Author’s Guideline

1.   Authors’ Guidelines

About the Journal

The Journal of Economics & Administrative Sciences is an open-access, international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.

Open Access means you can publish your research so it is free to access online as soon as it is published, meaning anyone can read (and cite) your work.

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

The Journal of Economics & Administrative Sciences accepts the following types of article: original articles, articles, editorial, and Special Issues.

 

Language

Manuscripts must be written in English clearly and concisely. Any author who is not fluent in idiomatic English is urged to seek assistance with manuscript preparation prior to submission. Reviewers are not expected to correct grammatical errors and any deficiency in this area may detract from the scientific content of the paper and result in acceptance delays or rejection.

 

Types of Articles

The journal seeks to publish five types of contributions: original articles, articles, editorial, review and special issues.

 

Before Submission

Please make sure that your manuscript meets the criteria below:

1.Your manuscript is an original work and has not been published or is currently under review with another journal or Conference Proceedings.

2.Your work meets all the Research Ethics. The manuscript should contain a separate section of "Ethics Approval" if the work involves human or animal subjects.

3.The English of the manuscript is acceptable and it should be free of grammatical and spelling errors.

4. Your figures are of acceptable quality.

5.Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims & scope of the journal will be reviewed.

6. Make sure to prepare a Copyright Form to include with the manuscript files.

7. A cover letter from the corresponding author should be prepared, with the full address, email, and phone number of all the authors, with a statement that the manuscript is based on original research and has not been submitted to other journals or sources for publication. The authors should also state that the work described has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere, including electronically, in the same form, in English or in any other language.

8.Manuscripts must conform to the guidelines of the journal shown below.

Submissions that don't adhere to these guidelines will be rejected or returned to the Author prior to the peer review process.

 

Publishing Guidelines

  1. Manuscript Template Guide
  • The manuscript should be written in English only.
  • Prepare text using MS Word 2010 (or later).
  • Required Submission Files: Please ensure the following 7 documents are ready for upload:
  • Title Page (Use template)
  • Manuscript (Use template)
  • Cover Letter (Use template)
  • Copyright Form (Use template)
  • Author Contribution Statement (Optional)
  • Dataset (Optional)
  • Supplementary Documents (Optional)
  • The Title page document must contain (The Submission Title, Authors’ Names, Affiliations, Authors’ Emails, and ORCIDs) and should be in English.
  • The Manuscript document should not contain (The Authors’ Names, Affiliations, Emails, ORCIDs, and authors’ contribution statement).
  • The manuscript's main title is left-aligned and in Arial 20-point, boldface type.
  • The English abstract should be clear, written in one full paragraph under the main title, and must not exceed 200 words. Use Times New Roman 9-point.
  • Keywords are written under the abstract (minimum of five keywords), in alphabetical order using Times New Roman 9-point.
  • First-order headings (Introduction, Literature review and Hypothesis Development, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References) should be in Arial 11-point, boldface, and initially capitalized.
  • Authors may separate or merge the results with the discussion.
  • Second-order headings should be in Arial 10-point, italic, and initially capitalized.
  • Main text should be typed in Times New Roman 10-point, justified, with no additional blank lines between paragraphs.
  • All authors should include their affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID links.
  • Tables and figures should be placed in the results section in sequence order, not at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figure captions should appear below the figures in 8-point, non-boldface Arial font. Example: “Fig. 1. Caption.” Use (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.) when referring to figures in the text.
  • Table titles should be placed above the tables. Example: “Table 1. Title.” Use (Table 1, Table 2, etc.) to refer to tables in the text. Table font should be 8-point Times New Roman.
  • Equations should be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals. Numbers must be placed at the right edge in parentheses: …(1), …(2), etc. Refer to them as Eq. (1), Eq. (2), etc., in the text. Using figures instead of equations is not acceptable.
  • The source for all tables and figures must be cited directly beneath them.
  • All numbers should be written using the Arabic numeral system (e.g., 1, 2, 3 …).
  • Line and paragraph spacing should be set to 1.0.

 

  1. Reference Writing Guide
  • Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. Every reference from the list needs to be referred to in the text. The in-text citations and reference list should follow the latest edition of APA (APA 7). Author–Date Citation System.

More info at https://apastyle.apa.org/.

Reference examples: https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf.

  • References should be written in English and follow the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition style using Mendeley Software.
  • All references cited must include a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) where one has been assigned. If a DOI is not available, the Google scholar URL of the published version should be provided.
  • 20% of the references should be from journals indexed by Scopus.
  • 70% of references should be recent, published within the last 5 years.

 

 

Article Structure

The manuscript should be compiled in the following order:

  1. Title page.
  2. Abstract, Keywords.
  3. Introduction.
  4. Literature review and Hypothesis Development.
  5. Methodology.
  6. Results.
  7. Discussion (Results and discussion can be combined in one section)
  8. Conclusion.
  9. Acknowledgment(s)
  10. Authors’ Declaration
  11. Authors’ Contribution Statement
  12. References

 

Title Page

The title page should include the following:

  1. Title: The title should be brief, concise, and descriptive. It should not contain any literature references or compound numbers or non-standardized abbreviations.
  2. Authors and affiliations: Supply given names, middle initials, and family names for complete identification. They should be mentioned beneath the title. Use superscript lowercase numbers to indicate different affiliations, which should be as detailed as possible and must include department, faculty/college, University, the city and country. The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where most of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated after the publication of the article. The corresponding author name should be marked with *.
  3. Email addresses and ORCID: All authors should provide a correct e-mail address alongside an ORCID link, Learn more about ORCID at orcid.org.

