Basics of the Journal’s Peer Review Process:
Submissions to the Cyrus Chronicle Journal should be no more than 7000 words and are subject to certain standard tests. By submitting a paper, authors agree:
- To allow the Journal to test for originality;
- That the paper has not been submitted for publication elsewhere;
- That on acceptance, its copyright will be transferred to the Journal.
Title/Abstract page:
The manuscript should start with a page that includes the title and an abstract of up to 500 words. This should not contain any information that identifies the author(s).
Keywords: Include five keywords
Body of the paper:
Introduction: state clearly the objective of the paper and its research approach and method.
Literature Review: limit this to the articles, books, and other sources that have a direct relationship to the paper’s subject.
Theoretical Model: explain the potential usefulness of any theoretical model used.
Empirical Section: provide appropriate citations to the statistical methods and procedure used.
Conclusion: summarize key findings, their importance to the field, and any potential for further research.
Style of presentation:
The text should be double-spaced and fully justified, with 1 inch margins (2½ cm) on all sides. References, endnotes, and appendices should be single spaced. Font type should be 12-point Times New Roman. Pagination should start with the Abstract Page. Use endnotes instead of footnotes; they should be concise. Citations to the literature should be included in the text, not in the endnotes, for example: “Several studies (AAA and & BBB, 1976; CCC, 2003a, 2003b) concur with this finding”.
For articles with three or more co-authors, cite the first author’s last name followed by “et al.” For a direct quotation give author’s last name, date and page number, for example, “XYZ, 2000, 50”.
Figures and tables should be placed at the end.
References/Citations:
Journal/periodical articles
Asgary, Nader and Li, G. (2014). ”Corporate Social Responsibility: Its Economic Impact and Link to the Bullwhip Effect” Journal of Business Ethics, 81, 1, 223–234.
Financial Times. (1996). “Survey – Czech Republic: Message from the people. December 6, 3.
Books
Dunning, John H., Ed. (2003). Making Globalization Good: The Moral Challenge of Global Capitalism. Oxford University Press.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2006). Making Globalization Work. W. W. Norton.
Tagi Sagafi-nejad, in collaboration with John H. Dunning (2008). The UN and Transnational Corporations: From Code of Conduct to Global Compact (Indiana University Press for the UN Intellectual History Project).
Rainey, Hal G. (2014). Understanding and Managing Public Organizations. Jossey-Bass.
Chapter in Edited Book
Rainey, Hal G. (1993). “Toward a Theory of Goal Ambiguity in Public Organizations”. In J. L. Perry, ed., Research in Public Administration, Vol. 2, pp. 278–294. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
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