Author Guidelines
Everything you need to know before submitting your manuscript
Submission Process
Create Account / Sign In
If you're new to Journal of Smart Accounting and Financial Technologies (JSAFT), you'll need to create an author account. Existing authors can sign in to access their dashboard and manage submissions.
Fill Metadata Form
Complete the submission form with all required information:
- Article title
- Abstract (150-300 words)
- Keywords (5-8 keywords)
- Article type (Research Article, Review, Case Study, etc.)
- Subject area
Upload Manuscript PDF
Upload your manuscript in PDF format. Ensure the file follows our formatting guidelines and is properly anonymized for peer review.
Add Co-Authors
Add all co-authors with their full names, affiliations, and email addresses. Ensure the order of authors is correct as it cannot be changed after submission.
Accept Copyright Agreement
Review and accept the copyright agreement. By submitting, you confirm that the manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and all authors have agreed to the submission.
Formatting Rules
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Submission Requirements
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Citation Guidelines
All references should follow a consistent citation style. We recommend using APA, MLA, or Chicago style. Ensure all in-text citations have corresponding entries in the references section.
APA Style
American Psychological Association
MLA Style
Modern Language Association
Chicago Style
Chicago Manual of Style
Manuscript Template
Download our manuscript template to ensure your submission follows the correct format.
Download Template (DOCX)Submission Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format, created using the appropriate document template of the Journal of Smart Accounting and Financial Technologies (JSAFT).
- The text is written in English and meets this journal's formatting requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- An author biography (optional) is encouraged to be added to the submission.
- I have read the Conflicts of Interest Policy and agree to declare any conflicts of interest involving my co-authors in the "Comments for the Editor" field. If there are no conflicts, I will declare that there are no conflicts in the "Comments for the Editor" field.
- I have read and understood the copyright and license agreement.
- If you're submitting your paper with a data sharing policy, a data availability statement should be provided with your submission.
Policies
Competing Interest Statement
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could be viewed as inappropriately influencing their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.
Copyright Agreement
The Journal of Smart Accounting and Financial Technologies (JSAFT) applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license to published articles. Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but they allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited. Appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article.