Submission Guidelines

How do you submit your article to the IJCCR?

As part of the submission process, authors accept our Editorial Policy, Privacy Statement and that their article will be published under a CC-BY Licence (see Editorial Policy for more information). Authors affirm that their submission has not been previously published (including as a PhD dissertation), nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). Submissions will be rejected if they do not adhere to the above conditions and the following guidelines.

Submissions will be accepted only by an upload to the platform, via the links provided at the bottom of this page.

Content guidance

Articles submitted for publication should not exceed the word limits set for individual kinds of articles on the Submissions page.

An abstract of no more than 200 words should be included in the title page, summarising the content of the paper.

A short acknowledgement of assistance, funding - if received - must be included.

Appendices usually comprise material which may be too detailed to be included in the main text, but which is of use to some readers. They should appear at the back of the paper behind the references, and be referred to in the text.

For expectations about the availability of data that the research is based on see our Editorial Policy. 

Language guidance

The International Journal of Community Currency Research is published in English. On occasion we invite articles in different languages for special issues. These must have a second abstract in English. 

Publishing in an international journal aims to facilitate communication and reach the widest possible readership. Achieving those aims depends on using language that is accessible to everyone.

Here is some practical advice that might be useful for you to improve your paper and reduce the risk of being rejected on formal grounds:

  1. Write short sentences.
  2. Explain as if you explain to a non-expert, in particular to someone who might have had no university education.
  3. If you use words and abbreviations that are technical or specially used in your field, please, provide an explanation for their meaning in the paper.
  4. If you feel like writing in the first person, write in the first person.
  5. Use one idea per paragraph, but each paragraph must have more than 1 short sentence.
  6. Automatic grammar checkers “see” errors when the sentences are simple, so it is to your benefit to keep your sentences simple.
  7. When proof-reading your paper on your own, read it aloud. The sound of the language will show you whether you have sentences that are too long and whether something does not seem or does not sound right.
  8. Get someone you know who has good English to read the paper for you and tell you what is not clear and any mistakes they spotted.

AI-Policy

IJCCR does not publish AI generated texts. Responsible uses of AI are permitted (for example for proof-reading) but must be explicitly disclosed (see European Commission’s Living guidelines on the responsible use of Generative AI in research, Version May 2026).
Submissions in which heavy AI-use is suspected will be rejected.

Formatting the text

Text should be simply laid out and consistent, and be suitably formatted for publication, as follows:

  1. Font: Times New Roman 12 point, single line spacing, fully-justified text.
  2. Use no extra line between paragraphs; add double spaces between sections.
  3. For clarity during paper production, please indicate the hierarchy of headings and subheadings using 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1 etc.
  4. Do not use italics or bold text.
  5. Do not use footnotes; endnotes may be used sparingly. Footnotes will be converted to endnotes.
  6. Tables and figures should be inserted into the text as appropriate. They should be numbered and titled (above), with source information (if applicable) below, and they need to be referred to in the text. 
  7. Upon acceptance of the articles, all tables and illustrations need to be submitted as high-resolution images upon request.

Formatting of references

References should be placed in a separate section at the end of the article, titled “References”. All references used in the text must have the corresponding full reference in the list of references and all references appearing in that list must appear and be used in the paper at least once. Inline citations of “author year” format should be used, e.g. (Gilbert & Kenny, 2014). References should follow the APA7 format, see the actual APA style guide.

Files to submit

All files must be in OpenOffice (.odt / .fodt) or Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx) document file format. 

Two files are to be submitted via the links provided below:

  1. Full text, with all information specified below.
  2. Anonymised version for review (article only). 

The title page of the full text should include the following information:

  1. Title of the paper;
  2. Name(s) of Author(s);
  3. Affiliation(s) and ORCID iD(s) where available;
  4. Contact author’s details including address, email address, URL if appropriate.
  5. Kind of article (section) and/or Special Issue the article is intended for

The anonymised version should not contain authors’ names, as it will be shared with the reviewers who also remain anonymous for the authors. Please also check for and follow these additional points:

  1. If using Microsoft Word, you should use the “Check for Issues” option to make sure no author information is embedded in the meta-data of the document when saving it.
    Microsoft Word for MacOS: Go to Tools, then Click Protect Document, Select Remove personal information for this file on save, and finally Click OK and save the file.
    LibreOffice:     Go to Tools and choose Options, select LibreOffice and Security, then click Options and enable "Remove personal information on saving", confirm and save the document.
  2. Any information in the acknowledgements or funding sections of the text that might identify the author needs to be erased.
  3. Using too many references where you appear as a (co-)author makes the paper’s author(s) identifiable. They are to be erased from the text and the bibliography. Leave “[Reference erased for anonymisation]” in their stead. Reference removal includes both the reference list and inline citations in the text.

The IJCCR Editorial Board retains the right to erase all self-references and to return the submitted paper to the author until all anonymisation requirements are fulfilled.

Checklist:

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.

  • Authors acknowledge the publication under our editorial and privacy policies, as Open Access and under the CC-BY licence (see Editorial Policy).

  • The submission complies with the content, length and formal expectations for the section chosen (double check on the Submissions page).

  • Files are in the required format and text is layouted as described above, title page contains all required information (including the name of the intended kind of article/section and, if applicable, the special issue).

  • Anonymised version is prepared to be submitted alongside the full text. 

Submit your article

If all requirements above are check, use the following links to submit your articles to the chosen section