To have your paper published with Emerald, you must first decide on which journal you feel is the most appropriate, then you can contact the journal editor of that journal for further details. 


Please identify the most appropriate journal by starting with our Journal index and sorting the titles by subject area:


You will then be presented with an A-Z list of journals. Select a journal and read the Overview to review the coverage and topicality information to identify the most relevant journal for your submission. Please then view the ‘Author guidelines’ for further instructions:


Authors must supply a structured abstract in their submission, set out under 4-7 sub-headings:

  • Purpose (mandatory)
  • Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
  • Findings (mandatory)
  • Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
  • Practical implications (if applicable)
  • Social implications (if applicable)
  • Originality/value (mandatory)


Your abstract should be a maximum is 250 words in total (including keywords and article classification). Please see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance.


Please note that it is free to publish with us. However, Emerald does offer a choice of publication routes in Open Access environments. If this would be of interest to you, more information can be found at https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/services/authors/publish-us/publish-open-access 


Additional questions?
If you still cannot find the answers you are looking for, please e-mail the Journal Editorial Office contact under the link to Editorial Team.