Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. Manuscript Preparation

Titles should not be more than 10 words (Post Graduate Students' theses/dissertation titles  may be longer).

Author(s) information: Full name of each author must be provided in order of: first name, middle name (initials only), and surname. For instance, Charles O. Esimone

Abstract: For uniformity purpose, abstract of not more 250 words should be italicized on 11 font size, Times New Roman, using  4-6 key words.

Main body formatting: paper which should include references page, is to be presented in MS-word, A4 paper size, with 1.5 line spacing, 12 font size of Times New Roman.

Article length: Not exceeding 15-17 pages.

Referencing/Citation Style: APA 7th edition referencing style.

Headings: Headings must be concisely presented and numbered. Approved headings for UBSJBEP across various types of researches, must be duly followed. 

• First level headings should all be in upper case and presented in bold format.
• Second level headings (sub headings) should be presented in lower case, medium italics, and in bold format.
• Third level and subsequent headings (sub-subheadings) should be presented in lower case and in medium italics (no bold format).

2. Other Article Types accepted UBSJBEP

• Research Articles: Research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientifically sound experiments and provides a substantial amount of new information.

• Reviews: Review articles are intended to be topical, comprehensive summaries of the state-of-the-art in a particular aspect of Science. Review articles must be substantial, authoritative, and critical reviews of published results of high current interest on recent active topics (with key developments). The reviews should have a high potential for a broad impact. A critical assessment and analysis of the literature should be included, rather than a simple collation of published information. The review should provide a balanced look at the field, and the work of the authors should not be overemphasized. Possible future developments, insights about remaining challenges, and future directions should also be presented and discussed.

• Case Studies: For field-research cases, permissions are required from the organization, and all persons interviewed/involved. This is in addition to authors declaration of conflict of interest,  acknowledging any individual or institutional support that may have been received during the course of your research.

3. Approved Sections/Headings 

Research Paper

The following standard headings are obtainable in UBSJBEP for this type of research:

• Title page
• Author's information (full name with initial, affiliation/address and email)
• Abstract
• Key words
• Introduction (to include objectives, Research questions and Hypotheses)
• Literature Review (to include relevant concepts, theories, empirical reviews, gaps established and tables/figures, if any)
• Methodology (should be summarized to include research design adopted, area of the study, population size, sample size, sources/method of data collection, validity and reliability of instrument, description of variables, model estimation, methods of data analysis, decision rule)
• Analysis and Discussion of Results (relevant tables and figures includive)
• Conclusion and possible policy(ies) recommendations
• References

Reviews

The following standard headings are obtainable in UBSJBEP for a review research article:

• Title page
• Author's information (full name with initials, affiliation/address and email)
• Abstract
• Key words
• Introduction (to include objectives)
• Extensive Review of Related Literatures (to include relevant concepts, theories, empirical reviews, gaps established and tables/figures, if any)
• Methodology (should be summarized to include research design adopted, area of study, population size, sample size, sources/method of data collection, and method of data analysis)
• Discussion of Results (concise consideration of gaps observed to lead to findings supported by relevant theories considered in the work)
• Conclusion based on reviews conducted and possible policy(ies) recommendations
• References

4. Article Publication Charges

Following the acceptance of any paper, the Author(s) shall proceed to make a non-refundable payment of Twenty Five Thousand Naira (N25,000) for local Authors or US$50 for foreign Authors, being Online Publication Charges (OPC). Note that this payment is strictly for Online Publication only. 

Account Name: UBS Journal of Business and Economic Policy

Bank: United Bank for Africa (UBA) Nigeria Plc

Account number: 1025514006

Authors that need the hardcopy of the published Articles should contact the Editor (all associated costs apply) through [email protected]. All evidence of payment for should also be sent to the editorial email address as above.