Central European Management Journal

From 2023 "Central European Management Journal" (CEMJ) is published by Emerald.

The link to our website and content from 2023 is as follows: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/cemj

IMPORTANT: It has been brought to our attention that the following website is posing as CEMJ: http://journals.kozminski.cem-j.org/index.php/pl_cemj/index. Please do not submit any articles to this website. As of 2023, CEMJ is published by Emerald and, as such, this is the genuine website for the journal.

The editorial office of CEMJ accepts the papers written in English.

All submitted papers are reviewed by two anonymous reviewers (see below for the Reviewing Procedure).
Theoretical papers should present new research ideas and approaches in the field management sciences. Empirical papers should be firmly embedded in the theory and prepared with the utmost care in terms of methodology. All research methods – quantitative, qualitative and mixed – are allowed in the publication. We encourage to combine theoretical and empirical elements in the papers, assuming that such publications may be of the most informative value to the potential reader.

Ghostwriting and guest authorship are a sign of scientific misconduct – all by the editorial office identified cases will be reported.

In order to counteract ghostwriting and guest authorship the editorial office of "CEMJ":
- requires that the Authors of collective works disclose the contribution of the respective persons involved in the publication. The primary responsibility for the publication lies with the Author who submitted the paper;
- requires that the Authors provide information about the sources of funding of the publication, as well as about the contribution of scientific and research institutions, associations and other entities.

Preparation of the Text
The length of the paper should not exceed 22 pages; the minimum length is 11 pages of standard typescript (A4 size; font Times New Roman; size 12; line spacing 1.5, margins 2.5 cm). In case of a review the submitted material length should not exceed 6 pages. The texts should be submitted in Word format, charts - in Excel. Tables, figures and illustrations must be clearly described and included in separate files; their location should be indicated in the text. In case the text contains images, it is recommended to send in the originals.
The Authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary authorizations for the publication of materials for which the copyright is held by a third party.
The materials that are submitted to the editorial office cannot be previously published elsewhere either in whole or in part and cannot be submitted for review to other journals or publishers.

Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal via online submission system ScholarOne Manuscripts available for this journal at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmbace

To submit the paper Authors are asked to prepare in the separate documents:

- Main document without Authors information

- Title page

- Figures

- Tables

- Open Access Licence

The main document should contain the following elements (in the given order):

1. Title
2. Structured abstract (up to 200 words). Click here to see the sample.
3. JEL Classification.
4. Keywords (up to 5).
5. Introduction, subsequent subheadings, conclusion(s).
6. Footnotes.
7. References.

References, Quotations, Footnotes

The bibliography should only include items that are cited in the text. Each item in the bibliography should include the assigned DOI number (if it has one) (http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/). 

Authors are kindly asked to include in bibliographies publications from the past three years.
We encourage you to refer to the CEMJ database in order to demonstrate how your article fits into recent scientific discussions in the journal.

The Authors are requested to draw up the bibliography alphabetically and in the following format:

• Book publications by one author: 
Kowalski, J. (2000). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher, http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Book publications by multiple authors:
Kowalski, J., Nowak, J. and Wiśniewski, A. (2001). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher, http://dx.doi.org/enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Edited book publications:
Kowalski, J. (ed.). (2000). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher, http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Chapters in book publications:
Kowalski, J. (2002). Title of chapter. In: J. Nowak (ed.), Book title (Vol. 1, pp. 1-5). Place of publication: Publisher,http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Articles in a journal:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), 1-5, http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Articles in a journal - multiple authors:
Kowalski, J., Nowak, J. and Wiśniewski, A. (2001). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), 1-15,http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Articles in a newspaper:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Article title. Newspaper title, day or month of issue, http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Lectures:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Title of lecture. Lecture presented at ...., Conference venue. 
• Reports:
Institution: (2001). Report title. Place of publication: Institution, http://dx.doi.org/ enter the assigned DOI number for the given publication. 
• Book publications in press:
Kowalski, J. (in press). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher. 
• Articles in press:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue). 
• Unpublished works:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Paper title. Unpublished PhD thesis, University Name, Location. 
• Internet sources - article:
Kowalski, J. (2001). Article title. Journal title, volume(issue), pages. Obtained from: enter the address of the website (enter the date of access dd.mm.yyyy). 
• Internet sources - book:
Kowalski, J. (2000). Book title. Obtained from: enter the address of the website (enter the date of access dd.mm.yyyy).

