University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

College of Business

ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH

Journal Guidelines

About the Publication

Advances in Business Research (ABR): It is a research journal that provides a forum for current thoughts, techniques, theories, issues, trends, and innovations in the business administration, entrepreneurship, leadership, and other related fields as listed above. All manuscripts submitted to this journal will be subject to a double-blind peer review process. All manuscripts submitted should be original and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal requires that manuscripts follow the style and format outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The journal will be listed in Cabell Directories (electronic version) in the upcoming update. ISSN: 2153-6511.

Review Information

·         Type of Review: Blind

·         No. of External Reviewers: 2

·         No. of In-House Reviewers: 1

·         Acceptance Rate: 30%-40%

·         Time to Review: 2-3 months

·         Reviewers Comments: Yes

·         Invited Articles: Yes 

Manuscript Topics:

Anyone interested in the following teaching areas should attend: Business administration; leadership issues; accounting; management; marketing, advertising and sales; finance; economics; entrepreneurship; family and small business enterprises; business information systems (MIS); business education; business law; business ethics; international business; human resource management; operations management; research/statistics; organizational behavior and theory; organizational development; strategic management policy; technology/innovation; pedagogy; e-commerce; health care administration; non-profit organizations; public administration, business and organizational communication, case studies related to business, decision sciences, taxes, teaching (all areas of business), and cross-disciplinary areas of business with other areas are also encouraged. 

MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES/COMMENTS

Format

·         Manuscripts should be typed on a standard size paper (8.5 by 11) and should not exceed 25 pages, including references, appendixes, tables, and figures.

·          The manuscript must use Microsoft Word and should be typed in a 12-point font. It must be double spaced (excluding references, appendixes, tables, and figures). All margins are one inch.

·         Main headings should be centered and typed in all capitals. Example: INTRODUCTION.

·         Secondary headings should be typed flush with the left margin and in small letters, with major words beginning with capitals. Example: Learning Models.

·         Tables, figures, and graphs should be included where they are discussed. Do not include notations like: (insert table 1 about here).

·         Do not paginate within the manuscript.

·         Do not use footnotes in your manuscript.

·         Citations should be made in the text by enclosing the cited author's name and the year of the work cited in parentheses. Example: Several studies (Johnson, 2003; Smith, 2006; Green, 2007) support this finding.

·         Direct quotations must give a page number(s); these follow the date of publication and are separated from it by a colon. Example: Johnson indicated that writing is a difficult process (2005: 6).

·         Periodical reference example: Johnson, C. (2006). The art of writing. Academy of Management Journal 32(1), 112-125.

·         Book reference example: Johnson, C. (2006). The art of writing, New York: Macmillan.

·         Chapter in a book example: Green, J.T., Brown, J.O., & Watson, D.A. (1999). Contemporary issues and new directions in higher development. In L.W. White (Ed.), Aging in America (pp 234-278). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

·         The title page should include the title of the manuscript and appropriate contact information (authors' names, affiliations, complete address, contact phone numbers, and e-mail addresses).

·         The second page should repeat the title of the manuscript and a brief (not to exceed 100 words) abstract. Excluding title page, the manuscript should not contain the name of the author or any affiliation that would allow the reviewer to determine authorship.

Assumptions

·         Authors have submitted original work and made every effort to ensure accuracy of the manuscript.

·         Accepted ethical standards have been applied in the research and/or preparation of the manuscript submitted for publication.

·         Authors have obtained appropriate permissions so that the publication of the manuscript would not violate any copyright or other personal or proprietary rights of others.

·         Publication decisions are based on the recommendations of the journal's editorial board. Submissions are typically assigned to three reviewers for consideration. Weak or inappropriate submissions may be returned to authors without formal reviews. Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically to: abr@uafortsmith.edu  or  mzainuba@uafortsmith.edu

Please direct all inquiries to:

Dr. Mohamed Zainuba, Editor
Advances in Business Research
College of Business
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
5210 Grand Ave.
P.O. Box 3649
Fort Smith, AR 72913   USA
Phone: 479-788-7774 // Fax: 479-788-7818

    mzainuba@uafortsmith.edu