Small Enterprise Research
Call for Papers (pdf)
Vision Statement
The Journal of SEAANZ has as its vision the promotion, publication and dissemination of research and general articles of the highest standard that focus on the small enterprise sector. In publishing high quality research the editor and his/her editorial committee seek to continue to develop a small enterprise research journal of the highest standard. SEAANZ actively promotes small business research and encourages small business researchers to become part of the world-wide SEAANZ research network. SEAANZ is keen to hear from any researcher who is interested in conducting research either individually or in conjunction with other members.
The main forum for presenting research is the annual conference and our journal (full text - members only, but contents pages are available to all). In addition, SEAANZ conducts special topic research forums from time to time. For details of any upcoming events, check our Events and Conferences.
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EDITOR
Dr Stuart Locke
University of Waikato
Department of Finance
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton, NZ
Email: smlocke@waikato.ac.nz
Submission guidelines
Editorial Policy
The purpose of Small Enterprise Research is to publish high quality articles, notes and reviews on subjects of interest in the fields of small enterprise management, entrepreneurship, regulation, policy and education and training. As the official Journal of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand, Small Enterprise Research is intended to be a primary instrument for supporting the objectives of SEAANZ, which include the development of scholarship, education and research in small enterprise and enterprise management, including encouraging the application of research findings.
Manuscripts should be empirical or analytical; and also rigorous, yet preferably intelligible to a wide audience of researchers, educators, counsellors and policy makers. All manuscripts received (other than book reviews and submissions identified as practitioner notes) are double blind refereed on initial submission and again (by the same referees) if resubmitted or amended. Book reviews and practitioner notes are reviewed by the editors and one other reviewer. The subsequent placement of papers in different sections of the journal is entirely an editorial decision.
To further the aim of the maximum dissemination of knowledge, permission is granted to reproduce articles from Small Enterprise Research for bona fide teaching and research purposes.
Submission of Manuscripts
The cover of the manuscript should contain the following:
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Institutional Affiliation of Author/s. |
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Abstract of not more than 150 words. |
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Any acknowledgment/s, not exceeding 50 words |
Manuscripts should not normally exceed 6,000 words, however, papers exceeding this limit will be considered. Manuscripts should be typed on one side of A4 paper only, double-spaced; all pages should be numbered. Please refrain from unnecessary formatting.
Figures, tables, diagrams, etc, should be done in Microsoft Word 97 or Word for Windows or a compatible package (Word Perfect/ Word for DOS/ Word Star) and are to be numbered and consecutively titled with the word processor software (including the version number) clearly listed.
Footnotes must appear on the page they are referred to and not as a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. Acknowledgments should not appear as a footnote.
References should appear in the text as HarvardStyle referencing such as Jones (1990) or Jones (1990, p.62). The full references should be typed on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. The following guidelines should be adopted:
Monographs
Jones, J.S. (1990), Business Management, ABC Publishing: Dubbo.
Periodicals
Jones, J.S. and Smith P., (1990), "Small Business Financial Management - Fact or Fiction?", Journal of Research, 6(3), pp.21-30.
Abbreviations should be written as, for example, AARF and not A.A.R.F. Words such as realise should be spelt with an 's' not a 'z'. Single quotation marks should be used, not double.
The style for the Journal should follow the guidelines of Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, AGPS: Canberra.
Mathematical notation should be used only where its rigour and precision are indispensable, and authors should explain in narrative form the principal operations performed. Such notations should be avoided in footnotes. Equations should be numbered in parentheses, flush with the right-hand margin.
Three copies of all manuscripts should be submitted.
If a paper is accepted for publication the authors are requested to provide a copy of the paper on disc or as an attachment by email as well as a printed copy of the accepted version. Preferred software is Word for Windows (Version 6.0 or Word 97).
Three complimentary copies of the issue in which the manuscript appears are sent to each author.
Submission of Book Reviews
Small Enterprise Research welcomes the submission of reviews of books dealing with small enterprise.
Details of the book under review should be presented as follows:
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First name of author in full, Surname - for each of the authors, Title of the book in capitals, edition if second or subsequent edition, City of Publication, Publisher, Year of Publication, Cost.
The body of the review should have the following format and be in normal type:
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Normally a book review will commence with an outline of the objectives and/or overview of the contents of the book.
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The main part of the review will be a detailed analysis of the attributes, achievements and limitations of the book.
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Followed by a brief summary identifying for whom the book would be suitable and for what purpose.
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The details of the reviewer, left justified as follows:
John Hipps
Department of Sociology
The South Western University
Reviews should be typed on one side of A4 paper only, double spaced. A copy of the review on disk or email would also be appreciated. The preferred software is Word for Windows Version 6.0 or Word 97.
Normally reviews will be limited to 700 words.
Submission of Practitioner Notes
Given the membership structure of SEAANZ, Small Enterprise Research seeks to include papers that are devoted to practicing support professionals in the small business areas (teachers, consultants, advisers, policy implementers etc.) These papers summarise research findings with immediate practical application or report on successful teaching or advisory programmes that might usefully be adapted by others.
Submission requirements are the same as those for regular manuscripts except that the length should not normally exceed 3,000 words and only two copies need to be submitted.
Unless otherwise noted, opinions and conclusions expressed in Small Enterprise Research are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editors, staff or officers of the co-sponsoring organisations. Nor should any advertisement in the Journal
be considered an endorsement of the produce or service involved.
Contents of each edition
The contents page for any issue is available to everyone.
You may also view the full text articles of individual issues of Small Enterprise Research. You will need your Membership number and Login ID (provided to registered SEAANZ members only) to access those articles. If you are not a member and would like information on how to become one, please go to the membership page.
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