About the Journal
About the Journal
APPROACH AND SCOPE
Journal of Management and Business Studies (JM&BS) of the Facultad de Administración y Negocios of the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, is a multidisciplinary publication of national and international scope, whose objective is the dissemination of publications that allow the reader to keep updated in the scientific and technical areas related to administration and business.
JM&BS publishes articles that are of interest to teachers, researchers and professionals in the private, public and non-governmental sector. It has a continuous periodicity, is of a scientific nature, and the articles it publishes are of a type: research, review, reflection, theoretical and methodological. This journal provides open access to its publications, because it considers that free access to research favors the national and global exchange of knowledge.
JM&BS lines of research fall into the following areas:
Administration and Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
International Strategy and Business
Marketing and Market Research
Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
Finance and Accounting
Processes and Operations
Social Responsibility and Community Management
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Once the thematic relevance and the adjustment to the publication norms by the editor have been confirmed, the articles will be submitted to peer review external to the editorial committee and the Universidad Autónoma de Chile, using a double-blind system. If there is no unanimity in the evaluation, a third evaluator pair will be called, in double-blind format.
Article evaluation criteria include:
Evaluators must complete a form with 4 general sections:
a) aspects of format
b) organizational and managerial aspects
c) mastery and contribution to literature
d) relevance of articles
Sections that are evaluated in their different criteria according to the following scale:
1) Very Bad
2) Bad
3) Regular
4) Good
5) Very Good
In addition to the above, the evaluators finally evaluate each proposal of article, in a single personal way, according to the categories:
- a) Accepted
- b) Publishable with modifications
- c) Re-evaluable
- d) Recommend another journal
- e) Rejected
DECLARATION OF ETHICS AND NEGLIGENCE
Journal of Management and Business Studies (JM&BS) bases its editorial processes on the code of ethics of the Publications Ethics Committee (COPE) and therefore establishes the following commitments:
Editor:
Ensure the selection of highly qualified reviewers external to the editorial committee of the journal and the Autonomous University of Chile, as well as with the smallest possible biases.
Evaluate exclusively on the basis of the scientific merit of the contents, without discrimination of any kind (ethnic, political, economic, institutional, etc.).
Not to disclose information about articles received to persons outside the editorial process.
Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, their authors and reviewers, ensuring the anonymity of the process.
Not to use the contents of the articles for own research without the express consent of the authors.
Strictly comply with the published times for the editorial process and a maximum number of gaps between acceptance and publication, that is, no accepted article can remain unpublished two issues in a row.
Reviewers:
Make a critical, constructive and honest review of the scientific quality of the article received.
Inform the Editor in case of conflicts of interest, refusing to perform the review due to possible bias.
Decline to make an assessment if it does not correspond to your area of knowledge or specialization.
Evaluate the work in a timely manner, immediately informing the Editor in case of impossibility of performance at the time of receiving the request.
Consider each assigned manuscript as confidential, and these texts cannot be discussed with other persons without the express consent of the Editor.
Evaluate objectively, without establishing personal judgments about the authors of the contributions.
Justify their assessments according to the pattern established by JM&BS.
Warn publishers if substantial parts of the work have already been published or are under review for another publication.
Indicate with precision the bibliographical references of fundamental works possibly forgotten by the author.
Inform the Editor of any similarities or overlaps of the manuscript with other published works.
Consider the information obtained during the peer review process as confidential, and may not use it for personal purposes.
Authors:
Present an original work, which does not contain parts of other authors or other fragments of work without the corresponding reference.
Present true and unaltered data.
Not to publish articles in which the same results are repeated in more than one scientific journal, nor to present a manuscript simultaneously in more than one journal.
Provide in a rigorous manner the indication of the sources and contributions mentioned in the article.
Include those people who have made a real contribution to the article, ranked the authors according to their level of responsibility and involvement in the document.
Not include other authors in the middle of the editorial process.
Make available sources or data on which the investigation was based, in case of duly justified request by the Editor.
Explicitly declare the absence of conflicts of interest that may have influenced the results obtained or the interpretations proposed, and indicate any funding of agencies and/or projects from which the research article is derived.
