Privacy Statement

 

 

  • Peer Review Policy

Peer Review Process

At Bej, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor and integrity in all published works. The peer review process is essential in ensuring the quality and credibility of the content we publish.

 

Who Reviews

All submitted articles are reviewed by a team of qualified, subject-matter experts in the relevant field. Our peer reviewers are typically scholars, researchers, or professionals with expertise related to the article's content. We carefully select reviewers based on their academic background, research experience, and proficiency in the subject area.

 

Type of Review

We use a double-blind peer review process. This means that both the authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other throughout the review process. This ensures that the review process is fair and unbiased, with decisions based solely on the quality and relevance of the work.

 

Timeline

The typical timeline for the peer review process is as follows:

  • Initial Review: Articles are typically assigned to reviewers within 5–7 business days of submission.
  • Review Process: The peer review itself usually takes between 3 to 4 weeks, depending on the complexity of the article and the availability of reviewers.
  • Final Decision: Authors can expect a final decision regarding their submission within 6 weeks of submission.

 

Review Signatures

Our peer reviews are anonymous. Reviewers' identities are kept confidential throughout the process to ensure objectivity. Authors are provided with anonymized feedback from the reviewers.

  • Open Access Policy

BEJ is a fully open access business journal of the College of Business Education (CBE). All articles published in this Journal will be freely available. The College of Business Education covers all publication costs, and authors will not be required to pay any charges.

 

  • Copyrights and Licensing

Authors will be allowed to retain the copyright of their materials and grant first publication right to BEJ. All works will be licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user license.  The corresponding Author will be required to sign an agreement form that will address license and copyright issues.

 

  • Authorship and Contributor ship

The corresponding author must ensure that authorship and contributor ship, including the ordering, are agreed upon by contributors before submission. The corresponding author should ensure that only persons who significantly contributed to the paper's authorship are included. Persons who contributed to the research but did not participate in authoring a paper may be listed in the acknowledgements section. A person whose name has been included as one of the authors without his/her consent may petition the Editor-in-Chief. The corresponding author must add all the contributors and their valid email addresses during submission. BEJ will ensure that listed contributors are notified about every stage of the editorial process. 

 

  • Declaration of Conflict of Interests

Authors, editors and reviewers will be responsible for disclosing any conflict of interest they might have concerning a particular manuscript. BEJ adheres to the overall definition of conflict of interest, stating that: “Conflicts of interest arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that are not fully apparent and that may influence their judgments on what is published.” The author who fails to disclose his/her conflict of interests will be deemed to have violated the Journal’s publication policies.

 

  • Complaint Handling

The Editor-in-Chief will handle all complaints on publication processes and will be responsible for providing timely feedback about the complaints raised. Complaints regarding author's research misconduct i.e. violation of research or publication ethics, will be referred to the Editorial Board. If the Editor engages in research misconducts, please submit your complaint direct to the office of Director of Research, Publications and Consultancy of the University of Dodoma (Email: journaleditor@cbe..ac.tz ). The journal manager will investigate the matter and take appropriate action. 

All allegations of research misconduct brought to the attention of BEJ before or after the publication will be handled seriously. A whistleblower who chooses to remain anonymous will not be disclosed. All allegations will be investigated, including allowing the author to explain, justify or defend against the accusations. If allegations against the author are proven, the publication of his/her paper will be terminated/unpublished. Author(s) who have participated in academic dishonesty will be barred from publishing their future works with BEJ.