Recommended Tools

Essential academic and forensic accounting tools for researchers and authors to enhance manuscript quality and investigative rigor.

A Note for Authors

To expedite the review process, we strongly encourage all authors to use these tools before submission. Please ensure your manuscript is free from plagiarism, grammatically correct, uses a proper citation manager in APA 7th Edition, and meets the forensic accounting standards of ADFAN. Manuscripts that meet these standards are processed more efficiently.

Turnitin

Industry-standard plagiarism detection service. ADFAN requires a similarity index ≤ 15% (excluding references and direct quotes).

iThenticate

Professional plagiarism checker widely used in scholarly and forensic publishing to ensure originality.

Mendeley

Free reference manager and academic social network. Supports APA 7th Edition and collaborative citation management.

Zotero

Open-source tool to collect, organize, cite, and share research. Excellent for managing forensic accounting references.

Grammarly

AI-powered writing assistant for grammar, spelling, and clarity. Authors must disclose AI-assisted writing in the Ethics Statement.

QuillBot

Advanced paraphrasing and summarizing tool. Use responsibly; all content must be properly attributed.

R / RStudio

Open-source statistical computing environment. Recommended for forensic data analysis, Benford's Law testing, and fraud detection modeling.

Python (pandas, scikit-learn, NetworkX)

Versatile programming language for network analysis, text mining, machine learning, and blockchain forensics in forensic accounting research.

CaseWare IDEA / ACL Analytics

Professional forensic audit software for data extraction, analysis, and fraud detection. Widely used in investigative accounting.

Tableau / Power BI

Data visualization tools for creating investigative dashboards, link analysis charts, and forensic evidence displays.

Disclosure Reminder

Authors using AI-assisted tools (Grammarly, QuillBot, ChatGPT, etc.) or proprietary forensic software must declare this usage in the Ethics Statement. This includes specifying the tool name, purpose, and sections where it was applied. Full transparency ensures compliance with ADFAN's Publication Ethics policy and COPE guidelines.