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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

General Publication Instructions:

  1. Any submitted manuscript for publication must not be published or submitted for publication anywhere.
  2. Any submitted manuscript is reviewed according to academic originality, contribution to knowledge advancement, methodology, and findings, considering ethical codes, language soundness, and presentation.
  3. The journal Board reserves the right to require author(s) to conduct certain amendments or changes before accepting the manuscript, besides reserving the right to make some editing and stylistic changes.
  4. Arranging articles in JJES follows the editorial board’s policy. The board reserves the right not to publish any manuscript. Decisions are final, and the board reserves the right not to justify these decisions.
  5. If the author chooses to withdraw his/her manuscript either in or after the evaluation process, he/she shall reimburse JJES for the cost of reviewing the paper.
  6. Published manuscripts will be stored in the University’s database. Retrieving is subject to the database policy.
  7. Opinions expressed in the published manuscripts express those of the authors solely and not necessarily those of neither the policy of the Ministry of Higher Education nor the University of Jordan.

Specific Publication Instructions:

  1. The author should deliver the manuscript following the submission instructions via the journal web page. The editorial board does not consider any manuscript not following the instructions.
  2. Manuscript Format: Including references, tables, graphs, and appendices, the manuscript should not be more than 30 pages, one and a half spaced, Times New Roman 14 font size, pages (8½ x 11). Page numbers should be placed at the middle bottom of the page.
  3. Manuscript Language: Manuscript must be written in English or Arabic. The author should bear the responsibility for manuscript proofreading before sending it out. The journal’s proofreading is done in a general sense. Hence, the journal does not assume responsibility for language errors that may be included in the manuscript. The editorial board reserves the right to ask the researcher for proofreading; if the manuscript is not excellently written, it could be rejected.
  4. - Abstract:

    All manuscripts must include Abstracts in English and Arabic (with identical information) of 150 to 250 words. Abstracts should be containing the subheadings: objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the study.

    *Tips for writing an abstract in English:                        

    Objectives: You let the readers know why you chose to study this research topic or problem. State exactly the main objective of this research. You need to explain ‘why’ you undertook this study.

     Methods: This is ‘how’ you did this research. Let readers know exactly what you did to reach your results. For example, did you undertake interviews? Did you collect data using a questionnaire? What tools, methods, or datasets did you use? 

    Results: You need to summarize the major findings of this research. You need to explain ‘what’ you found during your study. You need to be very clear and direct.  It is important not to exaggerate or create an expectation that your paper will not fulfil. 

     Conclusions: Conclusions are based on the results of this research. The conclusion should summarize the key supporting ideas you discussed throughout the work, and offer your final impression of the central idea. You need to mention the research recommendations.

  5. Manuscript’s Layout: Author(s) should organize manuscripts as follows: Title, Authors (first name, second initial, and last name, academic rank, affiliation, current workplace responding address, and e-mails), Main language Abstract, Acknowledgements, Translated Abstract, Main text, Appendices, References. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except table footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numerals.
  6. The main titles of the article should contain the following thematic titles and be in bold characters and numbered as 1., 2., 3., etc. Look at the example below:
  7. Introduction
  8. Literature Review
  9. Data & Methodology
  10. Results & Discussion
  11. Conclusion

 

  1. Sub-titles of the article should be in title case, italic but not bold, and numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc. (If a third level is needed, it should be written as: 1.1, 1.1.2, and so on. (Automatic numbering MUST NOT be used.)

Look at the example below:

 

  1. Introduction

1.1 Aim of the Study

1.2 Structure of the Study

 

  1. Literature Review

2.1 Theoretical Literature Review

2.2 Empirical Literature Review

 

  1. Tables should be in an academic and simple format (with no shadow or colors). The font size of table titles should be in the title case, 10 pts font size, while all the information within the tables should also be 10 pts font size. Table titles should be at the beginning of the related table. All the numbers in the tables should be standard or unique in decimals and styles. Source information should be at the bottom of tables, italic and 10 pts font size.

 

  1. Figures should be in an academic and simple format (with no shadow or colors). The font size of the figures should be in a title case, 10 pts font size, while all the information within the figures should also be 10 pts font size. Figure titles should be at the end of the related figure and centered between the left and right margins. All the numbers in the figure should be standard or unique in decimals and styles.

 

      Note that tables are titled on top of them, whereas figures are titled below them.

 

  1. Equations should be written in the special equation format and numbered.

 

  1. Footnotes are only used to document notes necessary for additions and/or explanations. These must be successively written and numbered by Arabic numerals and 10 pts font size.

 

  1. Acronyms Example: First reference: Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

                                           Subsequent references: IFS

  1. Quotations
  • Short quotation: Short quotations ‘should be in single inverted commas with citation and page reference’. (Alfaris, 2018, p.40)
  • Long quotation: Long quotations should be separated from the main text, starting on a new line with a line space before and after. The paragraph should be indented. A citation should be included immediately under the quotation to the right.

                                                                                                        (Alfaris, 2018, p.40)

  1. Appendices
  • Appendices should be designated A, B, and C as required.
  • Second level headings: A.1., A.2., B.1., etc.
  1. Reprint permissions for figures/tables copied from another source. If any figures and/or tables in your manuscript previously appeared in other publications, please notify the editorial office when submitting your manuscript files and consult the original publishers’ websites for instructions on applying for permission to reprint them in the JJES. We recommend requesting reprint permissions shortly after the acceptance of your manuscript.
  2. Access to data files and programs, if applicable. Authors of accepted papers that contain empirical work, simulations, or experimental work must provide information about the data, programs, and other details of the computations sufficient to permit replication (as requested).
  3. Bio-statement: every author should submit a scientific bio–statement of approximately 50 words when her/his manuscript is accepted. The statement should include the name of the university from which the author received her/his degrees, academic rank, workplace, job position, and academic research interests. The first author attaches his email and permanent address, whereas this is optional for other co-authors.

