Submissions

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.

• Manuscripts submitted to the Kerbala International Journal of Management and Economics (KIJME) must adhere to strict originality standards. The similarity index for plagiarism, as measured by plagiarism detection tools, must not exceed 15%, including proper citation and referencing of all sources. Additionally, while the use of AI-generated content is permitted to enhance research or presentation, it must comply with ethical guidelines, and the similarity index for AI-generated content should not exceed 25%. Submissions that cannot meet these requirements will be subject to rejection. Authors are strongly encouraged to ensure their work is original and that AI tools are used responsibly and appropriately.
• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
• Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
• Authors must strictly adhere to the formatting guidelines provided in the journal's official template document. Manuscripts must follow the template's specifications for font size, spacing, use of italics, and the placement of illustrations, figures, and tables within the text.
  
  Failure to comply with these requirements may result in immediate rejection of the manuscript by the editor without proceeding to peer review. Authors are advised to download and carefully follow the template document to ensure their submission meets the journal's standards.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.