Guidelines and Policy

 General Guidelines

All interested contributors whose research paper has not been published or is under ongoing consideration for publication in any form of language elsewhere can submit. The manuscript should be in Microsoft Word (MSWord) format. The manuscript should be in English, and if written in other languages, it must be translated to English. The manuscript must adhere strictly to the IJITGEB committee's format requirements.

Volume Issue

The International Journal of Information Technology in Governance Education and Business has published two volumes beginning in 2024 and for the subsequent years. This publication serves as a boost to the journal's efforts to accept additional papers. The publication dates for Volume 1 and Volume 2 issues are June 31 and December 31. Therefore, any articles not published due to the volume issue deadline will be included in the subsequent issue.

       1. Volume 1 issue covers January 1 through June 31.

       2. Volume 2 issue covers July 1 through December 31.

Submission and Publication Guidelines

IJITGEB will still accept and publish articles on a rolling or continuous basis. The subsequent issue will include the publication of any articles that were not published due to the volume issue cut-off. The articles that have been accepted will be published at the earliest possible date. The submission types for articles are as follows:

          1. Theoretical
          2. Empirical research
          3. Critical reflection
          4. Case Study
          5. Innovative methodologies and applications
          6. Policy Brief 
          7. Program evaluation

To submit articles, authors must first register and login on the IJITGEB-OJS platform to proceed with the submission of the article online. 

Registration link: https://ijitgeb.org/ijitgeb/user/register
Login link: https://ijitgeb.org/ijitgeb/login

Manuscript Preparation

The title, name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and contact number(s) should appear on a separate cover page. This ensures the anonymity of the authors during the review process. Any of the author's names should not appear elsewhere or in any part of the manuscript.

After the cover page, the title should be short and informative with a maximum of twelve (12) words. It should contain the major keywords which clearly depict its relationship to its field.

An abstract of 150 - 250 words. Keywords should be limited to five (6) words.

The manuscript should have a maximum of 10000 words, including text in tables, figures, footnotes, references, etc., in the final publication. It must conform to the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (7th Edition). Previous volumes conformed to the APA 6th Edition.

Non-conformance to the specifications specified above will be returned to the author for proper style revision. Contributors should be aware that the journal is for an international audience.

Tables and Figures

All tables and figures must conform to the APA 7 Edition (latest). Contributors should have figures with a high-quality resolution for maximum print reproduction. Please use the link provided below for your reference. 

Table sample: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/sample-tables 

Figure sample: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/sample-figures

Proofs

Page proofs are sent through email to the designated contributor. The author must carefully check and affect the revisions, then return them within the specified time.

Review Process

The Editorial Board identifies research experts who referee submitted manuscripts through a blind review process. A manuscript is evaluated based on the following criteria: scholarship, originality, clarity of discourse, and significance, including the degree to which the subject matter contributes to the field of information technology in governance, education, and business practices. Comments and suggestions are communicated to the author and must affect revision as requested. The Editorial Board has the final decision on whether the manuscripts are accepted or rejected for publication.

Open Access Policy

IJITGEB is an open-access journal, and all articles are licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0 License which provides immediate access to content and is freely available to the public. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other legal purpose, without first obtaining permission from the publisher or the author. 

Copyright Policy

For all articles published in IJITGEB, the author retains copyright without restrictions. 

Licensing Policy

Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0 License.  Articles can be freely used, remixed, transformed, and built upon, provided that the authors and IJITGEB are properly cited and given appropriate credits. Articles can be distributed in any medium or format, but they must use the same license agreement. 

Repository Policy

IJITGEB allows authors to deposit their articles in any repository of their choice. Authors should use the published final manuscript in PDF format. 

Plagiarism Policy

IJITGEB only accepts original work. Thus, IJITGEB does not tolerate the reuse of others' copyrighted work without proper citation of the source. All manuscripts submitted to IJITGEB are checked using plagiarism software and returned to the authors based on the extent of plagiarism—no more than five percent.

Publication Fee

IJITGEB does not charge any processing fees. Moreover, accepted articles for publication have no publication fee.

Print Reproduction (Other Fees)

Print reproduction of the journal issue is subject to fees because it entails costs. A print copy of the journal is provided only upon request by the contributor.

Contact Information

Contact information can be found on the IJITGEB website:
Website URL: www.ijitgeb.org
Or
Email us: info@ijitgeb.org