Text Citation:

  1. References are cited within the text as follows:
  2. At the beginning of a sentence (in the case of one author, two authors, and more than two authors), the author(s) last (or fame) name(s) and the year of publication should be cited as:

Ibin Khaldoun (2002), Oran and Rashid (1989), William et al., (2008)

  1. b. At the end of a related sentence or paragraph (in the case of one author, two authors, and more than two authors), using the author(s) last (or fame) name(s) and the year of publication, as:

(Ibin Khaldoun, 2002), (Oran and Rashid, 1989), (William et al., 2008)

  1. c. In the event of quotation and/or a reference to a specific idea, page number(s) is put inside the brackets, given the above citations as:

Willy (2002, p. 20), (Hobson, 2002, p. 20). The same applies to the other cases.

  1. In the case of two different authors, they are alphabetically ordered and separated by a semicolon, as:

(Ronald, 2001; William, 2000). The same applies to more authors.

  1. Multiple publications by the same author(s) in the same years should be designated by the letters a, b, etc. Example: (William, 2000a).
  2. Arabic and foreign references are cited in the text in the event of being published by a private, public, local, Arabic, or international institution by the institution name.

References

  1. References should be listed in alphabetical order without numbering or the like at the end of the manuscript on separate sheets, beginning with the Arabic ones. References not cited in the text MUST NOT be included. Arabic or other language references should be translated to English to be included in the English references list.
  2. Order: Alphabetize references by the author’s last name, if it is a sole author, or the first author or editor. If authors or editors are anonymous, the institution publishing works are mentioned by name. If an author has more than one reference, references are chronologically ordered; if the years of publication are the same, differentiate entries by adding small letters (a, b, etc.) after the years. Repeat the author’s name for each entry.
  3. Books: Follow this order:
  4. For one author: Author’s last name followed by a colon, full first name and second name or initial, Year between parentheses followed by a period, Title (boldface italic), Edition’s number, the publisher’s name, and location. Examples:

- Jordan Islamic Bank for Finance and Investment (2005). Yearly Report, No 24, Ashsharq Print House, Amman.

  • Motta, Massimo (2004). Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, New York.
  1. For two authors: The first author as in (a) followed by & or and then the second author’s name in order, that is, first name, second name or initial, and last name, then the other information as above. Example:

-  Akerlof, George A. and Robert J. Shiller (2010).  Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism. Princeton University Press, USA.

  1. For more than two authors: The first author as in (a) followed by a semicolon (;) then the second author’s name as in (b) followed by & or and then the third author’s name in order, then the other information as above. Example:

     - Smith, Adam; David Ricardo and James mill (xxxx). Etc.

  1. Periodicals: In terms of the author(s) name(s), and the year of publication, you should follow the same as in the cases of books, then follow this order: the title of the paper, Title of the Periodical (boldface italic), Volume Number (Issue Number): Page Numbers. Examples:
  • Oran, Ahmad F. (2010). An Islamic Socio-Economic Public Interest Theory of Market Regulation, Review of Islamic Economics, 14 (1): 125-146.
  1. Chapters in Books (including Yearly Publications): In terms of the author(s) name(s), and the year of publication, you should follow the same as in the cases of books, then follow this order: Title of the Chapter, Page numbers, in, Editors initials and last name followed by (Ed.), Title of the book (boldface italic), Publisher and location. Example:
  • Hirshi, T. (1983). Crime and the Family, 53-69, in. J. Wilson (Ed.), Crime and Public Policy, Institute for Contemporary Studies, USA.
  1. Working Papers: Author’s last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year of publication). Title of Working PaperWorking paper, Lead Author’s Affiliation.

Examples:

Shunda, N. (2005).  Strategic Behavior in Day-Ahead and Real-Time Markets for Electricity.  Working paper, University of Connecticut.

Shaw, P., Katsaiti, M.-S., & Jurgilas, M. (2006).  Corruption and Growth Under Weak Identification.  Working paper, University of Connecticut.

  1. Government Reports: Name of government organization. (Year of publication). Title of ReportName of Publishing Company. 

Examples:

U.S. Congressional Budget Office. (1998). Social Security and Private Saving: A Review of the Empirical Evidence.  U.S. Government Printing Office.  Washington, D.C. 

U.S. Department of State. (2006). Trafficking in Persons Report 2006.  U.S. Government Printing Office.  Washington, D.C.

 

  1. Online Materials: Author’s last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year of publication). Title of SourceRetrieved Month Day, Year, from http://addressofsource.

Examples:

Shunda, N. (2005).  Strategic Behavior in Day-Ahead and Real-Time Markets for Electricity.  Retrieved October 30, 2006, from http://ideas.repec.org/p/uct/uconnp/2005-48.html.

United Nations (1948).  Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Retrieved October 30, 2006, from http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html.

 

Manuscript Acceptance

The editorial board shall inform the author(s) about accepting his/her manuscript when all conditions and procedures are fully fulfilled. The JJES owns the copyright of each article it publishes. The author(s) has to get the approval of the Editor-in-Chief for any other uses of the article.

 

Manuscripts should be submitted to the Website: https://jjournals.ju.edu.jo/index.php/jjes/index/

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