“The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject.”
4D INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE IS “DOUBLE BLINDFOLD PEER-REVIEWED ” JOURNAL
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Authors & Writers must read the following guidelines before submitting papers online else your papers will be outright rejected
07-GL-THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES ARE APPLICABLE FOR ALL THE JOURNALS OF 4D GROUP
All papers submitted to 4D Journals are covered by COPYRIGHT signed by the respective Authors, as such any violation of copyright will be the sole responsibility of the respective Authors
Format
Articles submitted should be original and unpublished, and not under evaluation for publication in another journal/ book. We may, though, accept extended and revised versions of conference papers.
Papers we would like to publish are those that contribute to the theoretical development of the field, challenging the conventional wisdom in the Business management field or those that present empirical or design-based research results in business.
Also, we welcome papers that present literature reviews and papers that bring fresh perspectives on old topics. Authors should integrate their papers within the vision and mission of 4DIJMS.
The reviewing process
Editors pre-assess the suitability of the submission for the journal and, if appropriate, the article is then sent to two reviewers it could even member from the editorial team, for double-blind review. Based on their feedback, the editors decide whether the paper should be accepted as it is, slightly revised, radically revised, or rejected. The decision is communicated to the author usually in four weeks upon submission.
Manuscript requirements
1. The articles should be 3000-8000 words in length.
2. Please include, on a separate sheet, the following personal information:
- The title of the article
- All the authors, with their affiliation and contact details (e-mail, phone, post address)
- Bio note of not more than 50 words
3. Please indicate clearly the corresponding author:
No other identification of the authors should appear, throughout the paper.
3. The abstract of the paper should be 150-200 words long, and briefly refer to:
- The purpose of the article
- Its methodology
- main findings
- limitations (if any)
- Relevance for theory and/ or practice
- Originality and value
The abstract must be able to stand alone from the article.
4. Please provide up to six keywords, extracting the main topics the paper addresses. Do not use abbreviations or general terms.
5. Define abbreviations at their first occurrence in the text, and use them consistently.
6. The text should be written in Times New Roman 12, single-spaced, single-column, justified. Please use good English, either British or American, but not mixed.
7. Please structure your article using concise and clear headings.
We accept a maximum of three levels of headings. Main headings are boldfaced, aligned left, numbered consecutively. Second- and third-level headings are italic, outline numbered. Please use second-and third-level headings only in sets of two or more.
8. Please use endnotes (not footnotes) only. Identify them in the text by consecutive numbers, in square brackets.
9. Please include only black and white, clear figures and plates (photos). Figures should be numbered consecutively, with Arabic numerals, below the figure, and given a concise title (centred, boldface).
10. Tables & Graphs should be numbered consecutively, with Arabic numerals, above the table, and given a concise title (centred, boldface). Please make sure that you include legends and notes, as appropriate, to all figures, plates and tables, immediately after the figure/ plate/ table. All figures, plates and tables should be referred to in the text.
11. References to other works should be made in Harvard style, and you should check that they are complete, accurate, and consistent. To cite publications in your text, you should use the form (Arrow, 2008), when there is only one author, (Arrow and Barrie, 2008), when there are two authors, and (Arrow et al., 2008), when there are three or more authors. Please indicate the pages whenever you quote.
Please note that submissions not complying with these guidelines
will be rejected on formal grounds.
All papers should be submitted: ONLINE