Author Guidelines

Authors are asked to read these guidelines carefully before submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Economics, Business, and Government Challenges (EBGC). Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the authors for correction before they are reviewed.

1. General Requirements

  • The manuscript is original, has not been published before, and is not under review by another journal.
  • The topic fits the journal’s Focus and Scope: economics, business, and government challenges. The manuscript should clearly show the importance and originality of its topic.
  • Accepted manuscript types are described on the Manuscript Types page.
  • The manuscript is written in English.
  • The manuscript is prepared using the EBGC template in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
  • All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism (see Plagiarism Screening) and evaluated through double-blind peer review (see Peer Review Process).

2. Formatting

  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, single-spaced.
  • Title: concise and clear, no more than 12 words.
  • Abstract: no more than 250 words.
  • Keywords: 3–5 keywords that reflect the topic of the manuscript.
  • Foreign (non-English) terms are written in italics.

3. Manuscript Structure

The manuscript is organized into the following sections:

  1. Title: concise, clear, and informative.
  2. Author names and affiliations: full names without academic titles, followed by the institution, city, and country of each author, and the email address of the corresponding author. Author names and affiliations are removed from the file used for review by the editor and are entered only in the submission system.
  3. Abstract: briefly states the purpose of the study, the method, the main findings, and the implications or originality of the research.
  4. Keywords: 3–5 words or phrases.
  5. Introduction: background, research problem, research gap, objectives, and contribution of the study.
  6. Literature Review: relevant theories and previous studies; for quantitative research, the development of hypotheses.
  7. Method: research design, population and sample, data sources and collection, variable measurement, and data analysis techniques, in enough detail to be replicated.
  8. Results and Discussion: the main findings, supported by tables or figures, and their interpretation in relation to the objectives, hypotheses, and previous studies.
  9. Conclusion: answers the research objectives and presents implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research.
  10. References: see section 6.

4. Author Statements

For articles published starting from Vol. 10 (2027), authors include the following statements after the Conclusion and before the References:

  • Author Contributions: the role of each author (see Authorship Criteria).
  • Funding: the source of funding for the research, or a statement that the research received no external funding.
  • Conflict of Interest: a disclosure of any conflict of interest, or the statement “The authors declare no conflict of interest” (see Conflict of Interest).
  • Data Availability Statement: where the data supporting the findings can be accessed, or why access is restricted (see Publication Ethics).
  • Use of AI (if applicable): the AI tool used and its purpose, according to the journal’s AI Policy.
  • Acknowledgements (optional): thanks to people or institutions who helped but do not qualify as authors.

5. Tables and Figures

  • Tables and figures are numbered with Arabic numerals (Table 1, Figure 1) and referred to in the text.
  • Table titles are placed above the table; figure titles are placed below the figure.
  • If a table or figure is taken from another source, the source and year are stated below it.

6. References

  • At least 15 references, mainly from journal articles published in the last five years.
  • Citations and references follow the APA style (7th edition). Authors are encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
  • Every work cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every work in the reference list must be cited in the text.
  • Each reference is complete and includes a DOI or link where available.
  • References are listed in alphabetical order.

Examples (APA 7th edition):

  • Journal article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx
  • Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (2nd ed.). Publisher.
  • Chapter in an edited book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
  • Government report: Name of Agency. (Year). Title of the report. URL

7. Submission

Manuscripts are submitted online through the journal system. Authors must register or log in before making a submission. An Article Processing Charge is payable only after the manuscript has been accepted.