Society of Global Business (SGB): https://s-gb.net/gb-journal/

The Editorial Committee on Global Business Journal

1. Overview
1.1 Aims and Scope
The Society of Global Business (SGB) produces the Global Business Journal (GBJ) to provide accessto rigorously refereed innovative research and practical papers across the fields of global business.
The society has been publishing domestic/internationals journal since 2013. Papers published in
the journals in Japanese include their English titles and abstracts. We welcome papers in all fields ofsocial sciences, humanities and natural sciences, as long as they fit with the aims and objectives of the
SGB, and derive theoretical and practical contributions to the fields of global business. Should you
consider submitting your papers, please refer to the following descriptions.

1.2 Paper categories / Submission Classification
Papers should be original, demonstrate quality and knowledge of the existing literature, and be of interest to the readership. They must not be submitted for publication elsewhere during the time they arebeing reviewed for a GBJ. We publish the following types of papers:
1. Invited paper: Contribution papers requested by the editorial board
2. General Academic paper (refereed paper): Theoretical or empirical research results that are
original and have a complete appearance as a dissertation.
3. Practical Research (refereed practical research): A detailed description of a project or businessby the parties involved and suggestions for improvement.
4. Case study (refereed case study): Proposal of analysis and model based on case studies and data,rich in originality or breaking news
5. Special Academic papers by open call for participants (refereed papers equivalent to 2. General
Academic paper, 3. Practical Research, and 4. Case study by Call for Papers method)
6. Report (non-refereed, just acceptance / rejection decision):

1.3 Submitting a paper
Below you will find links to our guidelines for authors and other resources to help you prepare yourpaper for publication.
Guidelines for authors: https://s-gb.net/gb-journal/

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1.4 Author(s)The Global Business Journal (GBJ) accepts papers whose author(s) including at least one SGB member.

1.5 Papers submission
Papers should be submitted to The Editorial Committee of the Global Business Journal.

1.6 Deadline
No specific deadline is set. Note, however, that academic papers (Call for papers) should be submitted
within specific date it is addressing.

1.7 Ethical standards
Authors shall follow the ethical standards appearing in the section 2.

1.8 Paper categories
Only papers that have not been submitted for publication elsewhere during the time they are being
reviewed for the Journal are considered as original papers. Please refer to the definitions of categories
and contents below.
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Invited papers•

Academic papers (Free Subject)•

Academic papers (Practical Research)•

Academic papers (Case Study)•

Academic papers (Call for Papers)•

Reports

1.9 Paper Reviewing Procedure•

Submitted papers will be distributed to the Sub-Committee after a check by the Editorial Committee.

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The Sub-Committee reviews papers and determines eligibility for publication. The Sub-Committee may request the author for necessary revisions.

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If the Sub-Committee does not receive the revised manuscript from the author within a specificdate after the request for revision, the paper is considered rejected.

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How to Prepare a Manuscript•

A paper must be fully elaborated before submission.

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A paper should be written in Japanese or English.

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A Paper must be submitted according to the description on the submission page.

•The link to the submission by using the electric system.

Copyright Attribution (Transfer of Copyright)

The copyright of all articles in the paper is attributed (transferred) to SGB upon acceptance of the paperby submission of a written consent form from the authors. In principle, SGB will not prevent authors
from using the whole or part of their articles in the form of photocopy, translation, or adaptation. However, authors should notify SGB when they put their articles in full on the web.
When a third person applies for use of the whole or part of the article, SGB can give him/her
permission unless deemed inappropriate. In such a case, SGB will later notify the author of how his/herarticle is used.

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Responsibilities of Co-authors and CopyrightThe copyright of a paper written by several authors is shared between the authors specified at the timeof paper preparation. Therefore, any change of authors after the paper submission should be avoided.

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Publication Charge

The publication fee for a manuscript is 5,000JPY per page.

2. Ethical standards for publication in SGB journals
The following Ethical Standards shall now be enacted for the purpose of furthering credibility regarding
the publication of the Papers both within and outside the Society.

2.1 Obligations of authors•

A paper to be submitted shall meet all the terms and conditions in the instructions to authors. It
shall include a sufficient contribution of authors to the advancement and development of science and technology related to the global business field.

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Only persons who have significantly contributed to the completion of the paper should be listed
as coauthors.

