Editorial Policies

Our commitment to quality, integrity, and ethical publishing

Focus & Scope

The Journal of Smart Accounting and Financial Technologies (JSAFT) focus on advanced digital innovations that transform accounting and financial practices. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and practical studies that explore how smart technologies improve financial reporting, auditing, governance, risk management, and decision-making.

JSAFT welcomes interdisciplinary research that integrates accounting and finance with technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain, fintech systems, cloud computing, robotic process automation, and smart information systems.


Research Areas:

The journal particularly encourages studies related to:

  • Smart accounting systems and digital transformation
  • Artificial intelligence in accounting and finance
  • Financial data analytics and business intelligence
  • Blockchain applications in auditing and reporting
  • FinTech innovations and digital financial services
  • Automation in bookkeeping and financial processes
  • Cybersecurity and data protection in financial systems
  • Technology-driven financial forecasting and performance management
  • Smart auditing tools and continuous auditing models
  • Regulatory, ethical, and governance issues in financial technologies
  • Financial Technology, Green Finance, Financial Sustainability, Financial Inclusion, Finance and Banking Science, Risk Management, and Compliance


JSAFT aims to support both academic development and practical implementation of smart financial technologies across organizations, industries, and public institutions.

Publication Frequency

quarterly

Peer Review Policy

After successfully submitting your manuscript, it enters the peer-review process. You may monitor its progress at any time through the journal’s online submission system.


  1. The Editor (and, when applicable, Associate Editors) conducts an initial assessment of the manuscript’s scope, suitability, quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s readership. Based on this evaluation, the manuscript is either sent for external peer review or rejected if it does not meet the journal’s criteria.
  2. Once the required reviews are received (typically two), the Editor makes an initial decision: accept, reject, or request revision. If revision is requested, the author is given adequate time to address the comments and submit a revised version.
  3. When submitting the revision, the author must provide a clear, point-by-point response demonstrating how each reviewer and/or editorial comment has been addressed. The revised manuscript is then re-evaluated by the handling editor, who may issue a decision directly or send it for further review. Multiple rounds of revision may be requested before a final decision is made.

Open Access Policy

Journal of Smart Accounting and Financial Technologies (JSAFT) is an open-access journal; there are no fees required for downloading any publication from the journal website by authors, readers, and institutions.

Copyright Notice

Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form or be under consideration for publication with another journal. Please see JSAFM originality guidelines for details. Use this in conjunction with the points below about references, before submission, i.e., always attribute clearly using either indented text or quote marks, as well as making use of the preferred Harvard style of formatting. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.

The editor may make use of Turnitin software for checking the originality of submissions received.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses provided on this journal website will be used solely for the journal’s stated purposes and will not be shared with any third party or used for any other purpose.