International Journal of Accounting, Business and Finance: Announcements

Call for Special Issues

2022-02-09T10:12:22+00:00

The IJABF invites academicians to submit a special issue proposal. The purpose of the special issue would be to provide collection of articles on a specific topics within the scope of the journal and has the potential to be of high interest to the readers. The proposals for special issue would be considered throughout the year depending upon the quality .

Interested academicians shall submit their proposal in the following manner:

500 word rational explaining the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed theme.
A brief outline of the topics in the proposed theme.
A plan for obtaining quality papers.
A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editor(s). IJABF will accept proposals based on the publication records of the Guest Editor(s)
ORCID ID of the Guest Editor(s)
List of potential reviewers.
A proposed call-for-papers.
A proposed time schedule including submission deadline and completion of the editorial process.

Terms and Conditions for Special Issues in the IJABF

The manuscript shall be submitted through our submission portal.
All the manuscripts shall be in the English language.
No manuscript shall override the peer review process.
Only ten manuscripts shall be included in each special issue. If more manuscripts are found suitable for publication, the Guest Editors shall introduce an additional issue with manuscripts based on thematic differences.
For no reason shall the manuscripts' standard of quality, originality, and significance be compromised.
The Chief Editor shall do the preliminary scrutiny of each manuscript and forward suitable articles for technical review. After that, the manuscript shall go for plagiarism check by the technical team and enter the peer review process only if the similarity index is below 10 percent, excluding 14 words.
The peer-review process shall be the responsibility of the Guest Editor(s).
The format of the manuscript, along with the text citations and the references, should strictly be followed.
We do not charge any publication or submission charges, and this should be explicitly declared in your final call for papers that shall be uploaded on our website.
The Guest Editor(s) shall be responsible for the write-up of the Editorial of the Special Issue in consultation with the Chief Editor.
It should be noted that during the review process, the Chief Editor can reject individual papers or, in consultation with the Editorial Advisory Board, the Special Issue as a whole if it does not meet quality standards.
A committee consisting of five Editorial Advisory Board members shall adjudicate any disagreements during the editorial process.
The IJABF strictly follows the COPE guidelines/policies on publishing ethics. Any complaints or appeals or conflicts of interest/competing interests will be dealt with as per the latest COPE guidelines/policies. Please visit https://publicationethics.org/ for more details. The Guest Editor(s) shall agree to comply with these guidelines.

Call for Papers

2021-10-05T19:16:25+00:00

The International Journal of Accounting, Business and Finance (e-ISSN 2583-2123) is a bi-annual journal that publishes high-quality research and review articles in accounting, business, and finance-related disciplines. The journal aims to stimulate the development of accounting, business, and finance-related disciplines theory worldwide by publishing interesting articles in a highly readable format.

The journal covers a wide variety of topics including (but not limited to):

Financial markets- national and international, financial econometrics, Corporate finance, Investments, Derivatives, Banking.
Marketing research, market segmentation, positioning, pricing, relationship marketing, business marketing, social marketing, internet marketing, advertising, branding, customer behavior analysis;
Future trends in HRM, Strategic HRM, International HRM, Organizational culture, Responsible and sustainable HRM, People analytics;
International and financial accounting, Management and cost accounting, Tax, Auditing, Accounting information systems, Environmental and social accounting, Corporate governance: accounting/finance, Ethical issues in accounting and financial reporting,
International business.

General instructions for preparing the manuscript

Content suggestions: The introduction should include a statement of the problem being addressed, its implications, originality, and potential audiences. The conclusion should tell the reader clearly what the study finds or demonstrates. It should be consistent with the objectives outlined in the introduction. It should describe the implications of the results for researchers, traders, policymakers, etc. Use present tense throughout (introduction, main body, conclusion). Past tense should be reserved for descriptions of past research.

Headings/Sub-headings: Headings should be in bold and italicised while the sub-headings should be italicised. The font must be similar to that of the text. Sub-headings should be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and so on.

Literature citations: Literature citations should be made in the latest APA style. References should include all the text citations, which means the references should refer only to the material listed within the text. Do not abbreviate journal names. Authors should review and verify references before manuscripts are submitted for consideration because they alone are responsible for accuracy and completeness.

Tables: Each table must be cited in the text, and the tables themselves should be embedded in the article text. All tables should be numbered consecutively with Roman numerals and should include an explanatory heading for the table as a whole and each column within the table. All tables should be orientated like portrait.

Figures: Figures should also be embedded in the text. Please cite the figure in the article text. Figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. All figures should be orientated like portrait and must be made only of black & white.

Please refer to the Author Guidelines for more details.