Get your Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Entrepreneurship Theory Pract requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 100 words. The abstract should concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions. For research including clinical trials, the trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract |
| Main text | Original Articles: typically no more than 40 pages, double-spaced 12-point Times New Roman, with 1-inch margins, all inclusive (no lower page limit). Research Briefs: typically no more than 25 pages with the same formatting guidelines (note: three types of research briefs are published - replication studies no longer than 20 pages plus tables and references, registered reports no longer than 20 pages plus tables and references, and methodological briefs no longer than 20 pages plus tables and references). Editorials: by invitation only, no specific length stated |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Minimum of 2-5 keywords, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic |
| References | APA reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding citation in the reference list and vice versa. Corresponding citations must have identical spelling and year. Authors should update any references to preprints when a peer reviewed version is made available |
| Peer review | Double-anonymized (also referred to as double-blind). The manuscript must be fully anonymized with no author identifying information in the main document; all author information is included only on the Title Page which is not sent to peer reviewers |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ETP |
Read the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Entrepreneurship Theory Pract papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).