Instructions for authors
Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to us. These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible, as doing so will ensure your paper matches the journals requirements.
Submitting a Manuscript
Manuscripts must be sent online through the platform located in the Private Zone of AEDEM. In case of questions you can contact:
JMBE Editor
Email: jmbe@redaedem.org
Manuscripts must be original, unpublished and not in the process of revision or approved for publication in another journal. The language of the manuscripts can be Spanish or English.
Preparing your paper
Checklist: what to include
1.Title Page
Please include:
• Title of the manuscript (maximum 80 characters without spaces)
• Authors: their position, affiliation (university, department, postal address), the e-mail address. Where appropriate, please also include ORCiDs and social media handles (Twitter or LinkedIn). One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author.
• Acknowledgments if applicable.
• Financing funds, if applicable.
• Abstract (in Spanish and English): This summary of your article is normally no longer than 200 words. The policy of JMBE is that it is not used in the summary.
• Keywords: Authors should provide 5 key words that describe the work.
2.Manuscript
Please include:
• Title of the manuscript (maximum 80 characters without spaces)
• Abstract (in Spanish and English): This summary of your article is normally no longer than 200 words. The policy of JMBE is that it is not used in the summary.
• Keywords: Authors should provide 5 key words that describe the work.
• Text: maximum length of 8,000 words (single space) and a maximun of 30 pages, including references, figures and tables. A font of 12 points. The first line of each paragraph will have an indentation of 0.5 cm. We prefer not to use footnotes.
Style guidelines
Titles and subtitles: The titles and subtitles of the manuscript should not be listed and will be pasted to the left (without indentation) in bold:
THIS IS A FIRST LEVEL TITLE
This is a first level title
This is a first level title
This is a first level title. Text continues in the same line.
Tables and figures: Tables, figures, graphs and other illustrations will be cited as "Tables" or "Figures", numbered consecutively.
In text citation: JMBE follow the style guidelines American Psychological Association (APA).
1 author: García (2017) señala que… o… (García, 2017).
2 authors: García y Smith (2017) señalan que… o… (García & Smith, 2017).
3 authors: García, Smith, y Thomson (2017) señalan que… o… (García, Smith, & Thomson, 2017).
4 or more authors: García et al (2017) señalan que… o… (García et al, 2017).
Cuando se citen varios trabajos al mismo tiempo deben ordenarse alfabéticamente:
(Espinar, Rodríguez & Martín, 2018; García & Smith, 2017).
When more than one work by the same author is published in the same year it should be cited: (García & Smith, 2017a, 2017b).
References: All references must have been cited in the text. A French indentation of 0.5 cm will be used. Examples of reference style:
García, J.A.; Fernández-Cruz, R. & Ramos-Sintra, L. (2017). Why is it so important. Revista de Empresa, 67(2), 81-95
Ortiz, M. & Crown J.M. (2017). Los beneficios de la educación. Madrid: Springer International Publishing.
García, J.A.; Fernández-Cruz, R. & Ramos-Sintra, L. (2017). Why is it so important. En M.
Ortiz & J.M. Crown (Eds.), Los beneficios de la educación (pp. 57–69). Madrid: Springer International Publishing.
García, J.A. (2017, May 21). Cómo hacer una referencia. Obtenido de https://www.howand.com.
Review process
Manuscripts considered consistent with the JMBE mission and standards will be sent for review through a blind double-review process. The authors will receive the comments of the first review in approximately 75 days.
The reviewers will evaluate the manuscripts according to the following criteria:
• Originality and importance of the central ideas
• Quality of the treatment of the existing literature
• Quality of the presentation of ideas
• Design and execution of the research methodology (if applicable)
• General contribution of the article to the advancement of education in management and business.