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Journal of Competitiveness


Instrucions for authors

Contributions concentrating on the subjects of microeconomics, management, marketing, personnel, financial management as well on problems of national economy, the economy of regions or other economic subjects connected with competitiveness are accepted for the publication in the Journal of Competitiveness.

Contributions in the Journal of Competitiveness are published only in Czech, Slovak or English languages. Contribution are accepted in the electronic form and format MS Word - doc (alternatively in docx, rtf) sent to the address redakce@cjournal.cz. The acceptance of the article for publishing will be confirmed by an e-mail.

Contributions for Issue 1/2010 are accepted until 31.3.2010. Contribution for Issue 2/2010 are accepted until 30.9.2010.

The structure of a contribution
The structure of a contribution for acceptance is binding, namely in the following form:
- Title of the contribution in the original language
- English title
- Name of the author and co-author(s) (without academic titles)
- Abstract in the original language
- Keywords in the original language
- Actual text of the contribution (including introduction and conclusion)
- List of references
- Abstract in English
- Keywords in English
- Particulars about author(s) (name including academic titles, workplace, e-mail address)

Contributions in English language should include the title, abstract and keywords only in English. A template of a contribution can be downloaded here ».

Instructions for writing a contribution
Maximum size of the manuscript is 15 pages (format A4).
The contribution should be submitted in such a form that it can be published in black and white colors. It is therefore necessary to use only black fonts and all pictures and tables should be clear and legible in single color.
The actual text of the contribution should be divided into chapters where possible. Headings can be maximum in two levels and numbered (e.g. 1 TITLE OF CHAPTER, 1.1 Title of sub-chapter.
Tables and figures should be numbered and references to them must be in the text. Acceptable labeling for a table is Tab.1 and Fig. 1 for a figure. The title of the table or figure and the source should follow. The text should be composed in such a manner that there are not a greater number figures or tables on a single page. Tables and figures in landscape format are not acceptable. Figures and tables should be supplied in a sufficient quality for print. They can be supplied as separate documents (jpg, xls, doc). The quality of the above is the responsibility of an author.
Equations and formulas are denoted by numbers in round parentheses and it is recommended to be produced by Editor of equations or inserted by the jpg format.
Bibliographic citation must be in accordance to ČSN ISO 690 a ČSN ISO 690-2. The list of references should be complete and accurate. For each work shown in the list of references must be a reference in the text.
Citation in the text are either in round parentheses (author, year, possibly page) or as a number in square parentheses [ ], and tied to the number in the list of references.
Notes under the line are not acceptable.

Important reminder
Only contributions meeting the following requirements can be published in the journal:
1. Original scientific article based on own research or is an own scientific review;
2. The article is original and has not been yet published;
3. The author has the copyright including the permission to use it freely.

The author confirms these facts by signing a statement for downloading here PDF, DOC »). This statement should be sent by mail or by e-mail (original or scanned) along with the contribution to the editors. The author is responsible for originality and professional as well as formal accuracy of the contribution.

Procedure for the peer review
The Editorial Board decides about the acceptance of a contribution. The publication of a contribution must be recommended by at least two independent reviewers selected by the editorial board of the journal.
The author is notified about the result of the peer review by e-mail. After the publication of the journal each author receives a copy of the printed version of the issue.

The Editorial Board retains the right to reject the contribution.


 
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