Aims and Scope

African Journal of Business and Economic Research (AJBER) is a blind refereed, high quality international journal that provides a forum for the publication of articles from academics, business practitioners, and policy makers. The journal aims to advance both theoretical and empirical research, inform policies and practices, and improve understanding of how economic and business decisions shape the lives of Africans.

The journal accepts papers that may have a continental, regional or country focus. It is also envisaged that occasional special issues of AJBER will be devoted to thematic topics or to sub-regions or countries.

Submission Information

Submit four (4) copies of all manuscript to editorial office:

 Dr. John O. Okpara

College of Business

Associate Professor of Management

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Submissions may also occur electronically through the editor’s email address.jokpara@bloomu.edu

Your submission will be acknowledged electronically immediately it has been received. You will also be informed when the editor has assigned reviewers to your paper.

The Reviewing Process

The editor reviews each paper and, if it is judged suitable for this journal, it is then sent to two referees for double blind peer review. Based on their recommendations, the editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as it is, revised or rejected.

In order to facilitate processing of submissions, please make sure that you:

1.       Attach a cover page with title of the manuscript, the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), including email address.

2.       Include only the title page on the first page of the manuscript in order to maintain anonymity.

 3.       Include an abstract of not more than150 words.

 4.       Produce the manuscript—including abstract, quotations, tabular material, notes, and references - in a double-spaced format, allowing a one-inch margin on all sides.

 5.       Type all tables, using a standard word processing programme, on separate pages, numbered consecutively, with brief descriptive titles. Place them at the end of the manuscript after the references.

 6.       Refer to all illustrations and charts as Figures within the text. They should, however, be presented in a similar way as Tables above, that is in separate pages at the end of the manuscript, with consecutive numbers and brief descriptive titles.

 7.       Keep notes at a minimum.

 8.       Use three descending levels of headings consistently throughout the paper.  They should be descriptive but brief. Numbers may be used to identify levels of headings.

 9.       References to other publications should be complete and should contain full bibliographical details. For multiple citations in the same year use a, b, c immediately following the year of publication. References should be shown within the text by giving the author\'s last name followed by a comma and year of publication all in round brackets, e.g. (Kuada, 1994). The following examples illustrate the style of referencing used in the journal:

(a)          Books

surname, initials and year of publication, title, publisher, place of publication, e.g. Kuada, J. (1994), Managerial Behaviour in Ghana and Kenya – A Cultural Perspective, Aalborg University Press, Aalborg. Please, note that the title of books must be in italics.

(b)          Chapter in edited book

surname, initials and year, "title", editor\'s surname, initials, title, publisher, place, pages, e.g. Whitley, R. (2001), “Developing Capitalism: The Comparative Analysis of Emerging Business Systems” in Jacobsen, G. and Torp, J.E. (Eds.) Understanding Business Systems in Developing Countries, Sage New Delhi. pp: 25-41. Please, note that the title of the book must be in italics.

(c)     Articles

surname, initials, year "title", journal, volume, number, pages, e.g. Kuada, J. (2002), “Collaboration between developed and developing country-based firms: Danish-Ghanaian experience” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing Vol. 17 No. 6 pp: 538-557. Please, note that the title of the journal must be in italics. If there is more than one author to a paper, please list all authors with their surnames followed by initials.

 10.    Authors will receive a PDF copy of the issue in which their article appears.

For further information, please visit our website: http://www.adonis-abbey.com/