Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors can submit their original, empirical research work in the Management: Strategic Management, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Governance, Risk Management, International Business, Hospitality Management.  Commerce: Business Law, Accounting, E-commerce, Taxation, Banking and Finance, Trade and Commerce, Retail Management, Industrial Relations, Public Finance, Corporate Governance, Investment directly at  https://www.rmcjournal.com/index.php/rmc/about/submissions.

• The article must be appropriate for RMC's goals and scope.
• The paper must adhere to the formatting and referencing guidelines of the APA 7th edition.
• The manuscript must not exceed the word limit of 7000-9000 words, excluding the tables and the figures. The manuscript must be submitted in English (US).
• The document cannot contain more than 18% of its similarity score from sources other than the author's thesis. An official copy of the similarity report and thesis certificate, or a copy of the manuscript taken directly from the author's thesis or dissertation, must be submitted as proof.
• The author must provide their official email address and reply to feedback from the reviewers and editorial team within the allotted period to guarantee a seamless procedure.
• The author must submit figures and tables in a format that may be edited and used with black-and-white printing.
• The author is required to provide a manuscript with highlighted modifications to show the edits made, along with a compliance report in a separate document that includes responses to reviewer comments. 
• The manuscript must be submitted only to RMC; it cannot be submitted or reviewed elsewhere at the same time.
• There should be no conflict of interest between the journal, the authors, or the sponsoring organization, if any.
• If the study's data is secondary, it must be publicly accessible; if not, it must be supplied as soon as the editorial board requests it.
• After the review process has begun, neither the order nor the number of authors may be altered.
• The corresponding author is accountable for submitting a signed copyright transfer form from co-authors within the allotted time frame once the work has been accepted for publication.   

Formatting

• Abstract:  12-point Times New Roman, 1.15 line spacing, Not indented.
• Basic Text: 12-point Times New Roman, 1.15 line spacing, Justified text. All the other paragraphs follow this format unless specified.
• Main Title: 16-point Times New Roman, Bold, Centered, 1.15 line spacing. Not italicized or underlined.
• Subtitle: Format according to the heading levels with their specified sizes.
• Authors: 12-point Times New Roman.The Names of authors and the institutions with 1.5 lines spaced and centered.
• Abstract Heading: Left aligned, Bold, 14-point Times New Roman. No indentation in abstract, but is present in all other paragraphs.
• Headings:
• Level 1: the14-point Times New Roman, Bold, left aligned, Title Case 
• Level 2: 12-point Times New Roman, Left-aligned, Title Case.
• Level 3: 11-point Times New Roman, Left-aligned, italicized, Title Case.
• Level 4: 11-point Times New Roman, Indented, Bold, Title Case.
• Level 5: 11-point Times New Roman, Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case, ends with a period.
• Figures and Tables:
• Captions: 12-point bold. Editable figures and Tables.
• Table Text: 12-point Left-aligned. Tables should be editable and centered.
• Table Format: Only top and bottom borders, as per APA format.
• Citations: APA 7th edition format is to be followed.
• End Referencing: APA 7th edition format for reference list.

Section of articles

An article might include the following main sections:

1. Abstract & Keywords
2. Introduction
3. Literature Review
4. Methodology
5. Results & Discussion
6. Tables & Figures
7. Conclusion
1. Research Implications
2. Limitations
3. Future Recommendations
8. References

Paper Length: 
Completed research papers must have a word count of 7000-9500. Desk rejection could occur for notable departures from this range. The editor may edit any portion of the document at any time.

Page Structure
The following rules for paper layout should be followed:

• Each page has a 1.5-inch left margin and 1-inch top, bottom, and right margins.
  Adhere strictly to the 7th Edition of the APA Manual's APA format. Rejection could occur if the APA format is not followed. The format of tables, figures, equations, and other materials should follow APA standards. Table values ought to be rounded to two or three decimal places, and each table should have the same style.
• Table values ought to be rounded to two or three decimal places, and each table should have the same style. When altering, make sure the figures are grouped to preserve format integrity.
• Line spacing: The paper has a spacing of 1.15.

Author(s) Details

Put the name(s) and institution(s) of the author(s) and contact information (phone number, email address, and mobile phone number) on the title page under the paper title. If there are more than one author, identify the corresponding author. There can only be three accepted authors.

Author's Names and affiliations

After desk review and before the peer review process begins, additions or changes to authorship are not permitted. Before the peer review process begins, it is the corresponding author's duty to confirm the identities and affiliations of every author.

