Call for papers for AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE)

   

                                                                                           Office of Research and Publications (ORP)

                                                                                           American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB)

                                                                                           Call for papers for AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE)

                                                                                           ISSN 1683-8742

Office of the Research and Publications (ORP) is going to publish its regular research based journal, that is, AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE).  The Editorial Board of the journal invites research based articles /papers in the broader areas of accounting, finance, banking, business, management and economics. This journal is primarily devoted to the extension and further development and dissemination of knowledge in the field of business and economics for the benefit of academics as well as for practicing enterprise managers. “November 2016”, issue of the journal will be published shortly. Paper submission Deadline is 15 September 2016. The papers must adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. The submitted manuscript must be original and must not be submitted for publication anywhere else. Once submitted, the same article should not be re-submitted for publication elsewhere until an editorial decision is made.
  2. An article should not be co-authored by not more than two. In case of a highly technical or multi-disciplinary article, the number of co-author can be three.
  3. All articles to be published are processed through a blind referral system by a panel of experts. The responsibility for opinions in signed articles, studies and other contributions rest entirely on their authors and publication does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the same by AIUB.
  4. The manuscript must be typed (Times New Roman, 11 pt.) on one side of the A4 size paper in a double spaced manner and should not exceed 25 pages (including the abstract, figures, tables and references) with 1-inch left/right margins and 1-inch top/bottom margins. Tables should have a font size of 9 pt. and these should be numbered consecutively.
  5. The title page of article should contain the name (s) of the authors’ along with their designations, contact and email addresses. The corresponding author must be indicated by an asterisk. Any symbol except asterisk should be used to amplify the credentials of other authors.
  6. The second page of the submitted paper should contain the title and single-spaced abstract of the paper not exceeding 175 words. The main paper should begin from third page and should not relist the title or author. The paper should be divided into sections and subsections to aid smooth reading. Section headings should be hold in all capital letters while subsections should be hold upper lower cases.
  7. Footnotes should be avoided as far as possible. Essential notes should be numbered consecutively in the text and grouped together at the end in an annexure. Equation editor should be used for mathematical expressions and these should be referenced by consecutive numbering throughout the text, on the right hand side of the page, using (1), (2) etc.
  8. Bibliographical references should be made in a defined structure (Harvard Style):

1. Books (with named authors): Author's last name, initials, year published, title, publisher, place of publication.

Momsen, J. H. (2004), Gender and Development, Routledge, London. 

When there are two writers then you should use “and” to separate the authors.

Momsen, J. H. and Mahmud, M.T. (2004), Gender and Development, Routledge, London. 

When there are more than two writers then you should use both “comma” (,) and “and” to separate the authors.

Momsen, J. H., Tariq, M.H. and Mahmud, M.T. (2004), Gender and Development, Routledge, London.

2. Books (by editors): Editor’s last name, initials, year published, title, publisher, place of publication.

Momsen, J. H. (Ed.) (2004), Gender and Development, Routledge, London. 

3. Chapter (in a book): Author's last name, initials, year published, "Chapter title," author or editor's last name, initials, book title, publisher, place of publication.

Wilson, B. (2004), "Gender and Urbanization”, in Momsen, J. H. (Ed.), Gender and Development, Routledge, London.

When the book author and chapter are the same, then mentioning the second author name / editor name is not required.

Wilson, B. (2004), "Gender and Urbanization”, Gender and Development, Routledge, London.

4. Article (in a periodical): Author's last name, initials, year published, "Article title," periodical/journal/magazine title, volume, number, pages.

Wilson, B. (1995), "Good Citations," Style Quarterly, Volume IX, Number 3, pp. 102-130.

5. Web page: Author's last name, initials, year of publication, "page title," URL, date and time of site visit.

Wilson, B. (1995), "Good Citations", http://www.domain.com/style.html, March 4, 2009, 10:00 am.

If no trace of the writer is available, then just mention the title of the web page and link:

“Good Citations”, http://www.domain.com/style.html, March 4, 2009, 10:00 am.

For citation of published papers/books in the text, following style should be followed:

  1. Kirkwood (2005)
  2. Kirkwood and Nahm (2006)
  3. (e.g. see De Fond and jiambalvo, 1994; Dichev and Skinner, 2002)
  4. (FASB 1986:9)
  5. (Skinner and Sloan, 2002:75)

 

  1. The Soft copy is to be emailed to: orp@aiub.edu. Additionally, two Set of printed copies should be submitted to this address:  Associate Editor, AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE), Office of Research and Publications (ORP), House 83/B, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh.

Articles can be submitted in any time throughout the year. Articles are reviewed and accepted as an on-going process. However, article submission deadline for this issue is 15 September 2016. A letter of acknowledgement will be sent to the author(s) upon receiving the paper. Papers approved by the editorial board will receive another notification and author/s has to take initiative to format the paper according to the following guidelines (please maintain this in a very meticulous manner):

1. Page Setup:
1.1 Margins
Top – 1.2”, Bottom – 1.2”, Left – 0.8” and Right – 1.0”
Gutter – 0”, Gutter Position – Left
Orientation – Portrait
Pages: Multiple pages – Normal
Preview: Apply to – Whole documents
1.2 Paper
Width – 6.5”
Height – 9.5”
1.3 Layout
Different odd and even
Different first pages
Header – 0.5”
Footer – 0.5”


2. Title:
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Centre
Font Style – Bold
Font Size – 14
Case – Title Case


3. Author:
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Right
Font Style – Bold and Italics
Font Size – 10


4. Headings:
First: 1. [tab] Sentence case, Font Style–Bold, Font Size–12
Second: 1.1 [tab] Sentence case, Font Style–Regular, Font
Size–12
Third: [no numbering] Sentence case, Font Style–Bold, Font
Size–11


5. Abstract & Body:
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Justified
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 11


6. Paragraphs:
Indent and spacing
6.1 Indentation
Left – 0”
Right – 0”
Special – First line By: 0.5” *
* Except first paragraph under each heading (or sub heading)
6.2 Spacing
Before – 0 pt
After – 6 pt
Line Spacing – Single


7. Header:
7.1 Odd page header
Text – Title of the paper in Title Case
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Left
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 8
7.2 Even page header
Text – Name of the Journal and Issue Number [filled by publisher]
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Right
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 8


8. Footnotes
8.1 General
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Right
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 8
8.2 Format
Number of Format – 1, 2, 3…
Start at – 1
Numbering – Continuous
Apply changes to – Whole documents


9. Tables/Figures:
9.1 Title
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Centre
Font Style – Bold
Font Size – 9
Format – Number: [space] Title [Sentence Case]
Size: Preferred width – 4.7, Measure in – Inches
Alignment – Centre, Text wrapping – None
9.2 Text
Font – Garamond
Alignment – Centre
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 9


10. References:
Font – Times New Roman
Alignment – Justified
Font Style – Regular
Font Size – 11
Hanging Indent by 0.5”

Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna

The Editor

AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE)

American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB)

House 83/B, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh

      And

Md. Firoz Hasan

Associate Editor, AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE) &

Director, Office of Research and Publications (ORP)

American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB)

House 83/B, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh