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Writing brief for original research
Target journal
Journal of Development Economics and Policy · ISSN 2617-9849
Your research topic
Mobile Money Adoption and Financial Inclusion in Rural Kenya
Journal quick overview
Peer-reviewed, open-access journal on financial inclusion, development economics, and public policy in low- and middle-income countries. Quantitative and mixed-methods only — no purely theoretical pieces.
Subject areas
$1,200
APC
4
Issues/year
Yes
Open access
7
Brief sections
6,000–8,000
Word limit
APA 7th
Citation format
40–60
References
What to write in each section
All 7 sections included
Research question, survey methodology, headline adoption-rate findings, and policy implications — all in one flowing paragraph, no subheadings.
East Africa's mobile money landscape, the specific rural/urban adoption gap, prior literature, and your three research questions.
Survey design, the three-county sampling frame, response rate, and the econometric model used to test adoption drivers.
Descriptive adoption statistics, full regression outputs, robustness checks, and regional comparisons with supporting tables.
Interpretation against prior financial-inclusion literature, regional heterogeneity, study limitations, and policy implications.
A concise summary of your contributions and concrete recommendations for policymakers — introduce no new data or claims.
APA 7th format with DOIs on every entry; prioritise recent 2023–2025 financial-inclusion and mobile-money literature.
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Built from this journal's exact author guidelines
How to position your study
Emphasize the rural-urban lens
JDEP prioritises regional development angles — open with the rural gap, not general fintech trends.
Quantify adoption drivers
Recent issues favour clear econometric identification over descriptive percentages alone.
Tie findings to policy
JDEP's scope foregrounds policy relevance — give Discussion a clear regulatory-recommendations subsection.
Pre-submission checklist
Abstract is one paragraph, ~200 words.
Keywords listed in both the manuscript text and submission system.
40–60 references, APA 7th, DOI on every entry.
Anonymized for double-blind review.
Ethical approval / consent statement included.
Data availability statement included.
In-text citations match the reference list 1:1.
Manuscript is double-spaced, 12pt font, per JDEP's house style.
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