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Fragmentation of research papers should be avoided. Authors should organize their related
works in a manuscript to give readers a particular aspect of the general study.

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The submission of papers with obvious commercial intent is inappropriate.
3•Duplicate submission is not permitted.

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The authors shall provide sufficient information in the submitted paper to allow authors' peers
to reproduce, verify, and evaluate the work. Furthermore, the paper should include sufficient
review regarding past papers and indicate their sources. When citing other papers, the authors
shall ensure that they are also available to the readers and pay attention to the existence of
copyrights.

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Critical quotations are allowed only with scholarly arguments. The authors shall avoid criticizing existing papers with the purpose of personally attacking their authors.

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The submitted paper must not contain any fabrication or falsification of data. It is prohibited toplagiarize ideas, methods, data, or results from other papers.

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The author(s) shall not violate the human rights or any other rights of people who are involvedin the investigation, and shall protect their life, health, privacy, and dignity during the experiments.

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The Editorial Committee encourages the author(s) to preserve data and code used in the research to allow others to replicate the research.

2.2 Obligations of reviewers•

All reviewers have an obligation and important role in judging a paper fairly to maintain thequality of the academic publication with their contribution.

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The reviewer must promptly decline the review invitation, if the completion of review within
the due date is deemed impossible, or if the paper represents any conflict of interest.

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A review shall be conducted objectively and logically based on the quality of a manuscript on
its own merit and with due respect to the intellectual independence of the authors.

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Reviews shall describe the comments clearly and logically so that authors may understand theunderlying reason for the comment or feedback. The reviewer must not criticize the authors
personally.

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A reviewer must not disclose nor discuss a paper with others. The paper shall be treated as aconfidential document.

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A reviewer is prohibited from utilizing any unpublished information included in the manuscript.

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A reviewer shall report promptly to the editorial board members if he or she finds a dishonest
or inappropriate act in the manuscript such as fabrication and falsification of data or plagiarism
from existing papers.

2.3 Obligations of Editorial Committee Members•

All Editorial Committee members shall strive, after a fair management of the review process
for submitted papers, to achieve the objectives mentioned in the ethical standards.
4•The Sub-Committees that are organized under the Editorial Committee shall decide on the acceptance/rejection of the submitted papers without regard to the race, religion, ethnicity, gender,
age, nationality, occupation, affiliation, and political conviction of the authors.

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A person who authors or coauthors a manuscript submitted must not be involved in any review
process of the paper.

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The Sub-Committee shall impartially select the most suitable reviewers based on their specialty.
People who may have personal bias in favor of or against an author or the subject matter of thesubmitted manuscript must not be selected as reviewers.

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The Sub-Committee and the Editorial Committee must not disclose any information on thereview process and information of the submitted paper and reviewers to others.

3. Instruction for Submission
3.1 Authors
Authors must follow the Ethical Standards for Publication in SGB Journals and the Guidelines for Authors when submitting papers. Only individual persons but not company or organization can be author(s).
After the paper is submitted, the name of authors cannot be changed, added or reordered.

3.2 Deadline
No deadline for paper submission is specified.

3.3 Manuscripts
Paper categories
The paper categories consist of i) Invited papers, ii) Academic papers (Free Subject), iii) Academic
papers (Practical Research), iv) Academic papers (Case Study), v) Academic papers (Call for Papers),
and vi) Reports.

Manuscript Requirements
The manuscripts should meet the requirements, which are:
1. To be accurate,
2. To be described in an objective way,
3. To have been fully reviewed contents and wording,
4. Not to have been published elsewhere.
The Sub-Committee is responsible for deciding if each paper meets these requirements. To ensure
the accuracy and efficiency of their decision-making process, if any part of your paper has already been
published or is related to any published articles, please specify clearly in your paper which part of thepaper was published before and to what extent the submitted paper owes to the published one.
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Note that a paper should be submitted as a completed one. Simply dividing large research into small
pieces of paper and submitting them in serials are not acceptable.

How to Prepare a Manuscript
Please follow the instructions mentioned below when preparing your manuscript.
1. Clearly state the objective, making sure your wording allows readers to easily find the mostimportant arguments.
2. Clarify the relation of the submitted paper and the past researches/technologies referenced, thatis, show what part of the past researches/technologies have been further explored and what is aunique and new contribution in your paper.
3. Describe the scope of the paper clearly and accurately.
4. The title should be simple and clearly representing the content of the paper. Series of papers ofcommon title with serial numbers (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) are not acceptable.

