
Guide For AuthorsCALL FOR PAPER The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business (JAFEB) is an Open Access journal that publishes research analysis and inquiry into contemporary issues of finance, economics, and business in Asia. The journal has published four issues per year quarterly in English, both printed and online, with DOI from its inception in 2014 to 2019. The journal publishes twelve issues per year monthly in full English, both printed and online, with DOI from January 2020 to December 2022. JAFEB accepts submissions on a rolling basis and publishes accepted articles on the first-in-first-out method. The average overall time from submission of the manuscript to publication is about 90-120 days. JAFEB accepts submissions on a rolling basis and publishes accepted articles on the first-in-first-out method from January 2023 onwards. Double-Blind Peer Review Types of Paper Submission to ACOMS Peer Review System: [GUIDE FOR AUTHORS] Authors are encouraged to include tables and figures in the main file. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter that indicates briefly why the article is suitable for publication in the Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business (JAFEB) and attests that “The paper has not been previously published and is not under review elsewhere. All manuscripts must be prepared according to the JAFEB submission guidelines. Please read the detailed guidelines for manuscript preparation and submission at http://www.jafeb.org. 1. Introduction The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business (JAFEB) is an Open Access journal that publishes research analysis and inquiry into contemporary issues of finance, economics, and business in Asia. The journal has published four issues per year quarterly in English, both printed and online, with DOI from its inception in 2014 to 2019. The journal publishes twelve issues per year monthly in full English, both printed and online, with DOI from January 2020 to December 2022. JAFEB accepts submissions on a rolling basis and publishes accepted articles on the first-in-first-out method. The average overall time from submission of the manuscript to publication is about 90-120 days. JAFEB accepts submissions on a rolling basis and publishes accepted articles on the first-in-first-out method from January 2023 onwards. 1.1. Submission Submission to ACOMS Peer Review System: 1.2. Submission Declaration Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published seminar, lecture, or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright holder. Each submission must contain “Submission Declaration Statements” in its cover letter as follows: 1.3. Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice The journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractices. All authors submitting their works to the journal for publication as original articles attest that the submitted works represent their authors’ contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works. The authors acknowledge that they have disclosed all and any actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or its partial benefits. Similarly, the journal is committed to objective and fair double-blind peer-review of the submitted for publication works and to prevent any actual or potential conflict of interest between the editorial and review personnel and the reviewed material. 1.4. Plagiarism Policies and Ethical Guidelines The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business (JAFEB) uses the iThenticate software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. You can be reassured that JAFEB is committed to actively combating plagiarism and publishing original research. iThenticate is also available to authors and researchers who wish to check their papers before submission. iThenticate compares submitted documents to extensive data repositories to create a comprehensive Similarity Report, which highlights and provides links to any significant text matches, helping to ensure that you are submitting an original and well-attributed document. iThenticate for Researchers is a separate service to Cross Check. Per JAFEB’s "Code of Ethics," authors must adhere to the guidelines outlined in this section. 1.5. Conflict of Interest All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest, including any financial, personal, or other relationships with other people or organizations, within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence or be perceived to influence their work. 1.6. Copyright Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a "Journal Publishing Agreement Form" of the Publisher. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the broadest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript and a "Journal Publishing Agreement Form." After the publication of an article, the Copyright of the article transfers and belongs to the Author(s). This Open Access journal is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 2. The Preparation of Manuscripts (Main Document) 2.1. Language Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture). 2.2. Word Count While no maximum length for manuscripts is prescribed, authors are encouraged to write concisely and clearly. As a guide, short communications should be between 3,000 – 5,000 words, and regular articles should be between 5,000 - 7,000 words in length. However, full papers should be no more than ten pages in their final printed product and no more than 8,000 words in total with all-inclusive. 2.3. Style of Presentation 1) Use A4 or Letter sheet size. 2.4. Use of Word Processing Software The file must be saved in the native format of the word processor. The text should be in single-column form. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. Do not embed "graphically designed" equations or tables; prepare these using the word processor's facility. Do not import the figures into the text file but indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and the manuscript. You are strongly advised to use your word processor's "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions to avoid unnecessary errors. 3. The Presentation of Manuscripts 3.1. Article Structure Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1. (then 1.1.1., 1.1.2., ...), 1.2., etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text." Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its separate line. 3.1.1. Introduction 3.1.2 Literature Review 3.1.3. Methodology 3.1.4. Results 3.1.5. Discussion 3.1.6. Conclusion 3.1.7. Appendices 3.1.8. No Footnotes, but Endnotes Acceptable 3.2. Tables and Figures 3.2.1. Abbreviations 3.2.2. Mathematical Formulae 3.2.3. Tables 3.3. Citation and Reference Style Guides Per JAFEB’s "Citation and Reference Style Guides," authors are expected to adhere to the guidelines of APA (American Psychological Association). Text: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association. You are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth (6th) or Seventh (7th) Edition. References List: references should be arranged alphabetically and sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters a, b, c, etc., placed after the year of publication. Web References: At a minimum, the full URL and the date when the reference was last accessed should be given. Any further information should also be provided if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.). Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired or can be included in the reference list. 3.3.1. Citation in Text All citations in the text should refer to the following: Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. For example, Kim and Lee (2008) suggest ..., or Kim, Lee, and Cormier (2009) find that ..., or Kim, Lee, Cormier, and Youn (2007) have shown that ...' When citing a list of references in the text, put the list in alphabetical order and separate authors by semicolons; for example, several studies (Kim &Lee, 2008; Kim, Lee, &Cormier, 2009; Kim, Lee, Cormier, &Youn, 2007; Youn &Kim, 2003) support this conclusion. 3.3.2. List of References Reference to an article in journals: Reference to a book (ISBN): Reference to a thesis for a doctorate (or master's thesis): Reference to a chapter in an edited book: For published conference proceedings: For magazine articles: For newspaper articles: For newspaper articles (non-authored): For Internet resources: 4. The Information on the Title Page 4.1. Title Concise and informative. Maximum 12 words. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. 4.2. Author Names and Affiliations Please indicate where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name). Below the names, present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the work was done). Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and the e-mail address of each author. Note: This information should be provided on a separate sheet, and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the manuscript. 4.3. Corresponding Author Indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone (with country and area code) is provided in addition to the e-mail address. 4.4. Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. About 200 words in total are recommended. Please rewrite the abstract to reach about 200 words in total for this purpose. The abstract should state briefly 1) the purpose of the research, 2) the research design and methodology, 3) the principal results, and 4) the major conclusions in an unstructured manner. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential, they must be defined at first mention in the abstract. 4.5. Keywords Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes. 4.6. JEL Classification Code Immediately after keywords, provide a maximum of 5 JEL Classification codes. These codes will be used for indexing purposes. 4.7. Acknowledgements Collate acknowledgments in a separate section at the end of the title page, and do not include them on the main document (manuscripts) or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance, proofreading the article, etc.). 5. The Checklist of Submission Hopefully, this list will be helpful during the final checking of an article before sending it to the journal's Editor for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details on any item. For email submissions, you have prepared three files: File 1. The Title Page File 2. The Main Document (Manuscript) Further considerations 6. After Acceptance 6.1. Proofs One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author (if we do not have an e-mail address, then paper proofs will be sent by post), or a link will be provided in the e-mail so that authors can download the files themselves. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as the inclusion of any subsequent modifications cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely the author's responsibility. 6.2. Offprints The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. For an extra charge, paper offprints can be ordered via the offprint order form, which is sent once the article is accepted for publication. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Offprints Publishing Office The Journal (JAFEB) is an Open Access journal accessible for free online. Yet, the print and online publication process involves costs, including setup and maintenance of the publication infrastructure, routine operation of the journal, processing of manuscripts through peer-reviews, editing, publishing, maintaining the scholarly record, and archiving. The journal depends on APC, also called Publication Fee, to cover these costs. 6.4. Payment Options for APC Option 1: With a Credit Card Option 2: By Bank Wire Transfer An official receipt for the payment will be provided by the JAFEB officials upon receiving the payment. 6.5. Waiver of Article Processing Charge (APC) JAFEB is an Open Access journal accessible for free on the Internet. Yet, the print and online publication process involves costs, including setup and maintenance of the publication infrastructure, routine operation of the journal, processing of manuscripts through peer-reviews, editing, publishing, maintaining the scholarly record, and archiving. To cover these costs, the journal depends on APC. The cost of APC is often assumed either by the organization funding the research published in the article, by the institution at which the author is employed, or by the author oneself. Occasionally we may consider a limited selection of waiver of APC from our having accepted article repository for possible publication in the Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business (JAFEB), only one time per year per author with a waiver of APC based on the followings: 6.5.1. Waiver of APC 6.5.2. Editorial Board/Reviewer Rewards Program Note: JAFEB have standard terms for editorial board members with the expectation that only those actively contributing to the journal would benefit from the JAFEB Editorial Membership/Reviewer Rewards Program above. 6.6. Copyright to the Author(s) |