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Submission & Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Authors intending to submit to Advances in Business & Industrial Marketing Research (ABIM) should ensure that the manuscript is relevant to the journal's Aims & Scope, academically rigorous, original, ethically prepared, and compliant with the requirements below.

All manuscripts must be prepared in English and submitted through the ABIM Online Journal System (OJS). ABIM applies a double-anonymous peer-review process; therefore, author-identifying information must not appear in the blinded manuscript.

 
Online Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the official ABIM OJS platform.

Author Resources
Manuscript Template
Prepare the main manuscript using the official ABIM template.
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Title Page
Provide author information separately for double-anonymous peer review.
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Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submission, authors should confirm that all requirements below have been satisfied. Non-compliant manuscripts may be returned before editorial evaluation.

  • The manuscript is written in academic English.
  • The work has not been previously published and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.
  • Two separate files are prepared: (1) blinded manuscript and (2) title page.
  • The title page contains author names, affiliations, corresponding-author details, funding, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest, author contributions, and Generative AI declaration where applicable.
  • The blinded manuscript contains no author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments, or other identifying information.
  • Files are submitted in DOC or DOCX format, not PDF.
  • The manuscript follows the official ABIM formatting requirements.
  • All citations correspond accurately with the reference list.
  • Necessary ethical approval, informed consent, permissions, or instrument-use authorization has been obtained where applicable.
  • Tables, figures, supporting materials, and research-data disclosures are complete where relevant.
Double-Anonymous Peer Review

ABIM applies a double-anonymous peer-review process. Manuscripts proceeding to external review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers.

Authors must remove identifying information from the blinded manuscript. Author information should be entered in OJS metadata and included only in the separate title page.

Originality & Similarity

Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly work and must not contain plagiarism, fabricated citations, inappropriate text recycling, or substantial unattributed material from other sources.

Similarity Threshold: ABIM applies a maximum overall similarity threshold of 15%. The similarity percentage is used as an editorial screening indicator and does not replace qualitative assessment of the nature, source, and distribution of matched text.
General Manuscript Format
PAPER SIZE
A4, single-column layout
FONT
Calisto MT, 11 pt
SPACING
Single spacing
LANGUAGE
Academic English

The manuscript should use clear, professional, inclusive, and academically appropriate language. Authors are encouraged to use suitable grammar-checking and reference-management tools before submission.

Title, Abstract & Keywords
Article Title
Calisto MT, 18 pt, maximum 20 words.
Structured Abstract
Maximum 200 words using the following structure:

Purpose— State the principal research objective and, where relevant, hypotheses.
Research Methodology— Summarize research design, sample or participants, data collection, variables or constructs, and analytical techniques.
Results— Present the principal findings.
Research Limitations/Implications— State relevant limitations and theoretical, practical, managerial, policy, or research implications.
Originality— Explain the original contribution of the study.
Keywords: 5–6 relevant keywords.
Paper Type: Research Paper / Literature Review Paper / Conceptual Paper.
Article Structure
Article Structure Note: The structure below applies primarily to empirical Research Papers. Literature Review Papers and Conceptual Papers may adapt their headings and organization to their scholarly approach while maintaining clear purpose, theoretical or conceptual grounding, transparent analytical approach, coherent discussion, contribution, and conclusion.
1. Introduction

Establish the research context, define the problem, synthesize relevant prior research, identify the research gap and novelty, and clearly state the research objective or question.

2. Review of Literature

Critically synthesize relevant theories, concepts, and empirical findings and establish the theoretical or conceptual foundation of the study.

2.x Hypothesis Development
For hypothesis-testing studies, hypotheses should be derived logically from appropriate theory and relevant empirical evidence and should correspond with the research model, variables, analytical method, and interpretation of results.
3. Research Methodology

Describe the research design, population and sample where applicable, sampling procedure, research context, data sources, data-collection procedures, measurement, instruments, variables or constructs, analytical methods, software, robustness procedures, and ethical considerations sufficiently to support evaluation and reproducibility.

4. Results and Discussion

Present the findings clearly and consistently with the research objectives, hypotheses, or questions.

Interpret findings in relation to theory and prior research, explain agreements or contradictions with earlier evidence, and discuss relevant theoretical, managerial, practical, policy, or societal implications.

5. Conclusion

Summarize the principal findings, answer the research objective, explain the scholarly contribution and implications, acknowledge meaningful limitations, and identify appropriate directions for future research.

Tables & Figures

Tables and figures should be placed near the relevant discussion and numbered consecutively.

Each table and figure should have a clear title and, where appropriate, source information or explanatory notes. Reproduced or adapted material must comply with applicable copyright and permission requirements.

Figures should be clear and publication-ready, preferably at least 300 DPI.

Citation Style & References

ABIM uses the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (APA 7) citation and reference style.

In-Text Citation Examples
Single author: (Ward, 2012)
Two authors: (Tirdasari & Dhewanto, 2012)
Three or more authors: (Alias et al., 2016)
Multiple sources: (Ward, 2012; Tirdasari & Dhewanto, 2012)
Narrative citation: Ward (2012)
Direct quotation: (Ward, 2012, p. 25)

The reference list should primarily contain relevant scholarly literature published within the most recent 7 years. Older seminal or foundational sources may be included when academically justified.

Every source cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the manuscript. DOI information should be included where available.

Authors are encouraged to use reference-management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero.

Reference Integrity: Authors are responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of all references. Fictitious, unverifiable, incorrectly attributed, fabricated, or AI-hallucinated references are not acceptable.
Required Declarations
Funding Statement
Disclose all financial support or state that no specific funding was received.
Conflicts of Interest
Disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.
Author Contributions
Clearly describe each author's contribution to the manuscript.
Generative AI Declaration
Disclose relevant use of Generative AI tools in manuscript preparation. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible for the submitted work.
Research Ethics & Data Transparency

Where applicable, manuscripts involving human participants, personal data, confidential organizational information, animals, or other ethically sensitive research must report appropriate ethical approval, consent, permission, or exemption.

Authors should provide sufficient methodological and data transparency to allow readers and reviewers to evaluate the validity of the research. Data-availability statements or explanations of legitimate access restrictions should be provided where relevant.

Copyright & License
Copyright: Authors retain copyright in their published work.

License: Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits sharing and adaptation with appropriate attribution.
Article Processing Charge

ABIM does not charge submission or peer-review fees. An Article Processing Charge (APC), where applicable, is requested only after a manuscript has completed the academic editorial process and received final acceptance.

Current APC Structure
At least one author affiliated with an institution in Indonesia: IDR 1,000,000 per accepted manuscript.

All authors affiliated exclusively with institutions outside Indonesia: Full APC Waiver (IDR 0).

Waiver eligibility is determined by institutional affiliation, not nationality, citizenship, birthplace, or residence.

APC status, waiver eligibility, or payment does not influence reviewer selection, peer-review outcomes, editorial evaluation, or acceptance decisions.

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Payment & Publication Security

ABIM does not authorize third parties to guarantee manuscript acceptance, favorable peer review, expedited acceptance, indexing, or publication in exchange for payment.

Authors should make payment only after receiving an official final acceptance decision and authorized payment instructions or invoice from ABIM or its publisher.

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Before You Submit

Before completing submission, authors should verify scope relevance, manuscript formatting, originality, ethical compliance, reference accuracy, required declarations, and double-anonymous preparation.

Authors submitting to Advances in Business & Industrial Marketing Research are expected to maintain scholarly integrity, methodological rigor, transparent reporting, accurate referencing, and responsible research and publication practices.

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