Submissions

Author Guidelines

Instructions for Authors

Manuscripts submitted for publication should be of high academic standard and are accepted on condition that they are contributed solely to the International Journal of Social Sciences and Business Research. Manuscripts, parts of which have been previously published in conference proceedings, may be accepted if they contain additional material not previously published and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submission of a multi-authored manuscript implies the consent of all the participating authors. All manuscripts considered for publication will be peer-reviewed by independent referees.

International Journal of Social Sciences and Business Research

1. The International Journal of Social Sciences and Business Research publishes two annual issues: 1) January-June and 2) July-December.
2. The original article has not been presented, nor is it in the process of being reviewed for publication in other journals.
3. The article must be written in English.

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The articles must fall within the aim and scope of the Journal, that is, business management and economics as a priority and their related fields in social sciences.

Business management encompasses all areas of business practices, new insights, and developments in business theories with a specific focus on tourism, marketing, business management, finance, or economics.

Related Social Sciences, we welcome original papers in 3 related areas: 

Research or academic papers must be 4000-6000 words long, including references, tables, graphs, charts, and figures.

For book or article reviews, the author should adhere to a 3-section structure as follows:

• Bibliographic entry: Please follow a 3-heading format. For example.

BOOK REVIEW

1. Summary of the content: Give a clear synopsis of the book's main points. This section may include the credibility/authority of the author in the field (if applicable). What is the book's main purpose, who is the target audience, and how does the author convince the reader to agree with his main points?

2. Critical evaluation: This is the most essential part of a book/article review. Your role is to critique and argue about the book's merit—to show the reader your view on how successfully the author accomplished what he or she intended to accomplish in writing this book or article.

3. The length of a book review is not to exceed 1200 words.

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Submission Guide

Authors are welcome to submit their manuscripts.

All submissions will be given an initial check by our editorial team. You will be notified of the initial check result within 2-3 weeks after submission. Only the article which passes the initial check will proceed to the review process (2 – 4 weeks). The author will be kept informed of the status of their paper.

Articles being currently considered for publication by other journals will not be accepted by the IJSSBR JOURNAL.

Suppose the author withdraws or sends a manuscript to other journals after it has been sent to peer review but before the final decision. In that case, the journal will charge the author a penalty fee for the time and resources spent.

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Specific Instructions for Submission

Manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Social Sciences and Business Research must include the following:

1. A manuscript text file contains a title page, abstract, keywords, contents, acknowledgements, and references. This file could also include figures or tables. The title page should include the title of the article, the full names and affiliations of all authors, and the full postal address and email address of the corresponding author. 

2. Manuscript files should be created using Microsoft Word (.doc, docx files), double-spaced on A4 size paper. Manuscripts must be typed in a single-column format with a double-spaced column with sufficient margins (2.54 cm) and insert line number for editorial and proofreader marks. The manuscript files should be no longer than 16 pages. Times New Roman font (16 pts. Bold for title; 11 pts. for author(s) and affiliation; 12 pts. bold for headings and subheadings; and 12 pts. normal for text throughout). All pages should be numbered consecutively with 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides of each page—left, right, top, and bottom. Indent the first line of every paragraph a standard ―Tab‖ key space (½ inch).

3. Abstracts should be no longer than 200-250 words. About 3-5 keywords should also be provided.

4. The manuscript must be written in high-quality English. For non-native English speakers, a language specialist should proofread the article. Poor use of English could result in immediate rejection of the paper.

5. All manuscripts must be submitted via the International Journal of Social Sciences and Business Research Online Submission System using Open Journal System: OJS by Thai journal citation index: TCI at https://so20.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ijssbr/index.

6. Titles should be no more than three typeset lines.

7. Headings and subheadings should be in bold, in 10 pt. Arial font. First-level headings should be aligned to the left in bold type. One line space should separate headings from the preceding text.

8. Figures and Tables should be numbered consecutively. Figures and tables must be in the appropriate manuscript context in the text file. The authors don't need to separate the figure and table files from the text file.

TIFF or JPG: Color or greyscale photographs (halftones): use a minimum of 360 ppi.

TIFF or JPG: Combinations bitmapped line/halftone (colour or greyscale): use a minimum of 600 ppi.

9. Acknowledgements should be as brief as possible, in a separate section before the references.

10. Citations of published literature in the text should be given in the form of author and year in parentheses (Dayton, 2019), or if the name forms part of a sentence, it should be followed by the year in parenthesis; Dayton (2019). All references mentioned in the Reference list must be cited in the text, and vice versa. 

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11. The References section of the Journal uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style (7th edition) for in-text citations and References. Organise the list alphabetically according to the first letter beginning each entry. Usually, the author’s last name is the first information in each entry. Use initials for the author’s first/middle name. Click here for APA citation Style.

Use the following format for your reference list:

Ewert, E. W., Mitten, D. S., & Overholt, J. R. (2014). Natural environments and human health.            CABInternational. https://doi.org/10.1079/978184593 9199.0000

Foxall, G. R. (2018). Context and cognition in consumer psychology: How perception and emotionguide action. Routledge.

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Washington, E. T. (2014). An overview of cyberbully in higher education. Adult Learning, 26(1), 21–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045159514558412

Moody, M. S. (2019). If instructional coaching really works, why isn't it working? Educational Leadership, 77(3), 30–35.

Dayton, K. J. (2019). Tangled arms: Modernizing and unifying the arm-of-the-state doctrine.

The University of Chicago Law Review, 86(6), 1497–1737. https://bit.ly/2SkWwcy

12. Page Numbering - Number all paper pages, beginning with the title page. The number is in the bottom right corner (1 inch (2.54) from the right and ½ inch (1.27) from the bottom page edges).

13. The revised manuscript should have the highlighted revised parts. Authors must write an explanation (how they have revised) along with their manuscript.

Publication Charge

• Free of charge.

SUBMISSION PREPARATION CHECKLIST

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

• The manuscript must not have been published or submitted elsewhere for consideration. (A brief explanation will be necessary to clarify this matter.)

• The submitted file is in a Microsoft Word document file with a single-column format.

• Where available, URLs for the references must be provided.

• Research or academic papers must be 4000-6000 words long, including references, tables, graphs, charts, and figures.

• The text must be double-spaced (a 10-point font Arial; italics rather than underlining except for URL addresses), and all illustrations, figures, and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end.

• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author's Guidelines.

• Attached to all submitted articles must be a 150–250-word abstract, Keywords (3-5), a statement containing the author’s present academic or nonacademic position and an address where the editors or interested readers may contact him or her. Authors should place their names on the cover page, but the name should not appear on headers or elsewhere in the body of the article. Full contact details for the corresponding author, including email, mailing address and telephone numbers, should also be provided. As the IJSSBR Journal is a peer-reviewed journal, the author must follow the instructions about Ensuring a Blind Review.

• Ensure there are no grammatical, spelling, or content errors in articles before submitting them to the IJSSBR Journal.

• The IJSSBR Journal uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style (7th edition) for in-text citations and References.

• Please register as an Author for paper submission online.