Our continued success lies in bringing together research dimensions to encourage industry and public sector growth throughout the world. Thus, research on global businesses and international retail management are highly within the areas of our interest. Similarly, expert opinions and professional commentaries are also published in order to set collaborative directions for the future researchers.

ABRMR therefore prides itself in ensuring the high quality and professional standards expected of its journals by pursuing a full double-blind refereeing process for all articles submitted to it for publication.

Formal condition of acceptance
1. Papers will only be published in English.
2. Each typescript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been submitted for publication elsewhere in English.
3. Previous presentation at a conference, or publication in another language, should be disclosed.
4. All papers are refereed, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to refuse any manuscript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication.
5. Manuscripts which have been accepted become the property of ABRMR. It is a condition of acceptance that copyright shall be vested in ABRMR, the publisher. Kindly refer to our Copyright statement
6. ABRMR shall furnish authors of accepted papers with proofs for the correction of printing errors. The proofs shall be returned within 14 days of receiving the suggested corrections. ABRMR shall not be held responsible for errors which are the result of authors' oversights

Peer Review Process
ABRMR places great emphasis on the quality of the articles it publishes; and therefore, a full double - blind refereeing process is used in which:
• Papers are sent to 2 experts for their peer review.
• The reviewers' recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted / accepted subject to change / subject to resubmission with significant changes / rejected.
• For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised article is acceptable.

Appendix 1: Example of the covering letter when sending your article:

Dear Editor of the (please type in journal title):

Enclosed is a paper, entitled "Grocery shopping behaviour in the United Kingdom”. Please accept it as an article intending for publication in the [journal title]. Below are our responses to your submission requirements.

Title and the central theme of the article
1. Paper title: "Grocery Shopping Behaviour in the United Kingdom”. This study reviews the ……….. It proposes etc.
2. Which subject/theme of the Journal the material fits
• Food retailing (if no matching subject/theme, enter 'Subject highly related to [subject of journal] but not listed by [please type in journal title or acronym])
3. Give reasons why the material is important in its field and why the material should be published in [please type in journal title or acronym]?

Sincerely,

Ogenyi Omar, Ph.D. Editor

Appendix 2: Author Agreement
Please print out this Author Agreement. Read the explanatory notes at the end, fill in, sign and send this form together with your manuscript. The address to send it to is: Academy of Business & Retail Management Research, Brent House, 214 Kenton Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8BT, UK. This Agreement comes into effect if your Article is accepted for publication.

So that we can ensure both the widest dissemination and protection of material published in JBRMR, we ask authors to assign world-wide copyright in both print and other media in their papers, including abstracts, to ABRMR. This enables us to ensure copyright protection against infringement, and to disseminate your article, and our journals, as widely as possible.

1. In consideration of the undertaking set out in earlier paragraphs, and upon acceptance by ABRMR for publication in the JBRMR, the Author as beneficial owner hereby assigns to ABRMR the copyright in the Article entitled:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to be published in --------------------------------------------------------------- (‘JBRMR) for the full legal term of copyright. This assignment includes the right to publish (subject to paragraphs 3 and 4) the material in the article in electronic form; the Article may be published in printed, online, CD-ROM, microfiche or in other form.

2. ABRMR hereby undertakes to prepare and publish the Article named in paragraph 1 in the JBRMR.

3. The Editor of the Journal and ABRMR are empowered to make such editorial changes as may be necessary to make the Article suitable for publication. Every effort will be made to consult the Author if substantive changes are required.

4. The Author hereby asserts his/her moral rights under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the Author of the Article.
5. The Author warrants that the Article is the Author's original work, has not been published before, and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere; and that the Article contains no libellous or unlawful statements and that it in no way infringes the rights of others, and that the Author, as the owner of the copyright, is entitled to make this assignment.
6. If the Article was prepared jointly by more than one author, the Author warrants that he/she has been authorised by all co-authors to sign this agreement on their behalf.

Sign by the Author ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date ------------------------------------------

Author Agreement: Explanatory Notes
The policy of ABRMR is to acquire copyright for all contributions, for the following reasons:
• Ownership of copyright by a central organisation helps to ensure maximum international protection against infringement;
• Requests for permission to reproduce articles in books, course packs, and electronic reserve or for library loan can be handled efficiently and with sensitivity to changing library and reader needs. This relieves authors of a time-consuming and costly administrative burden;
• The demand for research literature to be delivered in electronic form can be met efficiently, with proper safeguards for authors, editors and journal owners.

There are opportunities to reach institutions (e.g., companies, schools and public libraries) and individual readers that are unlikely to subscribe to the printed journal. ABRMR works with other organisations to publish its journals online, and to deliver copies of individual articles. It has also registered the Journal with the Copyright Licensing Agency, which offers centralised licensing arrangements for digital copying and photocopying around the world. Income received from all of these sources is used to further the interests of the JBRMR.

Once accepted for publication, your Article will be published in the Journal, and will be stored and distributed electronically, in order to meet increasing library and faculty demand, and to deliver it as an individual article copy or as part of a larger collection of articles to meet the specific requirements of a particular market. Assignment of copyright signifies agreement to ABRMR making such arrangements.

It may be that the Author is not able to make the assignment solely by him- r herself:

• If it is appropriate, the author’s employer may sing this agreement. The employer may reserve the tight to use the Article for internal or promotional purposes (by indicating on this agreement) and reserve all rights other than copyright.

• If the Author is a UK Government employee, the Government will grant a non-exclusive licence to publish the Article in the Journal in any medium or form provided that Crown Copyright and user rights (including patent rights) are reserved.
• If the Author is UK Government employee and the work was done in that capacity, the assignment applies only to the extent allowed by British law.

Under the UK’s Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988, the Author has the moral right to be identified as the author wherever the Article is published, and to object to its derogatory treatment or distortion. ABRMR encourages assertion of this right, as it represents best publishing practice and is an important safeguard for all authors. Clause 4 asserts the Author’s moral rights, as required by the Act.

The Journal will permit the Author to use the Article elsewhere after publication, including posting it on the author’s personal web pages, in other works or for the purposes of the Author’s teaching and research, provided acknowledgement is given to the Journal as the original source of publication.

Thank you for reading these notes. This assignment will enable ABRMR to ensure that the Article will reach the optimum readership.