Author Guidelines

360: Journal of Management Sciences aims to provide a comprehensive view of organizational management that allows us to address the sectoral and functional complexity inherent in the organizational sphere in the contemporary world.

360: Journal of Management Sciences is published on a rolling basis, meaning that accepted articles are published as soon as the editorial evaluation process for each one is complete. In November, all articles are compiled into a single annual issue.

Nature of contributions

The journal welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions on organizational management. The acceptability of contributions is related to the soundness and relevance of their contribution to the discipline. Articles with a theoretical approach must be based on available theoretical literature, explain the nature of the theoretical contribution made, and point out the practical relevance of that contribution. Methodological contributions must adhere to these considerations. Among the reasons for rejecting articles are: a) partial and unjustified revision of certain theoretical approaches, b) vagueness of the theoretical contribution, and c) limited discussion of the practical implications of the contribution.

Articles with an empirical approach must be based on a solid theoretical framework, use valid and reliable methods, and generate original, interesting, and distinctive findings. Some of the most common reasons for manuscript rejection involve: a) insufficient theoretical basis for the study, b) weakness of the methodological design, and c) limited value of the findings for the discipline. Since an important part of these aspects depends on the design stage, peer review is recommended before fieldwork.

Manuscripts should be written taking into account the good practices of academic writing indicated by the Royal Spanish Academy and the specific guidelines established in the journal's style manual. In the case of contributions in English and Portuguese, good writing practices in those languages should be considered. In any case, it is advisable to have the text reviewed by a qualified style editor, as improper or confusing writing is sufficient grounds for rejecting a submitted article.

The order of authorship should be consistent with the level of participation in the research.

Before being submitted, manuscripts must be no less than 5,000 words and no more than 7,000 words in length, including tables, bibliographic references, and the authors' identification page. The text should not exceed 15 pages, including the above. Articles must also have an abstract that does not exceed 150 words.

The roles of authors must be specified according to the CRediT taxonomy, and the contribution of all authors must be described. These will be published with the final article and must accurately reflect the contributions to the work.

Authors must provide brief and appropriate keywords in the submission that summarize the main topics of the article. The maximum number of keywords is 6. It is suggested that these be present in the title or abstract of the article. While the journal will endeavor to use the keywords submitted in the published version, all keywords are subject to approval by the 360 editorial team and may be replaced by a matching term to ensure consistency.

The submission of contributions implies a quid pro quo clause for authors, in terms of their willingness to participate in any future arbitration process. Additionally, the journal reserves the right to retain the author's rights in the publication.

Authors

Authorship of the manuscript and authors' contributions.

Only individuals who meet these authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript, as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content: (i) they made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, or analysis/interpretation of the study; (ii) they wrote the manuscript or critically revised it for important intellectual content; and (iii) they have seen and approved the final version of the article and agreed to its submission for publication. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors (as defined above) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the list of authors and verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication. In addition, each author must specify the contributions indicated above, so that the contributions of each author to the work are clearly identified. The article approved for publication must specify the contribution of each author.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Authors must, at the earliest possible stage (usually by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and including a statement in the cover letter), disclose any conflicts of interest that could be interpreted as influencing the results or their interpretation in the submission. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that must be disclosed include financial conflicts such as educational grants or other funding, author organization participation, membership, employment, consulting, stock ownership, other equity interests, paid expert testimony, or patent licensing agreements, as well as non-financial conflicts such as personal or professional relationships and affiliations. All sources of financial support for the work must be disclosed in the acknowledgments section. (including grant number or other reference number, if applicable).

Author biographies

It is MANDATORY for authors to submit, at the time of submission, as supplementary documentation, the biography of all authors, including ORCID, name, title, institutional affiliation, city/country of origin. The journal requires that all authors (both corresponding and co-authors) have a valid (institutional) affiliation and ORCiD in order to publish. It is the responsibility of the author submitting the document to ensure that all relevant ORCiDs are captured. To obtain your ORCiD, follow this link: https://orcid.org/register

Preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Committee

After receiving an article, the Editorial Committee conducts a preliminary review to assess whether a) it complies with the guidelines established in the call for papers, b) it has a minimum probability of being evaluated favorably by the referees, and c) it meets basic criteria for writing in Spanish or English. If the article does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to the author.

All articles submitted, which must be a minimum of 5,000 words and a maximum of 7,000 words, will be reviewed by a double-blind peer review system. The text should not exceed 15 pages, including tables, bibliographical references, and the authors' identification page.

All contributions must be unpublished and written in Spanish or English. They should be sent as Word files or files from a compatible program to revista.gestion@pucp.edu.pe. Authors should also attach a brief biography. In the case of articles, a summary of no more than 150 words and five keywords of greatest relevance to the research should also be submitted with the document.

If the research has been funded by an organization outside the declared affiliation, this should be specifically mentioned on the credits page.

Citations should adhere to APA format, seventh edition.

Checklist for preparing submissions

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check that their submission complies with all of the following elements. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will be returned to the authors.

1. The submission has not been previously published or submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).

2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect format.

3. Where possible, URLs are provided for references.

4. The text has single line spacing; 12-point font size; italics are used instead of underlining (except in URLs); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in the appropriate places in the text, rather than at the end.

5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements summarized in the Author Guidelines.

6. The source of research funding must be declared in the originality document.