The Philippine Review of Economics
A joint publication of the UP School of Economics (UPSE)
and the Philippine Economic Society (PES)
     

Call for Papers

 
The Philippine Review of Economics welcomes submissions of articles, theoretical or empirical, on economics and economic development. It is a peer-reviewed journal published jointly by the UP School of Economics and the Philippine Economic Society (PES). The Philippine Review of Economics caters to a readership that includes economists and other social scientists in academe, business, government, and development research institutions. Published articles cover a broad range of fields in economics, including those that are interdisciplinary. Papers on the Philippines as well as other developing economies are encouraged. Book reviews are also welcome.
 
   
   
Guidelines for Contributors  
 
Submission  
   
  1. Manuscripts must be written in English and should be submitted
    on paper and in electronic form.
    • Hard copies in triplicate should be sent to:
      The Editor,
      The Philippine Review of Economics
      Rm. 232, School of Economics,
      University of the Philippines Diliman,
      Quezon City, 1101.
    • Electronic versions of the text should be in MS Word format. All graphs should be in MS Excel format, supplemented with the source data table. Soft copies may be sent in a 3.5" floppy disk or e-mailed to pre.upse@up.edu.ph.

  2. Submission of a manuscript shall be understood by the PRE as indicating that the manuscript is not under consideration for publication in other journals or publications.
 
Manuscript
 
  1. Manuscripts must be typed double spaced on one side of short (8.5 x 11) size bond paper. The entire manuscript should be no more than 40 pages.

  2. The front page of the manuscript should have all of the following:

    • title of the paper,
    • names, affiliations, telephone & fax numbers
      and e-mail addresses of all authors,
    • abstract (no more than 150 words)
    • at least one classification code according to
      the Classification System for Journal Articles
      as used by the Journal of Economic Literature
    • a list of 3-4 key words.

  3. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively in the text.

  4. Section headings should be numbered in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.).
    Sub-headings should follow the double numeration system (1.1, 1.2, etc.)
    while sub-sub-headings follow the triple numeration system (1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.). All headings are to be left-aligned and in bold. All other text must have no special formatting/style, except for emphasis.

  5. Illustrations, figures and tables should be numbered in Arabic numerals, accompanied by titles and sources, and supplied on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. Insertion points (or place holders) should be indicated within the text.

  6. Mathematical notations. All equations should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Whenever possible, fractions should be expressed as or x/y or x(y+z) instead of

  7. References to publications in text should follow: “According to Danao [2001] …” or “(e.g., Danao [2001], de Dios [2002]).” or “(Danao [2001]; de Dios [2002]).” A list of references is to be provided at the end of the text. The author should ensure one-to-one correspondence between the names and years in the text and those on the list. The list of references should be in accordance with the following format:

Agoncillo, T. [1990] History of the Filipino people. Eighth edition.
Quezon City: Garotech Publishing.

 

Alonzo, R. [2002] “The economic freedom index: a review”, Philippine Review of Economics 39(1):72-102.

 

de Dios, E. and H. Esfahani [2001] “Centralisation, political turnover, and investment in the Philippines” in: J. Edgardo Campos, ed. Corruption: the boom and bust of East Asia. Quezon City: Ateneo University Press: 101-130.

 

Krugman, P. and M. Obstfeld [1994] International economics: theory and practice. Third Edition. New York: Harper Collins.

 

House of Representatives (hr) [1966a] Constitutional convention record, v. 5, Manila: Republic of the Philippines.

 

Isay, R. [1935] “Mining law” in Encyclopedia of the social sciences 10: 513-517.

 
     

For more information contact:

The Philippine Review of Economics

Rm 237, UP School of Economics building Diliman,
Quezon City 1101 Philippines

Phone 9279686 to 92 local 237 or 232
Fax 920-5481, 921-3359 or 920-5462
Email pre.upse@up.edu.ph
Webpage http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph

 
     
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