Accepted Manuscript Types

• Research Paper: Original research using an appropriate and defensible quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, archival, experimental, computational, or other research design.
• Literature Review Paper: A critical scholarly synthesis supported by an explicitly identified, transparent, and appropriately justified literature-review approach.
• Conceptual Paper: A substantive theoretical or conceptual contribution developed through coherent scholarly argument, critical analysis, integration, or development of concepts and relationships.

These are ABIM's three manuscript categories. Research designs, analytical techniques, datasets, and review approaches do not constitute additional submission categories. Authors must accurately identify the type of work performed and avoid describing conceptual arguments as empirical findings or claiming review procedures that were not undertaken.

All fields expressly included in ABIM's Aims & Scope have equal standing. A substantive contribution to any one recognized field may independently establish relevance. An additional marketing, industrial marketing, business, finance, accounting, or other disciplinary variable is not mandatory when another recognized field already establishes the manuscript's scholarly relevance.

Manuscript Format and Reporting

• Language and file: Clear academic English; an editable Microsoft Word file in .doc or .docx format. A PDF does not replace the required editable manuscript. Use the ABIM manuscript template.
• Page layout: A4, single column, Calisto MT 11 pt, single spacing. The manuscript font is distinct from the journal website font.
• Title, abstract and keywords: A title of no more than 20 words; a structured abstract of no more than 200 words; and 5–6 keywords. Apply the title formatting specified by the ABIM template, including 18 pt where prescribed.
• References: APA 7th edition; at least 25 references, with at least 80% drawn from journal articles. Prioritize relevant recent scholarship, generally from approximately the last seven years where appropriate. Retain older seminal or foundational works when their relevance is justified.

Research Paper abstract: Purpose; Research Methodology; Results; Research limitations/Implications; Originality.

Literature Review Paper abstract: Purpose; Review Methodology; Findings; Research limitations/Implications; Originality.

Conceptual Paper abstract: Clearly summarize the purpose, theoretical or conceptual foundation and approach, principal arguments or conceptual contribution, limitations and implications, and originality. PERLU VERIFIKASI: Any additional mandatory abstract labels must be confirmed against the approved ABIM template; no separate label scheme is established here without that confirmation.

Research Paper sections: Introduction → Review of Literature → Research Methodology → Results and Discussion → Conclusion. Within Results and Discussion, distinguish 4.1 Research Results from 4.2 Discussion. Establish the problem, research gap, purpose, novelty, and contribution; explain the scholarly foundation and actual methods; report credible results; interpret them against relevant scholarship; and keep conclusions within the evidence and design limits.

Literature Review Paper sections: Introduction → Review Methodology → Review Findings / Literature Synthesis → Discussion → Conclusion. Explain how literature was identified, selected, evaluated, organized, analyzed, and synthesized, including the limits of the review approach.

Conceptual Paper sections: Introduction → Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations → Conceptual Development and Analysis → Discussion → Conclusion. Adapt the internal organization where academically justified while maintaining a clear conceptual problem, defensible foundations, coherent reasoning, original contribution, boundary conditions, and implications.

Describe procedures actually performed. Claims of systematic searching, PRISMA use, bibliometric analysis, meta-analysis, scoping review, or another specific design must be supported by the reported methods and records. Bibliometric maps, descriptive counts, or lists of publications require substantive scholarly synthesis and interpretation. Do not fabricate datasets, analyses, findings, methodological steps, or claims of compliance.

Tables and figures must be relevant, numbered separately, and placed near their first substantive discussion. Put table and figure titles above the item, with explanatory notes and sources below. Ensure readable labels, consistent terminology, and clear images; approximately 300 DPI is preferred for raster figures where applicable. Obtain required permission for third-party material and identify its source. Editing must not change scientific meaning, evidence, data, or claims.

Every citation and reference must be genuine, traceable, and accurately represented. Provide DOI information where available and reconcile in-text citations with the reference list in both directions. Fabricated, fictitious, hallucinated, materially inaccurate, or unverifiable references are not permitted.

ABIM's stated maximum overall similarity is 15%. Similarity reports require qualitative editorial interpretation of matched material, attribution, quotation, overlap, and research context. A score below the threshold does not establish originality or guarantee acceptance; a numerical result must not replace scholarly evaluation of the underlying text.

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PERLU VERIFIKASI — template access and consistency: These are the links supplied in ABIM's source. Their document contents and current access permissions could not be independently inspected. The Editorial Office should confirm that both files are accessible and consistent with the written requirements on this page.