Abstract

The abstract should be clear and written in one full paragraph with a maximum of 200 words.

Keywords

Keywords are written under the abstract (minimum of five keywords), in order sequence using the English alphabet.

Manuscript main titles

The author should add a number (Introduction, Literature review and Hypothesis Development, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References) as the main titles of your manuscript.

Acknowledgment(s)

The author may include an acknowledgment statement to express their gratitude to those who have helped during their research. Information concerning funding organizations can also be mentioned here.

Authors’ Declaration

  • Conflicts of Interest: Researchers should reveal financial support, or any other kind of support provided for them. Also, they should reveal any financial conflicts or other issues that affect the results or the interpretations of the research.
  • Ethical Clearance: The project was approved by the local ethical committee at University of [write the name of the university or center of which you received the approval].

 

 

Authors’ Contribution Statement

Authors must include a statement that specifies the contribution of every author to the research and preparation of the manuscript.

Example:

A.B., B.C., and C.D. designed the study. A.B., D.E., and E.F. performed the xyz experiments. F.G. and G.H. performed XYZ simulations. I.H. and M.C. expressed and purified all proteins. A.B., H.J., B.C., and C.D. analyzed the data. A.B., B.C., and C.D. wrote the paper with input from all authors.

Submissions that don't adhere to these guidelines will be rejected or returned to the Author prior to the peer review process.

 

 

Statements & Declarations

All required declarations must be placed in a dedicated section titled "Authors’ Declaration," which should appear in your manuscript directly before the References section.

Important: Manuscripts that omit these required statements will be considered incomplete and will be returned to the authors for necessary revision.

Funding Statement

Please disclose and describe any sources of funding that have supported the work. The statement should include details of any grants received (please give the name of the funding organization and grant number).

Example statements:

  • "This work was supported by […] (Grant numbers […] and […]). Author A.B. has received research support from Company A."
  • "The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript."

Data Availability

Authors are strongly encouraged to include an optional Data Availability Statement within their manuscript. This statement serves to inform readers of the location of the data that underpin the article's reported results. Where publicly archived datasets were analyzed or generated during the study, the statement should include the necessary information and hyperlinks. The statement may also indicate if data is available upon request from the authors, or, conversely, if no data are available.

Example statements:

  • "The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [Name] repository, [PERSISTENT LINK TO DATASETS]."
  • "The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request."

 

Proofs

One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by E-mail to the corresponding author. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness, and correctness of the text, tables, and figures. We will do our best to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back in one communication within 48 hours. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that the publisher may proceed with the publication of an article if no response is received.

Revised Manuscripts

After revising your manuscript (MS), upload the following files:

  1. Revised MS highlighting the changes that you made.
  2. Clean copy of the revised MS.
  3. Response to reviewers' comments using the Author Response to Reviewer form.

After Acceptance

The journal will send the MS to production to complete the typesetting step. Then you will receive the proof.

Peer Review

The Journal of Economics & Administrative Sciences operates a (Double–blind peer review) policy involving external reviewers. Authors may suggest potential reviewers if they wish; however, the decision to consider these reviewers is at the editor’s discretion. Authors who wish to suggest peer reviewers and should provide institutional email addresses where possible or information that will help the Editor verify and identify the potential introduced reviewers (for example, an ORCID or Scopus ID). Intentionally falsifying information, for example, suggesting reviewers with a false name or email address, will result in rejection of the manuscript and may lead to further investigation in line with our misconduct policy.

Supplementary Materials

Any supplementary material published online alongside the manuscript should be included (Programming code).

Figures

Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files.. All figures should be cited in the manuscript in consecutive order. Figures should be supplied in either vector art formats (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand,

CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap formats (Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.). Bitmap images should be of 300 dpi resolution at least unless the resolution is intentionally set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels should be embedded in separate layers. Figures should be referred to as Fig. 1, Figs. 2, 3-5, using Arabic numerals. Ensure that all tables, figures, and schemes are cited in the text in numerical order.  Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a,b,c,..etc).

 

Tables

Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. Vertical rules should not be used. Figure and table captions should be 9-point Times New Roman, boldface, and non-italic. Initially capitalize only the first word of the caption. Figure captions are to be below the figures and Table titles are to be fully justified right and left above the table.

 

 

Article Publishing Charge

The Journal of Economics & Administrative Sciences is an open access journal, so there are no subscription fees. The journal charges for a single accepted manuscript. The publication fees are as follows:

  • Authors residing in Iraq: 200,000 IQD for a maximum of 12 pages after acceptance (if more pages are required, the author should pay 15,000 IQD for each extra page).
  • Authors residing outside of Iraq: authors are currently waived of the APC, there are no other fees. There are no article submission fees
  • The journal will not charge for the manuscript until it is accepted for publication and will not affect any editorial decisions.
  • Withdrawal of an accepted article will incur a penalty charge. The fee is IQD 200,000 for authors residing in Iraq and $200 USD for authors residing outside of Iraq.

Payment methods:

Money transfer services for Iraqi residing authors:

  • Name: HASANEEN H. A.
  • QI Card Number: 6605393914
  • Bank Name: Rafidain Bank
  • Address: College of Administration and Economics, University of Baghdad- Al Waziriyah Camp, Baghdad, Iraq