Family Business Review

Published/Hosted by:  SAGE Publication

Print ISSN: 0894-4865

Online ISSN: 1741-6248

Country: United States

Impact Factor: 2.622 (2012)

Homepage: http://fbr.sagepub.com/

About Journal

Family Business Review (FBR) provides a scholarly forum to publish conceptual, theoretical and empirical research aimed to advance the understanding of family enterprise around the world. FBR publishes insightful articles that address issues at the interface of family and business systems. It is not tied to any particular discipline, methods, or topics.

Published since 1988, Family Business Review is the only SSCI listed refereed journal devoted exclusively to exploration of the dynamics of family enterprise. Its interdisciplinary forum captures the insights of professions from diverse fields such as accounting, behavioral sciences, entrepreneurship, finance, management, family business and family wealth consulting, law and public policy.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fbr

General Guidelines for Authors

Manuscripts should not be more than 35 typed double spaced pages, all inclusive, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one inch (2.5 cms) margins. All documents submitted should be Microsoft Word files. Please remember to number the pages and use APA guidelines.

Two documents are to be submitted:

1. CONTACT INFORMATION DOCUMENT that includes the following:

· Title of the article;

· Names and primary affiliations of the author(s);

· Authors' telephone numbers and e-mail addresses;

· An abstract of no more than 100 words;

· A maximum of 5 key words indicating content of the article.

2. MAIN DOCUMENT that includes the following:

· Title of the article;

· An abstract of no more than 100 words;

· A maximum of 5 key words indicating content of the article

· Article - Text, References, Figures, Tables, Appendices (max. 35 double spaced pages all inclusive).

· All Figures and Tables should be placed at the end of the document, one per page, numbered consecutively (one series for tables, one for figures). The position of each table should be indicated in the text (e.g., “Insert Table 2 about here”).

PLEASE NOTE: To facilitate the blind review process, please ensure that information about authors does not appear in the MAIN DOCUMENT.

References

T The reference list should be typed alphabetically using the following style:

Journal Article

Barnes, L.B. (1988). Incongruent hierarchies: Daughters and younger sons as company CEOs, Family Business Review, 1(1): 9-21.

Book

Gersick, K.E., Davis, J.A., McCollom-Hampton, M., & Lansberg, I. (1997). Generation to Generation: Life cycles of the family business. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Chapter in an edited book

Memili, E., Eddleston, K.A., Zellweger, T.M., Kellermanns, F.W., & Barnett, T. (2010). The importance of looking toward the future and building on the past: entrepreneurial risk taking and image in family firms. In A.Stewart, G.T.Lumpkin, & J.A.Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth: Entrepreneurship and Family Business (Volume 12, pp. 3-29). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.

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European Journal of Marketing

Published/Hosted by:  Emerald

ISSN: 0309-0566

Country: England
Impact Factor: 0.781 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ejm

About Journal

The explicit aim of the European Journal of Marketing EJM is the dissemination of insightful and original marketing knowledge. The journal welcomes novel and ground-breaking contributions from a wide range of research traditions within the broad domain of marketing, particularly encouraging innovative ideas in conceptual developments and research methodologies. The EJM is not preferentially disposed towards either empirical work or pure theory, nor towards one particular method or approach. Although the EJM will retain a European brand identity, it actively encourages global contributions, from scholars across the broad domain of marketing.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ejm

General Guidelines for Authors

Normally manuscripts should not exceed 8,500 words, inclusive of references, tables and appendices. A title of not more than eight words should be provided. A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:

• Full name
• Affiliation
• E-mail address
• Full international contact details
• Brief professional biography.

Note: This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.

Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings:

1. Purpose (mandatory)
2. Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
3. Findings (mandatory)
4. Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
5. Practical implications (if applicable)
6. Social implications (if applicable)
7. Originality/value (mandatory).

Abstract should be maximum 250 words in total. Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper. Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:

• Research paper
• Viewpoint
• Technical paper
• Conceptual paper
• Case study
• Literature review
• General review.

Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables, figures and plates. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.

References

The journal follows the Harvard style in referencing. See examples:

Books

Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.

Book Chapters

Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.

Journals

Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.

Published Conference Proceedings

Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.

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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Published/Hosted by:  Wiley - Blackwell

Print ISSN: 1042-2587

Online ISSN: 1540-6520

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Country: United States

Impact Factor: 2.242 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1042-2587

About Journal

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ET&P) is a leading scholarly journal in the field of entrepreneurship studies. The journal's mission is to publish original papers which contribute to the advancement of the field of entrepreneurship. ET&P publishes conceptual and empirical articles of interest to scholars, consultants, and public policy makers. Most issues also feature a teaching case. Article topics include, but are not limited to:

National and International Studies of Enterprise Creation

Small Business Management

Family-Owned Businesses

Minority Issues in Small Business and Entrepreneurship

New Venture Creation

Research Methods

Venture Financing

Corporate and Non-Profit Entrepreneurship

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/etp

General Guidelines for Authors

All submissions should be Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, with 8 1/2 X 11 page setting. Top and side margins should be at least one inch. The Title page should be uploaded separately to uphold the blind review process. The title page should contain the following:

- Title of the manuscript

- The name, position/title, affiliation, address, and telephone number of each author

- Any acknowledgements of assistance and notice of prior or pending presentations of the paper.

