African Journal of Accounting and Social Science Studies
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Publisher

The Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, Kilwa Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Kilwa Rd, Dar es Salaam
P. O. Box 9522, Dar es Salaam

Peer Review

The reviewing process shall involve sending papers to two experts for review action. The manuscript is a confidential document and will be coded for blind review before sending to reviewers; will be kept & processed under high observance of the confidentiality and any communication with the author must be done through the journal and publication office. In case a paper is not accepted, but have minor or major repair status constructive comments will be given to author to improve the paper or in preparing a fresh paper; a given paper is eligible for a maximum two reviews. In this reviewing process, reviewers will be required to give detailed comments to the editor-in-chief who will, in turn, communicate to authors for improvement. The reviewing exercise will evaluate the manuscript compliance upon the following dimensions or areas: focus, originality, methods, findings, interpretation and conclusions. Other dimensions are references, importance/significance of the work, statistical assessment as well as ethical –related aspects.

If an editor determines that the manuscript is not of sufficient quality to go through the normal review process, the manuscript will be rejected with no further processing. If an editor determines that the submitted manuscript is of sufficient quality and falls within the scope of the journal, the manuscript will be forwarded to referees for peer-review. The reviewers submit their reports on the manuscripts along with their recommendation of one of the following actions to the Editor:
1. Publish Unaltered
2. Publish after Minor Changes
3. Review Again after Major Changes
4. Reject: Manuscript is flawed or not sufficiently novel.

Please read the Authors instructions before submitting your manuscript. The manuscript files will be given the last name of the first author.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Publication Scheduling

This journal is published twice a year.

General

The scope of AJASSS seeks to stimulate new thinking and ways of working on areas related but not restricted to:

Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting Cost Accounting Public Sector Accounting Auditing Risk Management Corporate Finance Financial Management International Finance Banking Portfolio Management Taxation Stock Exchanges Trade and Investment Production and Operations Management Quantitative Methods Business Statistics Marketing Communications Information Technology Recent Trends in Business & Management Online Marketing Business and Managerial Finance Corporate Social Responsibility International Business Personality Advertisement and Sales Management Contemporary Issues in Business Economics Business & Social Research Methods Project Management Business Regulation Industrial Relations

Organization Management Corporate Governance Human Resource Management Corporate Social Responsibility International and strategic Management Management Sciences Psychology Leadership Performance Management Information Systems and Technology Management Communication studies Development Studies Philosophy Public Administration Social Welfare Organizational Behavior and Theory Human Capital Change Management Knowledge Management Development Studies Logistic Management Supply Chain Management Public Procurement Inventory Management E-Procurement E-Business Managing Online Businesses Personal Selling and Public Relations Business Law Labor Law Performance Management Entrepreneurship Service Marketing Consumer Behavior

The Journal aims at providing the public, academicians, researchers, consultants and practitioners with a scholarly forum for an exchange of ideas and experiences mentioned above. Specific objectives of the Journal are:

1. to encourage and promote high quality scientific research that can contribute on development of the different fields in business and management.
2. to provide a channel for the publication of articles based on empirical research, original thoughts and ideas, comparative studies etc.
3. to become a prestigious forum that publishes the latest thinking and research results on all major business and management related topics.