CETHE: Journal Creative Economics and Trading Halal Ecosystem is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to research in creative economy, halal industry, and sustainable tourism. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary, data-driven, theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant research, particularly concerning emerging economies and the Asian region.
The main areas covered by the journal include:
Creative Economy and Digital Innovation
Halal Industry and Halal Ecosystem Development
Islamic Economics and Finance
Sustainable Tourism and Ethical Economy
Entrepreneurship and SME Development
Digital Transformation in Economic Systems
Policy, Governance, and Economic Sustainability
The journal is published twice annually, in March and November.
CETHE accepts:
Original Research Articles – Original theoretical, empirical, or applied research that provides a meaningful contribution to the field.
Review/Survey Articles – Critical, systematic, or comprehensive reviews of relevant research and developments in the field.
Manuscripts must be original and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal.
The manuscript should be prepared according to the official CETHE article template.
Original Research Article: maximum 12 pages.
Review/Survey Article: maximum 16 pages.
The manuscript should be prepared using Microsoft Word.
Manuscripts must follow the following formatting requirements:
Paper size: A4 (quarto)
Margin: 2.5 cm on the left and top; 2 cm on the right and bottom
Font: Times New Roman
Main text: 10 pt
Line spacing: single spacing
Text layout: two-column format
Manuscript file: Microsoft Word
Authors should use the official CETHE template to ensure consistency in formatting and presentation.
The title should:
accurately represent the content of the article;
be concise, specific, and informative;
contain no more than approximately 12 words;
avoid unnecessary words;
avoid acronyms and abbreviations unless essential;
avoid long mathematical formulas; and
generally avoid mentioning the research method unless the article specifically introduces a new method.
The title should use the fewest possible words while accurately describing the research.
The manuscript should provide the following information:
Full name of each author;
Institutional affiliation;
Country;
Institutional email address;
ORCID, where available; and
Identification of the corresponding author.
The corresponding author's contact information should be clearly indicated in the manuscript.
The abstract must be 100–200 words and should be able to stand independently from the main article.
The abstract should clearly and concisely describe:
the research problem or background;
research objective;
research approach or method;
principal findings; and
major conclusions.
References should not normally be cited in the abstract. Non-standard abbreviations should be avoided; if essential, they must be defined when first mentioned.
The abstract should be informative, factual, and self-explanatory.
Authors should provide 5–7 keywords immediately after the abstract.
Keywords should:
represent the principal concepts of the article;
be specific and relevant;
avoid overly general terms;
avoid unnecessary plural forms;
avoid unnecessary abbreviations; and
use American English spelling.
Keywords are used to support indexing and discoverability of the article.
Original research articles should generally follow the IMRaD structure:
The Introduction should present:
a clear research background;
the research problem;
relevant previous literature;
the research gap;
the proposed approach or research direction; and
the novelty or contribution of the study.
The Introduction should generally be developed in approximately 3–6 paragraphs and should be understandable to readers from related disciplines.
Relevant literature should be integrated into the Introduction to establish the research gap and demonstrate the originality and contribution of the manuscript.
This section is optional and may be included when the manuscript proposes a new theoretical framework, model, method, or algorithm that requires additional explanation before the Method section.
The Method section should explain the research process chronologically and sufficiently clearly to allow readers to understand how the research was conducted.
Where applicable, authors should describe:
research design;
research setting;
population or participants;
sampling procedures;
data sources;
research instruments;
research procedures;
data acquisition;
analytical techniques;
algorithms or pseudocode; and
procedures for testing or validation.
The methodological description should be supported by relevant scholarly references where appropriate.
The Results and Discussion section should present the findings clearly and provide a comprehensive interpretation of those findings.
Results may be presented using:
tables;
figures;
graphs;
equations; and
other appropriate forms of visualization.
Tables and figures must be referred to and explained in the manuscript.
The Discussion should relate the findings to relevant theories and previous research and explain the significance, contribution, implications, and limitations of the findings.
Subsections may be used where necessary, for example:
3.1. Subsection
3.2. Subsection
Further subdivisions may be numbered consistently, such as:
3.2.1. Subsubsection
3.2.2. Subsubsection
The Conclusion should directly correspond to the research objectives and findings presented in the Results and Discussion.
Authors should explain the principal conclusions and may also discuss:
theoretical implications;
practical implications;
policy implications; and
prospects for future research or application.
The conclusion should demonstrate clear consistency between the research objectives, findings, and final conclusions.
Tables and figures should be:
numbered consecutively;
centered where appropriate;
clearly titled or captioned;
referred to in the manuscript before or near their appearance; and
sufficiently clear and readable.
Figures should be of appropriate quality and resolution.
Tables should be editable rather than inserted solely as screenshots or low-resolution images.
The template requires figures and tables to be appropriately presented and cited in the manuscript.