The first page of the manuscript should contain a title, an abstract of not more than 100 words (single spaced). Remember to delete all author names and contact information from the submitted manuscript.

References

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice follows the APA style of references. See APA style here.

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Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

Published/Hosted by:  Taylor & Francis
Print ISSN: 0898-5626
Online ISSN: 1464-5114
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 1.333 (2012)
Homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0898-5626&linktype=1

About Journal

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development is unique in that it addresses the central factors in economic development - entrepreneurial vitality and innovation - as local and regional phenomena. It provides a multi-disciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of entrepreneurship and small firm development and for those studying and developing the local and regional context in which entrepreneurs emerge, innovate and establish the new economic activities which drive economic growth and create new economic wealth and employment. The journal focuses on the diverse and complex characteristics of local and regional economies which lead to entrepreneurial vitality and endow the large and small firms within them with international competitiveness.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tepn

General Guidelines for Authors

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees.

Submitted manuscript should be word format. Authors should provide tables and figures in separate files and identify their location in the text (i.e. Insert Table 2 about here). An abstract should not exceed 200 words.

References

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development follows the Chicago Manual of Style. Examples:

Book [for bibliography]:

Churella, Albert. From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998, 231.

Short form reference [for endnote]: Churella, From Steam to Diesel, 197.

Edited work [bibliography]:

Smith, James, ed., Companies in Perspective, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, iv.

Short form [endnote]: Smith, Companies, 14.

Essay in edited work [bibliography]:

Rice, Bonnie. "How Compaq Did It," in Companies in Perspective, ed. James Smith, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, 12-45, quotation at p. 16.

Short form [endnote]: Rice, “Compaq,” in Companies, ed. Smith, 16.

Journal article [bibliography]:

Pursell, Carroll. "The Cover Design: Women Inventors in America," Technology and Culture 22 (July 1981): 545-50.

Short form [endnote]: Pursell, "The Cover Design," 547.

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Enterprise & Society

Published/Hosted by:  Oxford University Press
Online ISSN: 1467-2235
Print ISSN: 1467-2227
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 0.233 (2012)
Homepage: http://es.oxfordjournals.org/

About Journal

Enterprise & Society offers a forum for research on the historical relations between businesses and their larger political, institutional, social, and economic contexts. The journal aims to be international in scope. Creative studies focused on individual firms and industries and grounded in a broad historical framework are welcome, as are innovative applications of economic or management theories to business history and its contexts. Quantitative work couched in terms accessible to non-cliometricians will also be welcome. Enterprise & Society encourages submissions of business history studies that arise from collateral social scientific and humanities disciplines and from national and comparative perspectives.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/eands

General Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscript should be in double-spaced pages (including text, inset quotes, bibliography and endnotes). Submit three separate files:

a.      a title page with your name and contact information

b.      an abstract of up to 150 words, headed by the article’s title (you paste this into a box on one of the screens)

c.       the article (title and text only), followed by a bibliography, followed by endnotes (these will be converted to page keyed footnotes during production). All notes should be produced with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) as superscripts; we do not use the alternative Roman forms (i, ii, iii)  

Authors should provide tables and figures and illustrations in separate files.

References

Enterprise & Society follows the Chicago Manual of Style. Examples are:

Book [for bibliography]:

Churella, Albert. From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998, 231.

Short form reference [for endnote]: Churella, From Steam to Diesel, 197.

Edited work [bibliography]:

Smith, James, ed., Companies in Perspective, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, iv.

Short form [endnote]: Smith, Companies, 14.

Essay in edited work [bibliography]:

Rice, Bonnie. "How Compaq Did It," in Companies in Perspective, ed. James Smith, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1996, 12-45, quotation at p. 16.

Short form [endnote]: Rice, “Compaq,” in Companies, ed. Smith, 16.

Journal article [bibliography]:

Pursell, Carroll. "The Cover Design: Women Inventors in America," Technology and Culture 22 (July 1981): 545-50.

Short form [endnote]: Pursell, "The Cover Design," 547.

