Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

Edited by:
Ron Duncan

Print ISSN: 0818-9935
Online ISSN: 1467-8411
Frequency: Bi-annual
Current Volume: 23 / 2009

TopAuthor Guidelines

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Literature surveys are invited by the Editor on the understanding that they are unpublished and are not on offer to other publications. Manuscripts should be double-spaced with ample margins. They should be submitted in duplicate hard copy or electronically in MS Word or rich text format (.rtf ). No responsibility can be taken for loss or damage to manuscripts; contributors should retain a complete copy of their work.

Microform
The journal is available on microfilm (16mm or 35mm) or 105mm microfiche from the Serials Acquisition department, UMI, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346, USA.

Abbreviations used in APEL
Unless otherwise indicated, $ throughout refers to US dollars and tons are metric tons.

In tables throughout:
n.a. not applicable
.. not available
- zero
. insignificant

Style
1 Quotation marks should be single. Spelling is Oxford English Dictionary with -ise endings.
2 Simple name and date references without accompanying comment should be inserted in parentheses within the text; e.g. (Booth 1992). Page references should follow the date, separated by a colon; e.g. (Hart-Landsberg 1993:282-93).
3 References with comments should appear as notes, numbered from 1, indicated by raised numerals.
4 The bibliography or reference list should appear at the end of the text. It should contain all the works referred to in the text, listed alphabetically by author's surname, or, where there is no identifiable author, by the name of the sponsoring body. Authors should check the strict correspondence between references in the text and those of the list. Book and journal titles should be italicised; titles of journal articles should be marked by single inverted commas. Style should be as follows:
Booth, Anne, 1992. 'Income distribution and poverty', in Anne Booth (ed.), The Oil Boom and After: Indonesian economic policy and performance in the Soeharto era, Oxford University Press, Singapore:323-62.
Hart-Landsberg, Martin, 1993. The Rush to Development: economic change and political struggle in South Korea, Monthly Review Press, New York.
Martin, Will and Warr, Peter G., 1993. 'Explaining the decline of agriculture: a supply-side analysis for Indonesia', World Bank Economic Review, 7(3):381-401.

Copyright
Papers accepted for publication become copyright of the Crawford School, ANU and Blackwell Publishing Asia, and authors will be asked to sign an copyright transfer agreement. 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/apel_cta.pdf.