Author Guidelines and Submission

Pyrrhic Press welcomes submissions from researchers, practitioners, educators, students, independent scholars, and interdisciplinary authors.

Manuscripts are evaluated according to their scholarly content and suitability rather than the prestige of an author's institutional affiliation.

Who May Submit

Authors may include university researchers, faculty, graduate students, undergraduate researchers, independent researchers, industry practitioners, educators, professionals, and interdisciplinary research teams.

Institutional affiliation is not required unless a particular journal or research context requires one.

Types of Manuscripts

Pyrrhic Press journals may consider:

  • Original research articles
  • Applied research
  • Case studies
  • Literature reviews
  • Systematic or structured reviews
  • Theoretical research
  • Business and management research
  • Technology and computer science research
  • Education and STEM research
  • Health related interdisciplinary scholarship
  • Language and communication research
  • Professional scholarship
  • Scholarly perspectives and commentary
  • Other manuscripts appropriate to a journal's stated scope

Manuscript Preparation

Research manuscripts should contain sufficient information for editors, reviewers, and readers to understand and evaluate the work.

A typical research article may include:

  • Title
  • Author information
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Background or literature review
  • Research question or objective
  • Methodology
  • Results or findings
  • Discussion
  • Limitations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Funding statement when applicable
  • Conflict of interest statement when applicable
  • Data availability statement when applicable
  • Ethics statement when applicable
  • Artificial intelligence disclosure when applicable

Citations

Authors should use a recognized and consistent citation style appropriate to the discipline.

References must accurately identify the sources relied upon in the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for verifying citations and references before submission.

Author Information

Authors should provide:

  • Full name
  • Current institutional or professional affiliation when applicable
  • Contact information
  • ORCID identifier when available
  • Manuscript title
  • Abstract
  • Keywords when requested
  • Funding disclosure when applicable
  • Conflict of interest disclosure when applicable
  • Ethics information when applicable
  • Data availability information when applicable

Originality

Authors must accurately represent the originality and publication history of their work.

Relevant previous publication, repository deposit, conference publication, or simultaneous submission should be disclosed when applicable.

Multiple or redundant publication must not be concealed from the editor.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Authors must disclose material use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing a manuscript when its use extends beyond straightforward language correction, editing, or formatting.

Artificial intelligence systems may not be listed as authors and may not be cited as scholarly sources.

Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of all submitted content.

What Happens After Submission

Research manuscripts first undergo editorial screening.

A manuscript that passes editorial screening and requires independent peer review will normally be assigned to at least two qualified independent reviewers.

Following review, authors may receive a decision of acceptance, minor revision, major revision, additional review, or rejection.

Author Fees

There are currently no submission fees, editorial processing charges, article processing charges, peer review fees, page charges, color charges, or publication fees for Pyrrhic Press scholarly journal articles.

Copyright and CC0

Authors retain copyright in their original scholarly work unless a separate written agreement provides otherwise.

Unless another license is specifically identified, accepted open access scholarly content is published under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Authors should only submit material that they have the right to publish under the applicable terms.

Author Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

Pyrrhic Press Publishing supports author self-archiving, open scholarly communication, and the long-term accessibility of published research.

This policy applies to scholarly articles published in Professionals in Business Journal and Acta Eruditorum, as well as other Pyrrhic Press scholarly journals unless a journal-specific policy states otherwise.

Permitted Manuscript Versions

Authors may deposit and share the following versions of their scholarly work in repositories of their choice:

  • Submitted Manuscript (Preprint): The manuscript version submitted before formal peer review.
  • Accepted Manuscript: The version accepted for publication following editorial evaluation and peer review, before final publisher formatting.
  • Published Version (Version of Record): The final, formally published article, including the publisher's formatting, journal citation information, and applicable license.

Permitted Repositories

Authors may deposit permitted manuscript versions in:

  • Institutional and university repositories
  • Disciplinary and subject-specific repositories
  • National and international scholarly repositories
  • Nonprofit open-access repositories
  • Personal academic websites
  • Professional and scholarly institutional websites
  • Other publicly accessible research repositories of their choice

Embargo Period

Pyrrhic Press Publishing imposes no publisher-required embargo period on the deposit of submitted manuscripts, accepted manuscripts, or published Versions of Record.

Authors may make these versions publicly accessible immediately, subject to applicable copyright, licensing, and third-party rights.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in their original scholarly work unless a separate written agreement specifies otherwise.

Repository deposits must comply with the copyright and open-access license applicable to the published article.

Where an article is published under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, authors may reproduce, distribute, and deposit the work consistent with that dedication and applicable law.

Attribution and Citation

Authors are encouraged to include complete bibliographic information when depositing their work in a repository.

Where available, this should include:

  • Full article title
  • Author name or names
  • Original journal title
  • Publisher name: Pyrrhic Press Publishing
  • Year and date of publication
  • Volume, issue, and page or article numbers when applicable
  • Digital Object Identifier (DOI), when assigned
  • Permanent URL of the published article
  • Applicable open-access license

Repository records should identify the original journal publication so readers can locate and cite the Version of Record.

Author Rights and Repository Choice

Authors are not required to use a repository designated by Pyrrhic Press Publishing.

Authors may select an institutional, disciplinary, national, or other appropriate repository according to their scholarly, professional, or funder requirements.

No additional permission or fee is required from Pyrrhic Press Publishing for deposits permitted under this policy.

Policy Scope

This self-archiving policy governs author repository deposits. It does not replace the journal's publication ethics, copyright, licensing, or editorial policies.

Questions regarding author self-archiving or permitted repository deposits may be directed to editor@pyrrhicpress.org.

Third Party Material

Authors are responsible for identifying copyrighted photographs, illustrations, figures, datasets, trademarks, excerpts, or other third party material and obtaining permission when necessary.

Submission Agreement

By submitting a manuscript, the submitting author confirms that:

  • The submission information is accurate to the best of their knowledge
  • Authorship is appropriately represented
  • The manuscript complies with applicable research integrity standards
  • Relevant conflicts have been disclosed
  • Relevant funding has been disclosed
  • Relevant previous publication has been disclosed
  • Required ethical information has been provided when applicable
  • The author possesses authority to submit the manuscript
  • The manuscript complies with applicable Pyrrhic Press policies

Submit Your Work

Complete the manuscript submission form below and select the journal most appropriate for your research.

Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Questions may be directed to editor@pyrrhicpress.org.

Last updated: October 23, 2026