Article Sections
Divide your article into sections that are numbered and properly defined. Section numbering does not contain the abstract. Subsections should be numbered as follows: 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.), 1.2, etc. Make sure every subsection has a brief heading of its own. Every heading ought to be displayed on a distinct line.

Page Title
The paper title, author(s), affiliation with the institution, and contact information (email, phone number, or cell phone) should all be listed on the title page.

Abstract
Give a concise, accurate 250–300 word abstract that outlines the main findings, main conclusions, and goal of the study. Avoid unusual abbreviations and references but describe them when they appear in the abstract for the first time if necessary.

Keywords:

List up to six keywords for indexing right after the abstract. Don't use generic, plural terms or terms with many concept. Use of acronyms should be limited to those that are widely accepted in the industry.

Introduction
State the objectives of the research and provide the adequate background, avoiding the detailed literature survey or the summary of the results.

Materials and Procedures

Provide adequate details to enable duplication of the work. Provide an overview and cite previously published techniques. Make sure to cite the source and use quote marks when directly quoting from another technique. Describe any changes you made to the current procedures.

Calculation/Theory
Expand on the background information covered in the Introduction and set the stage for additional research in the Theory section. There should be a theoretical foundation for the Calculation part.

Result
Present your findings in an understandable and concise manner.

Discussion

Rather than restating the findings of the work, this should examine their importance. It is frequently useful to combine the Results and Discussion sections. Keep discussions of published literature and lengthy citations to a minimum.

Appendices:

Appropriately labeled as A, B, and so on if there are multiple appendices. Equations and formulas in appendices should be numbered separately: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in an appendix after that, Eq. (B.1), and so on. The same is true for figures and tables: Fig. A.1, Table A.1, etc.

Abbreviations:

List any abbreviations that are not commonly used in this field in a footnote that appears on the article's first page. Unavoidable abbreviations in the abstract must be defined both in the footnote and on their initial mention there. Make sure all of the article's abbreviations are the same.

Acknowledgements

 Don't put acknowledgements on the title page, either as a footnote to the title or in another section, but rather gather them in a distinct section at the conclusion of the work before the references. Included here is a list of persons that helped with the research (such as with language barriers, writing assignments, proofreading, etc.).

Formatting of sources of funding

 Provide funding sources using this format standard to help ensure that funders' requirements are met: Funding: The United States Institutes of Peace [grant number aaaa], the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz], and the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy] all provided support for this work.
Detailed explanations of the program or the many kinds of grants and awards are not required. In cases where a university, college, or other research institution receives funds from a block grant or other accessible resources, the name of the institute or organization that gave the funding should be included.

It is advised to add the following sentence if the research has not received funding:

No specific grant was given for this research by public, private, or nonprofit funding organizations.

Formulas in math

Math equations should be sent as editable text, not as pictures. When feasible, present basic formulae in accordance with standard language. For small fractional terms, such as X/Y, use the solidus (/) rather than a horizontal line. Variables should ideally be provided in italics. Exp is frequently a more practical way to represent powers of e. If there are equations that need to be shown independently from the text, number them sequentially (if mentioned in the text).

Footnotes

As you read the article, number them sequentially. Footnotes are a feature that many word processors offer, and this one might be used. If not, kindly specify where footnotes appear in the text and include a separate list of the footnotes at the article's conclusion. Footnotes should not be included in the Reference list.

Figure captions

Make sure a caption is included for every image. Provide captions apart from the figure; do not attach them to it. A caption should include a brief summary of the picture and a title that should not focus on the figure itself.

Tables

Kindly send tables as text that can be edited rather than pictures. Tables can be positioned next to the pertinent text on the page. Tables should be numbered sequentially according to where they appear in the text, and any annotations should be placed beneath the table body. Use tables sparingly, and make sure the information they include doesn't repeat findings that have already been discussed in other sections of the paper. Please refrain from shading and applying vertical rules in table cells.

Citation within the text

 Please make sure that the reference list contains all of the references that are cited in the text (and vice versa).

Citations & References

RMC advises authors to maintain citations and bibliographies by using reference management software, such as EndNote or Mendeley. These resources make things simpler. These resources make citing sources easier and guarantee that references are correctly prepared in accordance with the style requirements of the publication.

Please reference and cite sources according to APA guidelines. Journal papers, conference papers, working papers, books, book chapters, newspaper pieces, unpublished theses and dissertations, reports from governmental organizations, etc. should all have their end references provided in full compliance with APA style. A research paper that deviates from the APA format may be rejected on the desk. You must adhere to the text and spirit of the APA format. See the 7th Edition of the APA Manual for assistance