Two Required Files at Initial Submission

1. Blinded Manuscript: Article title, abstract, keywords, manuscript type, main text, tables, figures, and references, without author names, affiliations, email addresses, identifying acknowledgements, revealing document properties, or other information that could reasonably disclose author identity.
2. Separate Title Page & Author Information Form: Complete author names, affiliations, and email addresses; corresponding-author details and ORCID; CRediT author contributions; funding; conflicts of interest; research ethics, institutional approval, and consent where applicable; data availability; acknowledgements; third-party permissions; originality and authorship declarations; and applicable generative-AI disclosure.

ORCID is required for the corresponding author; other authors should provide their ORCID where available. Keep identifying declarations in the separate Title Page while including sufficient non-identifying methodological and ethics information in the blinded manuscript for scientific assessment. Check filenames, document properties, comments, and tracked changes for identifying information.

The author declarations form part of the Title Page. A third standalone statement letter is not routinely required at initial submission. Supporting documentation may nevertheless be requested where needed to assess ethics, consent, permissions, authorship, originality, or other material concerns.

Originality and Authorship Declaration

The corresponding author must confirm, on behalf of all authors, that the work is original; is not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere; accurately attributes third-party material; has been approved for submission by all listed authors in the agreed authorship order; represents genuine scholarly contributions; and includes accurate ethics, consent, permission, funding, conflict-of-interest, data availability, and AI-use declarations as applicable.

Disclose relevant prior dissemination, earlier public versions, and overlapping work to the Editorial Office. Provide supporting documentation when legitimately requested. Ethics approvals, consent statements, permissions, authorization numbers, funding information, and other declarations must never be invented or inferred where they do not exist.

AI systems cannot be authors or co-authors. Disclose substantive generative-AI assistance beyond routine spelling, grammar, formatting, or straightforward language correction in the Title Page. Human authors remain accountable for originality, evidence, confidentiality, calculations, citations, references, and conclusions, and must independently verify AI-assisted outputs. Confidential or restricted material must not be disclosed through unauthorized external AI services. The Policies & Publication Ethics page provides the governing authorship and integrity requirements.

Peer Review, Revision and Point-by-Point Response

Eligible manuscripts proceed from editorial screening to double-anonymous peer review, normally involving at least two independent reviewers. Reviewer comments and academic editorial decisions are communicated through OJS. Recommendations are advisory; final scientific-editorial responsibility remains with the responsible academic editor and, where applicable, the Editor-in-Chief.

When revisions are requested, submit (1) the revised blinded manuscript and (2) a point-by-point response to every substantive editorial and reviewer comment through the designated OJS revision workflow. Identify the amendment and its section or page. Where a suggestion is not adopted, provide a respectful, evidence-based explanation. Update the Title Page and submission metadata when relevant information has legitimately changed.

Submit revisions within the timeframe stated in the editorial decision or request an extension through the Editorial Office. A revision invitation does not guarantee acceptance. Scientific-editorial decisions remain independent of APC payment, ability to pay, and waiver eligibility. No APC is payable before final scientific-editorial acceptance.

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Submit through OJS

Formal submissions must use the ABIM OJS platform, rather than private email or messaging channels. Before submission, confirm scope eligibility, select the correct manuscript type, use the ABIM template, prepare both required files, complete the applicable declarations, verify citations and references, and ensure that author information, title, abstract, keywords, and other submission metadata agree with the uploaded files.

Review the journal's open-access, licensing, privacy, publication-frequency, and APC policies before submitting. ABIM provides immediate open access; authors retain copyright and published articles use CC BY 4.0. The APC is IDR 1,500,000 per accepted manuscript when at least one author has an institutional affiliation in Indonesia. A full waiver / IDR 0 applies when all authors are institutionally affiliated exclusively outside Indonesia, subject to verification. Eligibility follows institutional affiliation, not nationality, citizenship, or residence. Administration begins only after final acceptance.

ABIM's supplied publication-frequency policy states one volume with three regular numbered issues per year. The standardized January–April, May–August, and September–December issue periods begin with Volume 5 (2027). This prospective schedule does not authorize alteration of valid historical issue numbers, publication dates, or DOI metadata. PERLU VERIFIKASI: Public access to the dedicated Publication Frequency page and alignment with the relevant ISSN frequency record remain to be confirmed.

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