Peer Review Process

JIBE is a peer review journal. All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial board screening followed by a double blind refereeing process. The review process usually takes about two months.

Language Editing

We wish to suggest to you that if English is not your first language, before submitting your manuscript, you may have it edited for language. Nonetheless, this is not a mandatory step, but it might help to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by the JIBE editors and reviewers. We also wish to state here that language editing does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted for publication.

Transfer of Copyright Agreement Form

Authors of the accepted articles are subject to sign the copyright transfer form.

http://jibe.uitm.edu.my/index.php/en/submit/copyright-transfer

Benefits to Authors

- No publishing fees: no processing or publishing fees are charged to authors or institutions.

- Open access: free for readers to view and download, which increases authors’ citations.

- Rapid publication: quick peer-review process and quarterly publication online.

- Language: English and thus, worldwide coverage.

Open Access policy

JIBE provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research activities freely available to the public and to support a greater global exchange of knowledge.