Submission Guidelines for Authors


Here are the guidelines for submitting an article to the Review of Business: 

Topics: Articles in all business fields including law, ethics, and poverty, which are of current interest to business practitioners and educators, preferably with practical action-oriented recommendations.

Submit your paper by email in a Microsoft Word format to:  reviewofbusiness@stjohns.edu
Files in PDF format cannot be accepted.

Length:
1.Eighteen pages with double-spaced text is the maximum length free of charge. 
2.Include within these pages all tables or charts, and a list of references at the end of the article.  
3.Two or three excess pages are permitted, but there will be a $50 charge for each double-spaced page.  Make your check payable to St. John’s University.

Your paper should include:
1.An executive summary (length about 1 page); no Abstract is needed.
2.A clearly stated objective (research question).
3.The importance of the topic, and your contribution to it.
4.A review of recent literature.

Citations and References: 
1.Put citations within the text immediately after you quote or paraphrase someone else’s statement or original idea. Put the citation inside parentheses, using the standard format. For example:  (Smith, 2008, p.43).
2.Put your bibliographical references at the end of the text. Include only references that are used in the text. 
3.Please use the following bibliographic format:

For a Book Reference:
Author’s Name. Year. Title of book in italics.  City: Publisher.
For example:
Siegel, James J. 2005. The future for investors. New York: Crown Business.

For an Article Reference:
Author’s Name. Year. Title of article in normal type. Title of periodical in italics.  Date and volume number if available.  Pages. 
For example:
Porterba, John. 2001. Demographic structure and asset returns.  Review of Economics and Statistics 83: 565-584.

Illustrations:
Label all of your illustrations as Exhibits, and not as tables, charts, graphs or figures.  Number them sequentially, e.g., Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, etc.     

The Review Process: 
1.Each paper will be screened by the Editor for appropriateness of the topic and completion.
2.Submissions will be blind-reviewed by two members of the Review of Business Review Board. Our aim is to advise authors of the review results in from 6-10 weeks. 3.When the reviewers are satisfied, our Editors will check for accuracy of citations and originality. 
4.Lastly, the Editors will perform a final check for grammar and punctuation. 

Frequency of Publication:
The Review of Business is published three times per year.


Editor:       
Igor M. Tomic, Ph. D.     
718 990-7304      

Associate Editor:
Maxine Brady
(718) 990-7407

reviewofbusiness@stjohns.edu

Review of Business
Tobin College of Business
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11430

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