Editorial and Peer Review Policy

The editorial policy of the Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) is mainly based on the “Code of Conduct and Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors” published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) adheres also to the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing” jointly published by COPE, the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association and the World Association of Medical Editors.

Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) publishes only original scholarly works. All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) are rigorously evaluated via a double-blind peer-review process. The manuscripts should be original, unpublished, and not in consideration for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.

Submission

 

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM), please refer to Author Guidelines for information on how to prepare and submit your manuscript.

 

 

All submitted manuscripts are read and evaluated firstly by the editorial staff. The papers which are not fit the journal’s scope or are judged to be of insufficient general interest are rejected without external review. For detailed information on the journal’s scope, please refer to Focus and Scope.
Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to experts for review.

 

Type of peer review

Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates the already published works, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The method is a double-blind review

Review reports

Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:

• Is original by stating the objectives and gap clearly
• Is methodologically sound
• Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
• Has results/findings which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
• Correctly references previous relevant work
• Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer-review process.

Decision

Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board. Editor’s decision is final.

Becoming a Reviewer

If you are not currently a reviewer for Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) but would like to be added to the list of reviewers, please contact WhatsApp +6281374350305. The benefits of reviewing for Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) include the opportunity to see and evaluate the latest work in the related research area at an early stage, and to be acknowledged in our list of reviewers. You may also be able to cite your work for Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) as part of your professional development requirements. Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) reviewers are volunteers who contribute their expertise to the science, thus no financial payments are made.