INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

• Introduction |
• Form of manuscript |
• Illustrations and tables |
• Footnotes |
• Editorial office |
• Book Reviews |

Introduction

Papers should be submitted via the online submission system at: http://ces.msubmit.net.

Original papers only will be considered. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been and will not be published nor is presently submitted elsewhere, and that all persons listed as authors have given their approval for the submission of the paper; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Articles and any other material published in Comparative Economic Studies represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) and the Publisher.

Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright of the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher. The Publisher will not refuse any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce any of his or her contributions to the journal.

Form of manuscript

Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages. All manuscripts should be in English 12 point font, double line spaced with 1in margins on all sides, and submitted in MS Word or a compatible software file. Please contact the editors if you have any difficulties submitting electronically.

You will be required to submit two documents, containing the following elements:

1. Author Contact Details & Biographies
   • the title of the article
   • a short running title of no more than 40 characters (including spaces)
   • the authors' full names and affiliations
   • a short biography of no more than 100 words for each author
   • contact details (including email address, full postal address, telephone and fax numbers) for the corresponding author
   Please note that your submission will not be accepted without this file.
2. Article
   • the title of the article
   • an unstructured abstract of no more than 100 words. The abstract should include only text. Avoid the use of abbreviations and references
   • 3-6 keywords (for indexing and for web searches in your manuscript)
   • the full article text
   • endnotes (if desired), indicated by superscript Arabic numerals cited in order throughout the article
   • references (see formatting instructions below)

Please make sure that this file does not contain any information identifying the author(s). Also, please take care to create a title and an abstract that are direct and 'reader-friendly'. Any footnotes to the title should be placed at the bottom of page one and indicated by *.

Illustrations and tables

Supply tables and figures as separate files, with their position within the text clearly indicated on the page where they are introduced. Provide typed captions for figures and tables (including sources and acknowledgements) on a separate page at the end of the article. Figures are commonly supplied as TIFF or JPEG files; if in doubt about the suitability of your files, please consult the journal Editor.

Present tables with the minimum use of horizontal rules (usually three are sufficient) and avoiding vertical rules except in matrices. It is important to provide high resolution figures (minimum resolution of 300 d.p.i.; if the figure contains text it should be 400 d.p.i. and where it contains small text or other fine detail it should be 600 d.p.i.).

Footnotes

Footnotes to the text should be indicated by superscript Arabic numerals cited in order throughout the article. They should be typed doublespaced on a separate page in a hard copy submission. They should appear as endnotes in an electronic submission.

Editorial office

Please direct queries to:

• Josef C. Brada
  Arizona State University
  Box 873806
  Tempe
  AZ 85287-3806
  USA

Email: josef.brada@asu.edu

Book Reviews

Books for possible review in Comparative Economic Studies should be sent to:

Professor Martin Spechler
Book Review Editor, Comparative Economic Studies
Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
IUPUI Department of Economics
425 University Boulevard
516 Cavanaugh Hall
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
USA