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FULafia International Journal of Business and Allied Studies (FIJBAS), ISSN: 1116-5251 (Online) and 1116-5294 (Print), is a Journal of Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State – Nigeria. It is a quarterly peer-review multidisciplinary research journal geared toward improving creative and innovative discovering of scholarly academic research and dissemination of research discovering across a wide spectrum of discipline to the world through online and print publication.
FIJBAS focuses to publish empirical (testing theories, extending theories or building theories), academic, theoretical and review research articles that add to the practice in business, economics and management. It provides a platform in which different standards for business and allied studies fields can be offered and discussed. The objective of this journal is to bring together study fellows and experts from industry to teach the latest topics of importance and build long lasting group effort. It aims to maintain the highest standards of peer review with some internationally-recognized editors. The journal welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication from all over the world. It also publishes research articles (including industry studies) & guest-edited special issues and extended review articles because publishing exceptional Papers based on exceptional contents is the foremost effort of FIJBAS. It has started working closely with the international library community to make our journals collections a genuine option for all the institutions.
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As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere.
Authors can also submit manuscripts to fijbaseditor@gmail.com. As part of the submission procedure, it is essential for the authors to check off their submission’s compliance with all the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- Submissions must be original & authentic and should not been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this journal;
- The submission file is specifically in Microsoft Word;
- It is mandatory to submit an Abstract with the paper;
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided;
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end;
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Account Number: 2043044418
Bank: First Bank Nigeria PLC
Account Name: FULafia International Journal of Business and Allied Studies
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Q1. How long does it take to publish in FIJBAS?
Ans: 1-3 months.
Q2. Can you fastrack the publication process?
Ans: No.
Q3. Can you waive the Article Publication Charge (APC)?
Ans: No
Q4: Can you give me discount in the APC?
Ans: No.
Q5: Do you consider articles in Social Sciences or Art and Humanities Sciences or Engineering?
Ans: Yes, those are the allied studies.
Q6: Can I submit my manuscript via email?
Ans: Yes. Submission can be made vie the portal or FIJBAS email
Q7: Is there any assurance that my manuscript would be accepted?
Ans: No. Your article will only be accepted if passed Turnitin test and receive positive reviewers’ recommendation(s)
Why Publish With FIJBAS
We are committed to supporting you throughout your publishing “journey” – from submission, through peer review, to publication and promotion
Open Access
FIJBAS is a strong supporter of open access (OA). All the research articles published in FIJBAS are fully open access.
Refereed
Peer review process - Committed to serving the scientific community. FIJBAS uses a double-blind peer-review process.
Indexed
The journal is indexed and abstracted in Directory of Open Access Journals, ROAD, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, etc.
Statistics
Impact Factor: 6.853
Paper Acceptance Rate: 74%
Number of Editors: 13