SAIM Journal of Social Science and Technology (ISSN: 3059–9253)
Authors Guideline
Manuscript Preparation Process
1. The title should be attention-grabbing and not longer than 25 words long.
2. The abstract section should include background, purpose, research methodology, findings, implications, originality, and keywords. Keywords should not be more than 5 and they should arranged in alphabetical order.
3. The research paper should include separate organized with distinct headings including the introduction, literature review, Research methodology, Results, discussion, conclusion, implications, and directions for future research.
4. The maximum length of the article should be 10,000 words.
5. The tables and figures should be numbered in Roman numerals (i.e. Table 1, Figure 1, and so on).
6. Submitted manuscripts should be written in English, Times New Roman Font, and Paragraph Justified, typed in 1.5 spacing with wide margins (1 inch on all sides) on A4 size paper.
7. A separate paper should be submitted with the title of the paper, author details such as full name, institution affiliated, e-mail address, phone number of corresponding author, and self-declare free of plagiarism.
Manuscript Submission Process
1. The manuscript submitted to SAIM Journal should not have been submitted or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
2. Submitted manuscripts should be written in English, Times New Roman Font, and Paragraph Justified, typed in 1.5 spacing with wide margins (1 inch on all sides) on A4 size paper.
3. Authors should follow strictly APA 7the Style of formatting (Table, figures, in-text citations and references).
4. The author (s) should strictly follow the ethical standards and guidelines of the journal.
5. The author (s) should share their data before acceptance of the paper.
6. The manuscript should be submitted electronically in both PDF and word format via [email protected] or [email protected].
Manuscript Review process
1. The decision on the manuscript will be provided based on the originality of contributions, appropriateness of research methodology used, and argumentative quality of the paper.
2. The initial decision of the manuscript will be provided within 7 working days and the final acceptance will be provided within 120 days from the submission date.
3. The manuscript goes through three stages of manuscript screening. First, the managing editor will decide the manuscript based on the scope, recency, originality, and quality of the manuscript. Second, the manuscript will be sent to two reviewers to review the overall quality of the paper. Finally, based on the reviewers’ assessment and the decision of the chief editor, the paper will be accepted or rejected for the final publication.
4. Copy editing and plagiarism tests will be performed after the final decision of the manuscript.
5. The Editorial Board of SAIM Journal of Business and Social Sciences reserves the right of acceptance/ rejection and publication of the manuscript.
