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IJGA’s mission is to support cooperation, collaboration, and continuous improvement of communication among Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and the broader audit community, and is published in the five INTOSAI official working languages.
IJGA seeks to promote the advancement of government auditing procedures and techniques, and the exchange of ideas and experiences in the fields of compliance, financial, jurisdictional, and performance audits. IJGA also seeks to help SAIs build their capacity by highlighting mutually beneficial experiences; tools, guidance, and best practices; and providing a forum for our community to share insights and perspectives on key issues that many SAIs face or seek to address in their work.
The IJGA will continuously accept submissions for each of its quarterly issues, as well as for items outside of the quarterly cycle.
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Quarterly Issues
IJGA will publish several types of content in each quarterly issue. Each issue has a theme that is timely and relevant to our community. The IJGA editor typically announces the theme for each issue in a call for submissions and solicits articles from INTOSAI members and the auditing community to support the development of each theme. Content submitted for the quarterly issues in the following categories should reflect and support IJGA’s mission and goals articulated above.
2025 Call For Submissions
We are currently soliciting articles for our Q2, Q3, and Q4 2025 editions of the INTOSAI Journal. Please note the submission deadlines. No late articles will be accepted.
Q2 2025 Theme: Auditing Infrastructure for Resilience and Innovation (Deadline: March 7, 2025)
Our Q2 2025 issue will focus on how SAIs audit public programs and funds as they apply to public infrastructure, its resilience, and innovation. Technical articles for this issue will provide applicable information, best practices, case study examples of real audits, and methodologies utilized to audit public infrastructure projects and initiatives, such as transportation (roads, highways, bridges, railways, airports, public transit systems etc.); water; waste; energy, communication and telecommunication.
Q3 2025 Theme: Financial Audits and Mechanisms for Good Governance of Public Funds (Deadline: May 23, 2025)
Our Q3 2025 issue aims to explore the role that financial audits and other mechanisms for oversight of public funds play in promoting accountability of public resources. We are seeking technical articles that delve into best practices for conducting public sector financial audits; the role of auditing in combating corruption and financial mismanagement; mechanisms and frameworks for ensuring accountability in the allocation and expenditure of government funds; and case studies of successful financial audit processes, and their impact on citizens.
Q4 2025 Theme: SAI Independence Special Issue: Challenges, Triumphs, and Pathways Forward (Deadline: September 20, 2025)
Our Q4 2025 issue will highlight the crucial role of SAI independence in ensuring accountability, transparency, and the effective use of public funds. We are seeking technical articles that examine the complexities and evolving landscape of SAI independence, including but not limited to: the challenges SAIs face in maintaining independence amidst political, economic, or institutional pressures; successful models and practices that have enabled SAIs to achieve independence; the impact of SAI independence on effective auditing, strategies and recommendations for strengthening the independence of SAIs in both developed and developing contexts, and; case studies that highlight the triumphs and challenges of SAIs in navigating political and institutional challenges. For this issue, we are seeking articles sharing the real-world experiences of SAIs, rather than broad, general discussions about SAI independence.
We are seeking pragmatic articles with applicable information, best practices, case study examples of real audits, and methodologies utilized as relevant to the themes. Technical articles must follow the submission guidelines below, and have practical information that others in the public sector auditing community could learn from or apply in their own practices. Theoretical articles are unlikely to be published.
Quarterly Issues
Submission Guidelines
Technical Articles
Technical articles are being solicited. However, because we have thematic editions and generally have a number of technical articles under review for publication, we cannot guarantee when articles submitted and/or accepted will be published.
Given the Journal’s use as a teaching tool, the articles most likely to be accepted are those that deal with pragmatic aspects of public sector auditing. These include case studies, ideas on new audit methodologies, or information on initiatives or programs related to capacity building and knowledge sharing. Theoretical articles will receive a low priority and are unlikely to be published.
IJGA seeks technical articles that have:
- Appropriate scope and level for the public auditing focus of the INTOSAI Journal.
- Thoroughly researched and factually accurate content.
- Clearly written, original content that addresses key issues affecting the SAI community
- Valid methods, rationale, and conclusions.
- Applicability to other public auditing organizations. The article should provide lessons learned or best practices, implementation information, and expected effect or impact if implemented by other public auditing organizations.
- References that are current and relevant to the subject. If any references are used, they are required to be properly cited (preferably with Chicago style citations).
Submission Criteria: Articles should be no more than 1,500 words in length; photographs, charts, graphs, and other images should be at least 300 ppi and should be sent as separate .jpg files (please do not embed these in Word files).
Spotlights
IJGA publishes three spotlights on key issues affecting its community. These spotlights highlight examples, case studies, and best practices, among other things, related to capacity building; science and technology; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Spotlight on Capacity Building: Highlights various ways SAIs can continue to develop and strengthen the skills, abilities, processes and resources that SAIs need to operate, adapt, and thrive. This spotlight seeks content on capacity development tools, frameworks and guidance, best practices, and efforts to strengthen SAI integrity, transparency and accountability.
- Spotlight on Science and Technology: Demonstrates SAI efforts to evaluate and audit issues related to science and technology—both in terms of how auditors conduct their work and how they can stay abreast of these issues vis a vis the government programs they audit.
- Spotlight on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Highlights innovative and productive efforts across the INTOSAI community to inform efforts among SAIs to ensure their staff are valued, respected, and treated fairly. This spotlight also seeks content on real-life examples of ways that auditors can address diversity, equity and inclusion in their audits of their government programs.
Submission Criteria: Spotlight contributions should be no more than 1,000 words. If you send a photograph or graphic, please ensure that its resolution is at least 300 ppi and send it electronically as a separate .jpg file attachment. Please do not embed photos into Word documents.
News
The INTOSAI Journal will now publish News and Inside INTOSAI articles on a rolling basis on its website outside of the quarterly cycle. This will facilitate timely reporting and information sharing. Please submit News and Inside INTOSAI article submissions as they are ready.
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Submission Guidelines
News in Brief
IJGA will accept articles with information about new activities relevant to your audit office. Examples include the appointment or retirement of an auditor general, publication of an annual or special report, the implementation of new or revised audit legislation or mandates, an anniversary special to your organization, or a “special project” within your office or as part of a collaborative effort with other SAIs. Please include your SAI’s e-mail address and website. Please include hyperlinks to the referenced reports, projects, etc. if possible.
Submission Criteria: Contributions should be approximately 2-4 paragraphs, or up to 500 words. If you send a photograph or graphic, please ensure that its resolution is at least 300 ppi and send it electronically as a separate .jpg file attachment. Please do not embed photos into Word documents.
Inside INTOSAI
IJGA will accept articles with news about INTOSAI’s working groups, task forces, committees and subcommittees, and regional bodies. Please send information about new activities of your group that would be of interest to the broader INTOSAI community. Examples include ongoing group work, the publication of special documents, training initiatives, reports on regional working group congresses, and collaborative efforts with other INTOSAI groups or external organizations. Please include your group’s e-mail address and website. Please include hyperlinks to the referenced publications, etc. if possible.
Submission Criteria: Contributions should be approximately 2-4 paragraphs, or up to 500 words. Reports on regional working group congresses can be longer—up to 1,000 words. If you send a photograph, chart, graph or other image, please ensure that its resolution is at least 300 ppi and send it electronically as a separate .jpg attachment. Please do not embed photos into Word documents.
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Please ensure that your article meets the submission guidelines and submit your article below. We recommend article text in a Word document, and all images as attachments in high quality .jpg format.
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