Author Guidelines
1. Prepare your manuscript as an MS Word or RTF document.
2. Check to be certain the final version of the manuscript is:
- Prepared in accordance with the latest edition of the APA Publication Manual.
- Single-spaced throughout, including tables, figures, quotes, headings, and references.
- Formatted with a running head and page number in the upper right corner of each page.
3. Abstract
Include an abstract of no more than 100 words that provides a brief and comprehensive summary of the article’s contents (keep details to a minimum) as well as a good idea of the benefits to be gained from reading the article.
4. Keywords and classification
Include 5–7 keywords that accurately describe the manuscript’s primary topic(s). Also include JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) Classification (http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.php), please use no more than 2-3 descriptors.
5. Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text". Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
6. Tables and figures
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
7. References
Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list.
All citations in the text should refer to:
- Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;
- Two or three authors: all authors' names and the year of publication;
- More authors: first author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication. Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically.
Examples: "as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan & Jones, 1995). Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown ...."
Examples for reference list:
References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
Journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J. & Lupton, R.A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of the Sociological Communication, 163 (2), 51–59.
Book:
Strunk Jr., W. & White, E.B. (1979). The Elements of Style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan.
Chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G.R. & Adams, L.B. (1999). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In Jones, B.S. & Smith , R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age (pp. 281–304). New York: E-Publishing.
Web sites
Factiva (2010). Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. http://www.factiva.com (accessed June 5, 2010).
