Submission Guidelines
Author Guidelines
Submission of Research Paper /Articles
Manuscripts should follow the formatting guidelines of the Journal of Business Economics and Management Studies (JBEMS). Authors are advised to follow specific guidelines when submitting their manuscripts. The editorial committee will review the submitted paper, and a decision will be communicated to the author about further proceedings. Authors are expected strictly to maintain the 3000- 5000 word limit.
Authors are kindly requested to submit full-text papers including results, tables, figures and references.
Authors can submit their manuscript by e-mail to editorjbems@esn.ac.lk
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors must check off their submission's compliance with all the author guidelines, and submissions may be returned to authors who do not adhere to these guidelines. The article should have been proofread and corrected for errors.
Full Paper Structure
Each article is requested to follow the guidelines provided below
Author Names and Affiliations – Author asked to clearly indicate the name(s) of each author and Present the authors' affiliation addresses.
First Author’s Full Name (Do not abbreviate the primary given name and surname/family name; Middle names may be abbreviated)
Position
Department and Work Place (e.g., university or agency name)
City, Province/State, Country (of your workplace)
Email address
Second Author’s Full Name (do not abbreviate first and last names)
Position
Department and Work Place (e.g., university or agency name)
City, Province/State, Country (of your workplace)
Email address
Third, Fourth, Fifth, and other Author’s Full Name (do not abbreviate first and last names)
(same information as above)
Main content text
The research article must contain an introduction, literature review, materials & method, findings and discussion, and conclusion. The introduction part must include the research objective of the study.
Main content text with all tables and figures aligned in their location (do not send tables and figures separately unless requested), list of symbols and abbreviations, acknowledgement, references (follow standard format).
Tables
All tables should be numbered in order; the word Table may be bolded. The table number should be properly given. Large size tables should be split into two or more tables and accommodated within the page size. Table width and cell sizing should be even, and all the content should be centered. A number of the tables should be given over the tables without any border and shading.
Figures
All figure numbers should be arranged orderly, and the figures should not be supplied separately but pasted in the proper place. Figure number and title should be given top of the figure, the content of the figure should be explained in the title of the figure. Please do not give the figures and tables on the last page; provide them wherever necessary in the article.
Acknowledgements
Bring together acknowledgements for required individuals, organizations and institutes in a separate section at the end of the article before the references.
All references must be arranged first alphabetically.
References should be the last part of the article following the below given format:
- Journal Article: Shorrocks, A. F. (1995). Revisiting the Sen Poverty index. Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, 1225-1230.
- Books: Jhingan, M. L. (2011). The economics of development and planning. Vrinda Publications.
- Book Chapter: Botkin, J (2006). What do you meant by Ecosystem in: Environmental Science of Living Plater, 3rd edition, E-age Publishing, New York.
- Conferences: Ganeshkumar. B, “Geospatial technology for disaster management”, International Conference on Disaster Mitigation and Management, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, pp 234-238.
- Web Pages: Kandeepan J (2007) How to draw in Computers. IOP Publishing Physics Web. http://company.org/articles/news/11/6/16/2. Accessed 26 June 2021.
- Reference citation
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list
Single author: the author’s name (without initials) and the year of publication:
Two authors: Both authors name and also the year of publication of the article.
Three or more than three authors: First author’s name followed by “et al.” Example Laxman et al., 2004.
Citing web references can be like the journal article reference.
Format for Typesetting
Manuscripts must be typewritten using MS word. Each page must be numbered
- Paper size: A4 typed
- Margins: Top, bottom, left and right margins of 25 mm
- Line spacing: 1.15
- Page and line numbering: All pages should be sequentially numbered starting from the abstract page using Arabic numbers.
- Font and font-size: Bamini, size 12
- For main heading or title: 14 points, bold
- For Subtitle: 12 points and bold
- Word Limit: 3000-5000 words