The Journal of Management and Social Sciences (JMSS) is a peer-reviewed bi-annual periodical in which scholar’s research articles relating to a particular academic discipline have been published. JMSS serve as a forum for the presentation of new research. The objective of the JMSS is to provide a valuable platform for communication between the profession and academics on the research and facilitate the practice of Management and Social Sciences theories. The JMSS content typically takes the form of articles presenting original research, review articles, and book reviews.
World renowned academic scholars have been serving as an editorial board member in JMSS including DM Nault from University of Calgary, Mike O’ Donnell from University of Westminster, Rebecca L. Schiff from Harvard Law School, Anik Chatterjee form Presidency College, Badar Alam Iqbal from Aligarh Muslim University, Muhammad Aslam Javed from University of Delhi, Dr. Mashood Ahmed Khan from LUMHS, Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui from BZITEK and many more.
The journal will be of interest to Management and Social Sciences researcher, educators, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in the role of Management & Social Sciences in organizations & societies.
Author(s) are requested to please carefully read all the instructions before submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Management and Social Sciences (JMSS). Manuscripts not prepared as per below mentioned specifications may be returned to the author(s) and may experience significant delays in review and time to publication.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Three hard copies of manuscripts of articles, comments, notes or book-reviews, should be submitted to
The Editor
Journal of Management and Social Sciences
Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK)
Main Ibrahim Hydri Road, Korangi Creek
Karachi-75190 Pakistan
One soft copy of the manuscript should also be received at riazsheikh06@yahoo.com, dr.riaz@biztekian.com, naveed.r.khan@gmail.com, naveedrkhan@biztekian.com. Manuscripts should be prepared in US English using a word processing (preferably in MS Word) program and saved as a doc, rtf or pdf file.
MANUSCRIPT SPECIFICATIONS
Abstract: All manuscripts should contain a well-summarized abstract of 100 to 200 words. This should be a separate file on the soft copy and a separate page on the hard copy. The abstract should be related to the hypothesis and information being presented, as well as the conclusions and results of general interest.
Title Page: This includes the title of the article, complete name(s) of author(s), active email(s) and institutional affiliation(s) respectively. Acknowledgements or any other special note (if given) should also be on this page.
General Format and Style: Manuscripts should be formed in double e space, with 1.25-inch margins on all sides on A4 size page. The text as well as foot notes should be written in Times New Roman font of size 12 point. Do not use multiple columns. If you are using special characters or symbols, not available in Microsoft Word, or Adobe Acrobat then please attach the true type font(s) files. The soft copy must exactly match the hard copy.
Tables and Figures: Figures, tables and boxes should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numeral, (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, and Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Do not draw colorful customized figures and graphs. Please avoid inserting figures and tables in the main text. Instead, in the space immediately after the t referenced, insert a text tag as: [Figure 1 here].
Soft copy of figures/graphs and tables should be accompanied with the soft copy of the manuscript in Microsoft Excel or any other compatible format , in files separate from the text file(s).
Data and Programming Routines: Data used in the article should be separately provided alongwith the soft copy in any standard spreadsheet format. If the manuscript is supported by any econometric computations or mathematical estimation then name the software with version and send the relevant estimation file and/or program routines.
Footnotes: All footnotes should be numbered in Arabic numeral, corresponding to numbers in the text, and placed at the bottom of the page rather than end of the manuscript.
Reference List and Citations: Authors are requested to follow the Chicago Style of Manual for referring and citation. List the references alphabetically by the author(s) last name and then by the year. Please refer name of all the authors for collective work and avoid using et al. in lieu of authors' names. Do not use abbreviated name of journals and institutions. Clearly mention the web site(s) address(s) for the article, paper or report that is neither published nor accepted for publication.
