The Queen’s Business Review
Template for Article Submission.
We recommend that your submission be at least 750 words, and fewer than 1500 words. We suggest that
you attempt to construct a unique thesis on a company, industry or market trend that other publications
may have overlooked or not investigated thoroughly. A strong article will be a differentiated piece of writing
with a clear sense of direction on a topic of general interest.
----------------------------------------------------- [Start] ----------------------------------------------------[High Level Topic (1-3 words)]:
[Proposed Title]:
[Subtitle. Must be a sentence (or two short ones) and should not be a question. It is best described as a
proclamation of what you are trying to say in this article.]:
[Pictorial Suggestion. Please describe for the illustrators what you believe would best pictorially describe
your article. This is to aid the illustrators. Do not include a photo]:
[Introduction. You may not give your introduction a “heading”]:
[Body. You may use headings (sparingly) but your prose should be readable and understandable even when
the heading is not read]:
[Conclusion]:
[Citations. The body of your article should have citations in brackets where required (The Economist).
There is no need for any page numbers or dates in these citations. In this section, include your “works
cited”. Do not include trivial things such as date accessed. Include an URL only when the website article is
difficult to find. Usually, article name and publishing organization is enough]:
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The Queen’s Business Review
----------------------------------------------------- [Instructions] ----------------------------------------------------Submission Process:
1. Fill out the template with your article
2. Read the rubric below and think carefully about what markband you fall in. Ask yourself if there is
anything you can do to improve your article to improve your markband
3. Make sure your article is edited and devoid of simple grammatical errors
4. Remove any indication of the author (i.e. your name)
5. Please delete the square brackets and the colon that follows in between the [Start] and the [End]
6. Create graphs. Most articles require graphs. Embed the graphs in this document within the prose.
But also, please include EXCEL data to the graphs you place in the article.
7. Submit to executive@qbreview.org
8. Executive team will reply back within the week regarding the status of your article
9. Over email, further iterations of drafts will be co-developed with the author
10. Further action is taken (see “action” column below)
Rubric:
Level
5
Implication
Suitable for print
4
Suitable for print given
major changes
3
Suitable for blog
Detailed Descriptors
A representation of Queen’s
place as a world-class business
school. A differentiated article
with a clear sense of direction
on topic of general interest. A
Level 5 article will discuss a
topical issue in a new light or
find a road less travelled by. It
will inspire intellectual debate
and critical thought.
Potentially a representation of
Queen’s place as a world-class
business school. A Level 4
article will have many of the
features of a Level 5 article but
might lack an effective
structure or have some
argumentative issues.
A level 3 article is a wellwritten article that is have some
of the following problems: 1)
too topical, 2) too broad, 3)
not argumentative, 4) lacks
direction, 5) lacks a coherent
structure, 6) based on retelling,
7) not enough analysis
2
Action
The article is sent to linguistics
and graphics.
The author is asked if he or
she would like to make the
changes. If the changes are
made, the article is promoted
to Level 5. Otherwise it is
demoted to Level 3.
The article is sent to linguistics.
The Queen’s Business Review
2
Suitable for blog given
major changes
A level 2 article has many of
the problems outlined in a
level 3 article. However, the
editor believes that these issues
may be fixed.
1
Not suitable for
publication
A level 1 article is
unpublishable (e.g. accusatory,
immoral), or will require too
much work on the writer’s part
to be promoted to Level 3.
3
The author is asked if he or
she would like to make the
changes. If the changes are
made well, the article is
promoted to Level 3.
Otherwise it is demoted to
Level 1.
The article is not published.