Author Guidelines

The American Journal of Management and Economics Innovations (TAJMEI)
ISSN: 2693-0811

The American Journal of Management and Economics Innovations welcomes original research articles, review articles, and short communications in management, economics, business, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Manuscripts should make a clear scholarly contribution, use appropriate methods, and present conclusions supported by evidence or rigorous theoretical analysis.

1. General Submission Requirements

• Manuscripts must be written in clear English and submitted in an editable Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

• Submissions must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal.

• All authors must approve the manuscript and agree to its submission.

• Related publications, preprints, conference papers, and substantial overlap with earlier work must be disclosed.

• Submit through the journal’s online submission system. Any alternative submission method must be confirmed by the editorial office.

2. Manuscript Formatting

Use a consistent, readable layout throughout the manuscript:

• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point.

• Line spacing: Double spacing.

• Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides.

• Page numbering: Number all pages consecutively.

• Headings: Use a clear hierarchy for sections and subsections.

• Abbreviations: Define abbreviations at their first appearance.

• Tables and equations: Provide these in editable form wherever possible.

Define mathematical symbols and explain specialist terminology. Clearly identify currencies, monetary units, reference years, and any inflation or exchange-rate adjustments relevant to the analysis.

3. Files Required for Submission

To support double-blind peer review, submit the following separately:

Title page: Include author names, affiliations, contact details, and identifying declarations.

Anonymized manuscript: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and identifying information from the text and file properties. Refer to previous work objectively without revealing authorship.

Additional files: Provide figures, supplementary materials, research instruments, datasets, code, and supporting documentation where relevant.

Do not include confidential business records or identifiable participant information in publicly accessible supplementary files.

4. Title Page

The title page should include:

• A concise and informative article title.

• Full names of all authors in the agreed order.

• Department, institution, city, and country for each author.

• Corresponding author’s name and email address.

• ORCID iDs, where available.

• Funding information and conflict-of-interest declarations.

• Author contributions and acknowledgements.

The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and sharing relevant updates with all coauthors.

5. Abstract and Keywords

Provide an abstract summarizing the research purpose, approach, principal findings, and conclusions. Explain the contribution to management or economic knowledge and any implications for practice or policy.

Avoid references and unexplained abbreviations in the abstract.

For original research, a structured abstract may use:

Background · Objective · Methods · Results · Conclusion

Reviews, theoretical articles, and short communications may use an unstructured abstract appropriate to their content.

Include four to six keywords describing the topic, methods, organizational setting, or economic context.

6. Structure of Original Research Articles

Introduction

Explain the research background, problem, significance, and objectives. State the research questions or hypotheses where applicable.

Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

Critically examine relevant scholarship, identify the research gap, and explain the theoretical or conceptual framework.

This section may be incorporated into the introduction when appropriate.

Methods

Describe the research approach sufficiently for assessment and reproducibility. Where applicable, include:

• Research design, setting, and study period.

• Data sources, sample selection, and inclusion criteria.

• Definitions and measurement of variables.

• Survey instruments, interview procedures, or experimental design.

• Model specifications, assumptions, and analytical methods.

• Treatment of missing data and potential sources of bias.

• Reliability, validity, or qualitative trustworthiness.

• Statistical software and version information.

• Ethics approval, consent, and data-use permissions.

For econometric research, explain the identification strategy, relevant diagnostic tests, and robustness checks. Causal claims must be supported by the research design and analysis.

Results or Findings

Present findings clearly and logically. Quantitative studies should report relevant estimates, sample sizes, uncertainty, and statistical outcomes. Qualitative studies should support interpretations with appropriately anonymized evidence.

Distinguish statistical significance from practical or economic significance.

Discussion

Interpret the findings in relation to the research questions, theory, and existing literature. Explain limitations, contextual factors, and implications for management practice or economic policy.

Avoid generalizing beyond the evidence or presenting associations as established causal relationships.

Conclusion

Summarize the principal findings and their contribution. Recommendations should follow directly from the evidence.

Authors may adapt this structure for theoretical or conceptual research, provided that the argument, assumptions, analysis, and contribution are clearly presented.

7. Other Article Types

Review Articles

Reviews should define their scope, critically assess existing knowledge, and identify research gaps.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses must describe the search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection, quality assessment, and synthesis methods.

Short Communications

Short communications should present focused findings or emerging developments concisely while providing sufficient methodological detail and supporting evidence.

8. Tables, Figures, and Equations

• Number tables and figures consecutively in the order they are cited.

• Give each table a descriptive title and each figure a clear caption.

• Explain abbreviations, symbols, variable definitions, and statistical indicators.

