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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

We request our authors to consider the following items before submitting their manuscript

  • Authors must carefully read the policies and guidelines of the journal before submission and prepare their manuscripts according to the guidelines described in this page. 
  • All manuscripts must be individually submitted through the online submission system. Manuscripts sent via e-mail or sent in bulk are not taken into consideration.
  • Manuscripts must be written in English using clear and concise narration. British or American spelling may be used provided that it is consistent throughout the text. Any non-standard abbreviation should be clearly defined at first mention. 

If revisions are requested in the manuscript for possible publication, authors should send their revised manuscript along with their answers to the comments of editors and reviewers.

Submission of manuscripts, supporting documents, revisions, and galley proofs of accepted manuscripts are all communicated through the online submission system. In all stages, timely response of authors is expected. In some cases, communications sent through the system may be considered as spam by e-mail servers. It is the responsibility of the authors to check their spam folders regularly for possible status updates and other requests. The following files are required for all submissions:

  1. Title page: This page includes the names, affiliations, email addresses, and OrcIDs of all authors. 
  2. Blinded text: This file constitutes the main body of the manuscript, and it should not contain any information that may identify the authors of this manuscript. The length of the blinded text should be between 4500 and 9500 words. Authors should use the provided template files (for the title page and the blinded text) in Microsoft Word format and adhere to the guidelines presented within these templates while preparing their submissions.

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PEER REVIEW POLICY

In the reviewing process, at least two peer-reviewers will review each manuscript and author(s) can also propose the candidate of reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on the recommended decisions of the two peer-reviewers. Generally, the Editor-in-Chief will select reviewers based on merit and quality of publication. Articles submitted directly to Karugasik Journal of Leadership and Management will be fully peer-reviewed by at least two appropriately qualified experts in the field selected by the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board. All reviewing process are in double blind peer-review and follows the OJS editorial and publishing process. After being reviewed, there will be four types of decision to be reached by the Editor-in-Chief based on the reviewers’ recommendations:

  1. Accept Submission: the submission will be accepted without revisions.
  1. Revisions Required: the submission will be accepted after minor changes have been made.
  1. Resubmit for Review: the submission needs to be revised with significant changes, and will undergo another round of review.
  1. Rejected: the submission will not be published in the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief or a designated member of the Editorial Board will decide whether to accept, reject or request revisions based on the reviews and comments received.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Copyright on any article is retained by the author(s).
  2. The author grants the journal, the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  4. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
  5. The article and any associated published material is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

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