Get your European Sport Management Quarterly 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 11 August, 2026
Submitting to European Sport Management Quarterly goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the European Sport Management Quarterly 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 European Sport Management Quarterly. 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 European Sport Management Quarterly 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 European Sport Management Quarterly 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 European Sport Management Quarterly 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 | European Sport Manag Quarterly requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required with the following mandatory headings: Research question (state the main point of research and contribution, filling a research gap); Research methods (describe methods used, sample size, and sample region); Results and Findings (mention main findings, results, models contributed to literature and practice); Implications (what the research contributes to practice and/or theory). No word limit specified for abstracts. Review articles follow the same requirements as regular articles |
| Main text | Regular articles: 8,000 words maximum including tables, captions, footnotes and endnotes, but excluding references. Review articles (scoping reviews, systematic reviews, conceptual reviews): 8,000 words maximum including tables and figures, but excluding references. Manuscript order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list) |
| 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 5 keywords required per manuscript |
| References | APA 7th edition style. All citations and references must adhere to APA 7th guidelines |
| Peer review | Double-blind (double-anonymous) peer review. Two reviews are sought for each submission. Anonymous version of manuscript must be submitted alongside full manuscript, with no author-identifying information |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/resm |
Read the European Sport Management Quarterly 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 European Sport Management Quarterly in under a page.
Skim two or three recent European Sport Manag Quarterly 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 European Sport Management Quarterly journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the European Sport Management Quarterly guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).