About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Management Review is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed annual research journal published by Research Management Cell (RMC), Central Department of Management (CDM), Far Western University, Nepal. The journal aims to explore the new ideas, trends, and issues specially in the diversified discipline of management such as accounting, finance, banking, insurance, marketing, business economics, business communication, business statistics, management information system, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, general management, human resource management, operational management, strategic management, project management, organizational behaviour, organizational development, and many more connected with management discipline.

Publication Frequency

The Management Review publishes one issue a year in April.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of their articles but the copyright of the rest of the journal is held by Central Department of Management, Far Western University.

Open Access Policy

The Management Review provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Peer Review Process

Prior to review by the board of editor, each paper is screened by the Member of the Editorial Board to check its suitability in favor of publication. If it is considered for publication, the Corresponding Author will receive a notification of peer-review process. All manuscripts are reviewed by the member(s) of the Editorial Board or qualified outside reviewers. The journal strives to return reviewers’ comments to authors within one month. The editorial board re-review manuscripts that are accepted until they are revised. The manuscripts will be published within two months after acceptance. Upon the completion of the review process, an article will receive an evaluation result as follows:

  1. Accepted
  2. Accepted with minor revision
  3. Accepted with major revision
  4. Rejected or declined.

Manuscript Selection Process

  1. General Check
    The editorial board checks a received manuscript to determine whether it fits the journal’s aim and scope. Manuscripts out of the journal’s scope are rejected. Articles published fully or partly in other publications/websites are not reviewed or accepted.
  2. Plagiarism Check
    Authors should submit only original work that is not plagiarized, and has not been published or being considered elsewhere. Please be aware that we will check all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism. We use Cross Check (Turnitin, the plagiarism-detection system or Copy Killer plagiarism checker) to check for copy/similarity to previously published documents. All manuscripts containing plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and other academic dishonesty are rejected.
  3. Peer Review
    We use a double-blind system for peer review; both reviewers’ and authors' identities remain anonymous. The submitted manuscript will be reviewed by external reviewers. The review process may take one month. In some rare cases, according to the recommendations from reviewers, a second round of peer review may be initiated.
  4. Acceptance/Rejection Decision
    The decision to accept/reject an article is based on the comments and recommendations given by the reviewers. The editorial board is responsible for final decision for publication of the manuscripts.
  5. Publication of Article
    The accepted article will be published on the basis of recommendations given by reviewers. In some cases, priority will be given to the certain disciplines as per the decision of Managerial Board. 

Publisher

Far Western Review is published by the Research Management Cell (RMC), Central Department of Management (CDM), Far Western University.