Aim and Scope
AJBR favours research that provides insights into business in Asia and compares business operations between Asian countries and/or non-Asian countries that advance theoretical stance and empirical evidence in business-related studies. Such research includes, but is not limited to:
Marketing
including advertising, retailing, segmentation, and supply chain management
Business
including business to business, international business, business ethics, and SME
Tourism
including leisure, hospitality, food and festivals, and culture and heritage
Management
including organizational change, leadership, strategy, operation, and HRM
Human Behaviour
including consumer decision-making, post-behaviour, and psychological aspects
Journal Policy
AJBR is published by Asia Business Research Corporation Limited under the initiative of MAGScholar.
AJBR publishes three times per year from 2019 onward (April, August, December). Abstracts and
manuscripts
must
be written in English, and can be submitted via email throughout the year. There is no submission and
publication fee for Regular Issue. Arrangement for special issue or conference support will only be considered if a full proposal is submitted to us. There is no specific format for the proposal but it must provide details pertaining to the reasons for choosing AJBR, aims and scope as well as topics, submission and review process, guest editors and their background, diversity of papers and authors, and how does it benefit AJBR.
All manuscripts are subject to strict double-blind peer-review process by scholars of the same fields.
Every
corresponding author is required to submit the manuscript with a cover letter. Such letter must
declare
the
originality of manuscript, authenticity of data, and non conflict of interest (see AJBR Publishing
Ethics).
The Editors will review each manuscript first and conduct a similarity check to decide if it is to be
sent
to
the reviewers. The reviewing process will normally take no more than three months. Manuscript that
fails
to
comply with any ethical issues and submission guidelines will be rejected.
All published papers are archived on MAG Scholar‘s website and Google Scholar Citation to increase its
visibility and citations. Updates about AJBR, including the latest published papers, are and will be
posted on
MAG Scholar’s Facebook page.
All manuscripts are to be submitted to the Editors/Editorial Office at ajbr.magscholar@gmail.com. Any queries
should be directed to AJBR Editorial Office or the Editor-in-Chief Associate Prof. Dr. Hiram Ting at
hiramparousia@gmail.com.
Editorial Board
A group of prominent individuals in the field of the journal typically make up the editorial board, which is also sometimes referred to as the advisory board. It is critical to have an editorial board: They represent journals as ambassadors. The academic credentials of a journal's editorial board can influence its quality in some way.
Submission Guideline
All authors are expected to adhere closely to AJBR submission guidelines prior to submission. A manuscript should be between 7,000 and 8,500 words in length (including abstracts, tables and references), although manuscript exceeding 8500 words would also be considered. Unless necessary, a title of not more than ten words should be provided. Cover page should show the manuscript title, full name of all authors, affiliation, shipping ad ess and email ad ess....
Publishing Ethics
Asian Journal of Business Research (AJBR) is committed to high ethical standards. It is the aim and top priority of this journal to provide an unbiased and principled platform for authors, editors, and reviewers. AJBR endeavours to take precautionary measures to ensure that transparent policies are strictly adhered to throughout the peer review process from the submission to the actual publication of manuscript...
Outstanding Awards
AJBR Best Paper and Commendable Paper will be selected by the panel members from each AJBR issue published from 2017 onwards. While the Best Paper will receive a stipend of NZ$500, a Certificate and one FREE registration to attend a MAGScholar conference within three years of the announcement, the Commendable Paper will receive a stipend of NZ$200, a Certificate and one FREE registration to attend a MAGScholar Conference within three years of the announcement. The criteria for receiving the awards are as follows...
Indexing Database
