CALL FOR PAPERS
The 4th Journal of Central Banking Law & Institution International Conference (JCLI)
April 29 2026
Bali, Indonesia
Scope of Issues and Challenges: but not limited to:
• Central Bank Credibility and Institutional Resilience
• Central Bank Independence in an Era of High Public Debt
• Digital Currency Interoperability, Cross-Border Payments and Data Sharing
• Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Central Banking
• Digital Financial Assets and Market Fragmentation, and Their Impacts on Financial Stability and Regulatory Framework
• Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) and Systemic Interactions
• Monetary-Fiscal Interactions and Policy Coordination
• Regulatory and Supervisory Institutional Design for Financial Stability
• Sustainable Innovation for Financial Technology
• Green Central Banking Policy for Sustainable Finance
REGISTRATION FEE
No Registration Fee
Awards & Rewards
There will be Best Papers Awards with prize money.
Guidelines and Publication:
• Free registration fee.
• Submissions of paper should be in English (between 7.000 - 10.000 words including references).
• All submitted papers must strictly follow the guidelines outlined in the JCLI paper template for formatting and layout, which can be accessed at the following link: https://jcli-bi.org/index.php/jcli/author-guidelines.
• The citations and references within the paper should comply with the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (full note) citation style.
• All selected papers will be presented at the parallel sessions and each paper will have an assigned discussant (reviewer).
• Accommodation and travel allowance for the authors of selected papers will be provided by Bank Indonesia (valid for 1 person only for each paper), with a maximum of IDR 10.000.000, conditional on authors signing a copyright transfer form and letter of commitment.
• After regular peer review process, all selected papers will be considered for publication in the JCLI.
1. Section Subdivision
The paper requires clear division and numbered sections.
• Sections need to be numbered as follows: I, II, III, ...
• Sub-sections need to be numbered as follows: I.A, II.A (then A.I. A.II, A.III, ...) B, C, etc. For more detail please refer to the provided journal template.
• Abstract is not included in section numbering.
• Provide appropriate heading for all sections and subsections (each heading should appear on a separate line).
• Prefer using tables, graphs, pictures, and diagrams to strengthen the writing.
2. Introduction
Authors are encouraged to use the following suggestions in order to write the introduction section.
• Clearly state your research question/hypothesis
• Clearly state the background information on the specific problem or issue that is being addressed.
• Clearly state whether your research question is new or innovative (different from literature)
• Provide well-articulated motivation for the research question.
• Support your research question with appropriate theory, empirical data, and the legal basis.
• Briefly reviews any other solutions or approaches that have been tried in the past.
• It is strongly advised to include "Review of literature/Literature review," in the introduction Separate section is not necessary. Such a review aims to identify any gap in the research where the author's paper will fill in that gap as a novelty or contribution to the literature.
• Explicitly explain the approach taken to address research questions in one paragraph.
• In one paragraph, provide summary of the findings.
• In two-three paragraphs, discuss the contribution of the paper in detail and be sure to cite appropriate studies.
3. Literature Review (not necessary that all papers will have a separate section on this but if you do then...)
• Using scientific journals for reference at least the last 5 years;
• If using literature more than the last five years then it should be the primary reference by most authors;
• Identify the gap in the literature that you filled.
4. Data and Model/ Figure
• Data should be well described in tables and in graphs.
• Ensure to use of data that is consistent with those used in the related literature.
• Methods (already published) should be summarized and supported by proper references. Any modification methods should be described and motivated in detail.
5. Result/Finding:
• Provide a detailed description of the result of the legal arguments given.
• Explain the legal recommendations offered on legal issues described.
• It is recommended to use example/best practice/comparison so that the arguments presented are stronger.
• Make a clear comparison from the results of the literature and identify the similarities and differences.
6. Conclusion
• Give a short conclusion by answering the problem of the study.
• Conclusion section should stand alone and should not form a subsection of result discussion.
7. Other Consideration
• Abstract: provide a concise and factual abstract in a maximum of 150 words.
• Keywords: provide a maximum of five keywords immediately after abstract.
• Footnotes: should be consecutively numbered throughout the article.
• It is recommended to use citation software such as Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero, etc.
• Qualitative/Quantitative Data must be numbered sequentially throughout the paper as (1), (2), ...
• Tables and Figures:
1. submit the editable text and not as images
2. Tables/figures need to be numbered consecutively in the same order as their appearance in the text.
3. Place table/figure notes below the table title and above the table.
4. Ensure using a consistent table.
• Reference Style:
1. Use the "Chicago Manual Style 17th Edition" citation
2. Citation writing model can be seen at the link (https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)
• More info about the Author Guidelines: https://jcli-bi.org/index.php/jcli/author-guidelines
Registration & Submission
Registration and submission of full paper must be done electronically through online submission system
Participant/Presenter Registration
- If you have not registered with ConfBay before, click on Register to create ConfBay Account and follow the instructions given.
- If you have registered with ConfBay in a previous conference, you may use the same ID and Password to Log In the system.
Online Paper Submission
- After logging in, you will be able to submit your paper through the Online Submission System.
- Click on the "Submission" menu and follow the instructions shown on the screen.
- You will receive a notification email if your submission was successful.
Contact Us
Address:
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(PRBI-KPRJ) Bank Indonesia B Building, 4th Floor
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 2, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Website: www.jcli-bi.org
Email: contact@jcli-bi.org