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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Submission File: The submissio files should be provided in MS Word format (2013 or later versions). The tables should be in MS Word or Excel Formats. The figures should be in JPG format. If a PDF file is submitted, the authors should also submit all the source files.

Submission Size: Submitted papers should be 7000  or less in length including all text, tables and figures. including references and appendices. Please count 200 words for each figure or table.

Submission Type:      IJFBP accepts unpublished submission in the form of any of the following:

  • Quantitative or Qualitative Research Paper (preferred);
  • Research or Teaching Case (a separate Teaching Note has to be submitted in case of a Teaching Case);
  • Conceptual Paper; or
  • Book Reviews with supporting literature or evidence (book should be publised maximum 2-3 years before this publication) at least 2000 or more words.

 

Submission Method: The authors should first register themselves as Authors on http://e-journal.president.ac.id/presunivojs/index.php/IJFBP/login. Register as new user and then select the type as Author. The authors are also advised to simultaneously register as Reviewers also. Authors may get papers for review. The reviewers may be rewarded depending on the editorial policy time to time. Only the registered authors will be able to upload their files for submission. After uploading the files, it may take some time to get the papers reviewed. Therefore, authors are requested to be patient. If there is no response, then authors can follow up with the Chief Editor using email ID ijfbp@president.ac.id or call +62 (21) 8910 9762.

Title:   The title of the submitted paper should reflect the core theme of the paper and should be ideally less than 15 words. It is advisable that the criterion or criterion variable should be included in the title. It should use Title font in Times New Roman, font size 20, centred.

Author details: All contributing authors’ names should be added to the submission, and their names arranged in the correct order for publication.

  • Correct email addresses should be supplied for each author in their separate author accounts
  • The full name of each author must be given in the order of Surname, First name, Middle Name
  • The affiliation of each contributing author should be provided along with the name. The affiliation listed should be where they were based at the time that the research for the paper was conducted
  • The email should be provided against each author name.
  • The corresponding author should be indicated by super script * against the name of the author.

 

Author Biographies  The submission should include a brief professional biography of not more than 100 words for each named author with a thumbnail photograph, with clear face features.

Abstract: The abstract is mandatory and should be less than or equal to 200 words and should, essentially, contain:

  • Research problem in case of research and case issues in case of a case study after defining the concepts/ variables involved
  • Methodology in case of research or approach in case of a conceptual paper
  • Findings in case of research or case questions in case of a case study
  • Contribution to theoretical body of knowledge or practical applications to the business, society or economy

The abstract should be in Times New Roman, font size 10, justified.

Keywords: Authors should provide appropriate 5 keywords. The keywords should reflect the main characteristics of the submission. The keywords should be in Times New Roman, font size 10, justified.

Text in Main Body:   The text should be using Times New Roman size 12 font single spacing. The paragraphs should not be more than 15 lines. There should be a single line space between the paragraphs.

Headings in Body      Headings must be specific with not more than 5 words for Heading 1 (font size 16 bold Times New Roman, left aligned), not more than 8 words for Heading 2 (font size 14 bold Times New Roman), and not more than 13 words for Heading 3 (font size 12 bold Times New Roman). Authors are discouraged to use Heading 4 onwards. Authors must use bold letters or underline to highlight something, if required.

Notes/ Endnotes: Notes or Endnotes should not be used. All explanations, only if absolutely necessary, must be provided in Appendices at the end of the paper.

Figures and Tables:  All Figures (charts, diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots, and photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form in files separate from the main body of the submission. The position of the Figure should be clearly labelled in the main body. Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel should be supplied in their native formats. Electronic figures created in all other applications should be copied from the origination software and saved in JPG format only.

Similarly, Tables should be included in a separate file from the main body. The position of each table should be clearly labelled in the body text of article with corresponding labels being clearly shown in the separate file. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table or figure.

All tables and figures should also have source information apart from the titles in APA 6.

References and Citations: References and citations to other publications must be in APA 6 style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word (version released in 2013 onwards and not before) document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs and DOIs for the references have been provided.
  4. The contribution follows the author guidelines
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

Copyright Notice

Photocopying

Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of fee is required for all other photocopying, including or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for educational classroom use. For information on how to seek permission, please email at ijfbp@president.ac.id or call +62 (21) 8910 9762.

Electronic Storage or usage

Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal including any article or part of an article. Please, email at ijfbp@president.ac.id. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher.

Agreement and policies

President University has established agreements and developed policies to allow authors whose articles appear in journals published by President University, to comply with potential manuscript archiving requirements. To learn more about existing agreements and policies please email at ijfbp@president.ac.id.

 

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