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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.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file format.
  • Author will be responsible for any form of plegiarism regarding this submission.

Author Guidelines

All submissions, including case studies, book reviews, letters to the editor should be submitted online on the journal's submission website or sent to the email assm@hspublishing.org. Articles are submitted on the understanding that if accepted, they may not be published elsewhere in full or in part without the General Editors' permission. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, case studies, reviews, within the broad scope of the journal.

The following guidelines must be adhered to when preparing the papers: 

Manuscript Preparations Guidelines:

  1. Paper size: Use A4 size paper in portrait orientation. 
  2. Font size and type: The fonts to be used are Book Antiqua in 11 point pitch. Main headings-14 and subheadings-12. Please use BOLD for paper title.
  3. Headings: Major and secondary headings must be BOLD, left-justified and in lower case.
  4. Line spacing: Single spaced throughout the paper, including the title page, abstract, body of the document, tables, figures, diagrams, pictures, references and appendices.
  5. Paragraphing: A blank line between paragraphs should be left without indent.
  6. Tables: Use the table function, not spread sheets, to make tables.
  7. File Type: Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

  8. Reference list: The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.

  9. Nothing should be underlined and do not use any boarders

For any further details, the author should follow APA 7 styling guidelines. 

 

Manuscript Submission Guidelines:

Manuscript should be written in English and should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief via online submission system or electronically through the online system as e-mail attachment to assm@hspublishing.org.

  1. The author(s) must prepare their file in MS Word format or any other equivalent format. PdF and other format will not be accepted
  2. In the case of online submission through manuscript submission portal, the entire paper must be submitted in ONE document (Title page, abstract page, and the main article)
  3. No inclusion of any institutional graphics or logos
  4. Documents must be tidy and not show any history of tracked changes or comments
  5. No changes in the paper title, abstract, authorship, and actual paper can be made after the submission deadline.

Articles

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Copyright Notice

The Journal is fully committed to transparency in regards to the issue of copyright and copyright ownership. Authors who submit papers to the Advances in Social Sciences and Management (ASSM) retain ownership of their original material. Although as part of the open access process authors permit other individuals, organisations and institutions to access the said material. Whilst other parties may well access materials if they quote from them they are expected to fully credit the author/authors. It is important to remember that the rights of authors are granted and apply only to articles for which you are named as the author or co-author. The author's rights include the following:

  • The right to make copies of the article for your own personal use (including in the course of academic teaching and other scholarly endeavours)
  • The right to reproduce and distribute copies of the article (including in electronic form) for personal use
  • The right to present the article at conferences and meeting and distribute copies at such gatherings
  • You have patent and trademark rights to any process or procedure described in the article that was formulated by the author/authors
  • The right to include the article in full or in part in a thesis or dissertation provided that this is not published commercially
  • The right to prepare other derivative works, to extend the article into book-length form, or to otherwise reuse portions or excerpts in other works, with full acknowledgement of its original publication in the journal

Copyright Notice
Authors who submit papers that are submitted and accepted for publication in the journal agree to the following:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version "CC BY 3.0"(this allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and the place of first publication)
  • Authors are perfectly entitled to enter into separate contract arrangements for on-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work providing there is an acknowledgement of its initial place of publication
  • Once submitted and accepted papers can post-print provided they are in the same format as it appeared in the journal, however, pre-prints are not permitted.
  • Authors may use data contained in the article in other works that they create
  • Authors may reproduce the article, in whole or in part, in any printed book (including a thesis) of which the author, provided the original article is properly and fully attributed
  • Authors and any scholarly institution where they are employed may reproduce the article, in whole or in part, for the purpose of teaching students

Reader & Librarian rights
Readers and librarians are free to make copies of articles without seeking specific permission in the following circumstances: 1) are for private study and 2) are not sold

Open Access rights and Permissions for our Open Access
Articles can be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)licence. Authors retain full ownership of the copyright for their article, but undertake to allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint and distribute the article.


Authors are permitted to post the final, published PDF of their article on a website, institutional repository or other free public server, immediately upon publication, provided, a link is included between the web page containing the article and the journal's website.

Privacy Statement

We take your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy sets out how we collect, use, and protect any information that you give us when you submit an article to our journal.

Information We Collect

When you submit an article to our journal, we may collect the following information:

  • Your name and contact information, including email address and affiliation
  • The title of your article and its abstract
  • The full text of your article
  • Any supporting documents or images that you may provide

How We Use Your Information

We use the information that we collect from you to process and evaluate your submission. Specifically, we use this information to:

  • Evaluate the content and quality of your article
  • Communicate with you about your submission and the status of the review process
  • Publish your article in our journal, if accepted for publication
  • Maintain a record of all submissions to our journal

How We Protect Your Information

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties. We may, however, share your information with our editorial board members and reviewers for the purpose of evaluating your submission.

Retention of Your Information

We will retain your information for as long as necessary to process your submission and evaluate your article. If your article is published in our journal, we will retain your information for archival purposes.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the personal information that we hold about you. You also have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us on assm@hspublishing.org.

By submitting an article to this journal, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.