Focus and Scope
Bankarstvo Journal has the following goals:
- To process the relevant subject matter and cover the current topics by publishing original scientific papers and scientific review articles in the field of banking, economics and finance;
- To publish scientific analyses and scientific research of new categories, concepts, financial instruments, banking products and strategies from the banking business environment;
- As a source of reference literature, to be helpful for practitioners and managers in financial institutions, financial sector and economy overall, when they are performing their current tasks and formulating business policies.
Peer Review Process
Peer reviewers
The reviewers are selected solely according to whether they have the relevant expertise for evaluating a manuscript. Bankarstvo uses the double-blind review system for all papers. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. The reviewers act independently and they are not aware of each other’s identities. The author does not know who the reviewers are and vice versa.
The purpose of peer review is to assists the Editorial Office in making the decision on whether to accept or reject a paper. The purpose is also to assist the author in improving the quality of the papers.
Peer review process
Manuscripts are sent for review only if they pass the initial Editor’s evaluation in terms of their form and thematic scope, establishing whether they are suitable for publication in the journal.
Under normal circumstances, the review process takes up to 30 days. The total period from the submission of a manuscript until its publication lasts up to 60 days.
During the review process the Editor may require the authors to provide additional information (including the primary data) if they are necessary for the evaluation of the manuscript. These materials shall be kept confidential by the Editor and the reviewers, and must not be used for any other purposes.
The entire review process takes place under the supervision of the Editor.
Resolving inconsistences
In the case that the authors have serious and reasonable objections to the reviews, the Editorial Office makes an assessment of whether the concerned review is objective and whether it meets the academic standards. If there is a doubt about the objectivity or quality of the review, the Editor will assign additional reviewers.
Additional reviewers may also be assigned when the reviewers’ decisions (accept or reject) are contrary to each other or otherwise substantially incompatible.
The final decision on the acceptance of the manuscript for publication rests solely with the Editor-in-Chief.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle of the signed contracts with the publishers.
Journal History
Bankarstvo, previously called Jugoslovensko bankarstvo (Yugoslav Banking), is a journal with enviable tradition, continuously published since 1971. As of 2012, it has been on the list of scientific journals according to the decision of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, classified as M52 (a prominent journal of national importance) for 2018. The Editorial Board consists of eminent banking and financial experts. Editor-in-Chief is Vladimir Vasić, Secretary General of the Association of Serbian Banks.