Publication Charge
The publication fee for a manuscript is 5,000JPY per page.

3.4 Paper Reviewing Process
3.4.1 Purpose of Reviewing
The submitted academic paper except for invited papers and reports is peer-reviewed to judge its
qualification for GBJ. The Sub-Committee may ask authors to make revisions of the paper to satisfy
the requirement. Regarding invited papers and reports, the Editorial Committee judge its qualification
for the GBJ. It should be noted, however, that the author is inherently responsible for the quality of the
published paper.

3.4.3 Reviewer
The Sub-Committee assigns at least two reviewers for each academic paper.

3.4.4 Reviewing Methods
Evaluation
Each reviewer evaluates the paper based on the criteria shown below in an objective manner.
1. Novelty: Not to be easily derived from well-known or already published findings.
2. Usefulness: Beneficial in terms of scientific, engineering, or practical viewpoint.
3. Level of Completeness: Clear and neat paper structure to allow readers to understand the content easily. An elegant style of writing is unnecessary.
4. Credibility: Free from any significant mistake in the content, serving readers as reliable literature.
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Judgment by reviewer
Based on the results of the evaluation described above and comparison with past published papers
in GBJ, the reviewer judges if the paper is to be accepted or rejected. Please note that a paper is notnecessarily rejected if it fails to meet just one of the criteria described above. The reviewer should try
to accept a paper that can contribute to the future academic/technological development, even if it has
some drawbacks. When the reviewer recommends rejection, reasons should be given in the Paper Review Report. The results of review are to be described in detail regardless of its acceptance or rejection.

Decision by the Sub-Committee
The Sub-Committee judges if the paper is to be accepted based on the reports by at least two reviewers.
If any reviewer requires a revision on the paper, the Sub-Committee may request the author to revise
the paper. The Sub-Committee will review the revised paper to judge whether the author has given
satisfactory revision and response to the comments by reviewers. The reviewers may be requested tore-review the paper for this purpose. The Sub-Committee has responsibility in its final judgment andnotifies the decision promptly.

3.5 How to Prepare a Manuscript
3.5.1 How to Submit a Manuscript
A manuscript file must be submitted by using the electric system. A manuscript file should be converted
into a PDF file.

3.5.2 Number of Pages
Papers to be published in GBJ should meet the limit for the number of pages depending on the paper
category as shown in the table below. No extra pages exceeding these limits are allowed.
Paper categories
Invited papers
Academic papers
Reports

Maximum number of pages
Up to 12Up to 12Up to 123.5.3 Author identifications and Contact Information
1. Make sure to write down the affiliation and contact information at the time of submission.
Should there be any change in affiliation, address or other contact information, it can be madeat the time of final manuscript submission.
2. English translations for job positions used in your organization are accepted.

3.5.4 Abstract, Keywords and E-mail addresses
1. Include an abstract containing a maximum of 300 words.
2. List three to five keywords that well represent the content in the location specified.
3. Avoid listing e-mail address that is expected to change in the near future.

3.5.5 Wording and Section/Sub-section
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Keep simple and clear wording and avoid redundancy throughout the paper. Avoid including
any highly personal remarks and expressions of an advertisement or a publicity nature.

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Use the numbering specified below in bold letters. Make sure not to use any other form of
numbering.

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Headings should all be in bold and left justified.
1., 2., 3.,(1), (2), (3),a), b), c),... Sections... Sub-sections... Subsub-sections

3.5.6 Equations and Symbols
Use common fonts, symbols, and unit expressions in equations and figures where possible. Provide alist of symbols in an attachment where necessary. Try to make equations as simple as possible. Try not
to show the detailed development or induction of equations, but to explain them by words. Give thedefinitions of symbols used in equations by words where they first appear. Also, avoid using a same
symbol for signifying two or more different definitions.

