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South Asian Journal of Global Business Research

South Asian Journal of Global Business Research


ISSN: 2045-4457

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Author Guidelines

Quick index

  1. Submit to the journal
  2. Review process
  3. Copyright
  4. Permissions
  5. COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
  6. Emerald Literati Network Editing Service
  7. Final submission
     

Manuscript requirements

 Submit to the journal

Submissions to South Asian Journal of Global Business Research are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sajgbr. Full information and guidance on using ScholarOne Manuscripts is available at the Emerald ScholarOne Manuscripts Support Centre: http://msc.emeraldinsight.com.

Registering on ScholarOne Manuscripts

If you have not yet registered on ScholarOne Manuscripts, please follow the instructions below:

Please log on to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sajgbr

Submitting an article to South Asian Journal of Global Business Research on ScholarOne Manuscripts

Before making an online submission, authors must agree that the manuscript is not under review in any other journal or conference, and will not be submitted to another publication entity during the review period at SAJGBR. Authors must also confirm that the manuscript, as submitted, has not been previously published and presented in any conference and/or journal. Typically papers should not be longer than 8, 000 words, inclusive of references, figures, tables and appendices, using 1-inch margins, Times New Roman, 12-point font. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to ask the authors to condense longer papers and/or improve the quality of the writing before they are formally sent for a double-blind review. However, under special circumstances, manuscripts longer than 8, 000 words may be accepted. We do not publish teaching materials or literature reviews.

When an author submits a manuscript to SAJGBR, it must be an original work. If the manuscript has been published in conference proceedings or on a research network (such as, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)), the author must inform the Editor in Chief in advance or when the manuscript is submitted. The working version of this manuscript should also be sent to the Editor to ensure that substantially different content exists.

The best submissions are innovative, insightful, interesting and make an important contribution. They clearly articulate a compelling business issue, are embedded in strong theoretical and rigorous methodological frameworks, and clearly apply the research, practice and/or policy insights derived from the South Asian context to broader international business theory and/or practice. Authors should also emphasize potential research, practice and/or policy implications. Manuscripts will be evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors in terms of their contribution to the scholarly and managerial understanding of contemporary South Asian businesses and diaspora. Therefore, they should add significant value to the field and provide a clear primary argument.

Review process

Each paper is reviewed by the editor and, if it is judged suitable for this publication, it is then sent to at least two independent referee for double blind peer review. Based on their recommendation, as well as consultation between relevant Editorial Board members the editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected.

Paper types:

Scholarly Paper: Scholarly paper refers to a manuscript that is innovative, insightful, interesting and makes important theoretical and/or empirical contribution. It should clearly articulate a compelling business issue, be embedded in strong, theoretical and rigorous methodological frameworks, and clearly apply the research, practice and/or policy insights derived from the South Asian context to broader international business theory and/or practice. Authors should also emphasize potential research, practice and/or policy implications. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.
 
Research note: Research notes must clearly identify a particular phenomenon that should be presented in an innovative and interesting way; and in a manner that proposes new and provocative ideas thereby makes an important contribution to the selected field. The selected phenomenon must have real world significance and be able to advance scholarship. Its evidence and theoretical foundation must be relevant, convincing, and compelling. We particularly encourage emphasis on integration of diverse theories and empirical findings that inform scholars and/or practitioners. Research notes should be based on accumulated evidence and arguments and not author's opinion. Research notes are expected to have the same rigor, style and tone as a research article and be composed within 4,000 to 6,000 words.
 
Commentary: A commentary would be written as a description of one hotly debated business topic. It should capture practical, insightful, interesting, and counterintuitive findings about the selected topic, summarize different interpretation of these findings, and provide a critique of the arguments found in the literature. In particular, the commentary should draw implications for South Asia or any one South Asian country. It should be between 4,000 and 5,000 words [all-inclusive].

Country Perspective: The country perspective should focus on one business topic as practiced in one or more South Asian countries.  It should be presented as a scholarly contribution and cite critical sources related to the chosen topic and also describe the methodology used to collect data. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.

