General Rules

Soedirman Accounting, Auditing and Public Sector Journal (SAAP) cannot accept an article if it is not the author's original work, has been published before (a conference paper could be accepted if it has been revised so that it is significantly different), or is currently under consideration for publication in another journal.

Manuscripts should consist of 5,000-7,000 words (including tables, figures, and references), although manuscripts exceeding 7,000 words could be considered. 

Manuscripts should be written in English. If you are not an English native, you are strongly advised to ask your English-speaking colleague to proofread your article.

Manuscripts should be formatted in 1 spacing, A4 paper size, 10-point Arial, and saved as Word files. For more detail and precision, authors are encouraged to use JPBA Manuscript Template.

Soedirman Accounting, Auditing and Public Sector Journal (SAAP) only receives articles from online submissions. 

Specific Rules

Manuscripts submitted to Soedirman Accounting, Auditing and Public Sector Journal (SAAP) should consist of two parts:

1.  TITLE PAGE

   The first part of the manuscript, called the title page, should have the following headings, which also can be seen in more detail and precise in SAAP Manuscript Template

   Title
   The article title should consist of no more than 20 words. Write a specific and effective title.

   Author name and affiliation
   The author's name, affiliation, and email address should be written in the article. In case of more than one author contributed to the article, those informations should be available for each author.

   Abstract
   The abstract should be written in English. The abstract, consists of no more than 200 words, should inform the readers briefly about the manuscript`s purpose, methods, findings, and values. References are not allowed to be cited in the abstract.  

   Keywords
   Authors should provide a maximum of 5 keywords representing what are essentials in the article.

    

2. MAIN PAGE

   The second part of the manuscript called the main page, should have the following headings, which also can be seen in more detail and precise in SAAP Manuscript Template.

   1. Introduction
   2. Literature Review
   3. Methods
   4. Results And Discussion
   5. Conclusion
   6. References

   As authors should follow the instructions described above, authors also should follow the instructions related to citation and artworks as provided below.

   Citation
   Work cited in the manuscript should use the “author-date-system” as can be seen in Soedirman Accounting, Auditing and Public Sector Journal (SAAP) Citation Guideline.

   Artworks
   The author must provide high-quality artwork for all illustrations. Poor resolution or definition is not acceptable. Tables and Figures should be numbered separately. (Table 1, Table 2; Figure 1, Figure 2). Each table and figure should be given a title and should be presented on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. Figures and tables reproduced from already published work must be accompanied by permission of the original publisher (or copyright holder, if not the publisher)