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SUBMISSION AND COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES

Authors are required to submit their papers via the journal's online platform available on the submit button.

All submissions must follow the prescribed sample template, which can be accessed on the Word docx button.
Additionally, authors have to signed an Author Declaration and Statement of Copyrights/Related Rights along with their submission during submisson process (this declaration shall be signed electronically by the acknowledgement of the corresponding author).

Upon receipt, submitted papers undergo an initial review to ensure they meet the journal’s formal requirements and thematic focus. Submissions that do not align with the journal’s scope or fail to meet the formal criteria will be rejected. Papers that comply with these requirements proceed to the Editorial Board for Desk Review. If they pass this stage, they are subjected to a blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers.

Template for submission

SUBMISSION

FEES (Article Processing Charge – APC)

The standard APC is 0 EUR

The Journal of Business Sectors has not charged APC since its inception. All articles published in the Journal of Business Sectors are available free of charge.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS FOR AUTHORS

Authors are required to ensure that:

Their manuscript is original and written by them.
Their submission has not been previously published in another journal and has been exclusively submitted for review to this journal.
All data used in the manuscript have been collected directly by the authors or that they have the necessary legal permission to use data obtained from private enterprises or other independent sources.
The data presented are authentic and have not been manipulated in any way.
All sources used in the work are properly cited.
The manuscript does not infringe upon any copyrights of third parties.
The document includes a funding statement if the research was supported by an institution or a grant.
The document contains an ethical approval statement for research involving human participants or a declaration that such approval was not required.
There is no conflict of interest among co-authors or with third parties.
Any modifications to the list of authors (addition, removal, or reordering of names) have been pre-approved by the entire authorship team.
The editorial office is promptly notified of any identified errors, no later than after the online publication of the article.
The authorship is accurately stated, and all authors must sign a declaration confirming their consent to the publication of the article in the journal.
Authors actively participate in the peer-review process, responding to reviewers' comments in a timely and constructive manner. If they agree to make revisions, they must implement them without delay. If they disagree with the reviewers' recommendations, they must provide a detailed justification.
They accept minor content adjustments, such as changes to the title, phrasing, or language corrections.
They acknowledge that publishing rights to the article are transferred to the publisher under the CC BY 4.0 license.

The electronicaly filled and signed author's declaration and statement of copyrights/related rights must be submitted along with the final version of the manuscript.

AUTHORS' DECLARATION

PUBLICATION ETHICS POLICY

The Journal of Business Sectors is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards at every stage of the publication process. The Editorial Board, editorial office, and team of reviewers strive to strictly adhere to the Guidelines on Good Publication Practice issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in all editorial activities. We encourage all current and prospective authors to review internationally recognized rules and best practices before submitting their manuscript for blind peer review, available at: www.publicationethics.org.

JOBS expect all participants in the publication process to uphold ethical standards in accordance with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and other guidelines approved by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The Editorial Board of the Journal of Business Sectors follows the principles outlined in Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing by Miguel Roig (2003, 2006, 2015).

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND INFORMED CONSENT

Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest related to their research. These conflicts may arise from personal relationships, affiliations, financial interests, or any other connections that could impact the impartiality of the research. If no conflicts exist, authors should explicitly state: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

For studies involving human participants, authors must include an informed consent statement, even if the data has been anonymized. Consent must be obtained before participation, and authors should specify whether consent was given in written or verbal form. If an ethics board waived the need for consent, authors should provide justification and the approving organization's details.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. The following actions constitute plagiarism and are unacceptable:

Copying text verbatim without proper citation.
Using unique concepts without acknowledging the original source.
Rewording another author’s ideas without proper credit.
Misrepresenting sources or fabricating citations.
Presenting falsified or manipulated research data.
Submitting previously published work (self-plagiarism).

USE OF AI TOOLS

The Journal of Business Sectors upholds the position issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the use of artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, in the creation of academic articles. This statement emphasizes that AI tools cannot be listed as authors of articles, as they do not bear responsibility for their content. Furthermore, it is essential to transparently disclose their use in accordance with ethical publishing standards.

AI tools do not meet the criteria for authorship, as they lack the capacity to assume responsibility for the submitted research. Since they do not have legal personality, they cannot manage copyright or licensing agreements and are not accountable for ensuring content transparency.

If authors utilize AI tools for writing articles, creating visual elements, or analysing data, they must clearly declare this in the Materials and Methods section of their manuscript. Regardless of the extent of AI use, the ultimate responsibility for the article's content remains with the authors, who are obligated to adhere to ethical scientific publishing guidelines

RESEARCH ETHICS POLICIES ON HUMAN PARTICIPANTS AND APPROVAL

Manuscripts involving studies with human participants and personal data collection, such as surveys or interviews, must clearly indicate whether approval from the relevant ethics committee (hereafter referred to as the ethics committee) was obtained or waived.
The declaration should include the name of the approving ethics committee(s), the approval date, and reference number (if available). This statement should be placed on the final page of the submission, above the References section, to maintain the anonymity of the peer-review process.
If an exemption was granted, authors should provide the name of the ethics committee and a justification for the exemption.
If research ethics approval is not applicable to the study, authors should include a statement at submission, supported by relevant documentation (e.g., institutional policy or legal framework justifying exemption), where applicable, to ensure clarity for an international readership. A standard declaration such as "This study did not require research ethics approval" may be used.
Authors of empirical research involving human participants and data collection (e.g., surveys or interviews) must explicitly state whether participants provided informed consent and specify its format (written or verbal). This participant approval statement can be included in the Data and/or Methods section or as a separate declaration above the References section.

Additionally, manuscripts reporting medical research involving human participants or data must comply with:

WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals

Such manuscripts must also include details on informed consent for publishing patient data and images, specifying whether written consent was obtained.

SPONSOSHIP AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION

Authors affiliated with commercial sponsors, such as pharmaceutical companies, must adhere to ethical publication standards, including transparency in funding sources and adherence to good publication practices. These guidelines ensure academic integrity, promote transparency, and uphold the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Conflicts of Interest section in a scientific article discloses any personal, financial, or professional relationships that could influence or bias the research, analysis, or conclusions of the study. It ensures transparency, credibility, and ethical integrity in scientific publishing. Type of conflict of interest: i. financial conflicts; ii. personal or professional relationships; iii. competing research interests; iv. patent or intellectual property interests.

Example: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.