Manuscript Type

Jurnal Ilmu Manajemen (JIM) publishes three types of manuscript: Original Research Articles, Systematic Literature Reviews, and Conceptual Articles. Each type has its own template, length, and required structure. Authors must choose one type before writing and use the matching template, because the initial editorial screening checks the manuscript against the structure of the type it claims to be.

⚑ Language. Starting from Volume 23, Number 1 (2026), all articles published in this journal must be in English. Manuscripts in Indonesian are no longer accepted.

☰ The Three Types at a Glance

Type Length What it does
★ Original Research Article 7,000–9,000 words
7–15 pages		 Reports original empirical research using primary or secondary data collected and analysed by the authors themselves.
▤ Systematic Literature Review 8,000–10,000 words
10–20 pages		 Synthesises evidence from a body of prior studies through a transparent and replicable protocol for searching, screening, and coding.
◈ Conceptual Article 6,000–8,000 words
7–15 pages		 Builds a theory, model, typology, or conceptual framework through reasoning and the integration of literature, without collecting new empirical data.

The word count and page count include the whole manuscript: all sections, tables, figures, and the reference list.

1 · Original Research Article

Definition. An article reporting original empirical research with primary or secondary data collected and analysed by the authors themselves. Length: 7,000–9,000 words, 7–15 pages.
Section What it must contain
Introduction Topic relevance, the research gap, the objective, and the contribution claimed.
Literature Review and Hypotheses Development Conceptual definitions of each variable, prior findings, the underpinning theory, and each hypothesis with its reasoning.
Methodology Design, population and sample, instruments and measurement, data collection, and the analytical technique.
Result Findings presented in order, supported by tables and figures, without interpretation.
Discussion Interpretation of the findings against theory and prior studies, and the novelty of the study.
Conclusion Answers to the research questions, drawn from the evidence presented.
Limitation & Implementations Limitations of the study, together with its theoretical and managerial implications.

Followed by the end-matter statements required of every manuscript (see Section 4).

2 · Systematic Literature Review

Definition. An article synthesising evidence from a body of prior studies through a transparent and replicable protocol for searching, screening, and coding. Length: 8,000–10,000 words, 10–20 pages.
Section What it must contain
Introduction Relevance of the topic, previous reviews and their limitations, the review gap, and the review questions.
Theoretical Background The concepts and theoretical lens used to organise and interpret the body of evidence.
Review Methodology The protocol: databases and search strings, the period covered, inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening and the PRISMA flow, the coding scheme, and quality appraisal.
Findings The synthesis itself: descriptive profile of the corpus and the thematic or construct-level results.
Discussion and Future Research Agenda What the synthesis adds, and an explicit agenda of researchable questions arising from it.
Conclusion Answers to the review questions.
Limitation & Implementations Limitations of the protocol and corpus, with theoretical and managerial implications.
⚠ Note. Narrative literature reviews without an explicit, reproducible protocol are not accepted. A PRISMA flow diagram is required, and reviewers assess the review against PRISMA 2020.

3 · Conceptual Article

Definition. An article building a theory, model, typology, or conceptual framework through reasoning and the integration of literature, without collecting new empirical data. Length: 6,000–8,000 words, 7–15 pages.
Section What it must contain
Introduction The conceptual problem, why it cannot yet be answered empirically, and what the paper will build: a model, a typology, a framework, or a redefinition of a construct.
Theoretical Foundation The core theory or theories, with their assumptions and the boundaries of their application.
Method of Theorising The approach taken — synthesis, adaptation, typology, model building, or problematisation — and how the literature was selected and used.
Conceptual Development The framework itself, with its constructs, relationships, and the propositions advanced.
Discussion The theoretical contribution: what is added to, extended in, or corrected in existing theory, and how the framework could be tested.
Conclusion What the paper establishes conceptually.
Limitation & Implementations Boundaries of the framework, with theoretical and managerial implications.

A conceptual article is judged on the rigour of its reasoning and the clarity of its propositions, not on data. An essay or opinion piece without an explicit conceptual contribution does not qualify.

4 · Requirements Common to All Types

▪ Title and authors
Title of at most 20 words, in upper case, without abbreviations. Author names without academic titles, with affiliation, correspondence email, and an ORCID iD at least for the corresponding author.
 ▪ Abstract and keywords
A structured abstract of 150–250 words in one paragraph, in English, with no citations, tables, or undefined abbreviations. At least five keywords separated by semicolons. JEL classification is optional, at most three codes.
▪ Formatting
Section headings in Times New Roman 12, bold, left-aligned, upper case; sub-headings in Times New Roman 11, bold. Tables numbered with the caption above; figures numbered with the caption below, in high resolution and legible in black and white.
 ▪ References
Citations and the reference list follow APA 7th edition and should be managed with Mendeley or Zotero.

Every manuscript, whatever its type, must close with the following end-matter statements:

  • Acknowledgement
  • Disclosure Statement
  • Funding
  • Data Availability Statement
  • Author Contributions
  • Ethics Approval and Informed Consent
  • Use of Generative AI
  • Notes on Contributors
  • References

5 · Two Files for Every Submission

JIM uses double-anonymous peer review, so each type of manuscript has two versions of its template. Both files are uploaded at submission.

① Anonymous version
The manuscript sent to reviewers. It must contain no author names, affiliations, emails, ORCID iDs, acknowledgements, or funding details, no self-identifying citations ("as we showed in…"), and no identifying information in the file properties. This is the file uploaded as the Article Text.
 ② Version with full author details
Serves as the title page at submission and as the final version of the manuscript once the article has been accepted. It carries all author details, affiliations, ORCID iDs, and the complete end matter. Upload it as a Supplementary File.

⚠ Types Not Accepted

  • Narrative literature reviews without a systematic, reproducible protocol.
  • Purely descriptive reports with no theoretical framing or analytical contribution.
  • Opinion pieces, teaching notes, book reviews, and policy commentary without original analysis.
  • Student coursework submitted without substantive development into a research article.
  • Work already published elsewhere, or under review at another journal.

See also the Focus and Scope, the Author Guidelines, and the Peer Review Process. A manuscript submitted in the wrong template, or in a template that does not match its type, is returned to the author at the initial screening stage.