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Manuscript Templates
Free-format submissions are welcome. You do not need to use a BJBM template for your initial submission. Submit a complete, readable manuscript with consistent references, prepared for anonymous peer review. The templates below are optional at this stage.
For submission
If you prefer a template, use the draft version for anonymous peer review. Submit author details on a separate title page.
For final production
Use the final template when the editor requests production files for your accepted manuscript.
Downloads start directly. Each LaTeX ZIP includes the manuscript, bibliography, BJBM class and image assets.
CRediT author contributions: For manuscripts with two or more authors, the primary/submitting author must select the contribution roles for each author in the Contributors step, with all coauthors’ agreement. The statement will appear near the end of the published web article.
Before You Submit
Preparation and Policy Checks
Confirm scope and article type
Check whether the manuscript fits BJBM’s fields, article categories, target readership, and editorial threshold.
Open Aims and ScopePrepare manuscript and files
Prepare the anonymised manuscript, separate title page, figures/tables, supplementary files, cover letter, and required declarations.
Open Author InstructionsCheck integrity and ethics requirements
Confirm originality, ethical approval or exemption, informed consent, data availability, conflict of interest, AI-use disclosure, and permissions.
Review fees, copyright, and licensing
Check BJBM’s diamond open-access position, publication-charge policy, copyright, licensing, and reuse requirements.
Author Checklist
Final Submission Checklist
- Scope fit confirmed: the work is relevant to BJBM’s business, management, economics, finance, policy, governance, technology, entrepreneurship, or related interdisciplinary focus. Check scope
- Files prepared: anonymised manuscript, title page, tables/figures, supplementary files where applicable, and cover letter. See file requirements
- Double-blind review protected: identifying information has been removed from the main manuscript and metadata where possible. See peer review policy
- Declarations completed: funding, conflicts of interest, authorship/contribution, ethics, consent, data availability, AI use, permissions, and prior dissemination are addressed where relevant. See declarations
- Ethics and research integrity checked: approvals, exemptions, participant consent, confidential data, and proprietary data issues are handled appropriately. See ethical oversight
- Originality confirmed: the manuscript is not under concurrent review elsewhere and overlapping material is disclosed. See originality policy
- Rights cleared: third-party figures, tables, instruments, datasets, or long extracts are lawfully used and permissions are ready where required. See copyright policy
- Fees understood: BJBM currently charges no submission fees or article processing charges. See APC policy
Files to Upload
Required Submission Files
Authors must submit the following files.
Anonymised main manuscript [Mandatory]
Submit an anonymised main manuscript file for peer review.
Separate title page [Mandatory]
Provide a separate title page containing author names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers where available, and corresponding author details.
Cover letter [Mandatory]
Submit a brief cover letter explaining the manuscript’s fit, contribution, and any declarations requiring editorial attention.
Tables, figures, and images [Optional]
Upload tables, figures, or high-resolution image files if these are submitted separately from the main manuscript.
Supplementary materials [Optional or Upon request]
Include supplementary materials where applicable, such as appendices, instruments, additional data, or supporting documentation.
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Policy and Guidance Pages
After submission
What Happens Next?
Administrative check
The journal checks completeness, basic scope fit, file preparation, anonymisation, declarations, and policy compliance before review.
Editorial assessment
Editors assess suitability, originality, contribution, ethical clarity, and methodological credibility. Manuscripts may be returned or declined before external review where appropriate.
Double-blind review
Suitable manuscripts are sent for confidential expert review. Reviewers advise; editors decide.
Decision and revision
Authors receive a formal decision with guidance. Revised manuscripts should respond carefully to editorial and reviewer comments.