Author Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation & Submission

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Novatio : Journal of Management Technology and Innovation

Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your manuscript. Authors are responsible for ensuring compliance with the journal's scientific, technical, ethical, formatting, originality, and transparency requirements.

Journal Quick Facts

3030-8674Online ISSN SINTA 3Accreditation QuarterlyJan • Apr • Jul • Oct CC BY 4.0Open Access

Quick Submission Requirements

4,000–8,000
Total Words
150–250
Abstract Words
3–5
Keywords
≥30
References

✓ Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors must confirm that their manuscript complies with all requirements below. Manuscripts that do not comply may be returned before peer review.

✓ Originality
The manuscript has not been published, is not under review or simultaneously submitted elsewhere, and does not contain plagiarism.
✓ Manuscript Length
The manuscript contains 4,000–8,000 words, including figures, tables, graphs, and references.
✓ Abstract
The abstract is written in English, consists of 150–250 words, and is presented as a single continuous paragraph.
✓ File & Template
The manuscript is submitted in Microsoft Word format and prepared using the official Novatio template.
✓ Similarity Check
A Turnitin report must demonstrate no plagiarism and an overall similarity level of less than 20%, with all borrowed wording appropriately cited and paraphrased.
✓ Ethics & Policies
The authors have read and agree to comply with Novatio's publication ethics, AI usage, data sharing, copyright, conflict of interest, and fee policies.
✓ Online Submission
The manuscript and required supporting documents are submitted through the official Novatio OJS submission system.

1. General Author Guidelines

  1. All contributors submitting to Novatio : Journal of Management Technology and Innovation must comply with these guidelines and the official manuscript template.
  2. Novatio publishes original research papers, conceptual articles, high-quality case studies, reviews, and methodological developments in management technology, innovation, digital transformation, and related fields.
  3. The journal uses a double-blind peer-review process. Manuscripts are first screened for scope, basic submission requirements, academic quality, novelty, originality, and ethical compliance.
  4. Manuscripts passing initial screening are normally reviewed by at least two independent experts. If review reports differ substantially, an additional reviewer may be invited.
  5. Editorial decisions may include rejection, minor revision, major revision, acceptance, or recommendation for resubmission. The final publication decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or designated Editorial Board authority.
  6. Authors receiving a revision decision normally have up to three weeks to revise and submit a response addressing reviewer comments.
  7. The journal uses Turnitin to evaluate manuscript similarity and originality. All quoted, paraphrased, or reused materials must be cited appropriately.
  8. Authors are fully responsible for authorship, data integrity, ethical compliance, accurate citations, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and all scientific claims in the manuscript.
  9. Submission must be made through the journal's official online submission system with all supporting documents required by the Editorial Office.

2. Scope Alignment

Submissions should make a clear scholarly contribution to management, technology, innovation, or their intersections. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

Innovation Strategy & Innovation Management Leadership & Innovation Culture
Technology Management, R&D & Implementation Information Systems & Information Technology
Project Management & Product Development Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups & Venture Growth
Digitalization, AI & Digital Transformation Open Innovation, Collaboration & Co-Creation
Sustainability, Green Technology & Circular Innovation Business Analytics, Big Data & AI-Driven Decision Making

3. Manuscript Format

Authors are strongly advised to prepare manuscripts directly using the official Novatio template.

Font Times New Roman, 11–12 pt, following the official template
Page Size A4
Margins Top and bottom 1 inch (2.54 cm); left and right approximately 0.7 inch (1.78 cm), according to the journal template
Page Numbers Placed at the bottom of the page
Tables Table number and title above the table; source stated below
Figures Figure number and title below the figure; source stated below
Citation Consistency All quotations, tables, figures, and external materials must be cited consistently with the reference list
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

4. Structure of the Manuscript

The manuscript should demonstrate a clear relationship between the research problem, novelty, method, findings, discussion, conclusion, and contribution to management technology and innovation.

4.1 Title

The title must accurately reflect the central topic and contribution of the article.

  • Recommended maximum length: 16–20 words.
  • Avoid the year of research unless scientifically necessary.
  • Avoid uncommon abbreviations.
  • Place the main idea before secondary explanation.
  • Where relevant, identify the key management, technology, innovation, organizational, or sectoral context.

4.2 Author Names and Affiliations

  • Provide each author's full name without academic or professional titles.
  • State institutional affiliation and institutional location/address as required by the template.
  • Provide valid email details and clearly identify the corresponding author.
  • Provide the corresponding author's email and telephone number where required.
  • Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID iD.

