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Author Guidelines

General Information

EBR publishes original scientific articles that are written according to rigorous academic research and ethical standards.

Duties of authors


  • Accuracy, Transparency, and Reporting Standards
    Authors must present their research in a clear, accurate, and objective manner. All methods, data, and results should be described in sufficient detail to allow verification and replication. For original research, underlying data must be represented faithfully and without manipulation.
    EBR expects authors to make the data supporting their findings openly available as a standard practice. A data availability statement must be included with the submission, indicating where and how the data can be accessed. If open access is not feasible due to legal, ethical, or confidentiality constraints, this must be clearly explained. Authors should retain raw data for at least two years after publication and be prepared to provide access upon request. Any form of data fabrication, falsification, or knowingly misleading reporting is considered a serious breach of ethical standards.

  • Originality and Prepublication
    Manuscripts submitted to EBR must be original and must not have been published or submitted elsewhere at the time of submission. Submissions that are revised or extended versions of working papers or papers previously presented at conferences may be considered, provided that this is clearly indicated and the manuscript is not under review by another journal. EBR allows the submission of manuscripts that have previously appeared as preprints, as long as the preprint represents the version of the manuscript prior to submission. Preprints must be disclosed at the time of submission on the Title page or Cover letter.
    All manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening using detection software, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is considered a serious ethical violation.

  • Authorship and Contribution Transparency
    Authorship should be limited to individuals who have provided substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All listed authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission. Authorship criteria are considered fulfilled when individuals have actively participated in the following stages of manuscript preparation i) the conception of the work; ii) the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; iii) drafting and/or revising the important intellectual content; iv) final approval of the version to be published. Contributions to the work that do not meet these criteria of authorship may be accredited under Acknowledgments. Examples of such contributions include supporting the study, general mentoring, collecting data, and acting as the study coordinator.
    The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors are properly included and that there is full agreement on authorship order. Any changes to authorship after submission must be approved by all authors and justified to the Editor-in-Chief.
    Large language models (LLMs) do not meet the criteria for authorship and should not be listed as authors, in accordance with COPE’s position on authorship and AI tools.

  • Use of Large Language Models
    The use of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, is permitted for language editing and proofreading. AI-assisted text editing (e.g., improvements to grammar, spelling, tone, and style) does not need to be declared. This excludes generative writing or autonomous content creation.
    If LLMs are used beyond basic language editing, their use must be clearly described in the Methods section or another appropriate part of the manuscript.
    LLMs do not fulfill the criteria for authorship, as they cannot take responsibility for the content. Authors are fully responsible for the final version of the manuscript and must ensure that all edits reflect their original work.

  • Corresponding Author
    Authors should designate a corresponding author who will be responsible for communication with the journal during the manuscript submission, peer-review, and publication process. The corresponding author should be available throughout the submission and peer-review process to respond to editorial queries and administrative requirements in a timely way. The role of the corresponding author also includes responding post-publication to any comments on the work, requests for data, or additional information. When submitting the manuscript, the corresponding authors are explicitly required to confirm:
    • that all co-authors of the manuscript submitted to the journal made a substantial contribution in the process of paper development,
    • that all co-authors agree with the submission of the manuscript to the journal,
    • that the submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published (or simultaneously submitted for review) elsewhere in any peer-reviewed publication in any language,
    • that any third-party materials have been referenced and permissions secured.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
    All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

  • Data Availability Statement
    Data supporting the findings of the study should be made publicly available, unless there are justified legal, ethical, or contractual reasons that prevent this. Authors must include a Data Availability Statement on the Title Page. The statement should explain where the data can be accessed (e.g., a public repository or DOI), describe any restrictions on access, and clarify if no data were generated or analyzed. If the data are available upon request, the statement should indicate how and from whom they can be obtained.

  • Human and/or Animal Research Subjects
    Authors should defer to specific ethical standards when their research includes people and/or animals.

  • Addressing Errors Post-publication
    Authors are expected to take full responsibility for the accuracy of their published work. If an author becomes aware of a significant error or inaccuracy in the article after publication, the authors is obliged to promptly inform the journal's editorial office. All co-authors must be fully informed of the identified issue.
    The author must then collaborate with the editor to issue a correction, retraction, or other appropriate notice, depending on the nature and severity of the issue. Failure to do so may be considered a breach of ethical standards.

Copyright and licensing policy

Economic and Business Review is an open-access journal. No publication charges or author fees are made. All articles are permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute. Permitted reuse is defined by the following user licenses: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

The authors retain the copyright in addition to the scholarly usage rights and the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business receives the publication and distribution rights.

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Manuscript Preparation

Title Page


Title of paper, author(s) name(s), and a brief abstract of no more than 200 words substantively summarizing the article. Include 5 keywords that accurately describe the manuscript's primary topic(s). Also, include JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) Classification, please use no more than 3 descriptors. Include a statement of data availability. Add acknowledgments and funding statements, if applicable.

Blinded Manuscript


  1. Manuscript first page
    Title of paper, abstract of no more than 200 words substantively summarizing the article. Include 5 keywords that accurately describe the manuscript's primary topic(s). Also, include JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) Classification, please use no more than 3 descriptors.

  2. Manuscript body
    The article should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. The abstract and references are NOT included in the numbering. All sections should have numbered headings (Arabic numbers). Subsections may have headings that should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text". Each section or subsection heading should appear on its own line.

  3. Tables and figures
    Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

  4. References
    Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. Every reference from the list needs to be referred to in the text. The in-text citations and reference list should follow the latest edition of APA (APA 7).
    More info at https://apastyle.apa.org/.
    Reference examples: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf.

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Manuscript Submission

1. Prepare two files (.docx file format or PDF, .docx file is preferred) according to preparation instructions:

  • a title page with all authors’ information, abstract, statement of data availability, acknowledgments, and funding statement (if applicable),
  • a blinded manuscript, excluding any author information, acknowledgments, and funding statement.

Note: Cover letter and dataset(s) are optional. For more information on open data recommendation, please visit Publication Ethics Policies > Data sharing and reproducibility.

2. Check to be certain the final version of the manuscript is:

  • Prepared in accordance with the latest edition of the APA Publication Manual.
  • Single-spaced throughout, including tables, figures, quotes, headings, and references.
  • Formatted with a running head and page number in the upper right corner of each page.
  • Manuscripts should be checked for spelling and grammatical errors.
  • In case any copyrighted material from other sources is used, appropriate permission for use should be obtained.
  • Any conflict of interest should be declared.

3. Submit at Editorial Manager for EBR


For successful submission please follow this procedure:

  • Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the process.
  • If you have successfully logged in, make sure, that your paper meets all content requirements.
  • From the Author Main Menu, click on “Submit New Manuscript”
  • Complete all the stages to submit your manuscript. You can move forward and come back to a stage (if needed). Please follow the instructions on the screen.
  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION: To submit the manuscript, you must click on "Build PDF for Approval", and review the PDF. You will also receive an email. The submission is complete only after you view the PDF and approve it. If you do not approve the PDF, the submission is not complete and the manuscript will not be reviewed by the EBR Editorial Team.
  • Upon your submission, your paper is reviewed by Editorial Team and reviewers.
  • You will be notified via email about each paper status change (acceptance, rejection, etc.).

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