Submissions

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 has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
• The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

1. Manuscript Types and Word Limits

M.S. Ramaiah Management Review accepts high-quality submissions in the following formats. Authors should adhere to the word limits specified for each type (excluding references, tables, and figures):

Manuscript Structure

Authors are requested to organize their manuscripts using the following structure:

1. Title
2. Abstract (maximum 300 words)
3. Keywords (4–6 keywords)
4. Introduction
5. Conceptual Framework / Literature Review / Methodology
6. Results and Discussion
7. Conclusion and Implications
8. Acknowledgements (if applicable)
9. References (APA 7 style)

Title & Author Details

Title Format:

• Use title case: Capitalize major words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).
• Do not capitalize prepositions, articles, and conjunctions unless they start the title.
• Capitalize the first word after a colon.
• Scientific names should be italicized.

Example: Local Staging of Colon Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Author Names and ORCID:

• Provide full names: [First name] [Middle name/initial] [Last name]
• Include ORCID iDs in this format: Dr. A. K. Sharma [https://orcid.org/0000-000X-XXXX-XXXX]
• Designate the corresponding author using an asterisk (*) and provide their email address only.
• Affiliations: List Department, Institution, City, and Country for each author.

Abstract & Keywords

• Abstract: Maximum 300 words. Do not cite references.
• Keywords: 4 to 6 keywords in title case, separated by commas.
• Avoid generic terms and abbreviations.

Style & Formatting

Language and Spelling: Use American English consistently. Use serial (Oxford) comma.

Punctuation: Periods and commas inside quotation marks. Double quotation marks, except for nested quotes.

Numbering & Headings: Use Arabic numbering (e.g., 1, 1.1, 1.1.1).

Abbreviations & Units

• Define abbreviations on first use, e.g., Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Use SI units (e.g., km, °C, kg).
• Use commas as thousand separators: 10,000 not 10000.
• Date Format: Use British date format: 24 October 2025

Equations

Provide editable equations in Word or LaTeX format. Do not submit equations as images.

Figures and Tables

Figures:

• High resolution (minimum 300 PPI), in TIFF, JPEG, or EPS format.
• Cite all figures in-text sequentially: <Insert Figure 1 here>
• Captions should be included at the end of the manuscript.

Tables:

• Caption format: Table 1. Market Segmentation by Region
• Avoid tables longer than one page.
• Use footnotes to explain abbreviations where needed.

Acknowledgements

Mention individuals or institutions that contributed to the research but are not listed as authors.