The Developing Economies

Official journal of the Institute of Developing Economies

Edited by:
Shujiro Urata

Print ISSN: 0012-1533
Online ISSN: 1746-1049
Frequency: Quarterly
Current Volume: 48 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 164/209 Economics; 35/43 Planning & Development
Impact Factor: 0.417

TopAuthor Guidelines

EDITORIAL REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE

The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Manuscripts are peer reviewed by anonymous reviewers. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

All articles submitted to the Journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.

The original manuscript and one copy should be submitted to:
Editorial Office, The Developing Economies
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi
Chiba 261-8545
Japan
Email: journal@ide.go.jp
Fax: +81 (0) 43 299 9726.

Manuscripts may also be submitted as a file attachment in an email sent to journal@ide.go.jp.

Covering letter
Papers are accepted for publication in the Journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the covering letter.
If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating authorization to reproduce the material, must be attached to the covering letter.

Author material archive policy
Authors who require the return of any submitted material that is accepted for publication should inform the Editorial Office after acceptance. If no indication is given that author material should be returned, Blackwell Publishing will dispose of all hardcopy and electronic material two months after publication.

Pre-submission English-language editing
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscript professionally edited before submission to improve the English.
A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/english_language.asp. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.

COPYRIGHT

Authors publishing in the Journal will be asked to sign an Exclusive License Form. In signing the form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the form, and must sign the form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed form has been received. Authors can download the form from http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/deve_elf.pdf.

STYLE OF THE MANUSCRIPT

Spelling
The Journal uses US spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

PARTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT

The length of an article (including references, footnotes, tables, figures, and appendices) should not exceed 10 000 words.
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and key words, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgments, (v) references, (vi) footnotes, (vii) appendices, (viii) figure legends, (ix) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes), and (x) figures.

Title page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names and affiliations of the authors, and (iii) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent. The title should be short, informative, and contain the major key words. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.

Abstract and keywords
All articles must have a brief abstract that states in 150 words or fewer the major points made and the principal conclusions reached. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. JEL classification numbers and keywords should be provided.

References
The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used (examples are given below). In the text give the author's name followed by the year in parentheses: Smith (2000). If there are two authors use "and": Smith and Jones (2001). When reference is made to a work by four or more authors, the first name followed by "et al." should be used: MacDonald et al. (2002). In the reference list, references should be listed in alphabetical order.
All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list in alphabetical order. Full (not just initials) first name of all authors should be provided.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.

Journals
Ranis, Gustav, and Frances Stewart. 2001. "Growth and Human Development: Comparative Latin American Experience." Developing Economies 39, no. 4: 333-65.

Books
Fujita, Masahisa; Paul Krugman; and Anthony J. Venables. 2001. The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions, and International Trade. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

Chapter in a book
Anderson, Kym, and Rod Tyers. 1990. "How Developing Countries Could Gain from Agricultural Trade Liberalization in the Uruguay Round." In Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Implications for Developing Countries, ed. Ian Goldin and Odin Knudsen. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Website
World Bank. 2003. World Development Indicators, 2003. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2003/index.htm (accessed August 27, 2003).

For further details, please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be placed as a list at the foot of each page. They should be numbered in the list and referred to in the text with consecutive, superscript Arabic numerals. Keep footnotes brief: they should contain only short comments tangential to the main argument of the paper and should not include references.

Appendices
These should be placed at the end of the paper, numbered in Arabic numerals and referred to in the text. If written by a person other than the author of the main text, the writer's name should be included below the title.

Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶ should be used and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in footnotes.

Figures
Keep figures to a minimum.
All illustrations are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Figures should be sized to fit within the full text width (126 mm).
Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package.
If supplied electronically, graphics must be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif. A high-resolution print-out must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution print-outs and/or files cannot be used.

Figure legends
Figure legends should be included on a new page after the references. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.

Equations
Equations should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals; these should be ranged right in parentheses. All variables should appear in italics. Use the simplest possible form for all mathematical symbols.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

The following instructions should be adhered to:

• The email must contain the relevant file(s) only. The entire article (including tables) should be supplied as a single Microsoft Word file; only electronic figures should be supplied as separate files. Please note that Word 2007 is not yet compatible with journal production systems. Unfortunately, the journal cannot accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents until such time as a stable production version is released. Please use Word's 'Save As' option therefore to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
• Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
• Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables. If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell (i.e., do not use carriage returns within cells).

Where possible, draft heavily mathematical papers in software such as Scientific Word, TeX or LaTex and ensure that the PDF page proofs are checked thoroughly for accuracy.

PROOFS

It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed. Word files of edited articles will be sent for checking via email, and should be returned to the Publisher. It is essential that these files are checked carefully, as the cost of changes made at a later stage may be charged to the author. Full instructions on how to correct and return the file will be attached to the email.
Notification of the URL from where to download a Portable Document Format (PDF) typeset page proof, associated forms and further instructions will be sent by email to the corresponding author. The purpose of the PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations other than the essential correction of errors are unacceptable at PDF proof stage. The proof should be checked, and approval to publish the article should be emailed to the Publisher by the date indicated; otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor or held over to the next issue.

OFFPRINTS

A free PDF offprint will be supplied to the corresponding author. A minimum of 50 additional offprints will be provided upon request, at the author's expense. These paper offprints may be ordered online. Please visit http://offprint.cosprinters.com/, fill in the necessary details and ensure that you type information in all of the required fields.

If you have queries about offprints please email offprint@cosprinters.com

BLACKWELL JOURNALS ONLINE

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