Journal Policies

Peer Review Process

The submitted papers should be original, unpublished, and not in consideration for publication elsewhere at the time of submission to IJAME. All paper submissions will be refereed in a double-blind review process by at least two international reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area

The editor evaluates the recommendation of at least two reviewers and notifies the author of the manuscript status. The manuscript may be:

Accepted for publication with minor changes, with no re-review necessary
Accepted for publication after Major revision
Accepted for publication after substantial revision and additional review
Rejected in current form, but may be resubmitted.
Rejected with no resubmission

The evaluation process requires minimum 20 days (Without delay of first decision).

Publication Frequency

IJAME journal publishes 6 issues annually.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society-owned or sponsored journals.

Role of the funding source

Authors are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in the study design; in the collection, in the analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement, then this should be stated.

Publication fee

All articles published in the The International Journal of Applied Management and Economics (IJAME) are published in full open access. In order to provide free access to readers, and to cover the costs of peer review, copyediting, typesetting, long-term archiving, and journal management, a symbolic article processing charge (APC) of (100 USD)

Archiving

This journal has an archiving agreement with Internet Archive, LOCKSS and CLOCKSS for the longtime preservation of the content of this journal.

Screening for Plagiarism

All submissions are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate before they undergo the peer-review process.

Ethical rules applicable to Editors

Conflict of Interest

Editorial board members and reviewers must recuse themselves if there is a conflict of interest with an author or with the content of the manuscript to be reviewed. A potential conflicting interest might arise from relationships, allegiances or hostilities to particular groups, organizations or interests, which may influence excessively one’s judgments or actions.

Furthermore, reviewers who know that they are not qualified to review a manuscript or that they will be unable to do so within a reasonable period of time are required to inform the editorial board of this fact.

Impartiality

Manuscripts are evaluated on their intellectual and scientific content without distinctions based on the author’s ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, nationality, university affiliation, or political views.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review are treated confidentially. No information about a manuscript submitted to a journal may be disclosed to anyone other than the author and potential reviewers.