Draft for Journal of the Knowledge Economy with the abstract rules, body order, and reference style the editors check before peer review.
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Joanna Morawska-Jancelewicz
Ioanna Kastelli
Bokolo Anthony
Elias G. Carayannis
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 26 August, 2026
Submitting to Journal of the Knowledge Economy goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Editorial Manager.
| Element | Journal of the Knowledge Economy requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. The guide does not specify a structured format or headings by article type |
| Main text | Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes |
| References | Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses (author-date). The reference list should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author. Authors are encouraged to follow official APA version 7 guidelines on the number of authors included in reference list entries; journal names and book titles should be italicized, and DOIs should be included as full DOI links when available |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Submission | www.editorialmanager.com/jkec |
Read the Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 Journal of the Knowledge Economy journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Journal of the Knowledge Economy guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through Editorial Manager.