Submission Guidelines

Contents

The Efil Journal of Economic Research is an open-access and refereed journal that publishes original research articles in Turkish and English. The journal also publishes (i) review articles, (ii) book reviews, and (iii) comments. Submitted manuscripts are evaluated via double-blind peer review, and the acceptance and rejection decisions are made by the Editors.

The Efil Journal of Economic Research does not receive any payment from the authors in the form of a submission fee, an article processing charge, or an open-access payment. Reviewers do not receive a payment either.

Permissions

If the submitted manuscript includes copyrighted figures or tables that have been published elsewhere, the authors are required to obtain legal permission from the copyright holder(s) for both the print and online versions prior to submission. If a manuscript is submitted without such documentation, the Editors will assume that it does not contain copyrighted material.

Submission

The manuscript file and other materials described below should be sent to info@efiljournal.com with a concise subject and a brief cover letter included in the body of the email. The cover letter should clearly indicate whether the submitted manuscript is an original research article, review article, book review, or comment.

The submission files can also be uploaded via the online form available at https://efiljournal.com/submission/. In this case, the cover letter should also be uploaded.

Submission of a manuscript implies that (i) the submitting author is the corresponding author, (ii) the manuscript has not been submitted to or published in another journal, and (iii) all co-authors, if any, have approved its submission to the Efil Journal of Economic Research.

New submissions must include three separate documents attached to the submission email: (i) the Title Page, (ii) the Blinded Manuscript, and (iii) the Statements and Declarations (see below).

A submitted manuscript may be rejected by the Editors without being sent for peer review. For manuscripts sent to reviewers, the final decision to accept or reject is made by the Editors. Rejected manuscripts should not be resubmitted. A more detailed description of the review process is provided below.

Title Page

The Title Page should be submitted as a single-page *.docx file and must include the following:

Title. A concise and informative title should appear at the top of the page. A subtitle is optional.

Author information.

The full name(s) of the author(s)

The affiliation(s) of the author(s) [e.g., institution, department, etc.]

The email address(es) of the author(s)

The 16-digit ORCID(s) of the author(s)

Date. The date of submission should be included (e.g., April 1, 2026).

Abstract. An abstract of 150–250 words, written in the original language of the manuscript, should be provided. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references.

JEL Codes. At least one and at most three JEL Codes should appear below the abstract.

Keywords. At least three and at most five keywords should appear below the JEL Codes.

Click here to download the sample Title Page.

Blinded Manuscript

The Blinded Manuscript should be submitted as a *.docx file.

It should include the title, abstract, JEL Codes, and keywords exactly as they appear on the Title Page.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is properly prepared for double-blind peer review. The manuscript must not include (i) author information or (ii) any other information that reveals the identity of the author(s). References to the authors’ own work should be written in the third person.

The journal does not impose a strict word limit. However, authors are encouraged to limit original research articles and review articles to 10,000 words, including the abstract, captions, references, footnotes, and appendices (if any). Book reviews and comments should not exceed 5,000 words.

Click here to download the sample file for the Blinded Manuscript. The style requirements are explained below in detail.

Statements and Declarations

This document should be submitted as a *.docx file and must include the following sections:

Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Efil Journal of Economic Research follows the current Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. This means that manuscripts partially or fully written by Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc., cannot be submitted.

Authors are required to disclose the use of AI tools for language editing and other tasks such as optical character recognition (OCR) and data organization. Authors should also retain the records of AI usage including (i) the name and version of the AI tool used, and (ii) the purpose and date of each use.

Routine proofreading and spelling/grammar checking do not require disclosure.

Authorship. For manuscripts with two or more authors, a statement describing each author’s contribution is required. This should clarify contributions to tasks such as conceptualization, data collection, data preparation, mathematical modeling, analysis, coding, writing, and revision.

If the manuscript originates from a graduate dissertation, the statement must clarify the roles of the student and the principal supervisor.

Competing Interests. Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest directly or indirectly related to the manuscript. This does not include funding institutions. If there are no competing interests, the following text may be used:

  • There are no competing interests associated with this research.

Funding. Authors must disclose whether the research received funding from any institution, organization, or agency. If no funding was received, the following text may be used:

  • This research did not receive funding from any institution, organization, or agency.

Ethics Approval. For research involving human participants and/or animals requiring informed consent or ethical review, authors must declare and provide evidence that the research was approved by an authorized ethics committee. The declaration should include the name of the approving institution, the approval date, and relevant details.

If the research did not involve human participants or animals, the following text may be used:

  • This research did not involve human participants or animals.

Replication Materials. A brief statement on data and code availability is required. If the replication materials (i.e., the datasets and codes) are publicly available, provide a direct web link. If they are not publicly available, this must be stated.

Acknowledgements. Authors may include the full names of acknowledged individuals and funding sources under a separate heading.

Click here to download the sample file for Statements and Declarations.

Style Requirements

Please use the sample files shared above while preparing your submission files.

Layout and Text. Authors should use a single-column page layout with one-inch page margins on all sides. The text should be in 12pt Times New Roman font without boldface or underlined styles. Italics should be used for emphasis. The page numbers should appear on the bottom of the page, inserted automatically.

Sections. The sections of a manuscript should be numbered using Arabic numerals (e.g., “1. Introduction”). The subsections should also be numbered (e.g., “3.1. Data”). The higher-level sections and the References section should not be numbered. If your manuscript has appendices, they should be numbered using uppercase Latin letters (e.g., “Appendix A: Data Sources”).

Equations and Mathematics. Equations should appear within the manuscript file as centered display items and be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals that appear on the right-hand side of the page. Equations should be inserted using the equation editor. Authors should use the equation editor for in-line mathematical content as well.

Figures. Figures should appear within the manuscript file, ideally as a centered display item at the top of a page. Figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals, and a brief caption should appear below the figure. Each figure should be cited in the main text.

Authors may use any appropriate format for image files (e.g., pdf, png, jpg, emf, etc.). However, images with a sufficiently low resolution are not accepted, and authors should check the resolution of the figures by converting their manuscript file to the *.pdf format before submission.

Tables. Tables should appear within the manuscript file, ideally as a centered display item at the top of a page. Tables should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals, and a brief caption should appear above the table. Each table should be cited in the main text.

References and Citation. The Efil Journal of Economic Research follows the most recent style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) for references and citation.

The citations within the text must be in the author-year format.

Parenthetical examples:

  • (Akyüz & Boratav, 2003, p. 1459), (Acemoglu et al., 2006), (Yeldan, 2009)

Narrative examples:

  • Akyüz & Boratav (2003, p. 1459), Acemoglu et al. (2006), Yeldan (2009)

The references list should be prepared in accordance with the APA style guidelines for each type of cited materials.

Books:

  • Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag.
  • Hygum, E., & Pedersen, P. M. (Eds.). (2010). Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag.

Chapter in an edited book:

  • Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.

Journal article:

  • Rybaczewska, M., & Sparks, L. (2022). Ageing consumers and e-commerce activities. Ageing and Society, 42(8), 1879–1898.

See the APA Style for other types of materials such as unpublished working papers, newspaper articles, data repositories, online resources, and dissertations/theses.

Footnotes. Footnotes can be used to give additional information and comments, including an in-text citation in the author-year format. However, footnotes should not give the full bibliographic details of a cited material. Footnotes should not contain figures or tables, but in-line equations are allowed. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.

Peer Review

Manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process managed by the Editors.

Submissions are first checked for missing information and technical compliance. The Editors then decide whether the manuscript should be sent for review. A desk rejection may be issued at this stage.

If sent for review, at least two reviewers are invited. After receiving their reports, the Editors issue an initial decision: rejection, major revision, minor revision, or (conditional) acceptance. Revised manuscripts may be sent for further review.

At each stage, the corresponding author is notified by email.

A desk rejection decision is typically issued within 30 days of submission. For manuscripts sent for peer review, a final decision is normally made within 90 days of submission.

The final decision rests solely with the Editors. Rejected manuscripts should not be resubmitted.

After Acceptance

After conditional acceptance, the corresponding author must sign a copyright transfer agreement. The production team then completes typesetting and sends proofs to the corresponding author for approval.

Once the proofs are approved, the article is published online as a forthcoming article on the journal’s website. It will subsequently appear in a future issue of the journal.