Policy Review: The policy review discusses the impact of economic or social policies on the business environment within South Asia. It does not have to be primary research; however, it should develop original and thought provoking critiques of policies within individual (or a group of) countries in the South Asian region. It should be presented within an 8000 word limit.

Conference Reflection: The conference reflection refers to documentation of personal experience of attending a conference. It should relate back to business issues in South Asia. It is not treated as a scholarly contribution, however, attempts should be made to provide a methodology framework or analysis that guided the author's documentation. It should be presented within a 4000 word limit.

CEO Perspective: An interview with the founder/CEO/president that engages in business within South Asia or a South Asian country with multinational outreach. The CEO Perspective is opinion based. It provides industry leaders' view related to a specific business issue that relates to South Asia and offers insights into challenges and opportunities in doing business in South Asia and abroad. It may highlight the role that an entrepreneur is playing. Since this is a perspective piece, care must be taken to ask interesting, relevant and thought-provoking questions that should be original to capture a useful contribution. It should be presented within a 4000 word limit.

Book Review: The book review should be related to a book that focuses upon South Asian business issues in general and covers at least one South Asian country. Authors of the Review should highlight the relevance and significance of the selected book as it connects to the study of South Asian business. It should be presented within a 1500 word limit.

Special Issue: The special issue paper should relate to a cutting-edge, innovative topic within international business theory and/or practice that relates to South Asia as defined by the mission and objective of SAJGBR.
 
Special issues in the pipeline:

Fortune at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Revisited will be published in March 2013. Guest Editors:  Dr. Vipin Gupta and Dr. Shaista E. Khilji .
Entrepreneurship Inside (and Outside) the Classroom: A South Asian Perspective will be published in 2014. Guest Editors: Dr. Doan Winkel, Dr. Shaista E. Khilji, Karim Mohammed, Dr. Ansir Ali Rajput and Dr. Shahid Qureshi.

 Please note that the journal does not accept case studies or literature reviews.

Copyright

Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form, or be under consideration for publication with another journal. Please see Emerald's originality guidelines for details. Use this in conjunction with the points below about references, before submission i.e. always attribute clearly using either indented text or quote marks as well as making use of the preferred Harvard style of formatting. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.

The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received. Please see our press release for further details.

Permissions

Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them.  Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication.  Emerald is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending.  The rights Emerald require are:

  1. Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article or book chapter.
  2. Print and electronic rights.
  3. Worldwide English language rights.
  4. To use the material for the life of the work (i.e. there should be no time restrictions on the re-use of material e.g. a one-year licence).

When reproducing tables, figures or excerpts (of more than 400 words) from another source, it is expected that:

  1. Authors obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in their manuscript.  Permission must also be cleared for any minor adaptations of any work not created by them.
  2. If an author adapts significantly any material, the author must inform the copyright holder of the original work.
  3. Authors obtain any proof of consent statements
  4. Authors must always acknowledge the source in figure captions and refer to the source in the reference list.
  5. Authors should not assume that any content which is freely available on the web is free to use.  Authors should check the website for details of the copyright holder to seek permission for re-use.

Emerald is a member of the STM Association and participates in the reciprocal free exchange of material with other STM members.  This may mean that in some cases, authors do not need to clear permission for re-use of content. If so, please highlight this upon submission. For more information and additional help, please follow the Permissions for your Manuscript guide.

COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)

All of Emerald’s journals benefit from COPE membership (see: http://www.publicationethics.org/). COPE provides advice to editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct. This means that Emerald adheres to high ethical standards in publishing.

Emerald Literati Network Editing Service

The Emerald Literati Network can recommend, via our Editing Service, a number of freelance copy editors, all themselves experienced authors, to contributors who wish to improve the standard of English in their paper before submission. This is particularly useful for those whose first language is not English.

Final submission

Authors should note that proofs are not supplied prior to publication. The manuscript will be considered to be the definitive version of the article. The author must ensure that it is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors. Before submitting, authors should check their submission completeness using the available Article Submission Checklist.

