International Journal of Management, Business and Social Sciences (IJMBSS) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal published by the Management Study Program, Universitas Wahid Hasyim, Indonesia. The journal aims to promote high-quality research and development in the fields of management, business, and social sciences, serving as a scholarly bridge between academics, researchers, and practitioners.
All published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registered with Crossref under the prefix 10.31942/ijmbs.
Currently, IJMBSS is in the process of SINTA accreditation submission to the Directorate General of Research, Technology, and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Republic of Indonesia. The journal is awaiting the official result and accreditation level.
The scope of the journal covers, but is not limited to:
Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
Leadership and Organizational Studies
Entrepreneurship
Business Management
Financial Management
Marketing Management
Operations Management
Publication Frequency: The journal was first launched in July 2022 and publishes two issues per year, in May and November, with a minimum of five (5) articles per issue.
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
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, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Author Guidelines
General Requirements
Manuscripts must be written in English (United States English).
The manuscript must be an original work, not previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
IJMBS applies a double-blind peer review process. Therefore, authors must remove all identifying information from the manuscript file. Author names, affiliations, and email addresses are entered separately during OJS submission.
The manuscript must be prepared in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) using the official IJMBS template.
The article length should be approximately 8,000–10,000 words, including tables, figures, notes, and references.
All manuscripts must comply strictly with the formatting and referencing style specified in the journal template.
Manuscript Structure
The manuscript should be arranged in the following order:
Title
Author(s) and Affiliation(s)
Abstract
Keywords (3–5 words/phrases)
Introduction
Literature Review
Conceptual Framework
Research Method
Hypothesis (optional)
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgement (optional)
References
Manuscript Formatting
Formatting must strictly follow the IJMBS template:
Paper size: A4 (21 cm × 29.7 cm)
Margin: 2.5 cm (inside), 1.5 cm (outside), 2 cm (top & bottom)
Font: Arial
Main text: 11 pt, single-spaced, two-column format
Column spacing: 1 cm
First-line indent: 5 mm
Title: 16 pt, bold, uppercase, centered
Sub-title: 12 pt
Author name and affiliation: 12 pt
Abstract
Maximum 250 words
Written in 9 pt Arial (italic), single-spaced
No tables or figures allowed
Must include background, objective, method, and conclusion
Keywords
3–5 words/phrases
Written in 9 pt Arial
Listed in alphabetical order
Tables and Figures
Must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Figure 1, etc.)
Table titles are placed above the table (left-aligned)
Figure titles are placed above the figure (centered)
Source information must be included below tables and figures
Tables must not be submitted as images
Images must be high resolution (minimum 300 dpi) and grayscale (no color)
Mathematical Equations
Equations must be clearly written, properly formatted, and numbered sequentially. Each equation should be separated from the main text and followed by a clear explanation of symbols used.
Citation and Referencing Style
IJMBS uses the American Sociological Association (ASA) referencing style.
All citations in the text must appear in the reference list, and vice versa.
At least 80% of references must be peer-reviewed journal articles, preferably published within the last 10 years.
Each manuscript must include a minimum of 10 references.
Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley.
Ethical Considerations
Authors must ensure compliance with the journal’s Publication Ethics. Any form of plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or duplicate submission is strictly prohibited.
This article is published in the International Journal of Management, Business, and Social Sciences (IJMBS) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
Under this license, authors retain copyright and grant IJMBS the right of first publication. The work may be shared, copied, redistributed, adapted, and reproduced in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are clearly indicated.
