Introduction

Please read these instructions carefully and follow them closely to ensure that the review and publication of your paper is as efficient and quick as possible. The Editors reserve the right to return manuscripts that are not in accordance with these instructions.

 
Ethics in publishing

For information on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication see Ethical guidelines.

Conflict of interests

Authors must indicate whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research as well as disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within two years of beginning the submitted manuscript that could inappropriately influence their work. For more information see Ethical guidelines' section.

Declaration of submission

Manuscript has not been published before and it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.

To submit successfuly the authors are requested to fill in the Declaration form and send the scanned copy of this form by email jmcbem@wz.uw.edu.pl. 

Language support

Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but consecutive use one of these required). Manuscripts will be checked by our copyeditors for spelling and formal style. A clear and concise language will help editors and reviewers concentrate on the scientific content of your paper and thus smoothen the peer review process. Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English, may want to have their manuscript edited by a native speaker prior to submission. If you feel so, please contact the editing service directly to make arrangements for editing at jmcbem@wz.uw.edu.pl.  However, use of an editing service is neither a requirement nor a guarantee of acceptance for publication.

Formal requirements

Formal requirements include: (1) out of scope problem – when submitted papers have little direct relationship to the JMCBEM aims and scope; (2) quality problems relating to, e.g.: an analysis that is not sufficiently rigorous or inadequate to the research question being asked; the language, style, or grammar of the manuscript does not conform to accepted standards of scholar writing; the excessive length of the paper – if possible, submit manuscripts that are no longer than about 30 pages, when formatted according to our preparation guidelines presented below; the inappropriate paper layout, prepared without due regard to manuscript preparation guidelines described below; (3) marginality of contribution which the paper makes for the field of research.

Review Process

Only those papers which fulfill formal requirements are considered in the Review Process This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Submitted papers are first considered by one of the two Editors and then allocated to two referees. If one or more of these turns down the invitation to provide a review, other referees will subsequently be appointed. Normally, at least two authoritative reviews are needed before the Pre- Editor, which may be the Editorial Advisory Board Editor or an Associate Editor who is a specialist in the field of research, can make a decision as to whether to accept, reject, or ask for a revision of the submitted paper.

Copyright

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete “Journal Publishing Agreement” (for more information on this see Author’s Copyrights).

Submission procedure 

This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit two documents at the time of their submission:

• A full manuscript with a title page which includes:
  • The name(s) of the author(s)
  •  A concise and informative title
  • The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
  • The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author
  • orcid ID (http://orcid.org)
  • Abstract: Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
  • Keywords:  Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
• A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank.

All material to be considered for publication in Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets should be submitted in electronic form via the journal's email: jmcbem@wz.uw.edu.pl

Manuscript format and structure

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word in the JMCBEM template.

Title Page:

The title page should include:

• The name(s) of the author(s). If the number of authors is larger than 2, the first named author shall be the one who has made the greatest contribution to the research.
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
• The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author. The corresponding author is the person who receives the reviewers’ comments, the proofs, etc. and whose contact details are printed on the article so that readers can request reprints or contact the research group
   

Abstract:

Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. The abstract should state the aim of the article, research background, brief description of main results and conclusions. Citations should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s).

Keywords:

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
Classification codes 
Please provide up to 6  standard JEL codes. The available codes may be accessed at JEL: http://www.aeaweb.org/jel/guide/jel.php

Text:

The paper should be structured in the following way:

Introduction: State the research problem and provide the context of the study.  Justify why the topic of the paper is important.

Literature review: Place the study in the context of prior theoretical and empirical works on the topic, present the research gap that is going to be filled by the study and explain why the contribution made by the study is original. Literature review  should lead to presentation of research questions to be explored or research hypotheses to be tested.

Data and Methods: Clearly explain why the chosen sampling method, tools, measures, statistical procedures and analyses are appropriate and valid for the study. Include the description of the sample by the characteristics important for the study.

Results : Results should be clear and concise and should present the summary of collected data and analyses.

Discussion: Evaluate and interpret your  findings. Show the significance of the results. Explore possible explanations for the findings. Compare and contrast the results with other relevant studies

Conclusion: Summarize the study. Link the results with the aims of the study. Add the limitations of the study  and directions for further research.

Acknowledgements: place them only  if applicable

References

Text Formatting

• Use a normal, plain font for text.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
• Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.

Headings

Please use the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels. Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

Abbreviations

 
Abbreviations should be defined at first occurrence and introduced only where multiple use is made. Abbreviations are not allowed in headings.  

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used sparingly and can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.

Number footnotes to the text consecutively. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Acknowledgments

Collate acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. in a separate section before the reference list and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

Scientific style 

Please use the standard mathematical notation for symbols, formulae etc.:
o   Italic for single letters that denote mathematical variables
o   Roman/upright for numerals and punctuation, and commonly defined functions or abbreviations, e.g., exp, lim, log, max, min, sin, tan, d (for derivative)

References  - citation

JMCBEM uses the  APA (American Psychological Association) referencing system (see http://www.apastyle.org/ or http://blog.apastyle.org/). 

Reference list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.

Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters 'a', 'b', 'c', etc., placed after the year of publication. Use of DOI is highly encouraged.

Tables 

All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.

For each table, please supply a table title explaining the components of the table.
Footnotes to tables should be indicated by lower-case letters  and included beneath the table body.
Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.

Artwork and Illustrations Guidelines 
It is recommended that you submit all of your artwork – photographs etc. – in an electronic format. It will be produced to the highest standards.

Electronic Figure Submission

Please send all figures electronically.Name your figure files with "Figure" and the figure number, e.g., Figure1. 

Figure Numbering

1. All figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals and cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
2. Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
3. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).
4. If an appendix appears in your article and it contains one or more figures, continue the consecutive numbering of the main text. Do not number the appendix figures, "A1, A2, A3, etc.

Figure Lettering

1. To add lettering, it is best to use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts).
2. Keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2–3 mm (8–12 pt). Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type on an axis and 20-pt type for the axis label.
3. Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.
4. Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations.

Figure Captions

1. Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts.
2. Figure captions begin with the term Figure  followed by the figure number in bold type.
3. No punctuation is to be included after the number.
4. Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.
5. Please identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

Figure Placement and Size

1. The size figures should fit in the column width.
2. The best fitted is 39 mm, 84 mm, 129 mm, or 174 mm wide and not higher than 234 mm.