Submissions

Author Guidelines

Design of the contribution
Length
An IfG Impulse should not contain more than 20,000 characters on 10 pages
(including spaces and footnotes, excluding the cover page and bibliography).

File format
The text corpus is only accepted in *.docx or *.rtf file format. Graphics and tables are sent separately in the form of editable files, e.g. in *.xlsx format. Corresponding notes on insertion are made in square brackets in the text corpus.

Text formatting
Please use the same formatting for the entire text, e.g. Times New Roman, font size 12, single line spacing. The final formatting is done by the editors.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be numbered consecutively in Arabic and across pages.
numbering at the end of each page.

Literature
Use the Publication Manual published by the American Psychological Association (APA, 2020) for your article. Below you will find examples of a monograph (Brüggelambert et al., 2003), an article in an edited volume (Backhaus & Wiesel, 2015) and an essay (Wiesel et al., 2008). Journals, institutions, etc. are not abbreviated in the bibliography. Please always refer to the specific reference as precisely as possible, for example by stating the page(s), margin number(s)/number(s) or similar.

Bibliography
APA (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7. Aufl.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Backhaus, K., & Wiesel, T. (2015). Produktpolitik auf Industriegütermärkten – ein Überblick. In K. Backhaus & M. Voeth (Hrsg.), Handbuch Business-to-Business-Marketing. 263–276. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien.
Brüggelambert, G., Crüger, A., & Theurl, T. (Hrsg.). (2003). Verrechnungspreise in Unternehmenskooperationen: Theorie, Strategie, Anwendung. Berlin: Verlag für Wirtschaftskommunikation.
Wiesel, T., Skiera, B., & Villanueva, J. (2008). Customer Equity: An Integral Part of Financial Reporting. Journal of Marketing, 72(2), 1–14.

Abstract
At the beginning of each article, an abstract of no more than 200 words must be provided in German. Abstracts can also be provided in English.

Corresponding author
If necessary, a corresponding author with a business postal and e-mail address must be provided with the submission. This information will be published in the journal.

Photos
Photos that are integrated into the article must be free of third-party rights. By submitting a photo, you confirm that you have clarified whether the persons depicted agree to the publication of the images. Since we present the authors with a picture at the end of their article, you should send us a digital portrait photo of yourself and a short CV (a few key points about your current activity and your scientific and/or professional background are sufficient).

Review
You will receive confirmation of receipt of the article after it has been submitted to the editorial team. In a review process, the submitted article is assessed independently by two expert reviewers. Care is taken to ensure the anonymity of the articles submitted for review. The most important criteria on the basis of which the articles are assessed are:

1. Topicality of the topic,
2. Theoretical foundation,
3. Stringency of the argumentation,
4. Originality of the ideas
5. Relevance for readers of IfG Impulse
6. Quality of the presentation

The judging editors suggest the contribution either for rejection,
revision or acceptance. In the event of divergent opinions, a further expert opinion must be consulted. At the end of the procedure, you will be informed of the result. If necessary, the author will be given the opportunity to revise the article in the criticised points. In this case, it will be resubmitted to the same reviewers for final approval. This procedure ensures the professional quality of the articles. The next section contains a detailed description of the process.

Publication process

The entire period between submission and publication usually lasts three months. This can be deviated from individual cases.
Articles go through four phases: submission, review, editing and production:

1. Submission
In order to submit an article, at least one of the authors must register. You can upload your article in the dashboard of the website (button: ‘Submit article’). The entire subsequent work flow and communication with the editorial team and publishers takes place via the dashboard.
Once an article has been submitted, the journal's editorial team will be informed automatically. The article must be submitted anonymously. An editor is then assigned to each article. After reviewing the submitted articles, the editorial team starts the review phase.

2. Review
The anonymised manuscripts are passed on to at least two reviewers selected by the editorial team for assessment. The editorial board decides on the progress of the publication on the basis of the peer reviews. If necessary, the authors receive detailed suggestions for revisions.
On average, the review process takes one to two months. In principle, four recommendations are possible:

1. Article accepted
2. Revision required (minor revision)
3. Resubmission for review (major revision)
4. Article rejected / no publication

The authors will be informed of the decision and the reasons for it. In the case of 2. and 3., the revised version will be sent to at least one reviewer for review before publication.

3. Editing
Once the peer review process has been successfully completed, the editorial review follows. The editorial team checks the spelling, form and content and makes any necessary adjustments. The editorial team will only intervene and consult with the authors if there are serious concerns or open questions cannot be clarified without consultation.

4. Production
Finally, the editorial team creates the so-called proof as a pdf and releases it to the authors for a final review. In this phase, only absolutely necessary adjustments are made following feedback from the authors. At the end of this phase, the articles are published as IfG Impuls and assigned a DOI.