3.5.7 Unit Systems
Use the SI units in principle. When using other unit systems, show that unit in parenthesis as well.
Examples:•Unit weight 9.8 kN/m3 (1 tf/m3)•

0.49 MPa (5 kgf/cm2)

3.5.8 Figures and Tables
1. Keep the characters in figures, and tables consistent with the main text.
2. In principle, figures, or tables should be grouped and inserted at the top or bottom of the page
containing the part of the main text that first refers to them. Do not insert figures, or tables
between the texts.
3. Color figures are acceptable. The resolutions recommended are 1200 dpi for black and white
images and 300 dpi for color images. Note that too large files resulting from the high resolutionof the manuscript are not preferable.
4. When referring to figures, and tables appeared in existing literature, make sure to state thesource and obtain authorization from the author or copyright holder of the originals beforehand.
Inscribe when the referred figures, and tables are modified.
5. When drawing figures, character size should usually be 1.5 to 2 mm, and symbols should be
drawn just a little larger than you would think appropriate so as to avoid them from becoming
too small.
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3.5.9 Notations of Date
Basically follow the notation with western calendar. When the paper deals with Japanese history, forexample, Japanese calendar may be put down with in the parenthesis.

3.5.10 References
References should be from papers, books, or articles from the available literature. Please don’t refer tounpublished material.
An accepted paper is published in an electronic journal and each reference in the paper has across-reference function. To prevent the mistakes of links to the references, we ask for your cooperationin carefully observing the following regulations and guidelines.
1. References should be numbered in the order of appearance and listed after the main text. In themain text, identify the references by right-hand-side superscript numbers that correspond to
those in the reference list at the end.
2. References should be from papers, books, articles, or websites that are available for a long timesince their acceptance for publication. Otherwise, they can't be used as references.
3. In the reference list, state the name(s) of author(s), name of the article, name of the journal/book,volume/number, pages and year/month/date of publication in this order. The date and month of
publication can be omitted. For the name(s) of author(s), spell out the family name with theinitial of the first name. List all the names of contributing authors in the reference list regardlessof the number of authors involved. However, when referring to 3 or more contributing authors
in the main text, the authors can state only the first author and use et al. In the case of a book in
an independent volume, state the name(s) of the author(s), book title, publisher and year of
publication. In the case of a book chapter, state the name(s) of the author(s), chapter title insentence case, In name(s) of the editor(s) (Ed(s).), book title in title case, Edition, Volume, Page
No., publisher name, and year of publication. The name of a journal, book, and report should
be written with title case, and in Italics. Follow the examples below that show formats.

[Reference List Example][1] Rochet, J. C., and Tirole, J., Platform competition in two-sided markets, Journal of the European Economic Association, 1(4), pp.990-1029, 2003.
[2] Inoue, T., Public Relations in Hyper-globalization：Essential Relationship Management-A Japan Perspective, Routledge, 2018.
[3] Sydow, J., Understanding the constitution of interorganizational trust, In C. Lane, and R. Bachmann(Eds.), Trust Within and Between Organizations, pp.31-63, Oxford University Press, 1998.
[4] World Tourism Organization, International Tourism Highlights, 2019 Edition, UNWTO, Madrid, 2019.
[5] Society of Global Business, About the Society of Global Business, 2020, (Retrieved July 12, 2020,
https://s-gb.net/about/).

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3.5.11 Footnotes
Avoid using footnotes to the main text but include the explanation in the main text instead. Should adigressive explanation be needed, give it as an appendix at the end of the main text.

3.5.12 Formats of Manuscripts
Follow the formats shown in the separate page (See sample file for details). https://s-gb.net/gb-journal/

3.6 Correction of Misprints in Published Papers
For minor misprints incurred as results of the author's own fault and found after printing, no correction
information is published in principle. Pay every attention when preparing a manuscript. For serious
ones, an article for correction should be published after the discussion of the editorial committee.

3.7 Copyright Attribution (Transfer of Copyright):
Upon the decision of acceptance of the paper, the copyright is attributed (transferred) to SGB. Thus, thecopyright of all literary works in the GBJ is attributed (transferred) to SGB.
Note that signatures in a copyright transfer are required for all the authors, or an authorized author
from other authors. Authors are asked to submit the form as soon as the manuscript is accepted for
publication.
In principle, the SGB will not prevent authors from using the whole or part of their articles in theform of photocopy, translation, or adaptation. However, authors should inform the SGB if they publish
their articles in full on their own web sites or other similar media on the Internet. When a third person
applies for the photocopying of the whole or part of an article (including for translation purposes), the
SGB can give him/her permission on its own discretion unless deemed inappropriate. In such a case,the SGB later notifies the author of how his/her literary work will be used.

