Author Guidelines
Submission Guideline
· Authors can submit their articles, case studies, conceptual papers, etc., by sending Word documents to editor.lobj@hcc.edu.pk or through Online Portal, http://111.68.103.26/journals/index.php/lobj/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
· Authors should submit the manuscript as a single MS WORD file containing editable text, tables, and figures.
· Figures should be of high enough quality for refereeing.
· There are no specific formatting guidelines, but a standard manuscript should have Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Implications, Limitations, Future direction, and Conclusions as the major sections.
· We prefer APA (latest edition) as the formatting and referencing guidelines, but references maintained in any other style would also be acceptable for review. If the manuscript is accepted, the authors would then have to format the manuscript as per the APA guidelines.
General Instructions and Formatting
Length of Paper
The manuscript should be at most 8000 words (including text, tables, figures, and references).
Language
The language of the manuscript should be English (preferably British)
First page
The manuscript's first page should have title, author (s) details (names, affiliations, and contact details), conflict of interest statement, acknowledgments, abstract, and keywords.
Title
It should be at most 18 words.
Author(s) name and Affiliation(s)
The author (s) should indicate the given name and family name. Below the names, present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the work was done). Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and the email address of each author.
The author (s) should avoid mentioning names and affiliations in the manuscript's main text.
Corresponding Author
Indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication, and post-publication issues. Please ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the email address and the complete postal address.
Sponsoring Information
Please indicate if the research is sponsored or supported by an organization.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 250 words). The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research, the principal results, and the major conclusions.
Keywords
Enter five to seven keywords in lowercase, except for acronyms. Use commas to separate your list of keywords.
Subdivision of the Articles
The author (s) should subdivide their article into various sections. They may use the heading style from the APA heading style.
Table and Figures
The author (s) may present tables and figures in line with the text. Please note that the article will be published in black and white.
References
Author(s) should follow the latest edition of APA style in referencing. Please visit www.apastyle.org to learn more about APA style.
· Citations in the text:
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also in the reference list (and vice versa).
· Reference List
References should be arranged according to APA (latest edition) referencing style.
Plagiarism Policy
Leadership & Organization Behavior Journal follows the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) guidelines/criteria for all types of plagiarism. The same can be accessed at HEC Plagiarism Policy. All submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism checking through Turnitin software (courtesy of HEC). Manuscripts with a more than 19% similarity index are only processed further if rectified. The author must apprise themselves of plagiarism, including paraphrasing and self-plagiarism.
For a plagiarized article (multiple submissions) in processing, identifying the act will lead to dropping the article from further processing/consideration of publication. The corresponding author will be required to explain demand. In case of an unsatisfactory reply, the matter will be referred to the disciplinary committee that may decide the course of action. For a published article, the allegedly plagiarized article will be temporarily retracted from publication, and a notice to the effect will be published in the JIS. The author will be served an explanation demand. In case of a non-response in the stipulated time or an unsatisfactory explanation, the article will be permanently retracted, and the author will be blacklisted. HEC and the author's institute will also be notified. In case of multiple submissions, other editors will also be informed. The author(s) must provide documentary proof of retraction from publication if such a defense is pleaded. Those claiming intellectual / idea or data theft of an article must provide documentary proof.
Review Guidelines
Reviewers should respond within the stipulated time frame of one week (7 days) for the journal. Reviewers should fill in all the parts of reviewers' reports so that a fair judgment regarding the quality of the paper can be made. The review is an essential step towards the publication process; every reviewer is, therefore, supposed to be fair in reviewing. Any reviewer who feels unqualified or needs a judgment idea or deficit of time should promptly inform the editor so the paper can be forwarded elsewhere. The review should be objective, and personal feelings, judgments, or biases should not affect the review and its outcomes. A reviewer should not review a paper that discusses any point that might conflict with the reviewer's opinion. No manuscript that is authored, co-authored, or authored by some known person/s should be reviewed to avoid biases. A manuscript sent for review is a confidential document, so it should be treated fairly by the secretary and should not be shown somewhere else. Reviewers should comment on each point clearly so that the judgment regarding acceptance/rejection or changes may be made based on the review. If the reviewer notices any similarity with any other paper published in any other journal containing the same contents that was issued, it should be addressed to the editor.