PLAGIARISM DETECTION POLICY
JM&BS has a plagiarism detection policy, which aims to ensure that authors comply with the ethical standards necessary to ensure a process of transparency in the publication process.
The editors of the journal carry out the plagiarism detection process through the Turnitin software, and it is carried out in the first stage of the edition (once the article has been received). When plagiarism is detected, it is immediately rejected and those responsible are informed.
In the same way, the reviewers are asked, during the evaluation stage, to inform if they detect any form of plagiarism in the manuscript.
When a lack of research is detected, the editors have the duty to inform the editorial committee so that the necessary measures are taken: retractions, corrections, apologies, clarifications. Editors should always be ready to post corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary.
Errata, retractions, clarifications and apologies
The answer to a published error depends on the nature of the error and the person or organization that informs you about the problem. When a lack of research is detected, the editors have the duty to inform the editorial committee so that the necessary measures are taken: retractions, corrections, apologies, clarifications. Editors and editors should always be ready to post corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary.
For peer-reviewed content, error types can be classified as:
Errata: If the journal makes a significant error that could affect the work or reputation of the authors, the published notification is called errata. Correction of errors: if the author or authors make a major error, all authors must approve and sign the corrections (correction document) or the journal must be informed of their opinions in disagreement.
Retraction: If the results are not valid, all co-authors must sign a retraction explaining the error and how it affected the conclusions. This will be sent for publication and is the most consistent type of error.
Annex: If additional information on an article is published, it may include an editorial concern. It is attached to documents that the personal editor considers require additional explanation for understanding. Once the communication has been received from the editor, the Editorial Committee is convened to take a joint decision on the resulting measure, which, when decreed, is communicated to the author and carried out as soon as possible.
All determinations are made while maintaining the integrity and prestige of the journal and its authors. JM&BS is governed by COPE standards when developing these processes in editorial practice.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The publication is free, disseminated online, through the OJS platform and its contents are distributed under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). JM&BS does not charge fees for submitting papers, nor does it charge fees for publishing its articles.
File system:
This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create an archive system distributed among collaborating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the journal for conservation and restoration purposes.
JM&BS does not demand article processing fees (APC) or article submission fees for any of the editorial or publication processes.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Manuscripts submitted must be original and unpublished and must not be simultaneously in the process of publication in other journals, compilations or any other means of publication.
This journal provides free and immediate access to its content under the principle that making research available to the public for free supports greater global knowledge exchange. The publication is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license ( CC BY-NC- 4.0 ). The rights of the works published in this journal are the property of the author and are free to distribute and disseminate the same sources as long as they correctly cite the source of publication and these acts have no commercial purpose.
RULES FOR PERPETRATORS
Journal of Management and Business Studies (JM&BS) publishes original research articles that contribute to the knowledge of the study area and focus on the established editorial lines. To comply with the standards of quality and academic excellence, JM&BS has the following editorial rules, which must be followed by those authors who wish to submit articles for evaluation, and with this contribute and strengthen the academic knowledge of both Chile and the world.
SECTION POLICY AND SCOPE
JM&BS is open to different disciplinary, theoretical, thematic and methodological perspectives of administration and business. Authors can present articles in a variety of areas of knowledge, such as: strategic management, social responsibility, public administration, information technologies, organizational behavior, economics, accounting, leadership, entrepreneurship, consumer behaviour, knowledge management, operations management, innovation, finance, human resources, marketing, management control, international business, among others.
Articles submitted to JM&BS must be unpublished and original, and not postulated simultaneously in other journals. JM&BS publishes five types of articles:
1) Research article. It is that research that presents original results obtained from quantitative or qualitative research. These investigations have a theoretical and conceptual structure, in order to contribute to knowledge, analyzing the implications obtained from the different results. These articles should have a structure consisting of: a) introduction; b) literature review; c) methodology, d) analysis of results; e) conclusions, limitations and implications; and f) references.
2) Article of Review. It is research that carries out an analysis and review of existing literature on a particular subject or theory. Its aim is to synthesize studies of a topic, to update the reader on the state of the art. In this type of article a bibliographic review of at least 50 references must be presented.