3.8 Other Instructions•

The date of receipt of manuscript submitted through the email of SGB is defined as the datewhen SGB acknowledges it.

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A received manuscript is checked if it satisfies minimum format requirements. Those failing tomeet them are off the procedure for a while to be returned to the sender or to spare time formaking an inquiry to the author.

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Information on the details of reviewing process of individual papers is not disclosed.

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All inquiries on receipt of materials should be addressed to the contact below.
Secretariat of the Society of Global Business
Email: sgb.ronbun@gmail.com

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GBJ Face Sheet (English)

When preparing your material for submission after the publication acceptance, refer to examples shownin a later section. Please help maintain the consistency of the journal by sticking to the required format.
Note that material with substantial mistakes in its format or quality will result in the resubmission.
It is also true that slight discrepancies in font size/shape and layout dimensions are incurred byvariations in operating systems and software programs. SGB admits such discrepancies, and therefore
accepts materials that do not precisely match the dimensions or other requirements shown in the format
examples. If your software programs do not allow you to meet the format requirements described below,
please provide an explanation in the remarks column on the contribution screen when sending the material. If your material is not far from the required format, it will be published as it is.

4.1 Fonts
4.1.1 Text•

Basically use standard Roman types such as Times.

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Use Roman fonts in bold for: the title of the paper, headings to chapters/sections/subsections,"Table 1", "Fig.2", "Acknowledgement", "Appendix" and "References", the date of manuscript
receipt.

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Use all capital letters for: the title of the paper, family name(s) of the author(s), headings tochapters, "Acknowledgement", "Appendix" and "References". (All in bold except the family
name(s) of the author(s))

4.1.2 Keywords
Keywords should be in italics. Heading "Key Words" are in bold-italics. Do not begin keywords
with capital letters unless they are proper names.

4.1.3 Font Size
The font sizes specified in the sample file should be used.

4.2 Layout
4.2.1 Number of lines per page
Use a top margin of 19 mm and bottom margin of 24 mm. In principle, the number of lines shouldbe 56. However, some software programs have functions that automatically adjust line spacing aboveand below symbols with superscript notation or fractional numbers, or automatically widen overall line
spacing on page to avoid a heading from appearing at the bottom. A reduction in the number of lines in11such a case would be acceptable.

4.2.2 Keywords
Keywords should not exceed 2 lines.

4.2.3 Miscellaneous notes•

Texts should be justified and aligned both left and right end. Use hyphenations properly in text
to avoid any unnecessary blank space between words.

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When using symbols or equations with superscript notations, consider script size should not belarger than ordinary characters.

4.3 Common Mistakes
Here are some formatting mistakes commonly found in actual materials submitted. Please makesure not to overlook them.
•Make sure commas “,” and periods “.” or a superscript notation, e.g. “3)”are not positioned at
the beginning of a line.

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Make sure parentheses are not positioned at the end of a line.

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Make sure numbers and symbols (esp. those with superscript notations) do not split betweenlines.

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Make sure headings to chapters/sections do not appear at the bottom of a page. Insert a blankline to move the heading location to the top of the next page or column as necessary.

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Headings to figures, e.g. Fig. 1, and Table 2 should be in bolds.

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Numbering of equations in the main text should follow the following style: Equation (1) andEquation (2).

•Center equations on page. Do not draw leaders between an equation and its number.
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Bad example (leaders inserted): A=B+C…………(1)•Equation numbers should be right justified.

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No italicization of units.

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Superscript notations for references should not look 1,5) but 1), 5).

•Italicize the names of journals/books/reports in the reference list.

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Where an entry in the reference list splits between 2 or more lines, indent the second line andothers that follow, as shown in the format example.

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State the date of the manuscript receipt on the last page.
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•Keywords should be in italics; they should not begin with capital letters and the first keyword
is no exception, except for proper names that should begin with capital letters.

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There is a clear difference between italic letters and slanted letters. Try to keep using italics
where possible.

5. Formats: https://s-gb.net/gb-journal/•

Sample/Template of English manuscript for GBJ (MS-Word)

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