International Journal of Innovation and Techno Policy (IJITP) publishes original, high-quality, and unpublished scholarly works related to innovation, technology, business, governance, and public policy. Submitted manuscripts must not be under consideration, accepted, or published elsewhere. The journal is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, ethical publication practices, and scholarly excellence.

Authors are expected to ensure that their manuscripts provide clear academic contributions, methodological rigor, and relevant theoretical or policy insights. Manuscripts should be written in professional English using the official journal template and must follow the APA 7th Edition referencing style consistently throughout the text.

All submissions undergo an initial editorial screening followed by a double-blind peer review process conducted by independent reviewers. Authors are expected to respond to reviewer comments constructively and revise their manuscripts in accordance with editorial recommendations.

IJITP encourages interdisciplinary approaches that connect innovation, technology, business strategy, governance, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and policy studies. Authors are fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and ethical integrity of the content submitted to the journal, including proper citation practices, disclosure of conflicts of interest, funding acknowledgements, and responsible use of generative AI tools for editorial assistance.

The manuscript title should be written in bold, 17pt, followed by author names in 13pt and affiliations in 8pt, italic. For Microsoft Word submissions, manuscripts must be prepared on A4 paper (210 × 297 mm) using 11pt, with page margins set to 2.5 cm on the left and 1.69 cm on the right, top, and bottom, and all paragraphs written without indentation. Greek symbols should appear in their original form (e.g., β, γ), and chemical formulas must follow standard notation (e.g., BaTiO₃, Mg(OH)₂). Authors are encouraged to keep formatting simple and focus on the clarity, coherence, and overall quality of the manuscript content.

All manuscripts must be written in clear and professional English.

Author's full name (no abbreviation) and author's full address. For the corresponding author, add the E-mail address.

Should provide a concise overview of the study, including background, objectives, methods, and key findings. It should not exceed 250 words. Authors should provide 3–7 keywords, listed alphabetically.

The Introduction should provide sufficient background to contextualize the study and clearly define the research problem. Authors are expected to explain why the issue is important from academic, business, and/or policy perspectives, explicitly identify the research gap, and clearly state the objectives and novelty of the study.

The Literature Review should situate the study within existing academic discourse. Rather than providing a descriptive summary, authors are expected to critically engage with relevant theories, concepts, and prior studies, demonstrating how the present research contributes to, extends, or challenges existing knowledge.

The Methods or Conceptual Framework section should describe the research design, data sources, analytical techniques, or conceptual framework employed. The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow readers to assess the rigor and appropriateness of the approach.

The Results or Findings section should present the main empirical or analytical outcomes in a clear and structured manner. Tables and Figures may be used to support the presentation of results, provided that all visuals are clearly explained and referenced in the text.

The Discussion should interpret the findings by linking them back to the research questions, theoretical framework, and existing literature. Authors are encouraged to explain the significance of their results, discuss unexpected findings, and acknowledge limitations where appropriate.

The Policy or Managerial Implications section should translate academic findings into practical insights. Authors should explain how their results inform public policy design, regulatory frameworks, managerial decision-making, or business strategy. Clear and actionable implications are strongly encouraged.

The Conclusion should summarize the main contributions of the study, highlight its relevance to innovation, business, and policy, and outline directions for future research. This section should synthesize insights rather than repeat earlier content.

Additional sections such as Acknowledgements, Funding Statement, Declaration of Competing Interests, Declaration of Generative AI Use, Data Availability Statement, and Author Contributions should be included where relevant.

Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote to ensure accuracy and consistency in citations and references. IJITP adopts the APA 7th Edition referencing style, which must be used consistently throughout the manuscript. At least 80% of the references should consist of peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last ten years

For the preparation of the camera-ready version, authors will be required to provide a valid BibTeX (.bib) file containing all reference sources cited in the manuscript. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all bibliographic entries are complete, accurate, and fully compliant with the APA 7th Edition style.

Authors are encouraged to consult the official CTAN documentation prior to preparing their BibTeX files to ensure correct formatting and structure. Examples of in-text citations and reference list entries provided below follow the APA 7th Edition referencing standard.

Example references

Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78–93.

Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 26(3), 1–18.

Aghion, P., Akcigit, U., & Howitt, P. (2015). The Schumpeterian growth paradigm. Annual Review of Economics, 7, 557–575.

Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2018). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (4th ed.). SAGE Publications.

North, D. C. (1990). Institutions and economic performance. In J. Alt & K. Shepsle (Eds.), Perspectives on positive political economy (pp. 131–154). Cambridge University Press.

Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2021). Digital innovation and SME performance in emerging economies. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Technology (pp. 45–52). IEEE.

World Bank. (2023). Global economic prospects. World Bank Group.

Teece, D. J. (2018). Business models and dynamic capabilities. Long Range Planning, 51(1), 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.06.007