The Journal
of Applied Business and Management Studies (JABMS) is
a double blinded peer reviewed journal that publishes
research analysis and inquiry into issues of importance
to the business community. Articles in JABMS examine
emerging trends and concerns in the areas of general
management, public responsibility and ethics, marketing
theory and applications, business finance and
investment, general business research, business and
economics education, production/operations management,
total quality management, organizational behavior and
theory, strategic management policy, social issues and
public policy, management organization, statistics and
econometrics, personnel and industrial relations,
technology and innovation, case studies and management
information systems. The goal of JABMS is to broaden the
knowledge of business professionals and academics by
providing valuable insight to business-related
information, research and ideas. JABMS is a bi-monthly
publication and all articles are peer-reviewed.
Electronic
submission of
manuscripts is strongly encouraged, provided that the
text, tables, and figures are included in a single
Microsoft Word file (preferably in Arial font). Submit
manuscripts as e-mail attachment to the
Editorial Office at: jabmseditor@gmail.com or editor@jabms.net. A
manuscript number will be mailed to the corresponding
author same day or within 72 hours.
The cover
letter should include the corresponding
author's full address and telephone/fax numbers and
should be in an e-mail message sent to the Editor, with
the file, whose name should begin with the first
author's surname, as an attachment. The authors may also
suggest two to four reviewers for the manuscript (JABMS
may designate other reviewers).
Article
Types
Seven
types of manuscripts may be submitted:
- Research paper. This category covers
papers which report on any type of research
undertaken by the author(s). The research may
involve the construction or testing of a model or
framework, action research, testing of data, market
research or surveys, empirical, scientific or
clinical research.
- Viewpoint. Any paper, where
content is dependent on the author's opinion and
interpretation, should be included in this category;
this also includes journalistic pieces.
- Technical paper. Describes and
evaluates technical products, processes or services.
- Conceptual paper. These papers will
not be based on research but will develop
hypotheses. The papers are likely to be discursive
and will cover philosophical discussions and
comparative studies of others' work and thinking.
- Case study. Case studies
describe actual interventions or experiences within
organizations. They may well be subjective and will
not generally report on research. A description of a
legal case or a hypothetical case study used as a
teaching exercise would also fit into this category.
- Literature review. It is expected that
all types of paper cite any relevant literature so
this category should only be used if the main
purpose of the paper is to annotate and/or critique
the literature in a particular subject area. It may
be a selective bibliography providing advice on
information sources or it may be comprehensive in
that the paper's aim is to cover the main
contributors to the development of a topic and
explore their different views.
- General review. This category covers
those papers which provide an overview or historical
examination of some concept, technique or
phenomenon. The papers are likely to be more
descriptive or instructional ("how to"
papers) than discursive.
Review
Process
Each
manuscript will be reviewed by the editor and, if judged
suitable for this publication, it will be sent to two
reviewers for a double blind peer review. Based on their
recommendations, the editor will then decide whether the
manuscript should be accepted as is, revised or
rejected. Decisions will be made as rapidly as possible,
and the journal strives to return reviewers’ comments
to authors within 2 weeks. The editorial board will
re-review manuscripts that are accepted pending
revision. It is the goal of the JABMS to publish
manuscripts within 8 weeks after submission. Results of
the peer review will be communicated to the authors by
the date specified.
