As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
International Journal of Business and Technical Education (IJBTE) School of Business Studies, The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti https://sbsijbtefpa.com
1. Submission Requirements
Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
All manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.
Author Information: Full name, affiliation, email, ORCID iD (if available)
Abstract: 150–250 words summarizing objectives, methods, results, and conclusions
Keywords: 4–6 relevant keywords
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results/Findings
Discussion
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Appendices (if any)
Declaration of Conflict of Interest
4. Referencing Style
IJBTE uses the APA (7th Edition) referencing style. All in-text citations and reference lists must adhere to this standard.
5. In-Text Citation Examples (APA 7th)
One author:
(Adebayo, 2021) Adebayo (2021) found that...
Two authors:
(Okonkwo & Yusuf, 2020) Okonkwo and Yusuf (2020) suggest that...
Three or more authors:
(Ibrahim et al., 2019) Ibrahim et al. (2019) concluded...
6. Reference List Examples (APA 7th)
Journal Article
Okonkwo, J. M., & Yusuf, A. A. (2020). Teaching innovation in technical education. International Journal of Educational Research, 45(2), 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1234/ijedres.v45i2.12345
Book
Adeola, T. K. (2018). Business education in developing economies. Lagos Academic Press.
Book Chapter
Nwachukwu, R. O. (2020). Strategies for improving technical education in Nigeria. In M. I. Adeyemi (Ed.), Trends in African education (pp. 110–127). University of Nigeria Press.
Conference Paper
Musa, B. A. (2019, October). Enhancing productivity in polytechnic education. Paper presented at the Annual National Business Education Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.
Authors who submit to the International Journal of Business and Technical Education (IJBTE) agree to the following terms:
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Author Warranties By submitting to IJBTE, authors confirm that:
The manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere.
The work does not infringe on any copyright, proprietary, or privacy rights.
All co-authors have approved the manuscript and agreed to its submission to IJBTE.
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Open Access Policy All articles published in IJBTE are openly and freely accessible to the public. No subscription or access fee is required.