Authors Guidelines

Submission

Submit manuscripts as email attachment to the Editorial office at: editorjournalbsmr@unja.ac.id and jbsmrfebunja@gmail.com clearly mentioning new manuscript submmision in subject area. A manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding author on same day or within 48 hours. The authors may also suggest two to four reviewers for the manuscript (JBSMR  may designate other reviewers). There is no page limit. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and and peer review.

Terms of Submission

Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis) and are not currently under consideration by another journal. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other co-authors. All enquiries concerning the publication of accepted papers should be addressed  to editorjournalbsmr@unja.ac.id

Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to the journal are reviewed by an editor and members of the Editorial Board or by qualified external reviewers. The decision-making process is expedited to ensure rapid feedback, with the journal aiming to provide authors with reviewers' comments within two months. The editorial board will re-review manuscripts that are accepted with revisions required. The Journal of Business Studies and Management Review (JBSMR) aims to publish manuscripts within four months after submission, following approval by reviewers. Accepted manuscripts may be uploaded to the current version immediately upon acceptance.

Style of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be written in clear, concise and grammatically correct English (with 10 font size and Times New Roman font style) so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in any particular field. Manuscripts that do not conform to these requirements and the following manuscript format may be returned to the author prior to review for correction. The entire manuscript, including references, should be typed single spaced on one side of the paper. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the bottom right starting from the title page. The manuscript should be presented in the following order.

Title and Authorship Information

Title should be a brief phrase (capitalize first letter of each word in the title) describing the contents of the paper. Title Page should include the authors' full names and affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax and E-mail information.

Abstract

All manuscripts should not exceed 150-250 words and should describe the scope, hypothesis or rationale for the work and the main findings. Complete sentences, active verbs, and the abstract should be written in the past tense. Standard nomenclature should be used and abbreviations should be avoided. No literature should be cited.

Keywords

Key words (5-7 words) should be provided below the Abstract to assist with indexing of the article. These should not duplicate key words from the title.

Introduction

This section should include sufficient background information, provide a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the proposed approach or solution and the knowledge gap. The aims of the manuscript should be clearly stated. The introduction should not contain either findings or conclusions. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Materials and Methods

This should be complete enough to provide sufficient 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 modifications 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.

Results

Results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and figures; repetitive presentation of the same data in different forms should be avoided. The results should not contain material appropriate to the Discussion. It should be written in the past tense when describing findings in the authors' experiments. Results should be explained, but largely without referring to the literature.

Discussion

The discussion should consider the results in relation to any hypothesis advanced in the Introduction and place the study in the context of other work. Results and Discussion sections can be combined.

Conclusions

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 gudied to follow APA (American Psyhological Association) Refrences style while submitting paper to Journal of Business Studies and Management Review (JBSMR):

Journal paper:

1.Sainaghi, R. (2008). Strategic position and performance of winter destinations.Tourism Review, 63(4), 40-57.

  1. Shepherd, R., Barnett, J., Cooper, H., Coyle, A., Moran-Ellis, J., Senior, V., & Walton, C. (2007). Towards an understanding of British public attitudes concerning human cloning. Social Science & Medicine, 65(2), 377-392. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.018

Books:

  1. King, M. (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame.Auckland, New Zealand: Viking.

Chapters in Book:

  1. Helber, L. E. (1995). Redeveloping mature resorts for new markets. In M. V. Conlin & T. Baum (Eds.),Island tourism: Management principles and practice (pp. 105-113). Chichester, England: Wiley.

Titles of journals should be given in full. ‘In press' can only be used to cite manuscripts actually accepted for publication in a journal. Citations such as ‘manuscript in preparation' or ‘manuscript submitted' are not permitted. Data from such manuscripts can only be mentioned in the text as ‘unpublished data'.

A Report:

  1. Holmes, P. (2000).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. (1994). Possession phenomena: As a coping behaviour. In G. Davidson (Ed.),Applying psychology: Lessons from Asia-Oceania (pp. 83-95). Carlton, Vic., Australia: Australian Psychological Society.

A Thesis/Dissertation:

  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.

Refrences for Figures (Including Images) and Tables:

From a journal:

Figure 1. Name of Picture. From [Adapted from] "Title of article," by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, year, Title of Journal, Volume, p. xx. Copyright Year by Publisher. Reprinted with permission.

From a book:

Figure 2. Name of Picture. From [Adapted from] Title of Book (p. xx), by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, year, Place of Publication: Publisher. Reprinted with permission.

From a webpage:

Figure 3. Name of Picture. From [Adapted from] Title of webpage, by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, year, Retrieved from... website: http://.... Reprinted with permission.

Tables From a journal:

From [Adapted from] "Title of Article," by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, year, Title of Journal, Volume, p. XX. Copyright Year by Publisher. Reprinted with permission.

Tables From a book:

From [Adapted from] Title of Book (p. xx), by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, year, Place of Publication: Publisher. Reprinted with permission.

Figures / Illustrations / Photographs

Graphics should be supplied as high resolution (at least 300-600 dp.i.) electronic files. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution print-outs cannot be used. Graphs, diagrams, chromatograms, photos, etc. should be prepared as clear, original positives, suitable for reproduction. 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 (in portrait form). All tables should be embedded within the manuscript, and must be captioned and numbered sequentially. Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and supplied with a heading and a legend. 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. With the exception of typographical or minor clerical errors, no changes will be made in the manuscript at the proof stage. 

Check List

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

Before submission of your manuscript, please check that:

  • All references cited in the text are included in the reference section.
  • All figures and tables are cited in the text.
  • Figures are at least 300 d.p.i.
  • The pages are numbered bottom right side.