Call for Papers

The Editorial Board of the International Journal of Banking and Finance would like to invite you to submit a paper for possible consideration to be published in the journal.

The International Journal of Banking and Finance (IJBF) is part of the International Society for Banking & Finance (ISBF) efforts to provide a publication forum for international scholars and practitioners in banking, finance and insurance to disseminate their theoretical, empirical and applied research through anonymously blind peer review process. It is published by the Universiti Utara Malaysia twice a year. Areas of interest for this journal include, but are not limited to, the following topics: behavioural economics, corporate finance, financial institutions and markets, financial services, insurance, international economics and trade, international finance, macroeconomics, monetary policy, financial economics, portfolio and security analysis, real estate, ethical finance, money and banking and accounting and financial reporting.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

Manuscripts should be written as accurately as possible and should be typed in double-spacing on one side of an A4 paper with margins at least 25mm. Each manuscript should not exceed 30 pages. The first page of your paper should contain the title, name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), telephone number(s), fax number(s) and email address(es). The first letter of each word in the title and section headings should be in capital letters. Section headings should be numbered in Arabic numerals, centred and be in bold. Each subheading should be flushed to the left (bold and formatted in italics), and follow the numbering by 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 etc.

Review of Manuscripts

Manuscripts will be reviewed by a panel of referees.

Cover Letter

Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter stating that the material has not been published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Title Page

Please include a date on the title page of the manuscript, e.g. "Working paper, May 24, 20xx.

Abstract

The abstract should be brief, self-contained, explicit and should not exceed 200 words. It should cover the purpose, method, findings, practical implications and originality/value of the study. This is followed by not more than five keywords/phrases identifying the main areas of the manuscript. Journal of Economic Literature classification number (s) must be included below the keywords.

End notes

Footnotes should not be used. End notes should be used instead.

References

References should be carefully checked. The style and bibliographic references should conform to the conventions specified in the Publication Manual of The American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. A reference list, only of work cited, should be provided at the end of the text arranged in alphabetical order. Examples for the format of books and journals are follows:

Journal Article, One Author

Burns, J., (2004). The dynamics of accounting change: Inter-play between new practises, routines, institutions, power, and politics. Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal, 13(5), 566-96.

Journal Article, Two Authors

Burns, J., & Scapens, R. (2004). Conceptualising management accounting change: An institutionalist framework. Management Accounting Research,11(1), 3-25.

Journal Article, with DOI

Sainaghi, R. (2008). Strategic position and performance of winter destinations. Tourism Review, 63(4), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/16605370810912209

Journal Article, with no DOI

Shepherd, R., Barnett, J., Cooper, H., Coyle, A., Moran-Ellis, J., Senior, V., & Walton, C. (2007). Towards an understanding of British public attitudes concerning human cloning. Social Science & Medicine, 65(2), 377-392.

Book, Two Author

Emmanuel, C., & Otley, D. (1990). Accounting for management control.London: Chapman and Hall.

Edited Book

Clegg, S., & Hardy, C. (1996). Conclusions: Representations. In Clegg, S., C. Hardy, & W. Nord (Eds.) Handbook of organizational studies. (59-79). London-Sage.

Electronic Sources

Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3. Retrieved from http://www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume.3/pre.

Abbreviations

Abbreviation should be spelled out when it is first used. Accepted abbreviations or acronyms may be used for subsequent citations.

Tables

Tables should be numbered in Arabic numerals. It should be placed before the table.

Example: Table 3: Descriptive Statistics

Illustrations

Graphs or diagrams should be on a separate sheet of paper referred to as Figures and be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals followed by the title. It should be placed after the figures. Photographs, if any, should be large, clear, glossy prints, showing high-contrast. Each should be identified on the back, complete with the author’s name and the number of the illustrations.

Example: Figure 1: Measurement Model

Acknowledgment/Funding

Acknowledgment, if any, of no more than 120 words will appear after endnotes and before references.

Copyright

Copyright of the articles will not remain with the author(s). Prior to publication of accepted article, author(s) will be asked to assign copyright to the Journal. All published articles in the Journal are copyrighted to the Journal.

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/ijbf.

Enquiries should be addressed to:

Editor-in-Chief

The International Journal of Banking and Finance

UUM Press

Universiti Utara Malaysia

06010 UUM Sintok

Kedah, Malaysia

Tel : 604-9284816

Fax : 604-9284792

E-mail : ijbf@uum.edu.my,m.rasidah@uum.edu.my or arpizah@uum.edu.my

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