Policy Document

1) The Frequency of The Journal

The journal publishes two issues every year, i.e., January and July.

2) Guidelines For Submission of Research Articles

Submission to Jinnah Business Review can be made through an open journal system which is fully operational from the year 2023. The manuscripts were previously submitted to the journal via email. Moreover, the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences organized the International Business Research Conference every year, and authors preferred to publish their papers in Jinnah Business Review.

i. Manuscript Submission: The open journal system guides the authors stepwise throughout the submission process. All correspondence, including requests for revision and notification of the Editor's decision, is sent by e-mail. Manuscripts can be submitted via https://ibrc.pk/paper-submission/index.php/ibr/login/signln. The instructions for authors are enclosed in Annexure -1.

3) Peer-Review Policy

The submitted articles undergo a double-anonymous peer review; the desk review is carried out by the JBR editorial team consisting of members from each relevant discipline. Upon successful initial screening, the paper will be sent to two external reviewers to assess suitability for publication. The Editor-in-Chief of the journal will make the final decision to accept/reject the manuscript, which will be based on fairness and merit.

4) Originality And Plagiarism Policy

The similarity index of the manuscript should be below 20% and not more than 5% from a single source as per HEC guidelines. If the similarity index is above 20%, the paper will be rejected and the author may consider resubmitting the updated manuscript.

5) Subscription Details

The mode of subscription of the journal is Gratis. Most subscriptions, whether print or online, are for January - July. Online subscriptions include access to all issues from this year and previous years, available on the website of the journal.

6) Ethical Guidelines

The ethical guidelines are enclosed in Annexure-2.

7) Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose.

8) Author Agreement Forms

The author(s) should declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published before, and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. The author(s) should confirm that they have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. The corresponding author is only responsible for contacting the editor, communicating with coauthors, and submitting a revised manuscript by the given deadline.

9) Journal Timeline

Details to be updated in future versions.

No.	Steps	Estimated Time
i.	Submission of Manuscript	September & March
ii.	Desk Review And Similarity Index Check Papers are rejected in case of not meeting given guidelines. The similarity index will be checked twice. a) during desk review at the time of submission, b) before the final publication. The plagiarism must be below 20% including authors' own work, contrary to this manuscript will be rejected.	1 week
iii.	Blind Peer Review (2 external reviewers)	6 weeks
iv.	Communication Dissemination of review reports are sent to revise their manuscripts	1 week
v.	Submission of Revised Manuscript Review can be: a) Minor revisions b) Major revisions	2 to 3 weeks
vi.	Processing of The Revised Submission Cross-check by the team and sent to review whether the comments have been incorporated or not	4 weeks
vii.	Decision On The Manuscript	1 week
viii.	Timelines of Publication Of Issues	January & July
ix.	Article-Processing/Publication Fee The Jinnah Business Review does not charge any kind of submission and processing fee for publications	N/A