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Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

Published/Hosted by:  M.E. Sharpe Inc.
ISSN: 1540-496X
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 1.190 (2012)
Homepage: http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/results1.asp?ACR=REE

About Journal

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade publishes research papers on financial and economic aspects of emerging economies. The journal features contributions that are policy oriented and interdisciplinary, employing sound econometric methods, using macro, micro, financial, institutional, and political economy data. Geographical coverage includes emerging market economies of Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Additionally, the journal will publish thematic issues and occasional special issues featuring selected research papers from major conferences worldwide.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://www.ees.elsevier.com/ecra

General Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscript should be in double-spaced pages with 12-points font and 1 inch margins. Authors should provide tables and figures in the manuscript in places that are near to the text that refers to them. Title page should contain the article title, author(s) names and affiliations, an abstract and a list of 5 to 10 keywords that best describe the overall contents of the article for indexing and retrieval purposes. Do not use footnotes.

References

The journal uses APA style of referencing. See examples:

Journal Article

Aussieker, B., & Garbarino, J. W. (1973). Measuring faculty unionism: Quantity and quality. Industrial Relations, 12(1), 117–124.

Book

Abbot, F. C. (1958). Government policy and higher education. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

Chapter in a Book

Riesman, D., & Jencks, C. (1962). The viability of the American college. In N. Sanford (Ed.), The American college: A psychological and social interpretation of higher learning (pp. 117–124). New York: Wiley.

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Published/Hosted by:  Elsevier

ISSN: 1567-4223

Country: United States

Impact Factor: 1.480 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/electronic-commerce-research-and-applications 

About Journal

The Electronic Commerce Research and Applications is a multidisciplinary journal that aims to create and disseminate enduring knowledge for the fast-changing e-commerce environment. E-commerce should be developed in co-operation with existing fields such as Information System and Technology; Marketing, Finance and Supply chain Management; Business Strategy and Management; Public Policy; Computer Science and Telecommunications; and Legal Studies. The journal also accepts proposals for special issues on new topics in e-commerce that will create new directions for research.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://www.ees.elsevier.com/ecra

General Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscript should be in double-spaced pages with 12-points font and 1 inch margins. Authors should provide tables and figures in the manuscript in places that are near to the text that refers to them. Title page should contain the article title, author(s) names and affiliations, an abstract not exceeding 150 words, and a list of 5 to 10 keywords that best describe the overall contents of the article for indexing and retrieval purposes. The title page should also contain related footnotes and acknowledgments that pertain to the paper and the authors.

References

References should be included in alphabetical order in the Reference section of the paper at the end. See the examples:

Journal Article

Forman, C., Goldfarb, A., and Greenstein, S. Geographic location and the diffusion of Internet technology. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 4, 1, Spring 2005, 1-13.

Banker, R. D., and Mitra, S. Procurement models in the agricultural supply chain: a case study of online coffee auctions in India. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 6, 3, Autumn 2007, 309-321.

Book

Jank, W., and Shmueli, G. Statistical Methods in E-Commerce Research. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, 2008.

Whinston, A. B., Choi, S. Y., and Stahl, D. The Economics of Electronic Commerce, 1st edition. MacMillan, New York, NY, 1997.

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Corporate Governance – An International Review

Published/Hosted by:  Blackwell Publishing

Print ISSN: 0964-8410

Electronic ISSN: 1467-8683

Country: England

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Impact Factor: 1.4 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0964-8410&site=1

About Journal

The Corporate Governance: An International Review is a double-blind reviewed journal that publishes cutting-edge international business research on the phenomena of comparative corporate governance throughout the global economy. The journal define corporate governance broadly as the exercise of power over corporate entities so as to increase the value provided to the organization’s various stakeholders, as well as making those stakeholders accountable for acting responsibly with regard to the protection, generation, and distribution of wealth invested in the firm. Because of broad conceptualization, the journal accepts papers from multi-disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, law, management, sociology, and political science etc.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cgir

General Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscript should be in double-spaced pages with 12-points Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins. Title page is not necessary for the 1^st submission. Provide and abstract of not more than 250 words. Provide 3 to 5 keywords from the keyword listing of the journal. Include ‘Corporate Governance’ as the first keyword as it is required by the journal. Tables and figures should be provided at the end of the text with an indication in the body of the text where they are to be placed. The manuscripts should not exceed 40 pages including references, endnotes, tables and figures, and appendices.

References

See the examples

Journal article

Jensen, M.C. 1986. Agency costs of free cash flow, corporate finance, and takeovers, American Economic Review, 76: 323-329.

Nonaka, I. 1991. The knowledge-creating company. Harvard Business Review, 69(6): 96-104.

Book

Berle, A. & Means, G. 1932. The modern corporation and private property. New York: Macmillan.

Freeman, R.E. 1984. Strategic management: A stakeholder approach. Boston: Pitman.

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Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Published/Hosted by:  John Wiley and Sons/DeGroote School of Business

Print ISSN: 0825-0383

Online ISSN: 1936-4490

Country: Canada

Frequency: Quarterly

Impact Factor: 0.557 (2010)

Homepage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1936-4490

About Journal

The Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS) is multidisciplinary peer reviewed journal that publishes strong empirical and theoretical papers. The journal welcomes literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as conceptual pieces. The researchers should prepare the papers that make clear contribution to advancing theory and / or practice in the administrative sciences.

