Author Guidelines
Submission Files
Manuscript File
The APA Publication Manual rules must be followed completely. There are a few exceptions to these rules:
1- No information about the Author(s) should be included in the "Full Text" file of the Manuscript.
2- "Declarations" should be placed immediately before the references.
3- Titles should be numbered consecutively.
4- At least 3 JEL Codes should be determined and placed immediately below the "Keywords". [JEL Codes]
No other Page Design is required other than the APA Publication Manual.
You can download a sample of the APA Publication Manual from here.
Other Files
1- A "Title Page" containing Author Information should be submitted with the Manuscript. (You can download a sample from here)
2- It is recommended to write a "Cover Letter" to speed up the editorial evaluation. (You can download a sample from here)
3- It is recommended to write "Highlights" to speed up the editorial and referee evaluations. (You can download a sample from here)
Submission Guidelines
Please read these guidelines thoroughly before submitting a paper.
Submission Policy
All papers submitted to the EconSciences Journals must represent original work and should fully reference and describe all prior work on the same subject. Papers under consideration for publication at another journal are ineligible for submission to the EconSciences Journals.
Prior to submission, authors should familiarize themselves with how the EconSciences Journals handles conflicts of interest between authors and coeditors, as described in our Editorial Policy. Potential personal conflicts should be identified in an accompanying cover letter during submission.
The EconSciences Journals screens all submissions for plagiarism using CrossRef's Similarity Check (and iThenticate). By submitting to an EconSciences Journals, the author grants permission to the Association to check the manuscript for plagiarism using the Similarity Check system.
Submissions to the EconSciences Journals should conform to the EconSciences Journals Disclosure Policy, which provides principles for the disclosure of financial conflicts of interest and, when relevant, information regarding IRB approval. Disclosure is author- and paper-specific; a specific relationship may be relevant for one of an author’s papers but not for another.
It is the policy of the EconSciences Journals to publish papers only if the data and code used in the analysis are clearly and precisely documented and access to the data and code is nonexclusive to the authors. All submissions must comply with the EconSciences Journals Data and Code Availability Policy, even papers using data that cannot be published.
Research involving field experiments must be recorded in the EconSciences Journals registry for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). (Laboratory experiments do not need to be registered at this time.)
The EconSciences Journals reserves the right to reject any paper without review. Papers previously rejected by the EconSciences Journals should not be resubmitted and will not reviewed.
Submission and Publication Fees
Submission Fee (ASF)
TNo submission fees apply.
Publication Fee (APC)
A $150 APC is applied for a Article accepted for publication. Book review, Conference notes, Doctoral thesis summary etc. are FREE. APCs of articles accepted for publication in JESDGR, JITKE, JAFSD and JSEED by December 31, 2025 will be covered by EconSciences Library Funds.
Length Recommendations
The average length of an EconSciences Journals article is 49-50 typeset pages. However, shorter, impactful papers will also be given full consideration.
Manuscript Preparation
- All manuscripts should be in MS-Word format. Adherence to the journal's Style Guide is required for accepted articles but is optional at the time of submission.
- Title, byline, and author affiliations should appear on the first page of the manuscripts.
- An abstract of 200 or fewer words is required.
Appendices
Manuscripts may include one or more in-paper appendices for technical proofs, derivations, and other material that can be separated from the main text but that is considered part of the paper. These appendices should begin on a new page following the text, preceding the references. They are typeset and edited and become a part of the total page count of the manuscript.
Authors may submit a Supplemental Appendix that contains material such as nonessential extensions, nonessential alternative specifications or robustness checks, and additional discussion that will be of interest to those pursuing work in the area. Supplemental appendices are posted under "additional materials" and are not edited or typeset.
The paper (including any in-paper appendices) must be self-contained, in the sense that a reader can understand and evaluate the findings without consulting the Supplemental Appendix. All essential information, such as data sources, variable definitions, and methods (for empirical work) and proofs of the formal results (for theoretical work), must be included in the paper.
Submission Instructions
Once your submission materials have been prepared in accordance with these guidelines, please use the OJS platform to submit your paper.
