Author Guidelines

Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET)

Authors are invited to submit high-quality original manuscripts to the Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET). Manuscripts must make a clear scholarly contribution, demonstrate methodological and theoretical rigor, comply with internationally recognized publication ethics, and fall within the journal's Aims and Scope.

JMET publishes scholarly work in management, entrepreneurship, tourism, hospitality, business, innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, SMEs, and related interdisciplinary areas where manuscripts demonstrate a clear connection with the journal's core scope.

All manuscripts submitted to JMET must be written in high-quality academic English.

I. Manuscript Eligibility and Preparation

1. Types of Manuscripts

JMET considers the following categories of scholarly manuscripts:

Original Research Articles
Empirical studies employing quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, case-study, or other rigorous research designs.

Review Articles
Critical, systematic, bibliometric, meta-analytic, or integrative reviews providing substantial synthesis and meaningful theoretical or practical insights. Systematic reviews should follow an internationally recognized reporting framework, such as PRISMA, where applicable.

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles
Articles developing, extending, integrating, or critically evaluating theories, conceptual frameworks, or models relevant to JMET's scope.

Case Studies
Rigorous case-based studies providing significant theoretical, managerial, entrepreneurial, tourism, policy, or practical contributions.

2. Language

JMET is a fully English-language journal.

All manuscript components must use clear and professional academic English, including:

• Title;
• Abstract;
• Keywords;
• Main text;
• Tables and figures;
• Acknowledgments;
• Declarations;
• References;
• Supplementary information.

3. Manuscript Length

Original research articles should normally contain approximately 4,000–8,000 words, excluding references, tables, figures, and supplementary materials.

Review and theoretical articles may be longer where scientifically justified. Manuscripts should remain concise and avoid unnecessary repetition.

4. Manuscript Format

Unless otherwise specified in the official JMET manuscript template:

• Paper size: A4;
• Font: Times New Roman;
• Main text: 12 pt;
• Abstract: 10–11 pt;
• Line spacing: appropriate for clear readability;
• Margins: consistent throughout the manuscript;
• Pages should be numbered;
• Tables and figures should be placed close to their first citation or according to the journal template.

5. Double-Blind Submission Requirements

JMET applies a double-blind peer-review process.

A. Title Page

The title page should include:

• Full manuscript title;
• Full name of each author;
• Institutional affiliation of each author;
• Department/faculty, institution, city, and country;
• Corresponding author's name and email address;
• ORCID iD where available;
• Author contribution information where required;
• Funding information;
• Conflict-of-interest declaration.

B. Blinded Manuscript

The review manuscript should not contain information directly identifying authors.

• Remove author names;
• Remove email addresses;
• Remove unnecessary identifying institutional information;
• Remove acknowledgments that compromise anonymity;
• Remove identifying file properties where possible.

Self-citations should be written normally and should not be intentionally anonymized where doing so would impair the scholarly record.

II. Title, Abstract, and Keywords

6. Title

The title should:

• Be concise, informative, and scientifically meaningful;
• Accurately represent the principal focus of the study;
• Preferably not exceed 15 words;
• Avoid unnecessary abbreviations;
• Avoid overly broad or sensational statements;
• Avoid unnecessary geographical information unless analytically relevant;
• Contain key terms supporting discoverability and indexing.

7. Abstract

Each manuscript must include an English abstract of approximately 180–250 words.

For empirical research, the abstract should normally communicate:

1. Purpose/background – research problem and objective;
2. Method – research design, sample/data, and analytical approach;
3. Principal findings – the most important results;
4. Conclusion – principal interpretation;
5. Contribution/implications – theoretical, managerial, policy, entrepreneurial, or practical significance.

The abstract should:

• Be written as one coherent paragraph unless otherwise required;
• Avoid undefined abbreviations;
• Avoid citations except in exceptional circumstances;
• Avoid unsupported claims;
• Report actual principal findings.

8. Keywords

Provide 3–6 keywords or key phrases.

• Complement rather than simply repeat the title;
• Reflect major constructs, methods, or contexts;
• Use internationally recognizable terminology;
• Support indexing and discoverability;
• Avoid excessively broad terms.

III. Manuscript Structure

9.1 Introduction

The Introduction should establish:

• The broader scholarly or practical problem;
• Current knowledge in the field;
• The unresolved research gap;
• Why the gap is theoretically or practically important;
• The novelty of the study;
• Research objectives, questions, and/or hypotheses;
• The anticipated contribution.

9.2 Literature Review and Theoretical Development

Authors should:

• Compare and integrate previous findings;
• Identify agreements, contradictions, and unresolved issues;
• Establish the theoretical foundation;
• Explain relationships among constructs;
• Develop hypotheses or propositions logically where applicable;
• Demonstrate how the study extends existing scholarship.

9.3 Method

The methodology must be sufficiently transparent to permit assessment of validity and reproducibility.

