INDONESIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (IFR)

These guidelines describe the manuscript preparation and submission requirements of Indonesian Financial Review (IFR). Authors should read the journal’s aims and scope, publication ethics, peer-review policy, and applicable author declarations before submitting a manuscript.

1. Types of Manuscripts Accepted

IFR welcomes the following manuscript categories, provided that submissions fall within the journal’s aims and scope:

1.1 Original Research Articles

Original research articles present novel theoretical, empirical, methodological, or policy-oriented findings that contribute to understanding financial economics and related interdisciplinary fields. Topics may include financial markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, risk management, accounting, financial regulation, and legal, political, or economic influences on financial systems.

1.2 Review Articles

Review articles provide a critical and systematic synthesis of existing literature relevant to the journal’s scope. They should identify key developments, research gaps, theoretical debates, and opportunities for future research.

1.3 Case Studies

Case studies provide an in-depth analysis of relevant cases involving financial institutions, financial markets, corporate finance, accounting practices, financial regulation, or related legal, political, and economic issues. Submissions should demonstrate analytical rigor and offer meaningful implications for research, policy, or professional practice.

Authors must identify the manuscript category on the cover page. The designation of a category does not guarantee acceptance; all submissions are subject to editorial assessment and the journal’s review procedures.

2. Submission and Originality Requirements

• Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not have been published previously in any language or be under consideration by another journal at the same time, except where an expressly approved and properly disclosed exception applies.
• Any substantial overlap with the authors’ previously published or submitted work must be disclosed, cited, and explained.
• All listed authors must be aware of and agree to the submission. Author contributions, author order, and required declarations must be confirmed by the authors.
• Authors must obtain permission for third-party material where required and properly acknowledge all sources.
• The corresponding author should ensure that all submission files and declarations are complete and accurate.

3. Manuscript Format

Manuscripts should be prepared on A4 paper (21.0 × 29.7 cm), using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1.5 line spacing. Manuscript length should be appropriate to the scholarly contribution. Authors are encouraged to use the official IFR manuscript template.

The submission should include the following information:

1. Cover page: manuscript title; each author’s full name; institutional affiliation; complete contact address; telephone number where required; and manuscript category.
2. Abstract: no more than 150 words.
3. Keywords: approximately five to seven keywords.

To support anonymous review, the manuscript file should not identify the authors by name or affiliation. Authors should also avoid identifying themselves in the main text or through citations in a way that compromises anonymity. Any separate title page or identifying information should be uploaded according to the OJS submission instructions.

4. Peer Review

The existing IFR guidelines state that manuscripts are reviewed by the editor, members of the IFR editorial review board, and external reviewers when needed. Author names and affiliations are removed before review to support objectivity. Authors should not identify themselves in the manuscript body.

Before publication, IFR should ensure that the public peer-review policy accurately describes the journal’s actual review model, including whether reviewer identities are also concealed from authors. The term “double-anonymous peer review” should be used only if that is the procedure consistently followed.

5. Article Structure

Research articles should generally follow the structure below. Editors may allow justified variations for review articles or case studies:

4. Introduction
5. Literature Review
6. Research Method(s)
7. Results and Discussion
8. Conclusion
9. Acknowledgments
10. References

Main section headings should use Times New Roman, 14-point bold font. Subsection headings should use Times New Roman, 12-point bold italic font, consistent with the journal template.

6. Section-Specific Guidance

6.1 Introduction

• Clearly state the research question or hypothesis.
• Explain the novelty of the research in relation to existing literature.
• Provide a well-articulated motivation for the research question.
• Support the research question with appropriate theory.
• Briefly explain the approach used to address the research question.
• Summarize the principal findings.
• Explain the paper’s contribution and cite relevant studies.
• Conduct and report robustness checks where appropriate to the research design and methodology.

6.2 Literature Review

• Synthesize the key themes and findings in the literature rather than presenting a study-by-study list.
• Engage with recent literature where relevant, including research published since 2017, while retaining important foundational works.
• Identify the research gap addressed by the study.

6.3 Research Method(s)

• Describe the data, variables, sample, research design, and analytical procedures clearly.
• Present data effectively in tables or figures where appropriate.
• Justify the selected model or method with relevant literature.
• Explain and motivate any modification to an established method.

6.4 Results and Discussion

• Interpret the findings and explain the meaning of estimates reported in tables or figures.
• Compare the results with prior studies, identifying similarities and differences.
• Explain how the findings relate to relevant theory and discuss their implications.

6.5 Conclusion

Provide a concise, self-contained conclusion summarizing the principal findings and contributions. The conclusion should stand alone and should not be a subsection of the Results and Discussion section.

6.6 Acknowledgments

Acknowledge relevant assistance, ideas, data provision, funding, or other contributions from individuals or organizations that do not meet the journal’s authorship criteria. Disclose funding and other material support.