Manuscript requirements

Please prepare your manuscript before submission, using the following guidelines:

Format All files should be submitted as a Word document
Article Length Articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words in length.
Article Title A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
Article Title Page An Article Title Page should be submitted alongside each individual article using the template provided. This should include:
  • Article Title
  • Author Details (see below)
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author Biographies
  • Structured Abstract (see below)
  • Keywords (see below)
  • Article Classification (see below)
Author Details Details should be supplied on the Article Title Page including:
  • Full name of each author
  • Affiliation of each author, at time research was completed
  • Where more than one author has contributed to the article, details of who should be contacted for correspondence
  • E-mail address of the corresponding author
  • Brief professional biography of each author.
Structured Abstract Authors must supply a structured abstract on the Article Title Page, set out under 4-7 sub-headings (see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance):
  • Purpose (mandatory)
  • Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
  • Findings (mandatory)
  • Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
  • Practical implications (if applicable)
  • Social implications (if applicable)
  • Originality/value (mandatory)
Maximum is 250 words in total (including keywords and article classification, see below).
Keywords Please provide up to 10 keywords on the Article Title Page, which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.

Whilst we will endeavour to use submitted keywords in the published version, all keywords are subject to approval by Emerald’s in house editorial team and may be replaced by a matching term to ensure consistency.
Article Classification Categorize your paper on the Article Title Page, under one of these classifications:
  • Research paper
  • Viewpoint
  • Technical paper
  • Conceptual paper
  • General review.
Headings Headings must be concise, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings.

The preferred format is for first level headings to be presented in bold format and subsequent sub-headings to be presented in medium italics.
Notes/Endnotes Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.
Research Funding Authors must declare all sources of external research funding in their article and a statement to this effect should appear in the Acknowledgements section. Authors should describe the role of the funder or financial sponsor in the entire research process, from study design to submission.
Figures All Figures (charts, diagrams, line drawings, web pages/screenshots, and photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form.

All Figures should be of high quality, legible and numbered consecutively with arabic numerals. Graphics may be supplied in colour to facilitate their appearance on the online database.
  • Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator should be supplied in their native formats. Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into an MS Word document or alternatively create a .pdf file from the origination software.
  • Figures which cannot be supplied in as the above are acceptable in the standard image formats which are: .pdf, .ai, and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg, or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide.
  • To prepare web pages/screenshots simultaneously press the "Alt" and "Print screen" keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing "Ctrl" and "Print screen".)
  • Photographic images should be submitted electronically and of high quality. They should be saved as .tif or .jpeg files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest resolution/quality possible.
Tables Tables should be typed and included in a separate file to the main body of the article. The position of each table should be clearly labelled in the body text of article with corresponding labels being clearly shown in the separate file.

Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.
References References to other publications must be in Harvard style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. This is very important in an electronic environment because it enables your readers to exploit the Reference Linking facility on the database and link back to the works you have cited through CrossRef.

You should cite publications in the text: (Adams, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Adams and Brown, 2006) citing both names of two, or (Adams et al., 2006), when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
For books Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication.

e.g. Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
For book chapters Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials, Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.

e.g. Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
For journals Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume, number, pages.

e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
For published
conference proceedings 		Surname, Initials (year of publication), "Title of paper", in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers.

e.g. Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.
For unpublished
conference proceedings		 Surname, Initials (year), "Title of paper", paper presented at Name of Conference, date of conference, place of conference, available at: URL if freely available on the internet (accessed date).

e.g. Aumueller, D. (2005), "Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki", paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete, available at: http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf (accessed 20 February 2007).
For working papers Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date.

e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March.
For encyclopedia entries
(with no author or editor)		 Title of Encyclopedia (year) "Title of entry", volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.

e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926) "Psychology of culture contact", Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp. 765-71.

(For authored entries please refer to book chapter guidelines above)
For newspaper
articles (authored) 		Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages.

e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp. 1, 3-4.
For newspaper
articles (non-authored)		 Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages.

e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p. 7.
For electronic sources If available online, the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed.

e.g. Castle, B. (2005), "Introduction to web services for remote portlets", available at: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-wsrp/ (accessed 12 November 2007).

Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).
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