The Management and Accounting Review publishes research papers that addresses significant issues in the field of accounting which are of relevance to the academia and community at large.

To provide a balanced presentation of articles, the journal solicits contributions from the fields of

auditing	taxation	financial accounting
management accounting	corporate governance	accounting information systems
financial management	public sector accounting	social and environmental accounting
forensic accounting	interdisciplinary studies

Checklist for Article Submission

1. Authors are required to use this template during the submission process. Please ensure that the manuscript follows the formatting requirements accordingly.
2. Only original papers will be accepted, and copyright of the published papers will be vested in the publisher.
3. The submitted manuscripts will be screened initially by the chief editors to determine their suitability.
4. The   Editorial Advisory And Review Board will then review the manuscripts.

English Language Editing

MAR emphasizes on the linguistic accuracy of every manuscript published. Thus, all authors are required to get their manuscripts edited by professional English language editors. Author(s) must confirm that their manuscripts have been adequately edited. A proof (in a form of certificate/ written statement) from recognised editing service provider should be submitted together during the submission to MAR. All costs will be borne by the author(s). This step, taken by authors before submission, will greatly facilitate reviewing, and thus publication if the content is acceptable.

Publication Ethics

Submission of an article implies that:

	The work described has not been published previously except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis.
	That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
	That its submission and publication in the journal is known and approved by all Authors.
	The work is the Author’s own, and there are no falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without proper citation, misappropriation of the work, or AI-generated manuscript content without proper disclosure, as these are all unacceptable practices.

 Please also refer to the journal’s ethical statement, https://mar.uitm.edu.my/index.php/ethical-statement

Manuscript Preparation

Before submitting, it is your responsibility to check that the manuscript is complete, grammatically correct and free from errors. A few other important points for your consideration:

	Your manuscript falls within the aims and scope of the journal
	Your manuscript is prepared in accordance to the author guidelines.
	You have cleared all necessary publishing permissions.
	You have removed any information that could allow others to identify you. Carry out a final check to ensure that no author names appear anywhere in the manuscript.
	Any acknowledgments or author biographies should be uploaded as separate files, under the File Not For Review option.

The Submission Process

As part of the submission process, authors are required to ensure that their manuscripts comply with all submission requirements. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned to the authors for revision prior to review.

Before submitting, authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is complete, grammatically correct, and free from errors. Authors must also ensure that:

1. The manuscript has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal simultaneously (unless clearly stated in the Comments to the Editor).
2. The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of the journal and is prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines.
3. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
4. The manuscript follows the official manuscript template provided by the journal.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines available under the About the Journal section.
6. Where available, URLs for references have been provided.
7. All necessary publishing permissions have been obtained by the authors.
8. For peer-reviewed submissions, the instructions for Ensuring a Blind Review have been properly followed. Authors must remove any identifying information from the manuscript to preserve anonymity during the review process.
9. Any acknowledgements or author biographies must be uploaded separately under the “File Not for Review” option.
10. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the online submission system at: https://journal.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/MAR
11. For detailed submission requirements and formatting instructions, authors are advised to refer to the Author Guidelines available on the journal website.

What you can expect next

An email will be sent to you, confirming your successful submission. It will provide you with a manuscript number, which will be used in all future correspondence about your submission. The authors are expected to include the manuscript ID in future communication. Kindly be informed that the whole process will take around three (3) to eight (8) months for a paper to be accepted for publication.

Post submission

Review and decision process

Each submission is checked by the editor. At this stage, the editor will choose to decline or unsubmit your manuscript if it doesn’t fit the journal aims and scope, or they feel the language/manuscript quality is too low.

If it might be suitable for the publication, the manuscript will be sent to at least two independent referees for double blind peer review.  Once these reviewers have provided their feedback, the editor may decide to accept the manuscript, request minor or major revisions, or decline the manuscript.

During this period, the author may check the progress of the manuscript via the submission system. An email will be sent to the author once the decision is made for author’s revision. Once the manuscript is accepted, the author will also receive an email for final check before the manuscript can proceed with the copyediting.

Kindly be informed that the whole process will take around three (3) to eight (8) months for a paper to be accepted for publication. Due to high volume of submission, the editor will try to provide their first decision within three (3) months.

If your submission is accepted

Proofing and typesetting

Once the manuscript has been accepted, authors are required to proceed with the payment process. Effective 1st August 2025, the Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts is MYR 1,300.

Following acceptance, the authors will receive the final manuscript for final review and confirmation. At this stage, authors are required to carefully check the manuscript for accuracy, including author names, affiliations, contact details, spelling, typographical errors, and grammatical errors. Authors are also responsible for ensuring that all information provided is accurate and up to date. Any requests for amendments after this stage will no longer be accepted.

Once the authors provide their final consent, the manuscript will proceed directly to the production process. After the page proofs have been finalised, the proofed version will be published online. The manuscript will then be compiled into an issue according to the journal’s publication schedule, with papers arranged chronologically based on the publication date.