Authors should describe, as applicable:

• Research design;
• Research setting and context;
• Population and sample;
• Sampling technique;
• Inclusion/exclusion criteria;
• Sample-size justification;
• Data sources;
• Instruments and measures;
• Instrument development or adaptation;
• Validity and reliability procedures;
• Data collection procedures;
• Ethical considerations;
• Data-analysis techniques;
• Software used, including version where relevant.

Quantitative Studies

Report relevant information regarding measurement quality, statistical assumptions, missing data, reliability, validity, effect sizes, confidence intervals, model fit or predictive performance, and robustness analyses where appropriate.

Qualitative Studies

Describe research approach, participant or case selection, data collection, interview/observation procedures, coding, reflexivity, trustworthiness, and evidence supporting interpretation.

Mixed-Methods Studies

Explain the rationale for combining methods, sequence or priority, integration procedure, and how quantitative and qualitative evidence jointly answers the research question.

IV. Research Ethics and Results

10. Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, personal data, organizations, communities, or ethically sensitive materials must comply with applicable ethical standards.

Where approval is required, state:

• Name of approving ethics committee or institutional review body;
• Approval number where available;
• Date or relevant approval information.

Studies involving human participants should report informed consent where applicable. Participant privacy and confidentiality must be protected.

11. Results

• Organize results according to research questions or hypotheses;
• Report appropriate descriptive and inferential results;
• Avoid unnecessary duplication between text, tables, and figures;
• Report estimates and uncertainty where appropriate;
• Distinguish empirical results from interpretation.

12. Discussion

The Discussion should explain:

• What the findings mean;
• How they answer the research questions;
• Whether hypotheses are supported;
• How results compare with previous research;
• Why agreements or differences may occur;
• How findings extend or challenge theory;
• Relevant contextual explanations;
• Theoretical implications;
• Managerial, entrepreneurial, tourism, policy, educational, or practical implications where appropriate.

V. Implications, Limitations, and Conclusion

13. Theoretical and Practical Implications

Theoretical implications should explain how findings:

• Extend existing theory;
• Refine relationships among constructs;
• Challenge established assumptions;
• Introduce mechanisms or boundary conditions;
• Contribute to conceptual development.

Practical, managerial, or policy implications should be specific and evidence based.

14. Limitations and Future Research

Discuss meaningful limitations relating to:

• Research design;
• Sampling;
• Measurement;
• Data;
• Context;
• Generalizability or transferability;
• Analytical assumptions.

15. Conclusion

The Conclusion should concisely communicate:

• Principal findings;
• Answer to the research objective or question;
• Principal scientific contribution;
• Important implications.

The Conclusion should not simply repeat the Abstract or Results and should not introduce new data or unsupported claims.

VI. Declarations and Author Information

16. Acknowledgments

Individuals or organizations contributing to the work but not meeting authorship criteria may be acknowledged with appropriate permission.

17. Funding Statement

Example where funding exists:

Where no external funding exists:

18. Conflict of Interest

All authors must disclose relevant financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships.

19. Authorship and Contributorship

Guest, gift, honorary, and ghost authorship are prohibited.

JMET encourages use of the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy, including:

• Conceptualization;
• Methodology;
• Formal analysis;
• Investigation;
• Data curation;
• Writing – original draft;
• Writing – review and editing;
• Visualization;
• Supervision;
• Project administration;
• Funding acquisition.

20. ORCID

Authors are strongly encouraged to provide a valid ORCID iD. ORCID information must correspond accurately to the correct author.

VII. Data and Artificial Intelligence

21. Data Availability

Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement where applicable.

22. Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Human authors remain fully responsible for accuracy, originality, citations, interpretation, intellectual contribution, ethical compliance, and the final submitted manuscript.

Material AI use must disclose:

• Name of the tool;
• Purpose of use;
• How the tool was used;
• Extent of human review and verification.

Routine spelling, grammar, or basic language correction does not normally require disclosure.

VIII. Research and Citation Integrity

23. Originality and Publication Integrity

JMET does not tolerate:

• Plagiarism;
• Inappropriate text recycling or self-plagiarism;
• Fabrication;
• Falsification;
• Data manipulation;
• Image manipulation;
• Duplicate publication;
• Redundant publication;
• Citation manipulation;
• Undisclosed conflicts of interest;
• Fraudulent authorship;
• Peer-review manipulation.

24. Citation Ethics

Authors must not:

• Add irrelevant citations solely to increase citation counts;
• Excessively self-cite without scholarly justification;
• Participate in citation cartels;
• Add citations requested for non-scholarly reasons;
• Misrepresent sources that have not been adequately consulted.

IX. References

25. Reference Style and Quality

JMET uses the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 7th Edition, unless otherwise specified in the official template.

Authors are encouraged to use Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, or other reliable reference-management software.

Reference quality should prioritize:

• Peer-reviewed journal articles;
• Original research;
• High-quality scholarly books where relevant;
• Authoritative institutional reports;
• Recent and internationally relevant literature.

