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Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted through the ABSI online submission and peer-review system (JAMS):

https://absi.jams.or.kr/

All manuscripts must be submitted through JAMS; email submissions are no longer accepted. Please register or sign in to JAMS and submit your manuscript online. For any questions about the submission process, contact the editorial office at [email protected].

> Note: From the December 2026 issue onward, all submission and review are handled entirely through JAMS.

When submitting through JAMS, please include:
- The manuscript file (DOCX preferred, PDF also accepted for initial review)
- A cover letter stating the manuscript title, the corresponding author, and a brief statement confirming the manuscript is original work not under consideration elsewhere
- The names and affiliations of all authors
- A signed Research Ethics Declaration and Copyright Transfer Agreement, both signed by the corresponding author on behalf of all authors (see Required Forms below)
- A similarity check result report generated through the JAMS system (see "Plagiarism Check" section below)

Required forms: Every submission must include two signed forms, both signed by the corresponding author on behalf of all authors. Download the templates here: Research Ethics Declaration and Copyright Transfer Agreement. Upload the completed and signed forms together with your manuscript in JAMS.

Plagiarism Check

ABSI screens all submitted manuscripts for similarity before peer review. Authors must submit a KCI Similarity Check report with their manuscript. Reports from other reputable services such as Turnitin or iThenticate may be submitted in addition to the required KCI report.

Run the similarity check via the ABSI JAMS portal: https://absi.jams.or.kr/. After signing in, upload your manuscript, generate the similarity report, and include it with your JAMS submission.

Suggested similarity guidelines:

• An overall similarity index of around 10% or lower is preferred.
• Reports above 15% (excluding references and properly quoted material) may be returned with a request for revision before peer review.

These figures are guidelines rather than strict cut-offs; the editor considers the nature of the overlap rather than the headline percentage alone.

For full details on the journal's plagiarism policy, including handling of suspected plagiarism, please see the Publication Ethics page.

Manuscript Preparation

General Requirements

• Language: English or Korean. For English manuscripts, UK or US conventions are acceptable but must be consistent throughout. For Korean manuscripts, the title, author names, affiliations, abstract, and keywords must also be provided in English (Korean-English bilingual)
• Length: Varies by manuscript type (see Manuscript Types below); all word counts include references
• Format: Double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman or similar serif font
• File: Microsoft Word (.docx) preferred

Manuscript Types

ABSI publishes the following types of manuscripts. Word counts include references.

• Research Article - Full empirical or theoretical study; 6,000 to 8,000 words
• Research Note / Short Paper - Concise study, preliminary findings, or methodological note; 3,000 to 5,000 words
• Case Study - In-depth analysis of a single case or practice; 4,000 to 6,000 words

The editor may allow reasonable flexibility in length where empirical depth or methodological rigor justifies it.

Structure

Research articles should generally follow this structure:

1. Title: Clear, concise, descriptive; an English title is required for all manuscripts, including those written in Korean
2. Abstract: 150 to 250 words, structured (Background, Methods, Findings, Implications); an English abstract is required for all manuscripts, including those written in Korean
3. Keywords: 4 to 6 keywords; English keywords are required for all manuscripts, including those written in Korean
4. Introduction: Research context, problem statement, contribution
5. Literature Review: Theoretical foundation
6. Methodology: Research design, data, methods
7. Results / Findings: Analysis and findings
8. Discussion: Interpretation, theoretical and practical implications
9. Conclusion: Summary, limitations, future research
10. References: APA 7th edition style
11. Appendices (if any)

References

Use APA 7th edition style. All cited works should appear in the reference list and vice versa.

Tables and Figures

• Number tables and figures sequentially
• Provide a caption for each
• For figures, submit high-resolution images (300 dpi minimum) embedded in the manuscript and as separate files
• Use original or properly licensed content; provide source attribution as needed

Review Process

ABSI uses double-blind peer review. The typical process:

1. Initial editorial screening (within 1 week of submission): The editorial office assesses fit, originality, and basic quality, verifies the similarity check, and assigns reviewers
2. Peer review (within 2 weeks): Two or more external reviewers evaluate the manuscript and submit their results
3. Editorial decision (within 1 week of receiving reviews): Accept, Minor Revisions, Major Revisions, or Reject
4. Revision and re-review (if applicable)
5. Acceptance and copyediting
6. Publication in the next available issue

Average time from submission to first decision: approximately 4–6 weeks.

Editorial Decision (First Round)

Each manuscript is reviewed by two reviewers. The first-round editorial decision is determined by combining the two reviewers' recommendations as follows:

Notes

1. If one reviewer recommends Reject and the Editor-in-Chief determines that the grounds for rejection are substantial, the manuscript is treated as Reject. A revised manuscript that receives a Major Revisions decision on re-review is likewise treated as Reject.
2. Second-round decisions (Reject, re-review, accept, etc.) follow the resolution of the Editorial Board.
3. Any other matters concerning the publication decision (including hold-over) follow the resolution of the Editorial Board.

Open Access and Copyright

Asia Business and Service Innovation is committed to Open Access. All articles are made freely available worldwide, immediately upon publication, without any subscription, registration, or author fees.

Upon acceptance, copyright is transferred to the publisher, the Academic Society of Food and Service Management, by means of a Copyright Transfer Agreement signed by the authors. The Society then applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) to every published article. Under this license, authors retain the perpetual, non-exclusive right to reuse, reproduce, and self-archive their work, and readers may freely access, download, and share articles with proper attribution.

There are no submission or publication fees. ABSI is a Diamond Open Access journal. See the Publication Ethics page for the full policy.

Ethics

Authors are expected to comply with the journal's Publication Ethics policies, including disclosure of conflicts of interest, originality of work, ethical handling of human subjects research, and disclosure of any use of generative AI tools.

Contact

For questions about submissions, please email [email protected].