3) Article of Reflection. It is research that presents results derived from a finished research and/or several publications that support a line of scientific thought. This type of research is based on an analytical, interpretive or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources.
4) Theoretical article. It is that research that analyzes the existing literature to advance in a new theoretical proposal. In this type of research it should be emphasized what is the existing vacuum, and in reason of this to show that the new finding contributes with the body of knowledge of the study area.
5) Methodological Article. It is that research that contributes with a new methodological approach in the analysis of research topics. This type of research can propose improvements to existing methodologies based on a theoretical and/or empirical perspective.
ARTICLE STRUCTURE POLICY
Articles published in JM&BS must have the following structure:
Title. The first page must contain the title of the article in Spanish, English and Portuguese, with a maximum of 15 words in length. The title responds specifically to the content of the article. In the writing of the title, acronyms and acronyms should be avoided, and this should be explanatory and reflect the essence of the work.
Authors. On the first page you must indicate the full name of the author or authors, as well as their (s) institution (s) of affiliation, without placing professional titles, academic degrees and electronic address. The authors must be ordered according to the contribution. In each article can participate a maximum of 5 authors. The author’s curriculum (or authors) should be written at the foot of the page. The curriculum of each of the authors (in 5 lines maximum per author) must contain the name of the author, institution of affiliation, city and country of origin of the institution, academic training (together with the granting institutions), e-mail address and ORCID (www.orcid.org). Indicate the main author to whom the correspondence should be addressed (author for correspondence).
Abstract. The first page should include a summary in Spanish, English and Portuguese. The maximum length of the abstract is 250 words. The summary should contain a brief introduction, objectives or purposes, methodology, results obtained, and main conclusions.
Keywords. On the first page should be noted 5 keywords. These keywords should describe the content of the work, and be written in English and Spanish, according to the UNESCO Thesaurus (http://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/es/). In addition, 3 to 5 JEL codes should be added, according to the American Economic Association (https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php).
Body of the Article. Research articles should contain the following structure: 1) Introduction; 2) Literature Review; 3) Methodology; 4) Analysis of Results; 5) Conclusions, Limitations and Implications; and 6) References. Regarding review articles, reflection articles, theoretical articles and methodological articles, the structure of the article may vary according to the author’s intention and approach. However, all articles should include the following parts: title, abstract, keywords, body of the text and references.
References. The final part of the text should include a list of bibliographic references containing all references and only those cited within the text, in tables, graphs, figures (illustrations) and notes. The number of references should range from 25 to 75. The cited bibliography should be relevant, updated and strictly referenced in the text. In addition, references to unpublished works should be avoided, and other publications by the same authors should not be cited repeatedly.
FORMAT POLICY
JM&BS considers a number of formatting standards in the article evaluation process. Articles that do not comply with the format rules will not continue the evaluation process.
Extension. The article will be received exclusively in Microsoft Word format, fully editable, in Spanish, English or Portuguese, through OJS. Articles must have a minimum length of 10 pages (pages) and a maximum of 20, A4 size, with consecutive numbering of all pages. This extension includes the cover page (first page), graphics, tables, figures (illustrations) and references.
Language. The articles are published in Spanish, English or Portuguese.
Letter. Letter Times New Roman, size 16 for titles, size 14 for subtitles and size 12 for the body of the article. Spacing is double, simple spacing, and titles and subtitles are written in bold.
Margins. Upper and lower margins of 2.5 cm, and left and right margins of 3 cm., and in design with header and footer of 1cm (blank, only for use in editing part of the magazine).
Paragraphs. The beginning of a new paragraph should be indicated by indenting five spaces in the left margin. Paragraphs should be in justified format.
Textual citations. If the article contains textual citations less than five lines, these should be in the body of the text, in quotation marks. If the extension is larger, they should be written in a separate paragraph, indented throughout the paragraph, without quotation marks, in the same font size (Times New Roman 12) and in single space. Where the citation contains additions and omissions by the author, these should be enclosed in square brackets.
Acronym. If you use acronyms or other acronyms they should be in capital letters and the first time it is mentioned you should write the full name followed by the acronym or the acronym in parentheses.
