Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal or conference for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word format (doc or docx).
  • The article is prepared in Business Trends journal template.

Author Guidelines

Review policy

All papers submitted for publication in Business Trends journal undergo a double-blind peer review process (neither the reviewers nor the authors know their identity).

  • Authors upload a non-anonymized version of their paper to the editorial system, in which the peer-review process takes place.
  • The editorial team anonymizes the manuscript before forwarding it to the reviewers.
  • Upon completion of the review process, authors are informed of the results via the editorial system.
  • Authors make any necessary revisions as directed by the reviewers and the editorial team.
  • Reviewers are selected based on expertise and experience.
  • Reviewers must maintain confidentiality of the content of the papers and may not use the information obtained for other purposes.
  • Reviewers provide objective and constructive feedback.
  • Editors and organizers are responsible for the proper conduct of the review process and coordinate communication between reviewers and authors through the editorial system.

This policy ensures transparency and fairness of the review process.

Further instructions for authors

The length of the paper should be up to 8 A4 pages, typically containing around 6,000 words, including tables. Authors are required to use Microsoft Word with Arial Narrow 12 pt font, single spacing, block alignment, and all margins set to 2.50 cm, with no page numbers. Paragraphs should be aligned in block format without indentation of the 1st line, and there should be a 6pt space before each paragraph. Text can be shifted using tabs. Citations should be given in the text following the APA format.

Tables and figures should be placed directly in the text and numbered with titles. They should be left justified, with a font size of 10 pt and bold formatting. Below each right-aligned table or figure, the source from which the author derived the information must be indicated.

Mathematical relationships should be expressed using the Equation Editor. Formulas should be identified by a number in round brackets, using Arial Narrow 12 pt font and right-justified next to the formula.

If the paper reports the results of a specific project, the project code, title, and the name of the funder (in italics) may be provided at the end of the paper. The following information must be included in the paper: full name(s) of the author(s), the name of the organization and its address, and the author(s)' e-mail address. Only one corresponding author is required, and the journal needs no biographical information.

Copyright Notice

All papers submitted for journal review must be original and must not have been published in any other way before, during or after the conference. The author(s) should also not submit similar papers to multiple conferences or journals.

Privacy Statement

Names, addresses and email addresses published in submissions will be used only for the purpose of publication and presentation in the journal. They will not be provided by the editors to any third party.