Referencing in the Text
• the work of one author: always specify the author's name and the publication date (no matter how many times the work is referred to); in case reference is made to more than one work of the author published in the same year, subsequent letters of the alphabet should be added after the year of publication (this rule also applies for the other, mentioned below, types of publications), e.g. (Kowalski, 2001); (Kowalski, 2001a); 
• the work of two authors: always specify the author's name and the publication date (no matter how many times the work is referred to); the names of the authors should always be put together using the conjunction "and", even in the case of foreign language publications, e.g. (Kowalski and Nowak, 2001); (Kowalski and Nowak, 2001a); 
• the work of 3-5 authors: the first time – the names of all the authors should be mentioned, separated by commas and using the conjunction "and" between the last two names; in case of subsequent referencing – the name of the first author should be mentioned and then the abbreviation "et al." can be used, e.g. the first time: (Kowalski, Nowak and Wiśniewski, 2001); (Kowalski, Nowak and Wiśniewski 2001a); and subsequently: (Kowalski et al., 2001); (Kowalski et al., 2001a); 
• the work of 6 or more authors: only the name of the first author should be mentioned (the first time as well as in subsequent referencing), the rest of the authors should be replaced with the abbreviation "et al."; in the bibliography the names of all the authors of the work should be listed, e.g. (Kowalski et al., 2001); (Kowalski et al., 2001a); 
• referencing several works simultaneously: the publications should be mentioned alphabetically (by surname of the first author); several works by the same author should be separated using a comma; the individual publications of various authors should be separated using a semicolon, e.g. (Kowalski, 2001; Nowak and Kowalski, 2002); (Kowalski, 2001, 2002a; Nowak and Kowalski, 2002); 
• referencing another author cited within the work: should be mentioned only in the text itself, in the bibliography only the read work should be listed; works should be separated using a semicolon, e.g. (Kowalski, 2001; in: Nowak 2002). 
Quotations in the text: always put in quotation marks and state the author/authors, the year of publication of the work and the page number. Quotations should look as follows: (author/authors, year of publication, page number), e.g. (Kowalski, 2000, p. 67) or (Kowalski and Nowak, 2001, p. 3), or (Kowalski, Nowak and Wiśniewski, 2001a, p. 3).

Corrections
In case any corrections or cuts of the text are necessary, it will be returned to the Author, who must make the required changes within the deadline indicated by the editorial office. The editorial office reserves the right to make minor cuts and linguistic corrections.

Reviewing Procedure
1. All submitted papers go through a pre-selection procedure conducted by Associated Editors. The papers that are selected as a result of the above procedure will be reviewed.
2. The selected papers are reviewed anonymously by two reviewers. The "JMBA.CE"  Editorial Board makes every effort to select the most competent and conscientious reviewers in the given field. 
In special – contentious or complex – cases the Editor-in-Chief  may decide to appoint an additional reviewer, and the final decision regarding publication is made based on the opinions of all the involved reviewers.
The reviewers receive anonymous versions of the papers.
3. The reviews are in written form. The article review sheet is available  here.
4. In the last issue of the given year the list of reviewers is published. The list of reviewers available here.

Duties of Reviewers

Promptness
A selected reviewer who feels unable to review the work or knows that its review within the deadline set by the editorial secretary will be impossible, should notify the editorial secretary.

Confidentiality
The papers received for review will be treated as confidential documents. They will not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editorial secretary.

Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the Author is unacceptable. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments

Acknowledgment of Sources
Reviewers should attempt to identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the Authors. Any statement that an observation, source or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editorial secretary's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the paper under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained as a result of the review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider papers in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from relationships or connections with any of the Authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.