Palgrave

US · palgrave.com

Publishing success starts with strong titles

Create impactful article titles | Cureus Journal of Business and Economics

This email was sent

May 25, 2026 7:00am EDT

Is this your brand on Milled? Claim it.

Matte tone:

Dear Reader,

Article titles can have a significant impact on their global visibility. This month, Cureus Journals is sharing insights on crafting strong and meaningful titles for your prospective peer‑reviewed articles.

Top 10 tips: Crafting strong titles

Ensure smooth alignment with journal guidelines.

Craft a clear and readable title that highlights your study’s novelty.

Be brief; longer titles can get truncated in search results.

Include discipline-specific keywords to facilitate discovery.

Avoid ambiguous or misleading titles.

Avoid technical jargon unless absolutely required.

Strike the right balance between specificity and generality.

Avoid unnecessary filler words such as “A Study of…”

Avoid using non-standard abbreviations.

Refine the title iteratively until it is optimal.

Cureus Journal of Business and Economics

Cureus Journal of Business and Economics (CJBE) is a broad-scope, peer-reviewed, and open access Springer Nature journal that provides an accessible platform to scholars for original research, thought-provoking case studies, business reports, letters, and literature reviews.

Ready to submit? Make sure you refine your title before submission.

Submit manuscript

Author’s corner

Journal scope

Review the journal scope to ensure full compliance.

Author guidelines

Follow all journal-stipulated author guidelines.

Seamless submission

Facilitate manuscript submission: watch our video tutorial.

FAQs on article titles

Why should article titles be optimized?

Optimizing article titles improves their readability as well as their discoverability in search engines. This, in turn, increases your odds of getting cited by your peers.

What are the most common mistakes authors commit while crafting titles?

The most common mistakes in article titles usually revolve around the following: failure to identify study novelty, using unnecessary jargon and/or non-standard acronyms, creating excessively long titles, using ambiguous and/or misleading language, and overusing filler words.

Do all journals permit subtitles?

Although most journals permit subtitles (typically separated from the title by a colon or dash), some discourage them altogether. It is always a good idea to check your target journal's author guidelines to get clarity on this topic.

Our Editorial experts

Prof. Pascal Ghazalian (The University of Lethbridge, Canada)

Prof. Ghazalian’s primary research interests include international economics, development economics, agricultural and resource economics, food economics, and applied econometrics. Secondary interests include environmental economics and labor economics.

Prof. Arito Ono (Chuo University, Japan)

Prof. Ono’s received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo in 1991 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University in 2001. His research focuses on banking and corporate finance. Prof. Ono has published extensively and served as an advisor at the Bank of Japan’s Research and Statistics Department.

Need help with manuscript submission?

Please send your queries to [email protected]

This message was sent to - due to your subscription to our marketing updates. You can update your preferences at any time.

Springer Nature respects your privacy. You can find more information about how we use your data in our privacy statement.

Update your preferences | Support portal | Unsubscribe} | GTC

Springer-Verlag GmbH Heidelberg, Europaplatz 3, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49 6221 487 0 | Fax: +49 6221 487 8366

© 2026 Springer Nature