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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission is an original document, i.e., it has not been previously published in any medium or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • The article is written in a formal academic style and adheres to the Publication Manual Standards of the American Psychological Association (Seventh Edition, 2020).
  • The article uses the journal's own template which is in .doc or .docx format. Download format.
  • The article consists of 2000 to 8000 words
  • The text has an extension of 10 to 15 pages, including the references.
  • All tables are in an editable Word format, i.e., they are not images or embedded spreadsheet images.
  • All figures are in a jpg format, with maximum resolution of 320dpi and are legible. Figures are in black and white but may use orange details if needed.
  • The final version does not use advanced Word tools (e.g. for citing or reference sections).
  • The article does not make excessive use of textual citations or bulleted lists.
  • The article does not contain references to sources of dubious academic reputation (Wikipedia, “Buenastareas, “Rincon del vago” and other similar sites).
  • The article belongs to a JEL code group in the area of administration and business (authors should point to which one)
  • The article requires a minimum of fifteen, good quality references as specified in the Author Guidelines Section.directrices para autores
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Author Guidelines

Criteria of the editorial process

Authors should take into account that the articles submitted for evaluation will go through a process of two filters to consider being published in the journal: 

1) It will be verified that it complies with the editorial criteria that guarantee the quality of the journal in terms of form.
2) It will be subject to a double-blind arbitration process that guarantees the quality of the journal in terms of content.
 
1) Editorial criteria.

Authors are required to check that their submission meets all of the elements shown below. Submissions that do not meet these guidelines will be returned:

  1. The article has not been previously published by any medium nor is under consideration for publication by another journal.

  2. Articles must be original and scientific research.

  3. They must be aligned with research on micro and small enterprises.
  4. The article is written in a formal academic style adhering to the standards of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Seventh Edition, 2020).
  5. The article uses the journal's own template and is in a .doc or .docx format. (follow the format).
  6. The article consists of 2000 and 8000 words depending on the category in which it participates.
  7. All tables are in editable Word format, i.e., they are not images or spreadsheet embeds.
  8. All figures are in jpg format, with a maximum resolution of 320dpi and are legible. Figures should be in black and white with possible details in orange or red.
  9. No advanced Word tools are used, except for formatting using styles included in the template. This includes no use of automated citation tools, which should be eliminated when submitting files so that only plain text is used.
  10. The article does not present an excessive use of textual citations or bulleted lists.
  11. The article does not contain references to sources of dubious academic reputation (Wikipedia, Buenastareas, Rincón del vago and similar sites).
  12. Use of bibliographic references:

a) 70% of the bibliographic references used must come from the following sources:

10.1 https://www.scimagojr.com/

10.2 https://www.scopus.com/sources

10.3 https://journals.sagepub.com/

10.4 https://link.springer.com/ 

 

b) The remaining 30% of the bibliographic references used may come from the following data bases:

10.5https://www.redalyc.org/
10.6http://www.scielo.org.mx/
10.7 https://www.latindex.org/latindex/inicio
10.8 https://dialnet.unirioja.es/
10.9 Academic books (preferably peer-reviewed)

10.10 Official web sites (INEGI, WTO, UN, etc.)

11. APA 7th edition citation form is used. It is important to include the identification number (DOI) for bibliographical reference traceability (since 2020 various indexes, such as Springer, Sage, etc., have become Open Access thus we request that the references come from 5 years to date).

12. A minimum of 15 different references are required.

13. JEL Classification Code is required.

M Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics

 

o M0 General

  • M00 General

o M1 Business Adminstration

  • M10 General
  • M11 Production Management
  • M12 Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
  • M13 New Firms; Startups
  • M14 Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
  • M15 IT Management
  • M16 International Business Administration
  • M19 Other

o M2 Business Economics

  • M20 General
  • M21 Business Economics
  • M29 Other

o M3 Marketing and advertising

  • M30 General
  • M31 Marketing
  • M37 Advertising
  • M38 Government Policy and Regulation
  • M39 Other

o M4 Accounting and Auditing

  • M40 General
  • M41 Accounting
  • M42 Auditing
  • M48 Government Policy and Regulation
  • M49 Other

o    M5 Personnel Economics

  • M50 General
  • M51 Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
  • M52 Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
  • M53 Training
  • M54 Labor Management
  • M55 Labor Contracting Devices
  • M59 Other

2) Double-blind arbitration

Papers will be assigned to two reviewers who form part of the Editorial Committee, according to their area of expertise. They will evaluate the following sections in the journal’s platform (User’s Guide) both quantitatively on a dichotomous scale, and qualitatively according to the importance, innovation and contribution to the generation of knowledge:


    A) Format and writing style of the document.

  1. Does it use the APA citation style?
  2. Does it use the APA referencing style?
  3. Are all tables and figures necessary and is the reason for their inclusion in the text explained?
  4. Do all paragraphs follow a logical sequence in the narrative of the paper?
  5. Is it free from spelling mistakes?
  6. Do all citations quoted have a reference at the end of the document?
  7. Do all references correspond to a cited quote in the text?
  8. Is the document interesting?


B) Introduction and theoretical framework

  1. Is the objective of the research clearly stated?
  2. Is the objective of the research fully justified within the framework of a theory pertaining to the administrative sciences and related disciplines? Does it sound logical and persuasive?
  3. Are all basic concepts clearly addressed?
  4. Are all assertions supported by reliable sources?
  5. Are references used sufficiently and completely (i.e., are there no missing references)? 10 good quality references are required.

C) Methodology

  1. Are hypotheses clearly stated and is it possible to test them empirically?
  2. Are samples and sampling methods described? Are the samples and sampling methods relevant to the desired answers?  
  3. Is the recollection of data and the measurement of variables clearly described?
  4. Is the study internally and externally valid? Does it contain major invalid sources?


D) Results

  1. Does it present empirical results?
  2. Does it use proper techniques to analyze data and are they interpreted within your assumptions and limitations?
  3. Are the reported results as well as proof or denial of the hypothesis comprehensible?
  4. Do you describe the controls which have been applied to explain possible alternatives?

    E) Discussion and conclusions
  1. Does the document contribute to the areas of administrative sciences and related fields?
  2. Are implications of theory and practices from findings discussed?
  3. Does it address any future research and any limitations of the research submitted?

    F) Observations

          In the following section please state your comments to account for your decision to the editor.

Scientific Articles

In this section, articles, that address the development of knowledge from empirical evidence, are published. Articles which focus on the development of knowledge from a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed perspective are also accepted provided that they comply rigorously with the required standards.

Make a new submission to the Scientific Section.

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