{"id":6,"date":"2020-12-18T21:44:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gber\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:45:41","slug":"manuscript-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gber\/manuscript-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuscript Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manuscript must be presented in the following format:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All materials should be double-spaced.<\/li>\n<li>Margins should be\u00a0one inch on each side.<\/li>\n<li>Pages should be limited to 20 pages (about 5000 &#8211; 8000 words)<\/li>\n<li>Endnotes should be numbered consecutively and begin on a new page following the text material.<\/li>\n<li>References should begin on the page following any endnotes and be unnumbered but in alphabetical order.<\/li>\n<li>Tables and figures should be placed within the text materials.<\/li>\n<li>Citation and reference must follow the APA format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuscript Submission Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[wpforms id=&#8221;17775&#8243; title=&#8221;false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuscript Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Format\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manuscripts must adopt the following format:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Papers must provide an abstract of not more than 200 words<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key words<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the abstract, papers should provide a maximum of 5 keywords that capture the essence of the article. Keywords will be used for indexing purposes. Following the keywords provide relevant JEL codes. Relevant JEL codes may be found at: https\/\/www.aeaweb.ort\/econlit\/jelcodes.php?view=jel.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example: JEL Codes: M10, M2, B20, P50, Q20<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuscripts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manuscripts should generally be divided into the following sections<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n<li>Literature Review<\/li>\n<li>Data and Methodology<\/li>\n<li>Empirical Results and Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Summary and Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Funding\n<ul>\n<li>Declared source of funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Declaration of Interest\n<ul>\n<li>Author should declare if there are any financial interests or personal relationships that may influence the result of the paper. If none, state so<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgement<\/li>\n<li>References<\/li>\n<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<li>Authors of accepted papers will be required to sign copyright assignment forms before the papers are published. Authors certify that papers published are their original contributions that have not been published or under publication consideration elsewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title Page or Cover Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To maintain anonymity during the review process, manuscripts must be submitted with a separate title or cover page containing the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Author(s) Name<\/li>\n<li>Affiliation<\/li>\n<li>Current Mailing Address<\/li>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>Telephone Number<\/li>\n<li>Corresponding Author<\/li>\n<li>Short biography of the author(s) &#8211; about 100-150 word<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authors should not include any information that may lead to their identification in the manuscript<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submission fees are waived for this issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manuscript must be presented in the following format: All materials should be double-spaced. Margins should be\u00a0one inch on each side. Pages should be limited to 20 pages (about 5000 &#8211; 8000 words) Endnotes should be numbered consecutively and begin on a new page following the text material. 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