Economic Insights Trends and Challenges Vol. I (LXIV) No. 3/2012 123-127 Information for Authors Submitting Manuscripts General Requirements The journal Economic Insights - Trends and Challenges (formerly: Buletinul Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti, Seria Stiinte Economice/Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti Bulletin, Economic Sciences Series) publishes scientific papers focused on the economic field and other related fields (interdisciplinary papers) that have not been and are not going to be published in any other journals or volumes of scientific conferences. The authors are totally responsible for the originality and authenticity of the manuscripts submitted for publication, as well as for the right of using the information included in the paper. The authors submit the paper proposals to the following e-mail address: bull-se@upgploiesti.ro. After the double blind peer review procedure, the authors whose manuscripts fulfill the scientific standards as regards publication will be informed about paper acceptance. They will be asked to sign the contract concerning copyright, committing themselves to obey its claims, as well as the elaboration instructions included in this guide. The editorial board does not provide any explanations for rejecting the manuscripts that do not attain the standards included in this guide. The papers must be transmitted in both English and Romanian language, in order to ensure the scientific review s operativeness. The papers shall be published in English language. If the English translation is inappropriate, the publication s Editor is not obliged to take the paper into consideration. In that case, the author (the representative one, for coauthoring situations) is given back the paper in order to remake the translation, in maximum 15 days. The papers will be text-processed in Word 2003. In case Word 2007 is used, the document must be saved as compatible with 2003 version. Authors cannot publish more than one article per issue, even if they are co-authors for at least one article. The general structure of the paper should be as follows: Title of the paper should not be longer than 2 lines according to the suggested format. Authors name and surname, their affiliation (institution name and address), e-mail address of one author, as a representative of that institution. The abstract of the paper should be written in English (8-10 lines, around 250 words) and it should provide information as regards the topic importance and value, and a brief outline of the research results. Key words (3-5 words or phrases that represent the essence of the paper, in the decreasing order of their importance). JEL Classification (for further details see http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system. html) consists in specifying the field(s) of interest the paper belongs to. The contents of the article shall be structured as follows: Introduction establishes the framework of the topic in close connection to the scientific field, drawing a brief outline of the current approches in the field. It is emphasised the aim of the paper and the suggested claims and hypotheses, as well as the possible results of the research.
124 Information for Authors Submitting Manuscripts The body of the paper is structured in chapters and subchapters (without being numbered, no more than 3 heading levels), using the most appropriate style and specialised terminology. The approaches and methods shall be detailed; the results shall be clearly and concisely analysed highlighting their impact upon all relevant levels of study. Acronyms shall be explained right after their first use in the text. Conclusions consist in the review of the main issues of the paper, without reproducing the abstract. They assess the value of the paper or they can suggest guidelines for future research. Bibliography, as well as the footnotes within the main text, shall be drafted according to the clear requirements attached to these instructions. The paper s title and abstract in Romanian shall end the manuscript. Editing Guidelines A paper shall be of no less than 8 pages and no more than 12 pages, A4, single line spacing, Times New Roman 11pts., and the document *.doc shall bear the name of the author appointed as the representative of the institution. Page setup: 30 mm all margins; 20 mm Header and Footer. Paper title shall be TNR 18 Bold centered, 36 pts. Before and 18 pts. After and it is followed by authors name and surname TNR 14 centered, 18 pts. After. The institutions name, addresses and the author s e-mail should be inserted as TNR 10, Left, as in Figure 1 below. The abstract is preceded by the title, i.e the word Abstract typed after 30 pts. below the authors affiliation as TNR 14 Bold, Left. The Abstract contents should follow, as TNR 10 Italics, single line spacing. Key words (TNR 11 pct. Bold) will include 3-5 words typed as TNR 10 Italics, 11 pts After. JEL Classification (TNR 11 pct. Bold), followed by the relevant codes (TNR 10 Italics) of the domain(s) to which the paper belongs. The main text: Headings (Level 1) shall be typed as TNR 14 Bold Left; first heading after 40 pts below key words, 11 pts After. The text of the paper shall be typed as TNR 11, justified, single line spacing, 6 pts After each paragraph; After the last paragraph of a chapter and the Level 1 Heading of the next chapter there should be 20 pts left. Subheadings 2 TNR 12.5 Bold, Left (further details in the Figure). Subheadings 3 TNR 11 Bold, Left (further details in the Figure). Illustrations shall be 140 x 140 mm, by means of computerised techniques and then integrated within the text. Each illustration shall be numbered consecutively as Fig. 1, Fig. 2 (TNR 10 Bold) with caption TNR 10 normal. The source shall be mentioned below each illustration. Tables inserted in the text shall be numbered consecutively and shall be accompanied by headings. The word Table and the number shall be placed above the table, TNR 10 Bold centred, followed by the heading TNR 10 normal. Table formatting shall be coherent for the paper as a whole. The source shall be mentioned below each table. Monetary symbols should observe the English language requirements, using. For decimals separation and, for thousands separation (Example: 2500,34$ shall be written as $2,500.34). Formulas shall be types TNR 11 normal, using exclusively the Word Equation Editor following the usual prescriptions as regards the style and dimensions for variables, functions, vectors etc. Each formula shall be centred and numbered in round brackets, right aligned.
