AUTHOR GUIDE
Indian Journal of Finance and Banking (IJFB) is an open-access journal that publishes research analysis and inquiry into contemporary issues of finance, banking, and accounting.
Double-Blind Peer Review
IJFB uses a double-blind review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa. To facilitate this, please include the following separately:
Title page (with author details): This should include the title, author's names, affiliations, acknowledgements, any Declaration of Interest statement, and a complete address for the corresponding author including an e-mail address.
Main document (without author details): The main body of the paper (including the references, figures, tables, and any acknowledgements) should not include any identifying information, such as the author's names or affiliations.
Types of Paper
Regular Research Article: This should describe new and/or carefully investigated findings, and research methods should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. Articles should be 5,000 - 10,000 words long to describe and interpret the work clearly. All regular research articles are peer-reviewed by a minimum of 3 referees.
Short Communication Article: This short communication is suitable for reporting the results of small investigations or giving details of new models, innovative methods, or techniques. The style of the main sections doesn’t need to conform to that of full-length papers. Short communications should be usually 3,000~5,000 words long. Short communication articles are also peer-reviewed.
Submission
In order to submit your paper, please send your manuscript and associated files in MS Word format by e-mail to the editorial office: [email protected] OR Online Submission
Authors are encouraged to include tables and figures as part of the main file. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter that indicates briefly why the article is suitable for publication in the Indian Journal of Finance and Banking (IJFB) and attests that “The article has not been previously published and is not under review elsewhere“. All manuscripts must be prepared according to the IJFB submission guidelines.
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.
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While submitting a manuscript to IJFB, all contributing author(s) must verify that the manuscript represents authentic and valid work and that neither this manuscript nor one with significantly similar content under their authorship has been published or is being considered for publication elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in other languages, without the written consent the copyright holder
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All authors have agreed to allow the corresponding author to serve as the primary correspondent with the editorial office, to review the edited manuscript and proof.
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The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
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The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
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If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Double Blind Review have been followed.
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Keep a Similarity Index <20% and single-source matches are not <2%.
Copyright Notice
- Authors retain all copyrights. It is noticeable that authors will not be forced to sign any copyright transfer agreements.
- This work (including HTML and PDF Files) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Author Fees
This journal charges the following author fees.
Article Processing Charges (APCs): 200 USD
This charge includes all costs of the peer-review process, systems, typesetting, web publication, and long-term archiving. If this manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge to cover publication costs.There is not any Article Submission Charge for the IJFB.
Note 1: Please note that APCs will not be refunded due to the retraction of an article.
Note 2: In rare cases where articles are removed completely after acceptance for publication, we will not refund or credit an APC. This is because IJFB has provided publishing services and is only able to recoup this investment through the APC.
Hard Copy and Shipping Charge
Hard Copy Charge: US$ 100 (One Copy)
DHL (5-7 Business Days): US$ 100 (One Copy)
Waiver Policy
We charge authors a fee for each article they publish. The charges vary from journal to journal; please find the amount required on the journal's webpage. This fee helps the open-access journals to cover their operational expenses. To avoid confusion and ensure fairness among customers, we do not waive or reduce fees/charges to anyone, including the editorial board member and the author of the special issue.
Payment Method
Payment can be made by Visa/Master/American Express/Union Pay Cards/Bank Transfer/Western Union/ MoneyGram. The Executive Manager will notify Payment instructions after the acceptance of the paper.