Author Guidelines

 

Bulletin of Management and Business (BMB) welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to management and business theory, research, and professional practice.

BMB welcomes manuscripts in Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Strategic Management, MSMEs and Entrepreneurship, Islamic Management, E-Business, and related disciplines.

The journal considers empirical research articles, literature reviews, and case studies that provide relevant theoretical or practical contributions. Manuscripts may be written in Indonesian and must follow a structured academic format consisting of the title, author names and institutional affiliations, abstract, introduction, research methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.

Official Manuscript Template

All authors are required to strictly follow the official BMB manuscript template, including its structural requirements, formatting instructions, and layout.

The official template download link will be provided by the Editorial Board.

1. General Formatting Requirements

Paper Size A4 (21 × 29.7 cm)
Manuscript Length Minimum 7 pages, including tables, figures, and references
Font Times New Roman
Article Title 14 pt, bold, centered
Main Text 12 pt, regular
Headings and Subheadings 12 pt, bold
Line Spacing Single spacing (1.0)
Abstract 150–250 words, written in English
Keywords 3–5 relevant keywords

2. Manuscript Preparation and Submission

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts comply with the official journal template before submission. Tables, figures, citations, references, and other manuscript elements must follow the formatting requirements specified in the template.

Manuscripts that do not meet the required structure or formatting standards will be returned to the authors for correction before proceeding to the formal peer-review process.

Authors are strongly advised to download and use the official BMB manuscript template when preparing their submissions.

3. Publication Ethics and Originality

Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under simultaneous consideration by another journal. Authors must comply with BMB's publication ethics, authorship criteria, plagiarism screening requirements, and applicable AI usage policy.

4. Article Processing Charges

BMB does not charge manuscript submission fees. Article Processing Charges (APC) apply only after formal acceptance:

Author Category Article Processing Charge
Internal Authors — Universitas Widyagama Malang IDR 350,000
External Authors — Other Institutions IDR 500,000

Publication fees do not influence editorial evaluation or manuscript acceptance.

Editorial Board
Bulletin of Management and Business (BMB)
Universitas Widyagama Malang