Turn your draft into a Business Process Management Journal-ready manuscript: up to 6 keywords and Harvard references, handled for you.
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Aleš Zebec
Steven Gross
Dalia Suša Vugec
Tuire Hautala-Kankaanpää
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 28 September, 2026
Use this Business Process Management Journal template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules on the Business Process Management Journal author instructions.
It is the writing shell for Business Process Management Journal: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list. The limits that decide a desk reject are on the journal page linked above.
A Business Process Management Journal submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list, and figures and tables.
Read the full rules on the journal page linked above before you upload.
The sections a Business Process Management Journal submission is built from, in order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, declarations, references, figures, and tables. It does not replace the journal's own checklist.
| Element | Business Process Management Journal requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Main text | Original Article up to 10,000 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Up to 6 keywords |
| References | Harvard reference style |
| Peer review | Double-anonymous peer review |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bpmj |
These rules come from the Business Process Management Journal author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.
Up to 6 keywords.
Original Article up to 10,000 words.
Harvard reference style.
Double-anonymous peer review.
Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Business Process Management Journal paper for depth, headings, and figure style. Check the word limit for your article type before you write the discussion, not after.
Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.