Information for Authors Submitting Manuscripts 125 List of references shall be placed in the end of the paper, in alphabetical order no matter the source, in a numbered list (TNR 10 pts). The author s surname shall be typed as TNR 10, Exp. 2 pts. The paper ends with the paper s title in Romanian (TNR 16 normal). The abstract in Romanian (8-10 lines, around 250 words) typed as TNR 10 Italics shall follow the word Rezumat (TNR 14 Bold). Detailed Guidelines concerning Footnotes and References Editing Bibliographical sources within the main text shall be quoted only as footnotes, as follows: Footnotes shall be WORD edited, TNR 10 and numbered with Arabic numerals. When there is a first reference to a source, this shall be completely described, as follows: 1) one-author book: author s name, surname, title (Italics), volume, edition (if necessary), publishing house, place, year, page. Examples: a) Victor Axenciuc, Evoluţia economică a României. Cercetări statistico-istorice, 1859-1947, Vol. I, Industria, Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 1992, p. 211; b) Virgil N. Madgearu, Evoluţia economiei româneşti după războiul mondial (reeditare), Editura Ştiinţifică, 1995, pp. 93-95. 2) book written by 2-3 authors: authors name, surname (according to the order from the source), title (Italics), volume, publishing house, place, year, page. Examples: a) Victor Axenciuc, Ioan Tiberian, Premise economice ale formării statului naţional unitar român, Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 1979, p. 131; b) Maria Mureşan, Dumitru Mureşan, Istoria economiei, ediţia a II-a, Editura Economică, Bucureşti, 2003, pp. 119-121 3) book written by 4 or more authors: first author s name, surname followed by the phrase et al., title (Italics), volume, publishing house, place, year, page. Examples: 1) Mircea Ciumara et al., Inflaţia în România, Editura Expert, Bucureşti, 2003, p. 10; 2) Constantin Anghelache et al., Sistemul conturilor naţionale, Ediţia a doua, Editura Economică, Bucureşti, 2007, p 56. 4) chapter or study in joint volumes: author s name and surname, title of the chapter (normal, between inverted commas), editors name and surname (ed./eds.) preceded by the word in, book/volume s title (Italics), publishing house, place, year, pges. Examples: a) Gheorghe Buzatu, Petrolul românesc în anii celui de-al doilea război mondial (1940-1945), in Dinu C. Giurescu (ed.), Istoria românilor. Vol. IX. România în anii 1940-1947, Editura Enciclopedică, Bucureşti, 2008, pp. 839-872; b) Coralia Angelescu, Cristian Socol, Câteva caracteristici ale economiei româneşti în tranziţie, in Maria Mureşan (ed.), Două secole de tranziţie românească. Studii, Editura Economică, Bucureşti, 2003, pp. 264-271. 5) paper in specialised magazine: authors name and surname, paper s title (normal, between inverted commas), magazine s title (Italics), volume, (number) year, pages. Example: Gheorghe Zaman, Copyright-Based Industries - An Important Sector of Economic Growth in Romania, Buletinul Universităţii Petrol-Gaze din Ploieşti - Seria Ştiinţe Economice,Vol. LX, No. 3/2008, pp. 125 10. 6) paper in volumes of scientific conferences: authors name and surname, paper s title, conference, volume (Italics), place, year, pages (normal). Example: Mirela Matei et al., Some Disadvantages of Biofuels Production Using Agricultural Products, in Proceedings of International Scientific Meeting Multifunctional Agriculture And Rural Development (III) rural development and (un)limited resources, Belgrade, 4-5th December 2008, Institute of Agricultural Economics Belgrade, First Book, pp. 104-110 7) official documents, documents of certain institutions: author (complete title of the institution), document s title (Italics), place (publishing house), year, page. Examples: a) Guvernul României, Raport asupra îndeplinirii Programului de guvernare 2005-2008, septembrie 2008, Bucureşti, p. 78; b) Camera de Comerţ şi Industrie Circumscripţia III Ploieşti, Raport general pe anul 1909 adresat d- lui ministru al Industriei şi Comerţului, Ploieşti, 1909, pag. 4. 8) sources from the Internet: author (name and surname/institution), title of document/paper (Italics), date when the document was issued or quoted, Internet address, retrieval date. Examples: a) Mugur Isărescu, Criza financiară internaţională şi provocări pentru politica monetară din România, 26