4.3 Abstract

Required Format: English • 150–250 words • Single paragraph • No subheadings • No bullet points

The abstract should provide a concise but complete summary of the study and should logically incorporate:

1 Background and significance of the management/technology/innovation issue
2 Specific research problem or research question
3 Research method, context, and data
4 Principal findings
5 Theoretical, methodological, managerial, technological, or empirical contribution
6 Main conclusion and implication
Writing Note: Methods and findings should normally be written in the past tense, while conclusions and contributions may be stated in the present tense where appropriate.

4.4 Keywords

Provide three to five keywords directly below the abstract. Select specific, discipline-relevant terms that facilitate indexing and discovery. Use lower case except for proper names and conventional capitalizations.

4.5 Introduction

The Introduction should normally be approximately one to two pages and written as a coherent academic narrative without unnecessary subheadings, numbering, or bullet points in the manuscript.

It should establish the research problem and significance, relevant literature and state of the art, the specific research gap, the novelty of the study, research question(s), and clear objectives.

Mandatory Novelty Statement
A concise Novelty Statement must appear near the end of the Introduction, immediately before the research objectives. In one or two sentences, identify the gap in existing scholarship and explain what distinguishes the present study from prior research.

4.6 Method

The Method section must provide enough detail to allow readers to understand, assess, and where appropriate replicate the research process.

Approaches may include quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, case study, comparative research, conceptual research, literature review, systematic review, design science, technology adoption research, analytics-based research, or other appropriate designs.

The Method section should normally address, as applicable:
  • Research design and theoretical or conceptual framework
  • Research context, organization, industry, platform, or sector
  • Population, sample, participants, cases, documents, or datasets
  • Variables, constructs, indicators, or analytical categories
  • Instrumentation, measurement, data sources, or digital tools
  • Data collection procedure
  • Data analysis, model specification, estimation, coding, or synthesis procedure
  • Validity, reliability, robustness, or trustworthiness where relevant
  • Ethical approval and informed consent where human participants or sensitive data are involved

4.7 Results

The Results section presents the principal empirical or analytical findings in a clear and systematic manner.

  • Organize findings according to the research questions, hypotheses, model, cases, or analytical themes.
  • Present processed and summarized evidence rather than raw software output.
  • Report effect sizes, model fit, robustness results, qualitative evidence, comparative patterns, or other relevant indicators where appropriate.
  • Avoid unnecessary duplication between text, tables, and figures.
  • Clearly identify findings related to management practice, technology adoption, innovation performance, organizational change, or business outcomes where relevant.

4.8 Discussion

The Discussion should explain what the findings mean and why they matter for management technology and innovation scholarship and practice.

✓ Interpret the principal findings rather than merely repeat them.
✓ Compare findings with relevant previous research and theoretical expectations.
✓ Explain agreements, contradictions, extensions, or boundary conditions.
✓ Explain theoretical, technological, managerial, policy, organizational, or sustainability implications.
✓ Address limitations, caution in interpretation, and opportunities for future research where relevant.

4.9 Conclusion

The Conclusion should be written in paragraph form without numbering and should directly correspond with the research objectives and findings.

  • Restate the research objective concisely.
  • Summarize the principal findings and answer the research question(s).
  • State practical, managerial, technological, policy, and/or theoretical implications.
  • Identify the academic contribution.
  • Acknowledge relevant limitations.
  • Provide appropriate directions for future research.
Mandatory Academic Contribution Statement
An Academic Contribution Statement must appear after the principal conclusion and before the limitations paragraph. In approximately two to three sentences, explain how the study extends, challenges, refines, or enriches existing theory, methodology, managerial knowledge, technological understanding, or empirical evidence.
Important: Do not introduce new data, new literature, or new arguments in the Conclusion.

4.10 Acknowledgments

Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, organizations, administrative or technical personnel, industry partners, data providers, or other parties that supported the research but do not meet authorship criteria.

4.11 Declarations

Authors should provide relevant declarations to support transparency, accountability, reproducibility, and research integrity.

Author Contributions

Clearly describe each author's contribution. Use of the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy is encouraged, including conceptualization, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, data curation, software, visualization, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing, supervision, project administration, and funding acquisition, as applicable.

Funding

Identify all financial support, funding agencies, and grant or contract numbers where applicable. If the research received no external funding, state this explicitly.

Conflict of Interest

Disclose financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or interpretation of findings.

Recommended statement when no conflict exists:
“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Statement

AI tools may be used for language editing, grammar correction, improving clarity and sentence structure without altering scientific content, and organizing initial drafts. AI must not be used to generate substantial manuscript sections, fabricate data or citations, or produce unreviewed content.

Any AI use must be disclosed in the Acknowledgments or Methods, identifying the tool and the nature of its assistance. Authors remain fully accountable for all content.

