Submissions

Online Submissions

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the e-mail to the editor at editor@ijbssrnet.com. A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author on same day or within 24 hours. There is no page limit. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review.

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Author Guidelines

Download journal template here.

Review and Publication Process

A full double-blind refereeing process is used that comprises of the following steps.

  • Paper is sent to 2 reviewers for review.
  • The reviewers’ commendations determine whether a paper will be accepted/accepted subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes / rejected.
  • For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to certify that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.
  • If the paper is accepted by the reviewers, acceptance letter will be provided.
  • Author/Corresponding Author will be notified about the possible date of publication (only online).
  • The review process takes maximum three weeks.

Authors and Affiliations

All authors' full names (the middle name can be shortened) should be listed together and unglued by commas. Link affiliations to the author's name with superscript numbers and list as follows: Laboratory, Department, Organization, City, State (in abbreviation if from UK, China, or Australia), and Country.

The Corresponding Author should be marked with an asterisk, and their exact contact address, email address and telephone number should be listed in a distinct paragraph. This information will be published with the article if accepted.

Any addition, erasure or reshuffle of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, the Editor must receive the following from the analogous author: (1) the reason for the change in author list and (2) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or reshuffle. Any change of affiliation requests will not be allowed after publication.

Length of Manuscript

AIMS does not enforce a limit on the length of manuscripts so authors can provide as many details of their research results as possible.

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract ought:

* Describe the context and determination of the study.

* Explain how the study was implemented, including any model organisms used, without methodological detail.

* Condense the main findings and their significance

* Be less than 300 words

Please lessen the use of abbreviations (if possible) and do not cite references in the abstract.

The Keywords

5 to 9 keywords should be provided after the abstract in a distinct paragraph.

Footnotes

Footnotes should be used frugally. Number them serially throughout the article. Many word processors can build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Otherwise, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and list the footnotes separately at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.

Introduction

In Introduction, Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of introduction section. Before the objective, Authors should provide an acceptable background, and very short literature survey in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous researches, to show the main limitation of the previous researches, to show what do you hope to achieve, and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. The introduction should clearly state the purpose of the paper.

 Ingredients and Methods

This should be complete enough to provide enough detail to allow the work to be repeated by others. However, only truly new procedures should be described in detail; previously published procedures should be cited, and important amendments of published procedures should be mentioned briefly. Capitalize trade names and include the manufacturer’s name and address. Subheadings should be used. Methods in general use need not be described in detail.

 Content /Result and Discussion

Content is the body of paper, consists of subtitle that representing the dialogue of the paper. Results should be clear and terse. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than providing data in great detail. The discussion should explore the consequence of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often apposite. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

In discussion, it is the most significant section of your article. Here you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results). The following components should be covered in the discussion: How do your results relate to the inventive question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what)? Do you provide interpretation systematically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results reliable with what other investigators have reported (what else)?
 
Conclusion
Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it problematic to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. If an optional conclusion section is used, its content should not substantially duplicate the abstract.
 

Acknowledgment

The acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc should be brief.


References

Authors are guided to follow APA Style (American Psyhological Association) References style while submitting paper to International Journal of Business and Social Science Research (IJBSSR):

Journal paper

  1. Zeithaml, V. A., Parasuraman, A. & Berry, L. L. (1985). Problems and strategies in services marketing. Journal of Marketing, 49, 33-46.
  2. Brexendorf, T. O. & Kernstock, J. (2007). Corporate behavior vs. brand behavior: Towards an integrated view? Journal of Brand Management, 15(1), 32-40.

Books

  1. King, J. (2011). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New Zealand: Viking.

Chapters in Book

  1. Helber, T. E. (2002). Redeveloping mature resorts for new markets. In M. V. Conlin & T. Baum (Eds.), Island tourism: Management principles and practice (pp. 100-120). Chichester, England: Wiley.

            A Report

  1. Holmes, P. (2001). The intercultural communication experiences of ethnic Chinese students in a Western tertiary institution: Implications for education providers (Working paper 2000-14). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Department of Management Communication.

         Conference Proceedings

  1. Shobhadevi, Y. J., & Bidarakoppa, G. S. (2015). Possession phenomena: As a coping behaviour. In G. Davidson (Ed.),Applying psychology: Lessons from Asia-Oceania (pp. 90-100). Carlton, Vic., Australia: Australian Psychological Society.

 A Thesis

  1. Dewstow, R. A. (2006). Using the Internet to enhance teaching at the University of Waikato(Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

      From a webpage

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Figures / Illustrations / Photographs

Graphics should be supplied as high resolution (at least 290-600 dp.i.) electronic files. All figures should be embedded within the manuscript, and must be captioned and numbered sequentially.

Tables and Equations

Tables and equations should not be submitted in a format exceeding the A4 page size. All tables should be embedded within the manuscript, and must be captioned and numbered sequentially.  Tables should be self-explanatory without reference to the text.

Proofs

Proofs will be sent via e-mail as an Acrobat PDF file (e-mail attachment) and should be returned within 3 days of receipt. Page proofs are considered to be the final version of the manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

We recommend that you ask a colleague to read over your paper prior to submission to ensure it is of a high standard and obeys to a high level of scientific writing.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format or Word Perfect.
  3. Manuscript has been made in the light of Journal’s author guidelines.
  4. The text has simple paragraph space; the size of source is 12 points; cursive is used instead of underlining (excepting URL directions); and all the illustrations, figures and tables are in a separate document and marking the corresponding spot within the text.
  5. Author(s) did not mention his or her name and affiliation in the main text.
  6. Author(s) has read all the terms and conditions of the journal.

   

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work concurrently licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into distinct, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book) with an acknowledgement of its early publication in this journal.
  • Authors are allowed and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to prolific exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (Refer to The Effect of Open Access). 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used wholly for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Publication Fees

This journal charges the following Publication fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (USD), Article Processing Charges is free 0.00(USD)

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Article Publication: 200.00 (USD)
If this paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Fee to cover publications costs.

Please contact the Editor-in-Chief email: editor@ijbssrnet.com