{"id":308,"date":"2022-12-14T06:28:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T06:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besra.net\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2025-06-29T07:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T07:08:59","slug":"ijabs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/besra.net\/index.php\/ijabs\/","title":{"rendered":"IJABS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"308\" class=\"elementor elementor-308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b60a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2b60a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6fc4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d6fc4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3927de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3927de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Journal of Advanced Business Studies (IJABS)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7cc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c7cc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISSN 2940-2735<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bad25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76bad25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5f6a0 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"6b5f6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"112588448\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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All new manuscript submissions must now be made via our new website:<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/besra-journals.net\/index.php\/ijabs\/about\/submissions\">https:\/\/besra-journals.net\/index.php\/ijabs\/about\/submissions\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>We will no longer be accepting submissions through this site. In the coming weeks, all previous issues and articles will also be available on the new platform for seamless access. Please update your bookmarks accordingly.<\/p><p>We thank you for your continued support and look forward to receiving your valuable research at our new home.<\/p><p>If you have any questions, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us via <strong>ijabs@besra-journals.net<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4921be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4921be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1125884482\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1125884482\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ced3f53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ced3f53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb2c8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb2c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9156c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9156c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7566c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7566c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Journal of Advanced Business Studies (IJABS) is registered in the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) with ISSN 2940-2735. IJABS is a peer-reviewed and open access international journal that publishes recent and advanced trends in all aspects of business and management studies. The IJABS journal publishes high quality original research articles, review papers, case studies, and surveys to attract contributions from the academic and business communities. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c398119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c398119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aims and scope of IJABS are:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8917f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8917f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To provide a platform for the dissemination of advanced research in all areas of business, management, marketing, e-commerce, HRM, resources management, information technology management, economics, finance, accounting, and organizational decisions.<\/li><li>To publish scholarly articles based on the quality and rigor, and of relevance for academics, professionals, researchers, private sector, and public decision makers<\/li><li>To stimulate novel research ideas.<\/li><li>To provide a scientific forum for research advancement and dissemination of results.<\/li><li>To support high-level learning, teaching, and research.<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/><strong>Fast<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Publication:<\/strong>\u00a0upon submission, the manuscript will be evaluated by the editorial team and if it is found relevant with high quality, it will be sent to reviewers for their feedback and evaluation. Based on the results, the first decision is provided to the authors no later than 20 days from the submission date. \u00a0Upon final acceptance, the articles will be published on the IJABS website within 5 days.<\/p><p>Frequency: Bimonthly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bea5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bea5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open Access Policy \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f1b0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nAll research articles published in IJABS are fully open access. It means that the published articles are freely available to read, download and share whenever they are published. The Open Access Publication means author(s) and copyright holder(s) provide all users a free, irrevocable, and perpetual right of access, copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly for any responsible purpose, subject to proper citation. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f429f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f429f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstracting& indexing\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ceef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ceef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IJABS is indexed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/toc\/2940-2735?source=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22terms%22%3A%7B%22index.issn.exact%22%3A%5B%222940-2735%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%2C%22size%22%3A100%2C%22sort%22%3A%5B%7B%22created_date%22%3A%7B%22order%22%3A%22desc%22%7D%7D%5D%2C%22_source%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22track_total_hits%22%3Atrue%7D\">DOAJ<\/a>, DRJI,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/v2.sherpa.ac.uk\/id\/publication\/43937\">SHERPA UK<\/a>, and Google Scholar. Indexing in other databases is in the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1125884483\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1125884483\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e2bf2ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2bf2ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a712fb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a712fb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6288fd2 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6288fd2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb77c5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb77c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Tochkov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466eabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466eabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texas Christian University\n\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f4274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2f4274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USA\n\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa2311 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa2311\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-element-e2e6d50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2e6d50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c0311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6c0311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Dr. Najla Shafighi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f0a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52f0a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> bbw University of Applied Sciences\n\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f71dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f71dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Germany\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d0e32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3d0e32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2d228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc2d228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cristina.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cristina.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cristina-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cristina-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04257e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04257e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3867b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3867b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Cristina <br>\nStanca-Mustea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083e606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"083e606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author, Scoutbee\n\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed8503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed8503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5af34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d5af34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d59b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d59b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Manuela.