 Submission Process

Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjas1

General Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscript should be in double-spaced pages with 12-points font and margins of at least 1 inch. Submit the title page separately which should contain the title of the manuscript and the author’s name, affiliation, full address, and email address. Provide and abstract of not more than 120 words. Tables and figures should be provided at the end of the text with an indication in the body of the text where they are to be placed. The manuscripts should not exceed 40 pages including references, endnotes, tables and figures, and appendices.

References

The journal uses APA style of formatting a paper. See examples:

Journal article

Black, J., White, T., & Blue, M. (1998). Management theory: Views and reviews. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 15(2), 19-35.

Article or chapter in an edited book

Smith, J. (1998). Conceptual and methodological issues. In A. Brown & F.S. White (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology (pp. 39-48). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Book

White, J. (1998). Libraries and their systems. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Website

Loughran, T., McDonald, B., & Yun, H. (2007). A wolf in sheep’s clothing. The use of ethics-related terms in 10-K Reports. Retrieved from http://www.nd.edu/~tloughra/WolfSheef.pdf

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Business History Review

Published/Hosted by:  Cambridge University Press / Harvard Business School

ISSN: 0007-6805

Country: USA

Frequency: Quarterly

Impact Factor: 0.548 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.hbs.edu/bhr/about-the-review/

About Journal

The Business History Review is a top-tier refereed journal that publishes rigorous primary research that addresses major topics of debate, offer comparative perspectives, and contribute to broadening of the subject. The journal is primarily concerned with the history of entrepreneurs, firms, and business systems, and with the subjects of innovation, globalization, and also in the relation of businesses to the environment and to political regimes.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts by e-mail to bhr@hbs.edu

General Guidelines for Authors

Manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file which is typed in double spacing. Provide an abstract of not more than 100 words that outlines the main point(s) of the paper and places the article in context. Articles should not be more than 10,000 words in length, including footnotes.

References

The journal uses 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (2003) and spell and hyphenate words according to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. See examples of referencing.

Book:

Thomas K. McCraw, Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction (Cambridge, Mass., 2007), 205-21.

Journal:

Naomi R. Lamoreaux, "Scylla or Charybdis? Historical Reflections on Two Basic Problems of Corporate Governance," Business History Review 83 (Spring 2009): 9-34.

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Business History

Published/Hosted by:  Routledge

Print ISSN: 0007-6791

Online ISSN: 1743-7938

Country: England

Impact Factor: 0.474 (2012)

Homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00076791.asp

About Journal

Business History is a peer-reviewed journal that is concerned with the long-run evolution and contemporary operation of business systems and enterprises. The journal publishes theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research papers on global significance matters such as corporate organization and growth, multinational enterprise, business efficiency, entrepreneurship, technological change, finance, marketing, human resource management, professionalization and business culture.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts via online submission system at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fbsh

 General Guidelines for Authors

Manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file which is typed in double spacing. Provide title page in a separate file with includes full contact information for all authors. The first page of manuscript body should include the title and an abstract of not more than 100 words. Provide up to twelve keywords to be used for web searching. The tables or figures should be provided on separate pages at the end of the article with indication on the page where they are to be pasted (i.e., insert table 1 about here).

References

References should be according to the APA style.

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Business Ethics Quarterly

Published/Hosted by:  Society for Business Ethics

Print ISSN: 1052-150X

Online ISSN: 2153-3326

Editor: Gary R. Weaver

Country: United States

Impact Factor: 2.196 (2012)

Homepage: http://secure.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/journal?openform&journal=pdc_beq

About Journal

Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes theoretical and empirical research papers on business ethics. The journal welcomes papers on various topics like internal ethics of business organizations, the role of business organizations in larger social, political and cultural frameworks, and the ethical quality of market-based societies and market-based relationships.

Submission Process

Submit manuscripts via online submission system at: http://editorialexpress.com/beq.

General Guidelines for Authors

Manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file which is typed in double spacing with 12-point Times New Roman (or similar) font style. Articles should be within 12,000 words in length. Provide title page in a separate file with includes full contact information for all authors. The first page of manuscript body should include the title and an abstract of not more than 150 words. The tables or figures should be provided on separate pages at the end of the article with indication on the page where they are to be pasted (i.e., insert table 1 about here).

References

• Non-empirical manuscripts must conform to one (and only one) of either the Chicago Manual of Style, the Academy of Management Review Style Guide for Authors, or The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.

• Tables of data, listings of hypotheses, and mathematical or other formulae in empirical manuscripts should follow the Academy of Management Journal Style Guide for Authors with regard to such features.

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