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Author Guidelines

Authors are requested to adhere to the following guidelines during the preparation of the manuscript for submission: 

  1. Paper Type

Currently, UCP-JBP accept only Research Papers. A paper submitted to UCP-JBP must not be published or sent for publishing previously in any other journal. The similarity level of the article must be within the prescribed limits i.e. a maximum of 19% and less than 5% from single source. Papers for publication in an issue must be submitted before the last date of submission as given at the website. All authors must give their consent for being the author and fill the contribution form, duly signed by them. A paper presented in a conference may be submitted for publication.

  1. General Guidelines
  • Title: The title of the article should be bold, centered, and typed in capital letters (in 14 point) Times New Roman Font.
  • Author(s) Details: Author(s) details include full name (bold), affiliations, and contact details should be in (12 point) Times New Roman Font and should be centered below the title.
  • Abstract: All manuscripts must be accompanied by a brief abstract. Abstract should not exceed 150-200 words. It should be properly formatted as justified in italicized text in Times New Roman Font (10 point). It should highlight the Research Background, Methodology, Major Finding(s), and Conclusion in brief.
  • Key Words: Authors must mention 5-7 key words. Keywords should be listed alphabetically, separated by commas, and full stop at the end.
  • Page Setup: The Size of the page should be 7 inches in Width and 9.5 inches in Height with a 1-inch margin on all four sides. Header and Footer Layout should be 0.5 inches from the edge.
  • Manuscript: Manuscripts must be between 4000 and 6000 words (all inclusive). It should be double-spaced, using Times New Roman font at 12.
  • Tables and Figures/Images: All important tables and figures/images should be included in the body of the paper. The table headings should be in Times New Roman, bold, 12 points, and indented 0.25 inches on the left. Figure/Image headings should follow the same formatting as tables, placed below the image or figure, and should be center-aligned.
  • References: All references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the article using APA 7 reference style only.
  • Citations in the Text: Kindly make sure that every reference cited in the text should also be presented in the reference list and vice versa. Authors should avoid using citations in the abstract of the manuscript.
  • Author(s) Biography: Every author must submit a brief biography, a photograph, and the Copyright Agreement form. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively.
  • All manuscripts must be submitted electronically.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Author(s) Consent and Manuscript Publication Form

Articles

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Copyright Notice

All articles published in the UCP Journal of Business Perspectives are open access and freely available for anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, and share. The journal operates under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal and publisher the right of first publication, along with the right to publish, distribute, and archive the article in all forms and media.

This policy ensures that:

  • Authors retain ownership of their intellectual work.
  • Readers and researchers are free to share and build upon the work under the CC BY license.
  • The journal complies with open-access best practices recommended by organizations such as Directory of Open Access Journals and Committee on Publication Ethics.

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