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Manuela.jpg 341w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Manuela-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1382808 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1382808\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0551d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0551d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Dr. Manuela Rozalia Gabor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96c93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e96c93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7277a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7277a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Romania\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f2977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f2977\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608ac72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"608ac72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/besra.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Aga-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46af78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b46af78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10624d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10624d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Agnieszka Wojcik-Czerniawska<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cb696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13cb696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Warsaw School of Economics<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0f13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0f13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Poland<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1125884484\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1125884484\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e687cd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e687cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc314a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adc314a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcd203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afcd203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author instructions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2e7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f2e7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe authors are invited to send their original manuscripts that have not been published before and it is not currently under consideration in other journals. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fd627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8fd627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article structure\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd40b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd40b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery article should follow the suggested structure in below:\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f940731 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f940731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Title:<\/b>\u00a0should be Concise and informative and not more than 20 words.  Authors name, affiliation, and email address <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b> Corresponding author:<\/b>\u00a0Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4776f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4776f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract:\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43260e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43260e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe manuscript should start with an Abstract up to 150 words in length and should be informative for non-specialists. It should briefly contain the aim of the paper, the principal results, and major conclusions. Please do not put reference citations in the abstract.\n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9601a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9601a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keywords\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d2651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d2651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlease include three to six keywords that describe your paper for a better web search.\n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720f1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"720f1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JEL classification\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba3271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba3271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is only for economic papers. The economic papers are encouraged to include the JEL classification of their paper using this link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel\">https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f710b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35f710b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Body of the paper\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872dac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"872dac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Introduction<\/strong>: should clearly state the objective of the paper and the context of the research.<\/li><li><strong>Literature<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>review<\/strong>: should highlight the most recent studies that have a direct bearing on the topic. The theoretical papers may devote a separate section on the motivation and development of the conceptual framework.<\/li><li><strong>Methodology<\/strong>: this section should indicate the techniques which have been used for data analysis.<\/li><li><strong>Results<\/strong>: this section presents the empirical\/statistical results and should provide appropriate citation to the literature.<\/li><li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: should summarize the key findings and the relevance to the field. Authors are also encouraged to provide practical implications of their research.<\/li><li><strong>Figure captions<\/strong>: ensure that each figure has a caption that comprises of a brief title for the figure.<\/li><li><strong>Tables<\/strong>: Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. 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448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">IJABS publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folders-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"dlp-folders \" \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"223\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path 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Issue 2. (2025)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"178\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 4. Issue 1. (2025)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"104\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 3. Special Issue 1. (2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"154\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 3. Issue 4. (2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"137\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 3. Issue 3. (2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"130\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 3. Issue 2. (2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"95\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 3. Issue 1. (2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"81\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 2. Issue 4. (2023)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"70\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 2. Issue 3. (2023)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"59\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 2. 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(2023)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 2. 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(2023)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">Vol 1. 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(2022)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"dlp-folder dlp-folder closed\" data-category-id=\"56\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M464 128H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V176c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-icon folder_open\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M572.694 292.093L500.27 416.248A63.997 63.997 0 0 1 444.989 448H45.025c-18.523 0-30.064-20.093-20.731-36.093l72.424-124.155A64 64 0 0 1 152 256h399.964c18.523 0 30.064 20.093 20.73 36.093zM152 224h328v-48c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48H272l-64-64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v278.046l69.077-118.418C86.214 242.25 117.989 224 152 224z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-folder-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dlp-category-name\">BESRA Conference Proceedings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-folder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dlp-category-subcategories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d2ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d2ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t IJABS, ISSN 2940-2735 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1125884486\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1125884486\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-028091a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"028091a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954482c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"954482c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8441930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8441930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIJABS is dedicated to maintain the integrity of the work published. This journal follows the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Committee on Publication Ethics<\/a>\u00a0(COPE)\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicationethics.org\/core-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">core practices<\/a>. Therefore it is expected that the authors, reviewers, and editors follow the best practices of ethical behavior. Some of the key points are listed here: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c9791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c9791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editors\u2019 roles and responsibilities:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c824b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c824b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First and foremost, this role is of voluntary nature and aims to promote the profile of editors as well as the reputation of the journal. It is expected that each editor manages the peer review of maximum 4 submissions per year.