Author Guidelines

The Editorial Board of “Acta Academiae Beregsasiensis. Economics” accepts:

  • contemporary, original, and independent research that has not been previously published and is not under consideration by other publications;
  • articles that do not contain material prohibited for publication or whose authenticity is in doubt; inappropriate textual borrowings without valid references (plagiarism) and self-plagiarism (large-scale borrowing from one’s own works without proper attribution) are not permitted.

Languages of publication: Ukrainian, Hungarian, English.

The journal operates a continuous submission policy with no fixed deadlines.

Publication in the journal is FREE OF CHARGE.

1. Manuscript Submission

ℹ Primary submission channel:

Manuscripts are submitted via the journal’s editorial system Open Journal Systems (OJS). To submit, please register on the journal’s website or log in to your account, then upload the manuscript and accompanying documents through the system.

⚠ Temporarily, until the system is fully configured, submissions are also accepted by email: aab-economics@kmf.org.ua (subject line: “Manuscript submission”).

The following documents must be submitted:

  1. Author Information Form — download template (completed separately for each author).
  2. The manuscript prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in these guidelines.
  3. A review by a scientific supervisor or a specialist with a scientific degree (mandatory for sole-authored articles by authors without a scientific degree).

An ORCID identifier is a mandatory requirement for manuscript submission. Authors who do not yet have an ORCID must register free of charge before submission.

Maximum number of authors — three. One author may submit only one article per issue (sole-authored or co-authored).

Technical Requirements for Manuscript Preparation (download) — detailed requirements for formatting, tables, figures, and formulae.

Sample article template

2. Manuscript Structure

The manuscript must contain the following mandatory structural elements:

2.1. Abstract

The abstract must describe the introduction, results, discussion, and the most important conclusions. Length — no fewer than 1800 characters. Abstracts are provided in three languages: Ukrainian, Hungarian, and English (each no fewer than 1800 characters). The Editorial Board can assist with translation into Hungarian.

2.2. Keywords

Authors provide 5 to 8 keywords describing the content of the article, listed in alphabetical order. Keywords must use standardised terminology to ensure discoverability in bibliographic databases and indexes. Keywords are provided in three languages together with the abstracts.

2.3. JEL Classification

Provide up to 5 standard JEL codes appropriate to the subject of the research.

2.4. Problem Description

A general formulation of the research topic, its relevance, and its connection with important scientific or practical tasks. The introduction briefly outlines the content of each section of the article.

2.5. Literature Review

A review of the most relevant research on the topic; analysis of existing approaches and publications on which the author draws. The previously unresolved part of the general problem that the article addresses is highlighted separately.

2.6. Goals of the Article

A clear statement of the research purpose and formulation of specific objectives.

2.7. Methods and Methodology

This section is mandatory for empirical research (involving primary data, surveys, experiments, or modelling). The methods of data collection and processing, methodological approaches, and the rationale for their selection are described. The description must be sufficiently detailed to allow the study to be replicated.

2.8. Main Research Results

A structured presentation of the findings with identification of key conclusions and their interpretation. May include a discussion of results in the context of the theoretical framework or literature review. This section directly addresses the stated objectives of the research.

2.9. Conclusions and Prospects for Further Research

A concise, precise summary of the research findings; comparison with the results of other authors; assessment of reliability; placement of the findings within the body of existing knowledge. Directions for further research are outlined.

2.10. References

Sources are numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text. In-text references are given in square brackets; bibliographic descriptions are formatted in accordance with APA-style. Self-citations must not exceed 20%. Formatting guide: Reference Formatting Guide .

3. Additional Manuscript Sections

3.1. Acknowledgements

Gratitude to individuals or organisations for technical assistance, ideas, or financial support. If the research was carried out within a grant or research project, the relevant information should be provided. This section is optional.

3.2. Funding

The author(s) must state the source of financial support for the research: the name of the institution, fund, or organisation and the grant or project number (where applicable). If the research was carried out without targeted funding, this must be stated explicitly.

Example: “This research was funded by [name of organisation / grant programme], grant no. [number].”

or: “The author(s) received no funding for this research.”

3.3. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose all potential sources of conflict of interest. The existence of a conflict of interest is not a bar to publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest, they must state this explicitly. Failure to provide this information may result in the manuscript being rejected.

Example (COI present): “The author(s) report(s) a potential conflict of interest: [describe nature of conflict].”

Example (no COI): “The author(s) declare(s) no conflict of interest.”

3.4. AI Use Declaration

Authors are required to declare whether or not they used artificial intelligence (AI) tools during manuscript preparation. For further details, see the“AI Use Policy” section.

Example (AI used): “During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [name of AI tool(s)] for [purpose: text editing, translation, grammar checking, etc.]. All results, conclusions, and interpretations are solely the authors’ own contribution.”

Example (AI not used): “The author(s) did not use any artificial intelligence tools during the preparation of this manuscript.”