Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

A. General Guideline for Authors

• Manuscripts of research articles to be written in English only.
• Manuscripts would be accepted for consideration on the understanding that they are original contribution to the existing knowledge on business studies, unpublished and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
• Each article will be prefaced by an abstract containing no more than 200 words.
• All manuscripts should be 1.5pt spaced. Margins should be one inch (2.5cm) at the top, bottom, and sides of the page. Articles should not be more than 8,000 to 10,000 words in length.

B. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to this journal must comply with the journal's Scope as well as the Author Guidelines. Submissions should demonstrate scientific quality, originality, and relevance to the journal's aims.

Every research article undergoes a double-blind peer-review process to ensure fairness, quality, and academic integrity. Each manuscript is evaluated anonymously by at least two independent experts in the relevant field. Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision regarding publication. The peer-review process generally takes 4–12 weeks.

The editorial decisions are classified as follows:

• Reject: The manuscript is not suitable for publication and cannot be resubmitted in its current form.
• Resubmit for Review: The manuscript has potential but requires substantial revisions before it can be reconsidered. A revised version will undergo another round of peer review.
• Accept with Revisions: The manuscript is accepted subject to minor or major revisions. The revised version will be evaluated by the editor to ensure that all required changes have been satisfactorily addressed before publication.
• Accept: The manuscript is approved for publication without any further revisions.

After the review process is completed, the corresponding author will receive the editorial decision along with reviewers' comments. Authors are expected to submit the revised manuscript within the timeframe specified in the decision letter. Failure to submit the revised manuscript within the specified period, or to notify the editorial office of any delay, may result in withdrawal or rejection of the submission.

C. Article Formatting

• The title page of the manuscript should contain the title of the paper, the name(s) of 
  authors(s) and a footnote giving the current affiliation of authors(s).
• As far as possible all articles should be organized into the following sections. All sections and sub-sections should carry clear and distinct sub-headings with numbering.
  1. Introduction (including motivation)
  2. Literature Review (including research gap)
  3. Research Methodology
  4. Empirical Findings
  5. Conclusions and Limitations (including theoretical, practical, and/or policy implications)

D. Table and Figure Formatting

• Tables and Figures for the main text and each of its appendices should be numbered serially and separately.
• Whenever possible, the text within tables and figures should match the font style used in the main text. The font size should be the same as the main text or slightly smaller to ensure readability and consistency.
• All tables and figures should be center-aligned, with an appropriate title placed above each. All tables must use full borders.

E. Referencing Requirements

JBS follows American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition guide for both in-text citation and references. The following are sample references.

Books:
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Journal Articles:
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Chapters in Edited Books:
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

Published Dissertations:
Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Publication No. 10169573) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Unpublished Dissertations:
Harris, L. (2014). Instructional leadership perceptions and practices of elementary school leaders [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Virginia.

Conference Proceedings:
Cacioppo, S. (2019, April 25–28). Evolutionary theory of social connections: Past, present, and future [Conference presentation abstract]. Ninety-ninth annual convention of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA, United States. https://westernpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WPA-Program-2019-Final-2.pdf

G. Journal Policy on AI and Plagiarism

Manuscripts must have a similarity index of less than 30%, excluding the reference list. Submissions with a similarity index of 30% or higher may be rejected during the review process or, if already published, may be subject to retraction in accordance with the journal's publication ethics.

Authors must disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI) in preparing their manuscripts, including text, figures, images, tables, or code. This disclosure should be included in the Acknowledgments section and specify the AI tool used, the sections where AI assistance was applied, and the nature of its contribution. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the manuscript.