<\/p><p>The Editors are usually assigned (by editor-in-chief) for a specific issue. They will be approached to evaluate the overall quality of the intellectual contents of the submitted articles. Besides they are responsible to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33df10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33df10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Oversee the review process to ensure that it is fair and timely.<\/li><li>Ensure that the subject of the submitted manuscripts are in-line with the aim and scope of the journal.<\/li><li>Accept or reject the manuscripts after weighing comments from the reviewers.<\/li><li>Ensure that the accepted manuscript has been peer-reviewed by at least one reviewer.\u00a0<\/li><li>Not disclose any information regarding the manuscript under their consideration to anyone other than journal editorial office, editor-in-chief, and reviewers.<\/li><li>Inform the editor-in-chief about potential ethical concerns of a work.<\/li><li>Promote the journal to peers and colleagues.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d05593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d05593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict of Interest:\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd29a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd29a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditors should refuse to process the manuscripts if they have any conflict of interests resulting from collaborative or any connections with the authors\/institutions related to the manuscript, and they should ask another member of the editorial board to handle the paper.  \n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38fabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38fabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editors should meet the following criteria:\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba582c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba582c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>have similar research interests with the journal\u2019s aim and scope<\/li><li>have publication record in ranked journals<\/li><li>have experience in reviewing manuscripts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e685e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88e685e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a Editor\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61800ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61800ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t IJABS invites all researchers and academics to be part of the IJABS Editorial society by sending a photo alongside their CV to ijabs.editor@gmail.com or info@besra.net\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416f055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"416f055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reviewers\u2019 roles and responsibilities:\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2451b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2451b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewing a manuscript requires time and certain skills. If you are approached to review a paper, before accepting the review request, you should know that the Reviewers should evaluate the articles based on the requirements of the journal, quality, completeness, and accuracy of the research. Reviewers provide feedback on the article suggesting acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection of the article. The ultimate decision will be made by the editor while reviewers play a major role. The role of reviewers are as below:<\/p><ul><li>Ensure the scientific rigor of the paper<\/li><li>Help maintain the quality of the journal<\/li><li>Establish good relationship with other institutions to increase the opportunity to join the Editorial Board at IJABS.<\/li><li>If the reviewer is not able to accept the review request, s\/he should inform the Editor ASAP.<\/li><li>Reviewers are expected to submit the review report within 14 days.<\/li><li>Reviewers should treat the manuscript in a confidential manner and should not disclose or discuss the manuscript with others except the editor.\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0Reviewers should inform the editor of any substantial similarity or overlap in the manuscript with any other manuscript published or under consideration by other journal. Reviewers should identify any relevant published works that have not been cited in the work. Reviewers should check the work to see if the citations given are appropriate (acknowledge the literature).<\/li><li>Reviewers should keep the privileged information and ideas obtained through peer-review confidential and not use for personal advantage. This is especially applicable for those who decline the review invitation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd9889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd9889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reviewers should meet the following criteria:\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c26d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2c26d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>IJABS takes double-blind peer-review process and carefully selects the reviewers among the reputable scholars with similar fields. Here are the general criteria for reviewers:<ul><li>Have expertise in the field<\/li><li>Hold a PhD degree<\/li><li>Should not be affiliated with the author\u2019s institution.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f690c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f690c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reviewers Guidelines:\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e073cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e073cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewers should use the below suggested evaluation criteria for the Articles:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Theoretical\/Conceptual Soundness: the article should make reference to previous scholarly activities and to the theories in the literature. The theory, if any, should be scientifically applied and justified. If hypotheses are presented in the article, they should have been derived from the theory.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Methodological Soundness: the reviewer is expected to check the methodology. Qualitative or quantitative empirical studies should have a systematic and coherent method of study. The reviewer should comment accurately and constructively upon the quality of the author\u2019s interpretation of the data and results<\/li><li>Contribution: reviewers should specify if the article advances knowledge in the related field. Also, if the paper is of interest to many people in the field.<\/li><li>Communication: reviewers are encouraged to check if the paper has an acceptable quality in terms of clarity, coherence, and linguistic accuracy. It is also checked if the tables\/diagrams are clearly presented and sufficiently elaborated.<\/li><li>References: IJABS uses APA style of referencing. Reviewers are requested to detect if the references are in the right format. However authors are already informed to \u201ccite what you use, and use what you cite\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117561e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"117561e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reviewer rewards:\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a1f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3a1f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At IJABS, we appreciate the value of the dedicated time of our reviewers, therefore, we will do our best to reward every time you review a paper:<\/p><ul><li>All reviewers can sign up for free access to IJABS articles.<\/li><li>Since the review process is in anonymous nature, the IJABS editor will publish the list of reviewers on the website to thank and acknowledge the valuable contributions of the reviewers.<\/li><li>IJABS provides reviewer certificate upon request.<\/li><li>To compensate the reviewers\u2019 time and effort, IJABS offers the below benefit:<\/li><\/ul><p>\u2013 Reviewers will have the opportunity to submit a manuscript (as corresponding author) with a great discount (reviewers pay only 40% of the normal APC). The manuscript should be within the scope of the IJABS. To qualify, a reviewer must have completed reviews on time for 3 separate manuscripts in the preceding 12 months. However, the reviews of the revised manuscripts are not counted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e82ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e82ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The peer review process:\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36851b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36851b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following peer review process will ensure an efficient peer review:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The editorial board at IJABS will ensure a high quality and efficient peer review process for all manuscripts submitted to IJABS. The editorial team will uphold the following quality standards:<\/p><ul><li>Editors and reviewers are subject experts for the manuscripts submitted to IJABS and have the knowledge to evaluate the scientific level of the article.<\/li><li>Both editors and reviewers have no relationship with the authors.<\/li><li>Reviewers will complete the evaluation questionnaire provided to them to assess the quality of the manuscript. 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