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SBE, Vol.20, No.1, 2017
ISSN 1818-1228
©Copyright 2017/College of Business and Economics,
Qatar University
Introduction
Studies in Business and Economics is a referred
and indexed semiannual periodical published
by the College of Business and Economics
at Qatar University. The Journal is listed in
Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities.
The Journal is devoted to the advancement
and dissemination of theoretical and applied
knowledge, through promoting scholarly
research in the areas of Accountancy, Economics,
Finance, Management, Marketing, Management
Information Systems and related disciplines.
General Instructions to Authors
General Format
Manuscripts should be in English and of a
professional style, be submitted electronically as
an attachment to an email and should not exceed
25 pages (including all tables and figures).
Wherever possible, author should arrange their
material in well-defined sections: Introduction,
Literature Review, Methodology, Results and
Analysis, and Conclusions and Implications.
Papers submitted to Studies in Business and
Economics should not be submitted or under
consideration by other journals. The submitted
manuscripts must be written in the APA
(American Psychological Association) editorial
style.
Font Type and Size
Manuscripts should not be double spaced, Times
New Roman, 12 points font using Microsoft
Word.
Title Page
Start your paper with a title page. Include the title
of the paper and names, addresses, and affiliation
of author(s). Do not use titles such as Dr. or
Assistant Professor, etc.
Abstract Page
The second page of the article will contain the
title of the paper (no author listing) and a one
paragraph abstract (not exceeding 150 words).
Keywords
List 4-6 keywords.
Headings
First level headings should be centered and in
caps. Second level heading should be left aligned
with initial letters capitalized. All headings
should be in bold font.
Layout and Margins
Immediately after the abstract paragraph, the
paper should be formatted using two columns
(newspaper) format. Margins should be set to 1
inch top, bottom, left and right. Columns should
have 0.25 inch between them. All text should be
full justified.
Authors Biographical Information
Each author should submit a paragraph (50
words) of biographical information.
Footnotes
Footnotes are strongly discouraged.
Figures, Tables and Illustrations
Figures, tables and illustrations should be
planned to fit the journal’s page size which is 12
by 18 cm. Each figure, table or illustration should
be kept on a separate page. The author should
indicate the appropriate placement of each by
inserting a statement such as “insert Table 1
about here” in a separate line.
Page Number
Do not type page numbers. Page numbers will be
added in the final stage of publishing.
Appendices
Appendices, if necessary, should follow the body
of the paper, before the references.
Reprints
Authors are entitled to 2 free of charge copies of
the Journal.
References
References are to be identified in the text by
including in parenthesis the last names of the
authors and date of publication [i.e. (Smith,
2004)]. At the end of the paper, presented under
the heading ‘References’, the cited literature
should be listed alphabetically.