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DLSU Business & Economics Review

The DLSU Business & Economics Review (DLSU B&E Review) publishes high quality theoretical, empirical, and methodological research in the fields of accounting, business management, commercial law, economics, finance, and marketing. The DLSU Business & Economics Review aims to reach an audience in these six fields. The journal is published twice a year. It is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO, accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, and available on the World Wide Web via Philippine Journals Online (http://www.philjol.info).

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Managing Editor
Jeden O. Tolentino
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Advisory Editorial Board

Dr. Mary P. Arends-Kuenning
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

Dr. Remedios S. Ching
St. Scholastica's College, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Divina M. Edralin
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Leonardo R. Garcia, Jr.
Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Regina A. Greenwood
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Dr. Mari Kondo
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan

Dr. Masayuki Kondo
Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan

Dr. Kong-Rae Lee
Science and Technology Policy Institute, Seoul, Korea

Dr. Epictetus E. Patalinghug
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Melito S. Salazar, Jr.
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Foundation, Inc., Manila, Philippines

Dr. Changrok Soh
Korea University, Seoul, Korea

Dr. Michael J. Sullivan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Dr. Benito L. Teehankee
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Angelo A. Unite
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Dr. Shujiro Urata
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Yongqin Wang
Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Dr. Victoria H. Zosa
Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

Guidelines for Contributors

Editorial Objectives

The objective of the DLSU Business & Economics Review (DLSU B&E Review) is to publish high-quality theoretical, empirical, and methodological research in the fields of accounting, business management, commercial law, economics, finance, and marketing. The articles published must meet high standards of scholarship. They should make significant contributions to the business and economics discipline, and stimulate interest in further research.

Editorial Policies

In line with the editorial objectives of the DLSU Business & Economics Review, priority shall be given to the following:

• Theoretical research: Studies that explore or test theoretical issues and provide additional insights on the issues.
• Empirical research: Studies that re-examine important empirical work using alternative theoretical or empirical frameworks, or a different data set. These studies often involve experimental designs and multivariate techniques that examine relationships among variables.
• Methodological research: Studies that present new approaches to analyzing data or addressing research problems.
• Review articles: Surveys that review and critically evaluate the literature. A review article must go beyond summarizing previous research. It must provide a critical and integrative evaluation of prior research, develop a conceptual framework to explain contradictory findings and suggest directions for further research.

The DLSU Business & Economics Review also encourages and welcomes papers that use an interdisciplinary approach in analyzing issues as well as those that use multiple research methods to support hypotheses.

In addition to the above types of articles, the DLSU Business & Economics Review also welcomes critiques, short notes, or comments on previously published articles and consequently, rejoinders from the authors of these articles. Short articles which are not "full-blown" research papers, but whose content adds new insights into or knowledge to their respective fields will be considered. These short articles and comments shall be included under a separate section called "Research Notes."

Reviews of new books (published no more than one year prior to the review date) will also be considered .The review of a second or a revised edition is discouraged, unless the revisions are substantial. Reviews of textbooks will not be considered. A separate section called "Book Reviews" will be added to the journal issue when necessary.

Publication Details

The DLSU Business & Economics Review is published twice a year. It is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO, accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, and available on the World Wide Web via Philippine Journals Online (http://www.philjol.info). Unless otherwise noted, the ideas, opinions, and conclusions expressed in the DLSU Business & Economics Review are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Editorial Board or the management and staff of De La Salle University.

Review Process

Papers are reviewed by an Advisory Editorial Board and invited experts in the fields of in the fields of accounting, business management, commercial law, economics, finance, and marketing. If major revisions are required, the papers are sent back to the authors for revision and re-submission. Each author of a paper not accepted is given a written notice of the action taken on his/her paper. The Editorial Board of the DLSU B&E Review reserves the right to keep copies of all papers submitted.

Submission of Initial Manuscript

Manuscripts submitted must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. The authors must e-mail their submissions to the Editor-in-Chief at tereso.tullao@dlsu.edu.ph and the Managing Editor at jeden.tolentino@dlsu.edu.ph.

Style Guidelines

A manuscript should be written in the APA style. It should be double-spaced, on 8½ x 11-inch page, with a margin of one inch on all sides. It should not exceed 30 pages, inclusive of text, tables, figures, references, and appendices. The manuscript should be typed with Arial or Times New Roman 12 pt. font. The right-hand margin should have justified alignment. Equations must be numbered. Footnotes should not be used for reference purposes and should be avoided when possible. All references and/or content notes must be placed at the end of the text. A detailed set of style guidelines will be sent to the author once a manuscript is accepted for publication.

Submission of Final Manuscript

The author of a manuscript accepted for publication should e-mail the final version to the Editor-in-Chief at tereso.tullao@dlsu.edu.ph and the Managing Editor at jeden.tolentino@dlsu.edu.ph. The author should also submit a short profile for inclusion in the section "The Contributors". It should include the complete name of the author, academic and/or professional affiliations, and educational background.