Submissions

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.

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

Guidelines for preparing and submitting scholarly manuscripts to Global Research in Economics and Advanced Theory (GREAT). Authors are requested to read these requirements carefully before submission.

Citation Style

APA 7th Edition

Manuscript Length

5,000–10,000 words

Abstract Length

100–350 words

Important Notice: Citation Style

Effective from Volume 3, Issue 3 (2026), GREAT adopts the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition as its official citation and reference style. All new submissions must follow APA 7th Edition. The previous OSCOLA citation style is no longer accepted for new submissions.

01. General Submission Requirements

Authors submitting manuscripts to GREAT must comply with the following requirements:

Journal template. Manuscripts must use the official GREAT Journal Template available on the journal website.
Originality and scope. Submissions must present original research in economics, Islamic economics, finance, accounting, business, management, or related disciplines. Manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under consideration by another journal.
Language. Manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct English or Bahasa Indonesia. Authors must use their chosen language consistently throughout the manuscript. Professional language editing is encouraged.
Page layout. Manuscripts should use A4 paper, Cambria 12-point font, and 1.5 line spacing, following the official journal template.
Length. Manuscripts should contain 5,000–10,000 words, including references, tables, and figures.
Title. The manuscript title should be concise, informative, and no longer than 14 words.

02. Author Information

Each manuscript must provide the following information for all authors:

Full name of each author.
Institutional affiliation.
Complete correspondence address.
ORCID iD, if available.
Email address of the corresponding author.

Authorship limit

A manuscript may have up to six authors: one corresponding author and a maximum of five co-authors.

03. Abstract and Keywords

Abstract

Each manuscript must include an abstract of 100–350 words in English. Manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia must additionally provide an abstract in Bahasa Indonesia.

Keywords

Authors should provide 3–7 keywords that accurately represent the principal topics, concepts, and subject areas of the manuscript.

04. Manuscript Structure

Manuscripts should follow the standard structure of a scientific article using the IMRaD format:

Introduction

Research background, problem statement, objectives, and contribution.

Methods

Research design, data, variables, and analytical procedures.

Results and Discussion

Findings, interpretation, and comparison with relevant literature.

Conclusion

Main conclusions and implications of the research.

05. Citation and Reference Style

GREAT uses the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition for all citations and references.

Use author–date citations in the main text.
Include every cited work in the References section.
Format all references according to APA 7th Edition.
Use footnotes only for supplementary explanations, not as the primary citation method.

APA 7th Edition: Examples

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

Single author: (Porter, 1990)

Two authors: (Acemoglu & Robinson, 2012)

Three or more authors: (Hair et al., 2022)

Narrative citation: Acemoglu and Robinson (2012)

REFERENCE EXAMPLES

Journal article / book:
Hair, J. F., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2022). A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) (3rd ed.). Sage.

Book:
Porter, M. E. (1990). The competitive advantage of nations. Free Press.

Book chapter:
North, D. C. (1995). The new institutional economics and third world development. In J. Harriss, J. Hunter, & C. M. Lewis (Eds.), The new institutional economics and third world development (pp. 17–26). Routledge.

Website:

World Bank. (2024). World development indicators. https://data.worldbank.org

Government Regulation:

Otoritas Jasa Keuangan. (2023). Peraturan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan Nomor ... Tahun 2023 tentang .... https://www.ojk.go.id

Authors should verify that every reference is accurate, complete, traceable, and consistent with APA 7th Edition.

06. Submission File Format

Manuscripts must be submitted in one of the following editable file formats:

DOCX

Microsoft Word

ODT

OpenDocument

RTF

Rich Text Format

The submission must follow the journal template and all applicable formatting, originality, and publication ethics requirements.

07. Editorial Screening and Author Responsibilities

Manuscripts that do not comply with these Author Guidelines or fail to meet the journal's formatting and ethical standards may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected before peer review.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the manuscript, references, author details, and declarations submitted to the journal. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Multiple Submissions by the Same Author

An author who has published an article in a particular issue may submit another manuscript. If accepted, the subsequent manuscript will normally be scheduled for a later issue, subject to editorial consideration.

08. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright and grant GREAT the right of first publication. Published works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license, subject to the journal's applicable licensing terms.

Authors may enter into separate, additional arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their work, provided that its initial publication in GREAT is acknowledged.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to share their work online in accordance with the journal's copyright and licensing policy.

Global Research in Economics and Advanced Theory (GREAT)
Published by Gabungan Riset Edukasi dan Eksplorasi Teori (GREET), Indonesia

Copyright Notice

Those authors publishing in GREET have agreed with following terms of conditions:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

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