12/07/2019
Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Calling for papers
JBTM is inviting papers for Volume 04 No. 1 which is scheduled to be published on October, 2019. Last date for submission is August 31st, 2019. Articles previously published should not be submitted.
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Journal of Business, Technology and Management (JBTM) is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary journal published by the School of Business and Management, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua. JBTM publishes original and high quality research articles dedicated to promoting high standards and excellence in research,, development and dissemination of knowledge. It provides an opportunity to scholars, academics and researchers to share contemporary thoughts, innovations and discoveries in the following fields: business, economics, technology, energy, management, banking, public administration, policy studies, marketing, office management, strategic studies, accounting, auditing, human resources management, hotel and tourism, entrepreneurship development, education, journalism, psychology, sociology, social welfare, anthropology, linguistics, library science, etc.
TYPES OF PAPERS
Standard Full-Length Paper: This should contain 15-25 pages with figures and tables. it should describe new and carefully confirmed findings including experimental procedures (for science related articles). It should contain: the abstract, keywords, abbreviations (optional), introductions, review of related literature/theoretical background, methodology, findings, results/ discussion, recommendation ns, references, tables and legend to figures. For science related articles, materials and methods should be included.
Short Communication: Must not exceed 6-12 pages (without figures) and must contain the abstract, keywords, abbreviations (optional) the core of the paper, acknowledgments, references, tables and legends to figures. It should report a complete work but not preliminary fingings.
Review or Mini review: An overview of a topical field of interest for a wide spectrum of readers. Should contain: the abstract, topical sections and sub-sections, and references. It should be concise and not exceed 12-18 pages.
FORMAT FOR MANUSCRIPT
All manuscripts should be written in good English, typed, 1.5 line spaced with margins of 1 inch each side. Times New Roman font style with font size 12 only should be used. All pages should be numbered consecutively starting with the title page.
The first heading should be left justified, bold and in upper case letters. Subheadings should be left justified, bold and title case letters.
Title page should contain title of the paper, name(s) and address(es) of the author(s), the name of corresponding author (marked with asterisk) along with phone numbers, e-mails, an abstract, keywords.
The Abstract must be informative, self explanatory and not exceed 200 words in length. It should summarize all important results.
Keywords should be about 3 to 5 below the abstract.
All articles must adopt the latest APA citation and referencing style. Refer to www.apastyle.org.
Maximum allowable number of authors for an article is three (3).
Tables should be: presented in black and white print; self explanatory; single line spaced; numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals with short descriptive titles. Columns should be separated with horizontal lines only.
Figure legends should be typed in numerical order. Graphs should be prepared using applications capable of generating high resolution GIF, TIFF, JPEG or powerpoint before pasting on the Microsoft word manuscript file. Designate figures using Arabic numerals (eg. Fig 1).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
* All manuscripts should be submitted in soft copy (Disc) to the Editor or electronically in Microsoft Word format (.Doc) as attachment through any of these addresses: [email protected]
[email protected].
* Each article attracts an assessment fee of N2,000 and upon acceptance, a publication fee of N10,000. Only articles fully paid for will be published.
* All payments should made through:
Bank: First Bank of Nigeria Plc
Account Number: 2016833968
For enquiries contact
Dr. Edet O. Anwana: Editor - In - Chief IBTM -
Phone: 08026205669; 08133861362