As an editorial benchmark, original research articles should normally provide a sufficiently comprehensive scholarly foundation, generally at least 20 relevant references, depending on the field and study design.

A substantial proportion should come from peer-reviewed primary literature, with strong emphasis on research from the most recent five years.

X. Tables, Figures, and Reporting Standards

26. Tables

• Number tables consecutively;
• Provide concise informative titles;
• Cite every table in the manuscript;
• Keep tables editable, not pasted as images;
• Present data clearly and efficiently;
• Add explanatory notes where required;
• Identify sources for adapted material.

27. Figures and Images

• Number figures consecutively;
• Provide clear captions;
• Cite all figures in the manuscript;
• Ensure legibility at publication size;
• Use appropriate resolution;
• Avoid unnecessary visual effects;
• Represent data accurately.

Figures must not be manipulated in ways that alter, obscure, remove, or fabricate scientifically relevant information.

28. Reporting Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to use appropriate internationally recognized reporting standards:

• PRISMA – systematic reviews and meta-analyses;
• CONSORT – randomized controlled trials where applicable;
• STROBE – observational studies where applicable;
• COREQ – qualitative interview and focus-group research;
• Other discipline-specific reporting standards.

XI. Publication Policies

29. Corrections and Retractions

Authors have a continuing responsibility to protect the integrity of the scholarly record. Material errors discovered after publication must be reported promptly to the Editor.

JMET may publish:

• Correction;
• Erratum;
• Corrigendum;
• Expression of Concern;
• Retraction;
• Other appropriate post-publication notice.

30. Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright and grant JMET the non-exclusive right of first publication.

31. Open Access

JMET provides immediate open access to published content. There is no reader subscription requirement or embargo.

32. Peer Review

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are subject to double-blind peer review.

The process generally includes:

1. Initial administrative and scope screening;
2. Editorial quality and integrity assessment;
3. Assignment to qualified independent reviewers;
4. Double-blind peer review;
5. Author revision where required;
6. Further review when necessary;
7. Editorial decision;
8. Copyediting and production following acceptance.

Manuscripts are ordinarily evaluated by at least two qualified reviewers. Acceptance is never guaranteed.

XII. Editorial Screening and Decisions

33. Editorial Screening

Submissions may be evaluated for:

• Alignment with Aims and Scope;
• Originality;
• Scientific contribution;
• Research ethics;
• Methodological adequacy;
• English-language quality;
• Manuscript structure;
• Reference quality;
• Similarity and research integrity;
• Completeness of metadata;
• Compliance with Author Guidelines.

Manuscripts clearly failing fundamental requirements may be declined without external peer review.

34. Editorial Decisions

• Accept;
• Minor Revision;
• Major Revision;
• Resubmit for Review where applicable;
• Reject.

Revised manuscripts should normally include a point-by-point response to reviewer and editor comments.

35. Article Processing Charges

Article Processing Charges, waivers, and other publication fees are governed by the official JMET Author Fees / APC Policy.

XIII. Submission Metadata and Checklist

36. Submission Metadata

Metadata entered in OJS must be complete and accurate, including:

• Article title;
• Abstract;
• Keywords;
• Full author names;
• Author order;
• Institutional affiliations;
• Country;
• Email address;
• ORCID iD where available;
• Funding information where required.

37. Submission Checklist

☐ The manuscript falls within the JMET Aims and Scope.

☐ The manuscript is original and not under consideration elsewhere.

☐ All authors have approved the submission.

☐ The manuscript is written entirely in professional academic English.

☐ Author-identifying information has been removed from the blinded manuscript.

☐ A separate title page has been prepared where required.

☐ The abstract states purpose, method, results, conclusion, and contribution.

☐ Keywords are appropriate for indexing.

☐ Research methods are sufficiently transparent and rigorous.

☐ Ethical approval and informed-consent information are included where applicable.

☐ Results are reported completely and accurately.

☐ Discussion addresses theoretical and practical significance.

☐ Limitations are transparently acknowledged.

☐ Funding information has been disclosed.

☐ Conflicts of interest have been disclosed.

☐ Data availability information is provided where applicable.

☐ AI use has been disclosed where required.

☐ References follow APA 7th Edition.

☐ DOI information is included where available.

☐ Tables are editable and not screenshots.

☐ Figures meet appropriate quality standards.

☐ Permissions have been obtained for third-party copyrighted materials.

☐ All manuscript files and supplementary materials have been uploaded.

☐ OJS metadata are complete and accurate.

XIV. Author Responsibility

38. Author Responsibility

Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, ethics, and scholarly quality of their submitted and published work.

Submission to JMET confirms that authors agree to comply with:

• Author Guidelines;
• Aims and Scope;
• Peer Review Process;
• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy;
• Artificial Intelligence Policy;
• Copyright and License Statement;
• Open Access Statement;
• Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy;
• Author Fees Policy;
• Other applicable journal policies.

JMET expects every submitted manuscript to demonstrate originality, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, transparent reporting, academic relevance, and a clearly articulated contribution to knowledge.