6.7 References

Use APA Style, 7th edition, consistently. Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every item in the reference list must be cited in the text. Authors should verify that author names, publication years, titles, journal names, volume and issue numbers, page ranges or article numbers, and DOI or URLs are accurate.

In-text citations should use the author–date format. Multiple sources in the same parentheses should be separated by semicolons and arranged alphabetically. Works by the same author published in the same year should be distinguished with letters (e.g., 2023a, 2023b). Use DOI links in URL format where available.

Reference formatting examples should be updated to APA 7 before publication. Older examples in the previous guidelines may not reflect current APA 7 requirements.

7. Mathematical Notation

All mathematical symbols and notations should be clearly defined in the text. Equations should be centered and numbered consecutively when numbering is necessary, with equation numbers aligned to the right margin. Unusual symbols and Greek letters should be identified. Long equations should be broken appropriately for readability.

8. Tables and Figures

Refer to each table and figure in the text and provide clear titles, labels, units, notes, and source information where applicable. Tables and figures should be legible and placed near their first mention unless the journal template or editor instructs otherwise. Authors may be asked to provide publication-quality versions of complex figures after acceptance.

9. JEL Classification and Scope

IFR’s primary thematic orientation is Financial Economics (JEL Classification: G). The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary research from fields such as accounting, law, political science, economics, management, and public policy when the manuscript has a clear and substantive connection to finance, financial markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, financial regulation, or related financial issues.

Authors should provide relevant JEL classification codes where applicable. JEL Classification G includes topics such as general financial markets, financial institutions and services, corporate finance and governance, behavioral finance, and household finance. Authors should consult the current official JEL Classification system to select the most appropriate codes.

10. Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting, authors should confirm that:

• The manuscript fits IFR’s aims and scope.
• The manuscript category is identified on the cover page.
• The abstract does not exceed 150 words.
• Approximately five to seven keywords are provided.
• Relevant JEL classification codes are included where applicable.
• The manuscript follows the required structure and formatting.
• The manuscript file is anonymized in accordance with the review process.
• All in-text citations and references are consistent and follow APA Style, 7th edition.
• Funding, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest, research ethics approvals, and other required declarations are disclosed where applicable.
• The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal at the same time.

11. Author Charges

The current IFR guidelines state an article charge of IDR 250,000 and a publication-fee waiver for foreign authors. The journal should confirm whether these amounts and waiver conditions remain current and should explain when and how any charge applies before submission or acceptance.

The previous guidelines also state a retraction-related charge of IDR 1,000,000. This provision requires explicit editorial and publisher review before publication. Any fee policy must be transparent, have a clear basis and scope, and must not prevent necessary corrections or retractions to protect the integrity of the scholarly record. Do not present this charge as an automatic penalty unless the journal has formally approved and clearly defined its application.

12. Manuscript Template

Authors should use the official IFR manuscript template available through the journal’s website. The template link should be checked periodically to ensure that it remains accessible and contains the current requirements.

13. Privacy Statement

Names and email addresses entered on the IFR journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

Editorial Review Before Publication

Before this document is published, the IFR editorial team should verify the current article charge, foreign-author waiver conditions, any retraction-related fee, the accepted manuscript categories, the peer-review model, and the official manuscript-template link. The editorial team should also replace outdated reference examples with APA 7 examples and ensure that these guidelines are consistent with the journal’s Publication Ethics, Review Process Policy, Copyright Policy, and other public policies.

JEL Classification

 

G1	General Financial Markets
	G10	General
	G11	Portfolio Choice • Investment Decisions
	G12	Asset Pricing • Trading Volume • Bond Interest Rates
	G13	Contingent Pricing • Futures Pricing
	G14	Information and Market Efficiency • Event Studies • Insider Trading
	G15	International Financial Markets
	G17	Financial Forecasting and Simulation
	G18	Government Policy and Regulation
	G19	Other
G2	Financial Institutions and Services
	G20	General
	G21	Banks • Depository Institutions • Micro Finance Institutions • Mortgages
	G22	Insurance • Insurance Companies • Actuarial Studies
	G23	Non-bank Financial Institutions • Financial Instruments • Institutional Investors
	G24	Investment Banking • Venture Capital • Brokerage • Ratings and Ratings Agencies
	G28	Government Policy and Regulation
	G29	Other
G3	Corporate Finance and Governance
	G30	General
	G31	Capital Budgeting • Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies • Capacity
	G32	Financing Policy • Financial Risk and Risk Management • Capital and Ownership Structure • Value of Firms • Goodwill
	G33	Bankruptcy • Liquidation
	G34	Mergers • Acquisitions • Restructuring • Corporate Governance
	G35	Payout Policy
	G38	Government Policy and Regulation
	G39	Other
G4	Behavioral Finance
	G40	General
	G41	Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets
G5	Household Finance
	G50	General
	G51	Household Saving, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
	G52	Insurance
	G53	Financial Literacy
	G59	Other