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.
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).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
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.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Submission Format
Articles must be in English (American) with the content arranged as follows:
Title of the article (maximum of 16 words)
Author's complete name, affiliation, and email address for corresponding author
Abstract (maximum of 250 words)
Keywords (5 keywords) and JEL classification (if applicable)
The length of each article must not exceed 8,000 words. References are not included in the word count but should be limited to literature cited only to maximize discussion in the main text. Total pages for tables and figures (at maximum two tables and/or figures per page) should not exceed half the length of the main text. The manuscript must be submitted as an MS Word file, typed double-space on A4 paper setting.
Language
JSFD uses gender-neutral language in English (American). For words that have several acceptable spellings and/or formats, JSFD prefers format in the Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged).
Foreign words (i.e., not in English) must be italicized, including proper nouns, e.g., title of program, publication, or event.
Numbers from zero to nine should be spelled out except when followed by a unit of measure (e.g., three; 3 kg); Arabic numerals should be used for all other numbers (e.g., 14). Dates should be written as follows: 17 July 2025.
Tables, Figures, Measurements
Each table and figure (accompanied by the original tabulated data) must be on a separate sheet of paper, numbered in order, and placed at the end of the article. To facilitate layout and typesetting, the editable files of the tables and figures will be required when a paper is accepted for publication.
Text for tables should not be smaller than 9 point font size. Scanned or digital photos should be of high resolution (minimum of 300 dpi).
All measurements should be expressed using International System of Units (SI). National units should be avoided; in cases where these can't be avoided, the equivalent values in SI units must be shown.
Similarly, the US Dollar equivalent should be given when other monetary units are used.
Bibliographic Citation
JSFD generally adopts the APA Referencing Basics: Reference List and APA Referencing Basic: In-Text Citation (https://www.mendeley.com/guides/apa-citation-guide/)
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