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Instructions for Authors
The African Journal of Business Management (AJBM) publishes
research analysis and inquiry into issues of importance to the business
community. Articles in AJBM examine emerging trends and concerns in the
areas of general management, business law, public responsibility and ethics,
marketing theory and applications, business finance and investment, general
business research, business and economics education, production/operations
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 AJBM is to
broaden the knowledge of business professionals and academicians by
promoting free access and provide valuable insight to business-related
information, research and ideas. AJBM is a monthly publication and all
articles are peer-reviewed
The African Journal of Business Management
will be published monthly (one volume per year) by Academic Journals.
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:
ajbm@academicjournals.org
or
ajbm.acadjourn@gmail.com . 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 (AJBM may
designate other reviewers).
The African Journal of Business
Management will only accept manuscripts submitted as e-mail
attachments.
Article Types
Three types of manuscripts may
be submitted:
Regular articles:
These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and research
methods should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the
work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum required to describe
and interpret the work clearly.
Short Communications:
A Short Communication is suitable for recording the results of complete
small investigations or giving details of new models,
innovative methods
or
techniques. The style of main sections need
not conform to that of full-length papers. Short communications are 2 to 4
printed pages (about 6 to 12 manuscript pages) in length.
Reviews:
Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest
are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than 4-6
printed pages (about 12 to 18 manuscript pages). Reviews manuscripts are
also peer-reviewed.
Review Process
All manuscripts are reviewed by an editor and members
of the Editorial Board or qualified outside reviewers. Decisions will be
made as rapidly as possible, and the journal strives to return reviewers’
comments to authors within 3 weeks. The editorial board will re-review
manuscripts that are accepted pending revision. It is the goal of the AJBM
to publish manuscripts within 8 weeks after submission.
Regular articles
All portions of the manuscript must be typed
double-spaced and all pages numbered starting from the title page.
The Title should be a brief phrase describing the contents of the
paper. The Title Page should include the authors' full names and
affiliations, the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax and
E-mail information. Present addresses of authors should appear as a
footnote.
The Abstract should be informative and
completely self-explanatory, briefly present the topic, state the scope of
the work, indicate significant data, and point out major findings and
conclusions. The Abstract should be 100 to 200 words in length.. Complete
sentences, active verbs, and the third person should be used, 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.
Following the abstract, about 3 to 10 key words
that will provide indexing references to should be listed.
A list of non-standard Abbreviations should be
added. In general, non-standard abbreviations should be used only when the
full term is very long and used often. Each abbreviation should be spelled
out and introduced in parentheses the first time it is used in the text.
The Introduction should provide a clear
statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, and the
proposed approach or solution. It should be understandable to colleagues
from a broad range of disciplines.
Materials and methods should be complete enough to allow
possible replication of the research. However, only truly new research
methods should be described in
detail; previously published methods should be cited, and important
modifications of published methods 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 should be presented with clarity and
precision. The results should be written in the past tense when describing
author's findings. Previously published findings should
be written in the present tense. Results should be explained, but largely
without referring to the literature. Discussion, speculation and detailed
interpretation of data should not be included in the Results but should be
put into the Discussion section.
The Discussion should interpret the findings in
view of the results obtained in this and in past studies on the topic.
State the conclusions in a few sentences at the end of the paper. The
Results and Discussion sections can include subheadings, and when
appropriate, both sections can be combined.
The Acknowledgments
of people, grants, funds, etc should be brief.
Tables should be kept to a minimum and be
designed to be as simple as possible. Tables are to be typed double-spaced
throughout, including headings and footnotes. 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. The details of the research methods should
preferably be described in the legend instead of in the text. The same data
should not be presented in both table and graph form or repeated in the
text.
Figure legends should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet.
Graphics should be prepared using applications capable of generating high
resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or PowerPoint before pasting in the Microsoft
Word manuscript file. Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word. Use
Arabic numerals to designate figures and upper case letters for their parts
(Figure 1). Begin each legend with a title and include sufficient description
so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of the
manuscript. Information given in legends should not be repeated in the text.
References: In the text, a reference identified
by means of an author’s name should be followed by the date of the reference
in parentheses. When there are more than two authors, only the first
author’s name should be mentioned, followed by ‘et al’. In the event that an
author cited has had two or more works published during the same year, the
reference, both in the text and in the reference list, should be identified
by a lower case letter like ‘a’ and ‘b’ after the date to distinguish the
works.
Examples:
Smith (2000), Wang et al. (2003), (Kelebeni, 1983), (Usman and Smith,
1992), (Chege, 1998; Chukwura, 1987a,b; Tijani, 1993, 1995), (Kumasi et al.,
2001)
References should be listed at the end of the paper in
alphabetical order. Articles in preparation or articles submitted for
publication, unpublished observations, personal communications, etc. should
not be included in the reference list but should only be mentioned in the
article text (e.g., A. Kingori, University of Nairobi, Kenya, personal
communication). Journal names are abbreviated according to Chemical
Abstracts. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of the references.
Examples:
Papadogonas TA (2007). The financial performance of
large and small firms: evidence from Greece. Int. J. Financ. Serv. Manage.
2(1/2): 14 – 20.
Mihiotis AN, Konidaris NF (2007). Internal auditing: an
essential tool for adding value and improving the operations of financial
institutions and organizations. Int. J. Financ. Serv. Manage. 2(1/2): 75 –
81.
Gurau C (2006). Multi-channel banking in Romania: a
comparative study of the strategic approach adopted by domestic and foreign
banks Afr. J. Financ. Servic. Manage. 1(4): 381 – 399.
Yoon CY,Leem CS (2004).Development of an evaluation
system of personal e-business competency and maturity levels Int. J.
Electron. Bus. 2(4): 404 – 437.
Short Communications
Short Communications are limited to a maximum of two
figures and one table. They should present a complete study that is more
limited in scope than is found in full-length papers. The items of
manuscript preparation listed above apply to Short Communications with the
following differences: (1) Abstracts are limited to 100 words; (2) instead
of a separate Materials and Methods section, research methods may be
incorporated into Figure Legends and Table footnotes; (3) Results and
Discussion should be combined into a single section.
Proofs and Reprints: Electronic proofs will be
sent (e-mail attachment) to the corresponding author as a PDF file. 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. Because AJBM will be published
online without access restrictions, authors will have electronic access to the full text ( PDF) of the article. Authors can download the PDF file from
which they can print unlimited copies of their articles.
Copyright: Submission of a manuscript implies:
that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of
an abstract or as part of a published lecture, or thesis) that it is not
under consideration for publication elsewhere; that if and when the
manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to automatic
transfer of the copyright to the publisher.
Fees and Charges: Authors are charged a $450 handling
fee. Publication of an article in the African Journal of Business Management is not contingent upon the author's ability to pay the charges.
Neither is acceptance to pay the handling fee a guarantee that the paper
will be accepted for publication. Handling fee is accepted only after a
manuscript has been reviewed and accepted for publication. Authors may still request (in advance)
that the editorial office waive some of the handling fee under special
circumstances.
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