Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to JOFEB through the online submission system. Before submitting, please read the Peer Review Process and Publication Ethics pages. Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines are returned to the authors before review.

Article Types

• Full-Length Article: Original theoretical or empirical research. Main text up to 9,000 words, including references, tables and figures.
• Review Article: A critical and systematic synthesis of the literature on a topic within the scope of the journal, identifying gaps and directions for future research. Up to 10,000 words. The method of literature selection (databases, keywords, period) must be explained.
• Research Letter: A short paper presenting a focused empirical finding or a new data set. Up to 2,000 words, with at most 2 tables or figures and 20 references.

Files to Submit

1. Title page (separate file): title; full names, affiliations (department, faculty, university, city, country), e-mail addresses and ORCID iDs of all authors; corresponding author; and the declarations listed below.
2. Anonymized manuscript (Word format): title, abstract, keywords, JEL codes, main text, references, tables and figures. Author names, affiliations, acknowledgements and any self-identifying information must be removed, including from the file properties.
3. Cover letter (in the submission form): a short explanation of the contribution of the study and its fit with the scope of the journal, with a statement that the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere and that all authors approve the submission.

Declarations on the Title Page

• Author contributions: e.g. "Conceptualization: A.B., C.D.; Data curation and analysis: C.D.; Writing – original draft: A.B.; Writing – review and editing: A.B., C.D."
• Ethics committee approval: committee name, date and number, or a statement that approval was not required.
• Conflict of interest: e.g. "The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest."
• Funding: funder and grant number, or "This study received no funding."
• Previous presentation: thesis, conference or preprint, if any.
• Use of generative AI: the tool and the purpose of use, if any.
• Acknowledgements: if any.

Manuscript Format

• A4 page, 2.5 cm margins on all sides, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, justified text.
• Page numbers at the bottom center.
• Headings numbered and in bold (1. Introduction, 1.1. ...). Up to three heading levels.
• Recommended structure for empirical articles: Introduction, Literature Review, Data and Methodology, Findings, Conclusion, References.

Title, Abstract, Keywords and JEL Codes

• The title should be concise, informative and free of abbreviations.
• The abstract should be a single paragraph of 150–250 words stating the purpose, data, method and main findings. Abstracts should not contain references.
• Provide 3–6 keywords and 1–4 JEL classification codes.

Tables, Figures and Equations

• Tables and figures are numbered consecutively, referred to in the text and placed where they are first mentioned. Titles are placed above tables and figures; sources and notes below.
• Tables must be editable Word tables, not images. Vertical lines should be avoided. Significance levels are indicated with asterisks and explained in a table note (***, ** and * denote significance at the 1%, 5% and 10% levels).
• Figures should be at least 300 dpi.
• Equations are written with the Word equation editor and numbered on the right in parentheses, e.g. (1).
• A period is used as the decimal separator (e.g. 1.25).

References

JOFEB uses the APA style (7th edition). All works cited in the text must appear in the reference list and vice versa. DOIs should be given where available.

In-text citations: (Diebold & Yilmaz, 2012); Antonakakis and Gabauer (2017); (Fama, 1970; Shiller, 2003); for three or more authors, (Yüksel et al., 2020).

Examples for the reference list:

• Journal article: Diebold, F. X., & Yilmaz, K. (2012). Better to give than to receive: Predictive directional measurement of volatility spillovers. International Journal of Forecasting, 28(1), 57–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.02.006
• Book: Mishkin, F. S. (2019). The economics of money, banking, and financial markets (12th ed.). Pearson.
• Book chapter: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
• Thesis: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis [Doctoral dissertation, University Name].
• Report / web source: International Monetary Fund. (2023). Global financial stability report. https://www.imf.org/...

After Acceptance

Accepted manuscripts are typeset in the journal template. The corresponding author receives the proofs and should return corrections within five working days. Only typographical corrections are accepted at this stage.