• Identify data sources, units, currencies, and reference periods where relevant.

• Label graph axes clearly.

• Supply high-resolution figures with legible labels.

• Number equations consecutively when referenced in the text.

• Define variables and symbols at their first use.

• Obtain permission for copyrighted material where required.

Avoid unnecessary duplication between the text, tables, and figures.

9. References

Use a consistent numbered reference style, with sources numbered in the order of their first appearance in the text.

Include author names, source title, publication details, and DOI or persistent URL where available.

Journal article format:

Author surname and initials. Article title. Journal title. Year;volume(issue) range or article number. DOI.

Cite datasets, working papers, policy documents, organizational reports, and software where relevant. Identify preprints and working papers clearly.

Authors must verify reference accuracy and ensure that sources support the associated statements. Avoid irrelevant citations and excessive self-citation.

10. Research Ethics and Confidentiality

Research involving participants or identifiable personal information must include appropriate ethics approval or exemption information where required.

State the approving body, approval reference where available, and how informed consent and confidentiality were addressed.

Research involving employees, customers, managers, or other organizational participants must account for power relationships. Participation must be voluntary and must not affect employment, performance assessment, or access to services.

Authors must obtain permission to use restricted organizational data and protect confidential commercial information. Organizational permission does not replace individual consent where consent is required.

11. Data, Code, and Reproducibility

Include a data availability statement and, where relevant, a code availability statement.

Provide access to supporting datasets, analytical code, instruments, or protocols where feasible. Explain restrictions arising from participant privacy, commercial confidentiality, licensing, or other legitimate requirements.

Identify the source and version of secondary datasets and describe material processing or transformation steps.

12. Required Declarations

Include the following statements, as applicable:

Funding: Identify financial support and explain the funder’s role.

Conflicts of Interest: Disclose relevant financial and non-financial interests, including employment, consultancy, share ownership, or relationships with organizations studied. State explicitly if none exist.

Author Contributions: Describe each author’s contribution.

Data Availability: Explain how supporting data can be accessed or why access is restricted.

Code Availability: Provide access details for relevant analytical code or explain restrictions.

Acknowledgements: Recognize contributions that do not qualify for authorship, with permission from the individuals named.

Ethics Approval and Consent: Provide applicable approval, exemption, and consent information.

During double-blind review, identifying declarations should be supplied separately through the title page or submission fields.

13. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Disclose substantive use of generative AI in manuscript preparation, analysis, or content creation. Identify the tool and explain its purpose.

When AI forms part of the research method, describe the models, data, evaluation procedures, and limitations sufficiently for assessment.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Human authors remain responsible for accuracy, originality, references, and research integrity.

AI-generated content must not be presented as genuine participant responses or observed business data. Legitimate use of synthetic data must be clearly identified. Confidential information must be protected.

14. Peer Review and Revisions

Submissions undergo initial editorial assessment followed by independent peer review where suitable.

If revisions are requested, submit:

• A revised manuscript.

• A point-by-point response to reviewer and editor comments.

• An explanation of changes and evidence-based reasons for any disagreement.

Acceptance depends on satisfactory editorial assessment of the manuscript and any revisions. An invitation to revise does not guarantee acceptance.

15. Publication Charges

Any applicable Article Processing Charge, payment conditions, and available waivers or discounts are disclosed on the journal’s Article Processing Charges page.

Payment does not guarantee acceptance or influence editorial decisions.

16. Copyright and Open Access

Authors retain copyright in their work. Published articles are freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated.

The license permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse, provided that appropriate attribution is given, the license is linked, and changes are indicated.

Authors may deposit published articles in institutional or subject repositories without an embargo, with acknowledgement of the original publication.

17. Proofs and Corrections

Authors must check proofs carefully, including names, affiliations, numerical results, equations, tables, figures, and references.

Substantial changes after acceptance require editorial approval. Authors must promptly report significant errors discovered before or after publication and cooperate in correcting the scholarly record.

Submission Checklist

Before submitting, confirm that:

• The manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.

• All authors have approved the submission.

• The title page and anonymized manuscript are provided separately.

• The abstract, keywords, references, tables, and figures are complete.

• Data sources, variables, methods, and assumptions are adequately described.

• Ethics approval, consent, and data-use permissions are included where applicable.

• Participant privacy and commercial confidentiality are protected.

• Funding, conflicts of interest, and author contributions are declared.

• Data and code availability statements are provided where relevant.

• Third-party permissions have been obtained where required.

• Related publications and substantive AI use have been disclosed.

For submission assistance, contact the editorial office through the journal’s official Contact page.