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Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University

Prepare your manuscript for DIJB (Diponegoro International Journal of Business).

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Article types

Research Article
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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • The abstract, which consists of no more than 200 words, should inform the readers briefly about the manuscript’s purpose, methods, findings, and values.
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  • While the conclusion may highlight the main insights of the study, it should not simply repeat the abstract.
  • The abstract should be written in English.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 5 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Authors should provide a maximum of 5 keywords representing what is essential in the article.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Manuscripts should consist up to 10,000 words (including tables, figures, and references), although manuscripts exceeding 10,000 words could be considered.
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  • Authors should explain the reasoning behind each proposed relationship between variables, supported by relevant citations.
  • As authors should follow the instructions described above, authors also should follow the instructions related to citation and artworks as provided below.
  • Works cited in the manuscript should use the “author-date system,” as can be seen in the DIJB Citation Guidelines.
  • References within the article should be managed using reference management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero, following the IEEE (numbered) citation style.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Tables and Figures should be numbered separately. (Table 1, Table 2; Figure 1, Figure 2).
  • Each hypothesis must be clearly stated, testable, and directly linked to the research objectives.
  • Results should be presented clearly and concisely using appropriate tables, figures, or graphs where necessary.
  • The author(s) must provide high-quality artwork for all illustrations.
  • Each table and figure should be given a title and should be presented on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figures and tables reproduced from already published work must be accompanied by permission from the original publisher (or copyright holder, if not the publisher).

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Title page and author information

  • The author(s) name, affiliation, and email address should be written in the article.
  • The first part of the manuscript, called the title page, should have the following heading, which can also be seen in more detail and precision in the DIJB Manuscript Template.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Include or confirm the artificial intelligence disclosure required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Other submission requirements

  • Manuscripts submitted to DIJB should consist of two parts: 1.
  • The manuscript title should consist of no more than 20 words.
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  • Hypotheses should be numbered sequentially (e.g., H1, H2) and formatted for clarity.
  • Submissions Online Submissions Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.
  • Manuscripts should be formatted as the DIJB Manuscript Template and saved as Word files.
  • Manuscripts should be submitted through online submission.
  • In the case of more than one author contributing to the article, that information should be available for each author.
  • As demonstrated in our examples, any equations included must be properly numbered for clarity.
  • Authors should clearly outline the study’s empirical and theoretical contributions, its practical or economic implications, and any novel findings it brings to the field.
  • Review: Authors are required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.
  • This part should thoroughly detail the chosen methodology, including the development of the research model, the analytical techniques employed, and the procedural steps followed.
  • It should explain the theoretical and practical implications of the findings, address unexpected outcomes, and critically evaluate the study's contributions and limitations.
  • Authors should thoughtfully assess whether such issues stem from methodological choices, measurement validity, or other factors, and explain their potential impact on the overall study.
  • 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 ideas need to be presented in a clear, cohesive, and well-structured manner.

Authorship and originality

  • DIJB cannot accept an article if it is not the author's original work, has been published before (a conference paper could be accepted if it has been revised so that it is significantly different), or is currently under consideration for publication in another journal.

Language and text style

  • Manuscripts should be written in English.

Manuscript structure

  • The research methodology should address several key components: (1) a clear and concise description of the overall approach; (2) a well-justified rationale for selecting specific methods; (3) an appropriate and accurate research design; (4) a well-structured sampling framework; (5) a reliable and valid data collection process; and (6) relevant and up-to-date analytical methods.
  • The introduction should be relatively nontechnical, yet clear enough for an informed reader to understand the manuscript’s contribution.
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  • Review: The Hypotheses Development section should logically follow the literature review and be grounded in theoretical frameworks or prior empirical findings.
  • This section plays a critical role in shaping the study’s conceptual model and must reflect a deep understanding of the literature discussed.
  • The main section of an article should start with an introductory section that provides more details about the paper’s purposes, motivation, research methods, and findings.
  • The second part of the manuscript, called the main page, should have the following heading, which can also be seen in more detail and precision in the DIJB Manuscript Template.

Statistical reporting

  • Statistical findings, descriptive data, and any model outputs must be reported accurately, without redundancy.

Submission forms and permissions

  • (but it should follow the open-access license of Creative Common CC-by-SA License ).
  • display in a repository), translate the article, download for text and data mining purposes, re-use portions or extracts from the article in other works, sell or re-use for commercial purposes, remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA).
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  • These Author rights can be exercised without the need to obtain specific permission.
  • Authors/readers/third parties can read, print and download, redistribute or republish the article (e.g.
  • The authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if accepted for publication, the copyright for publishing (publishing right) of the article shall be assigned/transferred to the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Diponegoro as the publisher of DIJB.

Author contributions

  • Authors/readers/third parties can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, as well as remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, but they must give appropriate credit (the name of the creator and attribution parties (authors detail information), a copyright notice, an open-access license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material) and provide a link to the license.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 10,000 words
Keywords: Up to 5 keywords

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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