Tables, graphs and figures (illustrations). The graphs, tables and figures (illustrations), with their respective sources and titles will be incorporated into the text. These elements must be numbered in order of appearance (Table 1, Figure 1, etc.).
Chapters. The different titles and subtitles of the chapters must be numbered with numbers, in capital and bold format.
Annexes. Annexes should not be included at the end of the article. All annexes must be incorporated analytically into the body of the article (tables, graphs, figures, etc.).
Final list of references. The final part of the text should include a list of bibliographic references containing all references and only those cited within the text, in tables, graphs, figures, etc., and in the notes.
Citation style. For the use of the citation, it complies with the standards designed by the American Psychological Association (APA), with DOI added for electronic disclosure documents. The system of citation, certification and presentation of graphs and figures should also follow the current APA standards. For more information on the use of this format, please visit the American Psychological Association Publication Manual, in its sixth version (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/).
EVALUATION POLICY
Articles submitted for evaluation at JM&BS should be high-quality academic research in business and administration. The submission of any type of article implies that the authors accept the editorial rules of JM&BS and that they authorize the editorial committee to disseminate the works both on the electronic page of the journal and in the databases or indexing systems printed or electronic in where their contents are hosted.
The receipt of an article does not imply the commitment of JM&BS for its publication. Authors may use the material in their article in other works, articles or books published by themselves, provided that JM&BS is cited as the original source of the texts.
The views expressed in each work belong to its authors and will not compromise WYD or the Autonomous University of Chile. The legal issues that may arise from the transfer of materials for the journal JM&BS will be the responsibility of their authors.
JM&BS is published biannually in two issues in June and December in an annual volume. However, articles are received throughout the year and each author may not publish more than one article per number. Articles should be uploaded to the journal platform, where questions regarding: originality, assignment of rights and reproduction of materials should be answered. In the application message you must also attach the curriculum card of the authors in OJS. This sheet contains the author’s complete data (institution, postal address, e-mail address and telephone number) and a brief overview of his academic background (professional studies and academic degrees, and institutions that awarded them) and research experience (research lines, research projects and main publications).
JM&BS conducts the full evaluation process in an average of 4 months. This evaluation process consists of 3 stages:
1) Revision of the editorial committee. The editorial committee will carry out an evaluation prior to the process of assigning peers, in order to verify that the article complies with the presentation guidelines and that its theme responds to the editorial lines. This review is carried out within a maximum of 3 weeks. Articles that comply with the journal’s editorial policies, that meet the expected requirements of a scientific article and that represent a contribution to the literature and knowledge of the area of study, will pass to the expert peer review system "double blind". In some cases, the editor will ask the authors to make modifications to the article, before submitting it to peer review. The decision to continue or not the evaluation process will be announced by note to the authors, which will be sent by email.
2) Examination by the evaluators themselves. Articles that pass the review stage of the editorial committee will be submitted to the criteria of two peer reviewers who will perform the double-blind review (Double-blind Peer Review). The evaluating peers will send their concept (evaluation) within a maximum of 2 months. If there is no unanimity in the evaluation, a third evaluator will be called or the decision will be submitted to the editorial committee. In the case of a third evaluator, the evaluation process will take an additional 4 weeks. The results of the evaluation will be announced by note to the authors, who will be sent by email and registered in OJS. Articles may be approved without modification, approved with slight modifications, approved with substantial modifications, or rejected.
3) Final version of the article. In the case of articles that are accepted with modifications (light or substantial), the authors must submit the final version of the article with the relevant corrections within a period of no more than 3 weeks. Authors must submit a letter with the justification of each of the corrections made. The editorial committee of the journal will verify the final version based on the opinions and will inform the authors in which issue of the journal their work will be published. This notification will be made within a maximum of 3 weeks after receiving the corrected version of the article. The accepted articles will be submitted to style correction and their publication will be subject to the availability of space or the theme addressed in each issue. The publication letter of the article will be sent by the authors by email. The editorial board may authorize the authors to submit the modifications in advance. Also, the editorial committee reserves the right to make any style correction adjustments it deems necessary.