Mathematical equations should be:
centered;
numbered consecutively;
referenced using numbers in parentheses; and
created using Microsoft Equation Editor or MathType, where appropriate.
For example:
(1)
All symbols used in equations must be clearly defined in the accompanying text.
CETHE uses the IEEE citation style.
References should be cited in numerical order using square brackets:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]–[7]
When multiple references are cited, the appropriate numerical range or sequence should be used.
For references with more than three authors in the text, use the first author's name followed by et al. where applicable.
The reference list must follow the IEEE reference style.
Authors are encouraged to use relevant, current, and high-quality scholarly sources, particularly international journal articles and conference proceedings.
The manuscript must contain a minimum of 15 references.
Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference-management software such as:
EndNote
Mendeley
Zotero
The reference-management software should be configured to use IEEE style.
Authors must ensure that all references are accurate, complete, and traceable.
Where available, authors should provide DOI information for cited publications.
The general format should follow the IEEE style:
J. K. Author, “Title of paper,” Abbreviated Journal Title, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, month, year, doi: xxx.
J. K. Author, “Title of paper,” in Abbreviated Conference Name, location (optional), year, pp. xxx–xxx, doi: xxx.
J. K. Author, Title of Book, xth ed. City, Country: Publisher, year.
J. K. Author, “Title of thesis,” M.S. thesis, Department, University, City, Country, year.
The detailed reference examples provided in the CETHE template should be followed when preparing the final manuscript.
In the reference list, authors should generally be listed individually for works with up to six authors.
Et al. may be used when author names are not fully provided or when there are more than six authors, in accordance with the journal's IEEE reference-formatting requirements.
Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, research assistants, communities, funding organizations, or other parties who contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship.
Where applicable, financial sponsors and research-supporting institutions should be acknowledged.
Authors must disclose the source of funding for the research and publication.
If the research received no external funding, authors may state:
The authors received no funding from any party for the research and publication of this article.
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in preparing the manuscript.
For example:
The authors used [name of AI tool] to assist with language editing and grammar checking. All generated content was reviewed, revised, and verified by the authors, who take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript.
If no AI tools were used:
The authors declare that no artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Authors remain fully responsible for all content generated or assisted by AI.
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, professional, or personal interests that could influence the research or its interpretation.
If there is no conflict of interest:
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Authors should provide a statement explaining whether and how the data supporting the findings can be accessed.
Where research data cannot be publicly shared because of ethical, legal, confidentiality, intellectual-property, or participant-consent restrictions, authors should clearly explain the relevant limitation.
Research involving human participants, personal data, interviews, surveys, or other potentially sensitive information must comply with applicable research-ethics requirements.
Where relevant, authors should provide information concerning:
ethical approval;
informed consent;
participant confidentiality;
data protection; and
other applicable ethical safeguards.
CETHE expects authors to maintain the highest standards of academic and research integrity.
Manuscripts must not contain:
plagiarism;
fabrication;
falsification;
duplicate publication;
inappropriate manipulation of data;
fabricated references;
misleading attribution; or
other forms of academic misconduct.
Authors remain responsible for verifying the originality and integrity of their manuscripts.
When AI-assisted tools are used beyond language editing, such as data processing, coding, classification, text mining, statistical assistance, qualitative analysis, translation of research materials, or data visualization, their use should be described in the Method section.
Authors should identify the tool, purpose, level of human supervision, and procedures used to verify the results.
AI must not replace the author's scholarly judgment or be used to fabricate research data, findings, references, quotations, or other scholarly evidence.
CETHE applies a double-blind peer-review process.
Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent experts.
Reviewers assess manuscripts based on:
originality;
relevance to the journal scope;
theoretical contribution;
methodological rigor;
quality of analysis;
clarity;
validity of conclusions; and
overall scholarly contribution.
Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts based on reviewer and editorial comments.
Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:
the manuscript follows the CETHE template;
the manuscript fits the journal scope;
the title is concise and informative;
the abstract contains 100–200 words;
there are 5–7 keywords;
the manuscript follows the IMRaD structure where applicable;
the manuscript meets the page limit;
citations and references follow IEEE style;
there are at least 15 references;
tables and figures are properly numbered and cited;
all authors have approved the manuscript;
ethical requirements have been addressed;
funding has been disclosed;
conflicts of interest have been declared;
AI use has been disclosed where applicable; and
the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere.
Manuscripts should be submitted through the official CETHE Submission System.
Authors should use the official journal template when preparing their manuscripts.
Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, methodological integrity, ethical compliance, citations, references, data, interpretations, and conclusions presented in their manuscripts.
Submission of a manuscript to CETHE indicates that the authors have read and agreed to comply with these Author Guidelines, the journal's publication-ethics policies, and other applicable editorial policies.
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