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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  • The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not under evaluation for publication by another journal; otherwise, it must be justified in "Comments to the editor."
  • Authors are in agreement and aware of the use of Artificial Intelligence available on the journal's website. All authors and their details must be filled out at the time of submission, as authors cannot be added after the article has been submitted.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
  • URLs for references and DOI with active link have been provided.
  • The submission follows the rules of the American Psychological Association - APA.
  • In Microsoft Office documents, the author identification must be removed from the document properties (in the File > Properties menu), click the File tab on the main menu, next File > Info > Check for Issues > Inspect Document > Inspect > choose to Remove everything in the dialog box, review the results in Document Inspector and save.
  • The text follows the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in Guidelines for Authors.
  • ORCID of all authors have been provided in the appropriate field. To verify if you already have an ORCID iD or to find out your ORCID iD number, access the website: https://orcid.org/orcid-search/search. To create your ORCID Record, follow the steps described here: Tutorial Apresentação ORCID_SIBiUSP_Maio_2018
  • The CRediT table has been inserted: it is mandatory to send authorship contributions in a separate document, in Step 2 of the Submission. The table with the information can be copied at the end of the Authorship Policy – click here
  • All authors have been included in the submission metadata, as authors cannot be added after the article has been submitted.
  • The document has been presented in the required format and length.
  • Three (3) potential reviewers have been nominated. The nomination of potential reviewers is a requirement, and failure to do so will result in the immediate archiving of the article. Only submissions submitted prior to September 3, 2025, without nomination will be accepted.
  • In the absence of one of the above criteria, the submission will be archived, and the authors will be notified.

Author Guidelines

Submission Policy

The Editorial Board bases its decisions and actions on the ethical principles that support scientific journals, and editors must keep up with the most recent scientific editorial advances at both national and international levels.

Operationally, based on the steps provided by the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, the articles submitted are evaluated by the Editorial Board with regard to their scientific merit and compliance with the submission standards – at IJI JOURNAL we follow the guidelines set forth by the American Psychological Association APA and other editorial principles of the journal.

To collaborate in the submission process: Editorial Comment – What we expect from papers submitted to IJI

Manual – Submission in 4 steps

Instructions for Authors

Manuscripts submitted to IJI must be prepared following this style guide and submitted in a single MsWord file. This file must contain all components of the manuscript, including title, abstract (in Portuguese, English, and Spanish – mandatory for approved papers), and all remaining parts, excluding any information that may identify the author. Authorship information is entered directly into the System. Authors with approved papers are responsible for the revision and translation of the final version of the manuscript into English – the official language of IJI – and into the second language. Also consult the Policy for the use of Artificial Intelligence - AI, adopted by IJI – click here.

  • File format: Word;
  • Text formatting: 1.5 spacing;
  • Font size: Times New Roman, 12 points;
  • Length: maximum of 35 pages, including the entire manuscript, references, tables, figures, and appendices;
  • Margins: all margins must be set to 2.54 centimeters;
  • Excessively long manuscripts may be returned to the authors for changes prior to possible evaluation;
  • Footnotes and endnotes: should be avoided;
  • Figures and tables: must be editable and placed in the body of the manuscript where referenced;
  • Indentation: paragraphs must have a left indent of 1.25 cm;
  • Pagination: all pages must be numbered sequentially, starting with page 1;
  • Include in the references of electronic articles the DOI in an accessible format, i.e., with the prefix https://doi.org/
  • Indicate three (3) potential reviewers (mandatory), with adherence to the manuscript's theme and without conflict of interest. Provide affiliation, ORCID, email, area of expertise (justification for the indication). Insert in the field “Comments to the editor.” The indication of potential reviewers is a requirement, and failure to comply with the request will result in the immediate archiving of the article. Submissions prior to September 3, 2025 will be accepted without indication.

Structured Abstract – Composition (Resumo/Abstract/Resumen)

Maximum 250 words.

Abstracts must have a title and keywords in Portuguese, English, and Spanish (the abstract in all three languages is mandatory for approved papers).

