Author information

General guidelines:

The editors invite submissions that deal with important issues in IT&C field, operation management, as well as interconnected fields.
All submitted manuscripts must be original work that is not under submission at another journal.
The language in which materials can be published is English.
Paper submission should cover the following main conceptual elements:

The author(s) has/have full responsibility for the ideas expressed in the material published.
The editor reserves the right to request modifications or corrections of the texts received, if such are deemed necessary.

Manuscript details

Authors are strongly encouraged to prepare their manuscripts directly using the official JISOM Microsoft Word template available on the journal website. The template represents the authoritative formatting reference and should take precedence in the event of any discrepancy with other formatting instructions.
  • General Page Layout
    Use Envelope B5 page size (176 × 250 mm). Use Times New Roman, 11-point font throughout the manuscript. Use 1.15 line spacing. Set paragraph spacing to: Before: 6 pt, After: 5 pt. Use the following page margins: Top: 1.5 cm, Bottom: 1.5 cm, Left: 1.75 cm, Right: 1.8 cm, Gutter: 0 cm, Header from edge: 1.25 cm, Footer from edge: 1.25 cm. Vertical alignment: Top. All text must be justified. All text must be written in black font color. Emphasis should be indicated through bold or italic formatting only.

  • Manuscript Structure
    • Title
    • The manuscript title must be written in UPPERCASE LETTERS and centered.
    • The title should appear on a single line whenever possible. Do not manually insert line breaks within the title.
    • Leave one blank line after the title (press ENTER twice).
    Author Information
    • Write the author's/authors' FIRST NAME(S) followed by the FAMILY NAME, aligned to the right.
    • Each author must have a footnote containing: academic title/position; institutional affiliation; country; e-mail address. For ONE AUTHOR ONLY the footnote must end with the mention "corresponding author".
    • Repeat on different lines for each author
    Abstract
    • Write Abstract in bold (the section title only).
    • Insert the abstract starting on the next line.
    • The abstract should contain approximately 10-20 lines and must be justified.
    Keywords
    • Include 4-8 keywords, separated by commas.
    • Write Keywords (section title): in bold, followed by the keywords in regular font.
    JEL Classification
    • Write JEL Classification (section title): in bold. Include one or more relevant JEL codes in regular font. Leave 2 blank lines after the codes (press ENTER 3 times)
    • Authors may consult the official JEL classification system available through the American Economic Association.
    Headings and Body Text
    • Use clear, numbered section headings (e.g., 1. Introduction, 2. Literature Review, etc.).
    • Maintain consistent formatting throughout the manuscript.
    • All paragraphs must remain justified.
    Figures, Tables and Graphics
    • All figures, tables and graphics must be numbered consecutively.
    • Captions must be centered and placed below the corresponding figure/table.
    • Use the format: Figure X. Description; Table X. Description; Graphic X. Description
    Footnotes
    • Footnotes must use: Times New Roman; 9-point font; single line spacing; left alignment.
    References and Notes
    • The manuscript must contain complete bibliographic references, grouped in two distinct sections - References and Bibliography. Make sure to check the note inside the template.
    • Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all citations and references.
    • Endnotes and references are included within the overall page limit of the manuscript.
    Additional Publication Requirements
    • The submission must be an original work that is not under consideration by another journal.
    • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.docx) format, based on the journal template.
    • Within the same JISOM issue, an author may not be published in more than two articles, and, if two articles are accepted, the author lists must be different.
    • As a general rule, manuscripts should contain a minimum of 10 pages of scientific content (including title, abstract, tables, figures, appendices), excluding the References and Bibliography sections, when formatted using the official JISOM template.
    • Manuscripts with a large number of co-authors should demonstrate a level of scientific contribution, complexity, and content proportionate to the size of the author team. As a rule of thumb, the expected content length (excluding References and Bibliography) may be approximated using the following formula: Number of Content Pages = 10 + (Number of Authors − 2) × 3

  • You must start your paper from the paper template available here

    • Papers' submission

    Paper(s) should be submitted by e-mail to:

    Alexandru TĂBUŞCĂ

    PhD, Associate Professor

    Editor-in-Chief

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Fees

    Attention! All submissions received no later than NOVEMBER 01 of 2026, if accepted for publishing, get an early bird fee reduction of 100%!

    The publishing fee is 550 RON for national payments (Romania) or 100 EUR for international payments, per accepted paper.

    Fee should be paid by bank transfer using the following mandatory information:

    • Beneficiary: Romanian-American University

    • CIF/CUI: 9081408

    • IBAN: RO61 BRDE 410S V876 6331 4100 (in EUR)
      •     or
    • IBAN: RO21 BRDE 410S V876 6314 4100 (in RON)

    • SWIFT: BRDEROBU

    • Payment details: JISOM, payer name, paper title

    Procedures for scientific acceptance

    The paper must be original and it cannot be sent to another review for publishing from JISOM sending time until its evaluation status ending.

    The paper will not contain the authors names and it is sent to three reviewers. If the reviewers decide that paper can be published then will be published in JISOM. Our reviewers will evaluate submitted papers against the following check points:

    • Relevance from JISOM
    • Originality
    • Significance; usefulness
    • Technical soundness
    • References to the related literature
    • Presentation
    • Linguistic quality

    If the reviewers ask for revision of the paper then the authors should make the revision and paper will be published after the reviewers acceptance. If the modifications asked by the reviewers are important then the editorial board will decide and will send to the authors the carrying on or stopping of the work on the paper.

    If the reviewers reject the paper then the notification will be send to its authors.

    By submitting a paper to JISOM, the author(s) understands that the respective manuscripts has not already been published or sent for review to other journals.

    After a paper is accepted the author(s) will be required to complete further documents (statement of originality, copyright assignment etc.).

    For your information, the basic PAPER REVIEW FORM is available here.