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Prepare your manuscript for Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business.

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • An abstract between 100-200 words, should be presented in English on a separate page immediately preceding the text of the manuscript.
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  • The abstract should stand alone, meaning that no citations are in the abstract.
  • The abstract should concisely inform the reader of the manuscript’s purpose, its methods, its findings, and its value.
  • The abstract should be relatively nontechnical, yet clear enough for an informed reader to understand the manuscript’s contribution.
  • The manuscript’s title, but neither the author’s name nor other identification designations, should appear on the abstract page.
  • Keywords and the article’s classification should be provided after the abstract.
  • A conclusion may cover the main points of the paper, but do not replicate the abstract in the conclusion.

Keywords

  • Authors should select a maximum of five keywords that are specific and reflect what is essential about 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.
  • Each manuscript must include a reference list containing only the quoted work and using the Mendeley or Zotero tool.
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  • All the pages, including tables, appendices, and references, should be serially numbered.
  • In writing the article, the author(s) are required to use reference management tools (example: Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero) in writing the citation and list of references.

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).
  • The author must provide high-quality artwork for all illustrations.
  • Each table and each 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 listed with permission from the original publisher (or copyright holder, if not the publisher).

Data availability statement

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

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

  • Review: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
  • Review: To ensure an anonymous review, the authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their papers.

Title page and author information

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

Article structure and word limits

  • The manuscripts should be typed in A4 (210mm x 297mm), with 12-point Times News Roman font and must be 1.5 line-spaced, except for indented quotations.
  • The article should be between 4000 and 7000 words.
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  • The title of the article should be specific and effective, and approximately not more 20 words.
  • Authors should add a 1 - 3 JEL Classification Number.
  • All manuscripts must be prepared according to the Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business guidelines.
  • Each entry should contain all the data needed for unambiguous identification.
  • A single author should not use the word “we”.
  • Limitations require critical judgment and interpretation of the impact of their research.
  • The Author should submit the manuscript in word format to the GamaIJB Editorial Office by online submission to http://journal.ugm.ac.id/gamaijb.
  • The manuscript must be saved as a word file.
  • Upon the submission of the manuscripts, the author(s) will receive confirmation of the submission along with some submission declaration forms that need to be filled in and signed, before the editors can process the manuscript.

Statistical reporting

  • The author needs to report the results in sufficient detail so that the reader can see which statistical analysis was conducted and why, and later to justify their conclusions.

Manuscript structure

  • According to Feldman (2004:5), Perry et al. (2003: 658), and Summers (2001: 411412), the discussion section should: (1) Restate the study’s main purpose; 2 reaffirm the importance of the study by restating its main contributions; 3 summarize the results in relation to each research objectives or hypothesis, without introducing new material; 4 relate the findings back to the literature and to the results reported by other researchers; 5 provide possible explanations for any unexpected or non-significant findings; 6 discuss the managerial implications of the study; 7 highlight the main limitations of the study that could influence its internal and external validity; 8 and discuss insightful (i.e., non-obvious) directions or opportunities for future research related to the topic.
  • The introduction should be relatively nontechnical, yet clear enough for an informed reader to understand the manuscript’s contribution.
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  • The author should provide the answer to the question: Is this a problem caused by an error, or in the method selected, or the validity, or otherwise?
  • The authors of articles which report data-dependent results should footnote the status of the data’s availability and, when pertinent, this should be accompanied by information on how the data may be obtained.
  • The main section of the article should start with an introductory section which provides more details about the paper’s purpose, motivation, research methods and findings.
  • Manuscripts submitted to this journal should have the following main headings: Introduction.

Submission forms and permissions

  • A written application must be made to the editor-in-chief for permission to reproduce any of the contents of the journal for use in anything other than a course of instruction - e. g., inclusion in books of readings or in any other publications intended for general distribution.
  • In consideration for the grant of permission by the journal in such instances, the applicant must notify the author(s) in writing of the intended use to be made of each reproduction.
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  • Where the author(s) has (have) not transferred the copyright to the MM FEB UGM, the applicant must seek permission to reproduce (for all purposes) directly from the author(s).

Language and text style

  • The manuscript must be written in good academic English.
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Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 7,000 words
Format: 12 pt

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