The structure of the abstract must be presented as in the following example:

  • Title of the paper. Preference should be given to short and concise titles that convey the central idea of the article.
  • Objective of the study (mandatory): Indicate the objective of the work, that is, what it intends to demonstrate or describe.
  • Methodology/approach (mandatory): Indicate the scientific method used in conducting the study. In the case of theoretical essays, it is recommended that the author(s) indicate the theoretical approach adopted.
  • Originality/Relevance (mandatory): Indicate the theoretical gap in which the study is inserted, also presenting the academic relevance of the theme.
  • Main results (mandatory): Briefly indicate the main results achieved.
  • Theoretical/methodological contributions (mandatory): Indicate the main theoretical and/or methodological implications achieved through the findings of the study carried out.
  • Social/managerial contributions (mandatory): Indicate the main managerial and/or social implications achieved through the findings of the study carried out.
  • Keywords: Between three and five keywords that characterize the paper, separated by commas, lowercase except for acronyms and proper names.

Introduction

  • The body of the manuscript follows the abstract, with the indication of Introduction.
  • The main section titles must be presented in capitalized initials, bold, and left-aligned on the page. For example: Introduction, Theoretical Framework, Method, Results, Discussion, References.
  • Second-level titles must be left-aligned and bold with capitalized initials. For example: Independent Variables.
  • Third-level titles must be left-aligned, bold, and italic with capitalized initials. For example: Independent Variables.

Footnotes

Footnotes or endnotes should be used sparingly and, if possible, avoided. In any case, authors should not use footnotes to include references nor for discussions or presentations of concepts. In such situations, we invite authors to assess whether the text is relevant and should be included in the body of the text or whether it is marginal and can be eliminated.

Tables and Figures

  • All tables and figures must appear in the text when cited for the first time. All tables and figures must be numbered sequentially and have an explanatory title.
  • The number and title of tables and figures must appear at the top (before the table/figure), with font size 12, and sources and notes must appear at the bottom, with font size 10 points.
  • Consider that a representation with columns and rows is a table, and any other type of illustration is a figure. Avoid differentiating between figures, illustrations, charts, etc., and consider these as figures.

References

  • At the end of the manuscript, include a complete list of references actually used in the manuscript. This list must begin with the indication References and be organized alphabetically by the last name of the first author, editor, or journal, in the case where there is no explicit author. References to the same author must be organized chronologically, and in the case of referencing several works by the same author in the same year, use the indication a, b, c,… after the year to differentiate.
  • In formatting the references, use the APA standards of the American Psychological Association. Below are some of the most frequent examples.

Reference to books

Simon, H. (1977). The new science of management decision. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Nelson, R. & Winter, S. (1982). An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Cyert, R. & March, J. (1963). A behavioral theory of the firm. Oxford: Blackwell.

Reference to journal articles

Grant, R. (1996). Toward a knowledge-based theory of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 17(2): 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250171110

Barney, J. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management, 17(2): 99-120.

Reference to book chapters

Dosi, G. & Marengo, L. (1994). Some elements of an evolutionary theory of organisational competences. In England, R. (ed.), Evolutionary Concepts in Contemporary Economics, pp. 157-178, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Reference to theses, dissertations, and other unpublished works

Ferreira, M. (2005). Building and leveraging knowledge capabilities through cross border acquisitions: The effect of the multination corporation's capabilities and knowledge strategy on the degree of equity ownership. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, David Eccles School of Business of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Pinto, C., Serra, F. & Ferreira, M. (2014). A bibliometric study on culture research in international business, working paper nº 107/2014, globadvantage – Center of Research in International Business & Strategy, Portugal.

Reference to papers presented at conferences

 Serra, F., Ferreira, M., Pinto, C. & Serra, B. (2013). Is organizational decline research still important? The specialists’ point of view. Paper presented at the 8th Ibero American Academy Conference 2013, São Paulo, Brazil.

In-text citations 

  • Citations or references to works in the body of the text must follow the rule of indicating the authors’ names and the year of publication in parentheses. For example: “Several studies (Ferreira & Serra, 2009) have noted that ….”
  • The page number should only be indicated when providing a direct and exact quotation. In such cases, the page number follows the year, separated by a comma (,) and a “p.”. For example: Ferreira and Serra (2009, p. 23).
  • In the case of works with multiple authors, proceed as follows. If the work has only two authors, use both names in all citations. If the work has more than two authors, cite all names the first time you use it in your manuscript, and in subsequent citations you may simplify with the expression “et al.”. For example, in the first citation: Serra, Fiates and Ferreira (2009). In subsequent citations: Serra et al. (2009).

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  • The author(s) guarantee(s) that the contribution is original and unpublished and that it is not under evaluation in another journal(s);
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