Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The scope of this journal, but not limited, are the following fields: Actuarial Science, Finance, Risk Management, and Applied Statistics.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

This journal implements a common book review policy that always hides the name of the review from submitters. The submitted article will be evaluated by an anonymous referee for contribution, creativity, and relevance. The manuscript is submitted for anonymous review by at least two reviewers who will be members of the reviewer board or other members of similar positions in the field. Usually the article review process takes about 2 weeks to 8 weeks. The editor will notify the author of the results via email once this process is complete. The editor's decision is final and no communication can be made regarding manuscripts deemed unfit for publication in this journal.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Author Guidelines

1. JAFRM is an online academic journal that complies with peer-reviewed standards and involves leading scholars. We seek quality research deals in all aspects of actuarial science, financial and risk management.

2. Authors should prepare the manuscript using the JAFRM template and submit through the online submission system. Only manuscript following the JAFRM format will be processed by editor.

3. The manuscript should be original and has not been previously published or under review by other journals.

4. All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by experts in this field, taking into account originality, and scientific importance.

5. As the commitment to fast publication, editors try their best to complete a review process up to eight weeks. If authors did not receive any notification after that period, please do send an email to editors.

6. JAFRM opens access to academic works. All original articles and review papers published in this journal are free for immediate access from the date of publication.

7. Benefits of open access for authors, include: Free access for all users worldwide, Authors retain copyright to their work increased visibility and readership, Rapid publication, No spatial constraints.

8. Before submitting articles to reviewers, those are first checked for similarity/plagiarism tool, by a member of the editorial team. JAFRM must have similarity level less than 20%.

9. The manuscript should be prepared according to the following author guidelines in the MS Word article template

 

Plagiarism Policy

All authors should perform a similarity check using plagiarism detection software (use iThenticate or Turnitin to check for similarities) before submitting the manuscript to the journal. Editors also use Turnitin or iThenticate software to verify the similarity of manuscripts in this journal. If plagiarism is reported or found, the manuscript will be rejected immediately. Camera Ready will eventually be rechecked at the same rate. The overall similarity of the manuscript should not exceed 20%.

 

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Journal of Actuarial, Finance, and Risk Management adopts the following publication ethics based on COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines to take all possible measures against malpractice and to ensure best practices in publication ethics. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the Author(s), the Chief Editor, the Editorial Board, and the Reviewers.

Duties of Editors

Accountability

The Editors of Journal of Actuarial, Finance, and Risk Management are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its significance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The Editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Thus, one of the Editors has to run each accepted article through Turnitin Plagiarism Checker prior to publication. The Editors may confer with other Editors or Reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An Editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content and current issues regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political stance of the Author(s).

Confidentiality

The Editor and any Editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding Author(s), Reviewers, potential Reviewers, other Editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an Editor's own research without an expressed and explicit written consent of the Author(s).

 

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the Editor in making Editorial decisions and through the Editorial communications with the Author(s) may also assist the Author(s) in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the Editor and excuse themself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the Editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the Author(s) is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the Author(s). Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the Editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the Author(s), companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

 

Duties of Author(s)

Reporting standards

Author(s) of original research report(s) should present an accurate account of the work performed, and also an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The Author(s) should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the Author(s) have used the works and/or words of others that these have been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

An Author(s) should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the works of others must always be given. Author(s) should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as Co-author(s). Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding Author(s) should ensure that all appropriate Co-author(s) and no inappropriate Co-author(s) are included on the paper and that all Co-author(s) has/have seen and approved the final version of the paper, and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All Author(s) should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When the Author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal Editor or publisher and cooperate with the Editor to retract or make amends or necessary revision on the paper.

 

 

Article Processing Charge

Journal of Actuarial, Finance, and Risk Management does not charge any fee for article submission, processing, or publication.

Article submission charge

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Article processing charge

IDR 0

Article publication charge

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