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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines — Digital Economics, Accounting, Sharia & Banking

The article should correspond with the subject of digital economics, accounting, sharia, and banking, and be the result of research (quantitative/qualitative) or conceptual studies. Articles must not be published or under review elsewhere.

Writing Format

1) Typing

• The article should be typed using Microsoft Word, in Times New Roman, font size 12 pt, single spaced (Before = 0 pt, After = 0 pt), and in double columns.
• Paper size: A4. Margins (top, bottom, left, right): 3 cm.
• Article length: approximately 15 pages (including references and attachments).
• Language: American English, clear and grammatically correct.

2) Writing the Article

Title

• The title is written on the first page.
• Maximum length: 15 words.
• Formatting: bold, capital letters, 14 pt, single spaced, and centered.
• If there is a subtitle, write it after the main title, in capital letters and separated by a colon.

Author’s Identity

• Placed on the first page.
• Author name(s): without academic degree, last name not abbreviated, formatted in bold 11 pt.
• Include institution name and institution address (street name, city, zip code, country), and email address, formatted in 10 pt (not bold).
• If there is more than one author, repeat the identity information for each author.

Abstract

• One paragraph, single spaced, Times New Roman 11 pt, italic.
• Maximum length: 200 words.
• Include up to 5 keywords in alphabetical order.
• Bilingual note: Repeat the title, abstract, and keywords in English.

Writing Systematics

1. Title Page
   • Title (≤ 15 words, bold, ALL CAPS, 14 pt, centered). If using a subtitle, place it after a colon.
   • Authors: names without academic degrees; last names not abbreviated (bold 11 pt).
   • Affiliations & addresses: institution, street, city, zip, country; include authors’ emails (10 pt, not bold).
2. Abstract & Keywords
   • One paragraph, single-spaced, Times New Roman 11 pt, italic. ≤ 200 words.
   • Include up to 5 keywords (alphabetical order).
   • Bilingual: Repeat the title, abstract, and keywords in English.
3. Introduction
   • Brief background, gap, objective, and contribution. Prior related studies may be mentioned; detailed theory goes to Literature Review.
4. Literature Review / Conceptual Framework
   • Concepts and theories underpinning the study; prior works; for empirical papers, include hypothesis development/logic.
5. Research Method
   • Design, population/sample (or data sources), instruments/measures, procedures, and analysis techniques (qualitative/quantitative).
   • Tailor methods to the study; avoid copy-paste; justify choices.
6. Results and Discussion
   • Present data succinctly; analyze and interpret using theory and prior studies; typically the largest portion (≈50%+).
   • Tables: caption begins with "Table n" on one line; title centered (sentence case) above the table; single spacing. Use genuine MS Word tables (no pasted images). Source below the table, centered, 10 pt.
   • Figures: prefer JPEG; title below the figure; then source, single-spaced, centered, 10 pt.
   • Symbols: use standard Word symbols (Insert → Symbol). Equations: use the Word Equation Editor (Insert → Equation) for all formulas (division, sigma, root, matrix, integral, limit/log, squared, etc.).
7. Conclusion and Suggestion
   • Conclusions answer objectives succinctly (no theory repetition). Suggestions outline future work or practical implications.
8. Bibliography
   • Include only cited sources; list alphabetically (no grouping by type).
   • Follow APA 6th edition (APA Guide 2017). Prefer recent sources (≤10 years); target ≈80% journals as primary references.
   • Examples(format hints):
     • Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher: City.
     • Journal: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, vol(no), pp–pp. DOI if available.
     • Conference: Author, A. A. (Year). Title. In Editor (Ed.), Proceedings title (pp. xx–xx). City, Country.
     • Thesis/Dissertation: Author, A. A. (Year). Title. [Unpublished thesis/dissertation]. Institution, City.
     • Web: Author, A. A. (Year). Title. Website. URL
     • Newspaper/Magazine: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title. Newspaper, p. x.
9. Authors’ Profile
   • Short bios and photos (as required by the venue).

References Examples

• Book: Oshima, H.T. (1987). Economic growth in Monsoon Asia: A comparative survey. Tokyo: Tokyo University Press.
• Journal: Tan, P.P., Galagedera, D., & Ting, S.S. (2015). Modelling price movement... Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 52(2), 135–156.
• Conference: Williams, J., & Seary, K. (2010). Bridging the divide... Proceedings of the 9th NZABE Conference (pp. 104–116). Wellington, New Zealand.
• Thesis: Sari, Lilik. (2010). Implementasi rekonsiliasi bank terhadap UKM di Pontianak. Skripsi (Not published). Universitas Terbuka.
• Website: Cox, Jeff. (2019). Companies are warning... Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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