Ethics Approval and Informed Consent

For research involving human participants, personal or confidential data, vulnerable groups, or other activities requiring ethical oversight, provide ethics approval details and informed-consent information where applicable. If not applicable, state this clearly.

Data Availability Statement — Mandatory

All manuscripts must state whether the data supporting the findings are available, where they can be accessed, and under what conditions. Authors are encouraged to use recognized repositories and open formats where ethical and legal requirements permit.

Example of a Complete Declaration

Author Contributions: Author 1 conceptualized the study, developed the methodology, conducted the formal analysis, and prepared the original draft; Author 2 supervised the research, validated the findings, reviewed and edited the manuscript, and approved the final version.

Funding: This research received no external funding.

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Statement: Generative AI was used only for language editing and readability support. It was not used to generate research data, scientific analysis, interpretation, references, or conclusions. The authors reviewed and remain responsible for the final content.

Ethics Approval and Informed Consent: Not applicable to this study.

Data Availability Statement: The data supporting the findings are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

4.12 References

The reference list must contain only works cited in the manuscript, and every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference entry.

Reference Style APA 7th Edition
Minimum References At least 30 references
Journal Articles At least 80% should consist of journal articles
Recency References should primarily come from publications within the past 10 years
Reference Manager Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, or equivalent software is strongly recommended
Reference Consistency
Authors must correct missing references, uncited entries, duplicates, incomplete bibliographic information, and incorrect DOI/URL details before submission.

5. Tables and Figures

Tables
Present processed and summarized information rather than raw statistical or software output. Table numbers and titles must appear above the table.
Figures
Figures must be clear, readable, relevant, and of publication quality. Figure numbers and titles must appear below the figure.
Sources
The source of every table and figure must be stated underneath. Adapted or reproduced materials must be properly cited and comply with applicable copyright requirements.

Oversized tables or supplementary visual materials should be moved to the Appendices where appropriate.

6. Appendices

Appendices may contain questionnaires, interview guides, coding frameworks, model specifications, additional robustness tests, supplementary datasets, process diagrams, technology roadmaps, detailed case information, or other materials that assist readers in understanding or evaluating the study.

7. Peer Review, Similarity & Research Integrity

Double-Blind Peer Review
Both author and reviewer identities are concealed. Manuscripts passing editorial screening are normally sent to at least two independent subject experts.
Similarity Threshold
Similarity above 40% may result in rejection. Manuscripts within 10–40% may be returned for correction and improved citation/paraphrasing. A Turnitin report showing less than 20% similarity is required for manuscripts to proceed.
Editorial Authority
Reviewer reports inform the editorial decision; the final decision on publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief or designated Editorial Board authority.

8. Open Access, Copyright & Publication Charges

Open Access & License. Novatio provides immediate open access. Authors retain copyright and articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

License to Publish. Following acceptance, authors are required to complete the journal's License to Publish Agreement before production can proceed.

Current Article Processing Charge (APC)
  • International authors: USD 25
  • Indonesian authors: Rp 350,000
  • No article submission charge
APC is billed only after acceptance and does not influence peer review. Authors should always verify the current Journal Business Model page before submission because publication charges may be updated.
Before You Submit

Final Manuscript Quality Check

✓ Title is specific, informative, and within the recommended 16–20 words.
✓ Author names, affiliations, correspondence details, and ORCID information are complete.
✓ Abstract contains 150–250 words and presents problem, method, findings, contribution, and conclusion.
✓ Three to five relevant keywords are provided.
✓ Introduction includes state of the art, research gap, Novelty Statement, and objectives.
✓ Methodology is transparent and sufficiently detailed.
✓ Results directly address the research questions or hypotheses.
✓ Discussion critically compares findings with previous research and explains managerial/technological implications.
✓ Conclusion contains the mandatory Academic Contribution Statement.
✓ Author contributions, funding, conflict of interest, AI use, ethics, and Data Availability are declared where applicable.
✓ References follow APA 7th and meet the quantity, journal-article proportion, and recency requirements.
✓ Turnitin report shows less than 20% similarity and the manuscript has been proofread before submission.

Official Novatio Policy Pages

Author Guidelines  •  Focus & Scope  •  Peer Review  •  Plagiarism Policy  •  AI Policy  •  Data Sharing  •  Copyright & Licensing  •  Journal Business Model

Before Final Submission

Authors should carefully review the manuscript, official template, publication ethics, similarity report, AI disclosure, data availability, references, metadata, and current journal policies before completing submission. Compliance with these requirements will facilitate efficient editorial screening and peer review.