Author Guidelines

Submission Requirements

Manuscripts submitted to JAFER should be original scholarly contributions, fall within the journal's focus and scope, and comply with the journal's publication ethics and submission requirements.

Authors should ensure that the manuscript:

  1. Presents a clear research question and contribution.

  2. Engages with relevant and current scholarly literature.

  3. Uses an appropriate and transparently reported research methodology.

  4. Includes complete references and appropriate citations.

  5. Contains tables and figures that are clearly labeled and referenced in the text.

  6. Has been prepared in accordance with the journal's manuscript template.

Manuscript Structure

Depending on the article type, a research manuscript will generally include:

  • Title

  • Abstract and keywords

  • Introduction

  • Literature review and hypothesis development, where applicable

  • Research methodology

  • Results

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion and implications

  • Acknowledgments and funding disclosures, where applicable

  • Conflict of interest statement

  • References

References and Citations

Authors must use a consistent citation and reference style specified by the journal. All cited sources must appear in the reference list, and all reference-list entries should be cited in the manuscript.

Submission Procedure

Authors should submit manuscripts through the journal's online submission system and provide all required metadata, author information, declarations, and supporting documents.

Before submission, authors should consult the official JAFER manuscript template and confirm compliance with the journal's current editorial policies.