Publication

Publication ethics

The Editorial Board expects authors to comply with codes of conduct for publications. Information presented in the manuscript should be accurate and all sources should be cited.

The journal will not publish articles which solely use Web references. For Web references, the name of the author and the full URL should be given, as well as the date when the reference was last accessed.

Plagiarism occurs when an author presents as its own the ideas and theories of another author, without citing the appropriate sources. Plagiarism is an infringement of copyright laws.

Copyright

The content published in this journal is protected by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission from the publisher, except for brief quotations used for academic or research purposes with proper citation.

Authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the publisher.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism includes citations without appropriate references. It also occurs when cited content exceeds 30% of the manuscript (self-references included). In cases of plagiarism the manuscript will be rejected and it can be re-submitted only after a substantial revision, at least one year after the original submission date. During this year the author(s) cannot publish other articles in the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief takes the final decision in case of plagiarism.

Open Access publishing

All articles are open access and can be accessed online. Printed issues are available in libraries or can be purchased upon request.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

At Forum on Economics and Business, there are no Article Processing Charges (APCs) to be paid by the authors.

Call for papers

The Forum on Economics and Business is a peer-reviewed journal of economic science, jointly published by the Hungarian Economists' Society of Romania (RMKT), Babeş-Bolyai University, and Partium Christian University.

It provides a platform for members of the teaching staff, researchers, and practitioners to publish their scientific papers in the fields of economic theory and applied economics. The journal is published twice a year.

Since 2010, it is included in the ProQuest and EBSCO international databases.

The editorial staff continuously accepts for publishing original scientific articles and studies that have not been previously published elsewhere, in English or Hungarian language, in the following disciplines: accounting and auditing, applied statistics and econometrics, banking and finance, business information systems, corporate finance, international economics, macro- and microeconomics, management, marketing, regional and rural economics.

Each manuscript is reviewed by two referees anonymously (double-blind review); the editor-in-chief approves the articles for publication.

Before submitting articles, please download the template and use it when preparing and submitting your manuscript.

Submission of manuscripts

The Forum on Economics and Business continuously accepts original scientific articles for publishing. Before submitting a manuscript, please check that the manuscript complies with the formal requirements of the journal. Manuscripts that do not comply with the formal requirements will be rejected.

Checklist:

• The manuscript complies with the formal requirements
• The manuscript reads well and is comprehensible for people with various backgrounds within economics
• Each author has filled out and signed the declaration of originality
• If the manuscript contains figures created in Excel, please also attach the original Excel document

Manuscripts shall be e-mailed to the Editor-in-Chief:
Kinga KEREKES – office@kozgazdaszforum.ro

Within two business days from submission, the author shall receive a receipt confirmation e-mail.

If the manuscript fits the profile of the journal, it will enter the double-blind peer review process. Within 3 months from submission, the author will receive the review notes.

Structure of manuscripts

It is recommended to adopt the following structure:

1. Introduction – outlines the aim of the research and the relevance of the subject matter.
2. Literature Review and Theoretical/Conceptual Framework – basis of the article; important to show the most recent research results. The author formulates the theoretical concept, research questions or hypotheses.
3. Methodology – presentation of data collection and analysis methods.
4. Data Processing and Results – contains the processing of research data, the results and their evaluation.
5. Conclusions – the author's input, limitations of the research, further research possibilities.
6. Bibliography.
7. Annexes.

Formal requirements

The template containing the formal requirements for manuscripts can be obtained from the editorial office (template link will be inserted here).

Please prepare the references according to the APA 7 standard.

Declaration of originality

The Forum on Economics and Business is looking for original manuscripts only. Manuscripts that have been published previously or have been submitted for publication do not comply with the principles of publication. Therefore, when submitting a manuscript, the author(s) shall fill out and sign the Declaration of Originality.

The Declaration of Originality form can be obtained from the editorial office.

Review process

Each manuscript is reviewed by two reviewers anonymously (double-blind review).

Reviewers will take into account the following aspects:

• the title is relevant and reflects the content
• the abstract summarizes the content of the article
• the work presents originality and novelty
• the introduction presents relevant studies in the area
• the article presents consistency, appropriate with the topic chosen
• the research method used is clear and well founded
• bibliographic sources are appropriate
• conclusions summarize the relevant research results
• the paper uses an academic language

The Editor-in-Chief approves the articles for publication. Re-submission of rejected manuscripts will not be considered.

Conflicts of interest

Editors ensure that there is no conflict of interest between authors and reviewers before sending the manuscript for review. If it is later found that a conflict of interest may exist, new reviewers will be invited and the conflicted reviews will not be taken into consideration.

A conflict of interest occurs when personal, financial, or professional relationships compromise the objectivity of authors, reviewers, or editors in the publication process.

Young Author Award

Supporting young, early-stage lecturers/researchers is a priority for the Forum on Economics and Business. The journal has established the Young Author Award to acknowledge young authors with outstanding performance.

The aim of the Young Author Award is to honour the most outstanding paper published in the respective year by authors under 35.

Award recipients so far:

2017 – Rácz Béla-Gergely – Unger Botond – XX(130)
2016 – Benedek Botond – Rácz Béla Gergely – XIX(127)
2015 – Györfy Lehel-Zoltán – XVII(121)
2014 – Bíró Bíborka-Eszter – Bíró Boróka Júlia – XVII(118)
2013 – Joiţa Nicoleta – Benyovszki Annamária – XVI(112), XVI(113)
2012 – Reguly Ágoston – XV(104)
2010 – Juhász Jácint Attila – Kovács Imola – Beder Róbert – XIII(96)
2009 – Nagy Ágnes – Pete István – Györfy Lehel-Zoltán – Benyovszki Annamária – Petru Tünde Petra – XII(89)
2008 – Benyovszki Annamária – Kibédi Kamilla Klára – XI(78)
2007 – Nagy Bálint Zsolt – X(7)