Call for Papers

We welcome papers relevant to all fields of business and economic develpment including, but not limited to, economic development, management, information technology, finance and marketing. All papers are considered with the understanding that they represent original material, have not been previously published, and are not currently under review by any other journal.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines 

Submissions can be made in a number of categories: They may be completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, case studies, best practices, and business proposals.

Manuscript should be double-spaced, in Font size of 12. Times New Roman font. Normal style, Justify alignment. Each paper should have paper title, authors’ names, affiliations, country and email addresses, an abstract and a maximum of six keywords on the front page.

Manuscript pages: Limited to 25 pages maximum, exclusive of references, tables, figures, appendixes and author biographies.

Paper Size: Letter size; width 8½ inch by height 11 inch

Paper margins: 1, 1, 1, 1 inches. Pages should be numbered consecutively in the upper right hand corner of the paper.

Manuscript Title: Uppercase and lowercase letters; centered.

Tables: Each table must have a brief title. Each table must be cited in the text. Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text.

Figures: Each figure must have a brief title. Each figure must be cited in the text. Number figures consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text.

Sections/Subsections:

ABSTRACT

Keywords:

LITERATURE REVIEW  -->( Level 1 Section Format –All capitals)

Literature Review Subsection -->(Level 2 Section Format –Capitalize only first letter of word)

Literature Review Sub Subsection --> (Level 3 Section Format – Capitalize only first letter of word, all in Italics )

REFERENCES:

• Citations: All sources included in the REREFENCES section must be cited in the body of the manuscript (and all sources cited in the manuscript must be included in the REREFENCES section).

Please use the APA referencing style for your paper. In text citations should be in an Author (year) and/or (Author, year) format

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• Order: Entries should be arranged in alphabetical order by first authors' last names. Sources without authors are arranged alphabetically by title within the same list

• Authors: Write out the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work. Use an ampersand (&) when listing multiple authors of a single work. e.g. Smith, J. D., & Jones, M.

• Indentation: The first line of the entry is flush with the left margin/alignment, and all subsequent lines are indented (5 spaces i.e. 0.25”) to form a "hanging indent".

• Italics:  Use italics for titles of books and journals
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 REFERENCES section must at the end of the manuscript but before APPENDIXES section. 

APPENDIXES

• If your paper only has one appendix, label it APPENDIX: Title
• If there more than one appendix, label them APPENDIX A: Title A, APPENDIX B: Title B, etc. \ in the order that each appendix is cited in the manuscript.

Please make your submission as one MSWord file.

All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed.

Final manuscript must reflect changes recommended by reviewers and associate editor, in addition to meeting the Manuscript Guidelines. See samples in published versions. It is recommended to have a native English speaking person proof-read your final manuscript before submitting it for publication.

Author’s biography and photo: Submit a maximum of 150-word biography in MS Word file and a passport size photo saved in JPEG. Please submit after the acceptance of your final manuscript. 

--------------Sample Manuscript Format –------------------------

An Approach to Global Business Management:

Maximizing Processes and Revenue

John Doe

GSMI John Doe University, USA

jdoe@gjd.edu

Peggy Doe

Peggy Doe University, China

pdoe@pd.edu

ABSTRACT

This paper reviews the literature regarding global business management strategies and identifies limitations. The paper proceeds and proposes a novel approach to global business management that when applied successfully leads to maximizing processes and revenue. The approach considers culture, information systems/technology, business strategy and organizational strategy, transformational leadership as the central components..  …………

Keywords: Business Strategy, Information Technology, Organizational Strategy, Culture, Business Management, Revenue

INTRODUCTION  --> (Level 1 Section Format –All capitals)

There are many existing strategies for business management …

LITERATURE REVIEW  --> (Level 1 Section Format –All capitals)

This section….

Literature Review Subsection -->(Level 2 Section Format –Capitalize only first letter of word)

This subsection addresses ... 

Literature Review Sub Subsection --> (Level 3 Section Format – Capitalize only first letter of word, all in Italics )

This sub subsection addresses ...

PROPOSED MANAGEMENT 

This section

Proposed Management Subsection

This subsection addresses

Proposed Management Sub Subsection

This sub subsection addresses ...  

METHODOLOGY

This section

EVALUATION OF PROPOSED MANAGEMENT

This section

CONCLUSION

The paper reviewed …before proposing…

REFERENCES

Armah, S & Doe, J (2006) Strategic Triangle Management Application in the Brazilian

Economy, Strategic Management  International Journal, 22, 493-530.

Blankson, W. (1991) Culture and Management, Journal of Management, 7, 99-120

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Kuofie, M,  Doe, P., Mack, D. and Rerolle, V (1998). Electronic Management:

Newsweek, 1, 152-159.

APPENDIXES

AUTHOR BiOGRAPHY/IES

Maximum of 100 words in MS Word plus a passport size photo of each author saved in JPEG. To be submitted after

acceptance of manuscript.