consequences are useful.

BASIC FORMAT GUIDELINES

• All papers must be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word.
• All tables and figures must be submitted in black and white or grayscale.
• All papers, images and tables must be sized for an 8.5" x 11" portrait paper format. 
• The margins should be 1.4 inch on the top, bottom, and left and 1.3 on the right
• Use Times New Roman 12 point for entire text of paper
• Use 14 point for the title of paper on the first page
• Use 10 point font for all references.
• The text should be full justified and single-spaced.
• Paragraphs should not be indented, unless they are from other sources.  Indented paragraph should be set apart from the text, top and bottom, with a blank line.
• You can insert a one paragraph bio after the references, if you wish.  This bio should begin with your name and email address.  Your title and organizational affiliation should appear in the paragraph.  This bio should be italicized in 10 point Times New Roman font.

FIRST PAGE

The title of the paper should be in 14 pt. font.  Try not to exceed two lines.  It should be BOLDED, CAPITALIZED, Italicized and left justified.  The name and institutional affiliation of each author should be written on one line, single-space between successive authors' names and affiliations. Save titles for the “About the Author” section after the references.  Insert an underscored line before the title and after the last author.  Insert a single space below the line. The word "ABSTRACT" should appear ALL CAPS, italicized and left justified.  The abstract section should be 100 to 150 words (7 to 10 lines), all italicized.  Double-space after the end of the abstract and start the paper. 

The following text is from a published JBMC article, illustrating the first page of a JBMC article in proper format:

HEADINGS

Double space before primary headings. Primary headings should centered and italicized.  The paper should start with an introduction after the abstract.  All headings should be CAPITALIZED and centered. 

Secondary Headings

Secondary headings should be bolded and left justified.

Lower Level Headings.  Third level headings are bolded and italicized at the beginning of the paragraph.  Please do not use fourth level headings.

REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

References should be placed in 10 pt, font, with an hanging indent of .25”.  This journal follows the  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).  (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  This manual and other useful works on APA style are available from the American Psychological Association at their website http://www.apastyle.org/index.html. 

The APA Publication Manual now instructs authors use italics for titles. The hanging indent is .25 inch. All titles in references are set in sentence caps.  In the text, multiple citations should be separated by semi-colons (Xao, 2004; Zin, 2005).