126 Information for Authors Submitting Manuscripts februarie 2009, available on http://www.bnr.ro/ro/prez/r20090226guv.pdf [retrieved on 27 February 2009]; b) Comisia Comunităţilor Europene, Comunicare a Comisiei către Consiliu şi Parlamentul European, Raport privind evoluţia măsurilor de acompaniere în România după aderare, Bruxelles, 27.6.2007, available on http://ec.europa.eu/romania/documents /eu_romania/romania_report_ro_00001.pdf [retrieved on 12 March 2009]. 9) archive documents: author (institution), document s title (Italics), archive, fond (Italics), dossier, page. Examples: Banca Naţională a României - Serviciul Acordurilor, Negocierile cu Germania, 18 octombrie 1941, Archive B.N.R., Fondul Serviciul Secretariat, dosar 86/1937-1945, f. 180-206; b) Central National Historic Archives, collection Microfilme Anglia, r. 408, c. 155-171. 10) documents without any nominated authors (documents, regulations, rapports etc.): three asteriscs (***), followed by details on the bibliographic source: institution, title, date etc. Example: *** Trei ani de guvernare. 6 septembrie 1940-6 septembrie 1943, 1943, pag. 107. In case multiple reference is made to the same paper, the author shall follow the guidelines below: o when reference is made right after the first reference to the paper, the data are substituted by the phrase ibidem, followed, when necessary, by the page; o when new reference is made to the same paper following other references, the author s name shall be mentioned, the rest of the data being substituted by the phrase op. cit. (Italics), followed by page; o when an author s multiple works are referred to and other footnotes interfere, the author s name and title are mentioned, followed by the page; o when the same author s papers are succesively referred to, the name is substituted by idem (the same); o when a quotation is taken over following a different source than the main one, reference shall be made by apud (according to). List of references. The final list of the quoted sources shall be organised in alphabetical order of the authors or institution s names, in the following order: author s surname, name s acronym(initial)/ institution, other details (title, publishing house, place, year, etc.) according to the examples provided in case of footnotes. Documents having no nominated authors are placed the first in the list. In case an author must be mentioned several times in the list, his/her name must be replaced by the phrase idem, his/her papers following the order of the publication years. His/her papers are mentioned in the list before other papers for which (s)he is a co-author. Examples: 1. *** Trei ani de guvernare. 6 septembrie 1940-6 septembrie 1943, 1943. 2. Axenciuc, V., Evoluţia economică a României. Cercetări statistico-istorice, 1859-1947, Vol. I, Industria, Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 1992. 3. Idem, Avuţia naţională a României. Cercetări istorice comparate. 1860-1939, Bucureşti, 2000. 4. Axenciuc, V., Tiberian, I., Premise economice ale formării statului naţional unitar român, Editura Academiei, Bucureşti, 1979. 5. Camera de Comerţ şi Industrie Circumscripţia III Ploieşti, Raport general pe anul 1909 adresat d-lui ministru al Industriei şi Comerţului, Ploieşti, 1909. 6. Comisia Comunităţilor Europene, Comunicare a Comisiei către Consiliu şi Parlamentul European, Raport privind evoluţia măsurilor de acompaniere în România după aderare, Bruxelles, 27.6.2007, available at http://ec.europa.eu/romania/documents/eu_romania/romania_report_ro_00001.pdf [accesed on March 12 2009]. 7. Isărescu, M., Criza financiară internaţională şi provocări pentru politica monetară din România, 26 februarie 2009, available at http://www.bnr.ro/ro/prez/r20090226guv.pdf [accesed on February 27th 2009].
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