For authors
Submission Checklist
Review each item before entering the manuscript submission system.
Required submission files
A separate title page and an anonymized main manuscript are the only required upload files. Other supporting materials are optional and may be provided when relevant.
Journal Fit
The manuscript addresses a topic within the NEJSR business and management scope.
The review design fits an approved NEJSR manuscript category.
The manuscript makes a clear evidence-synthesis contribution.
Reporting
The manuscript identifies the review design clearly.
The methods describe search, selection, appraisal, and synthesis procedures appropriate to the design.
The applicable reporting guideline has been followed.
An applicable reporting checklist is ready when the author chooses to provide one.
Manuscript Preparation
The manuscript follows current APA Style and NEJSR formatting requirements.
The title, abstract, and keywords are complete.
Tables and figures are numbered, titled, and cited in the manuscript.
References and in-text citations have been checked for consistency.
Author and Disclosure Information
Author names, affiliations, and author order are accurate.
ORCID identifiers are provided when available.
Conflict-of-interest information is ready.
Funding information is ready.
Data availability, ethics, and artificial intelligence statements are ready when applicable.
Files
The separate title page is ready and contains author-identifying information.
The anonymized main manuscript is ready.
Optional supporting files are ready when relevant, such as a cover letter, reporting checklist, search strategy, supplementary materials, datasets, figures, or images.