Published/Hosted by: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Online ISSN: 1746-1049
Country: Japan
Frequency: Quarterly
Impact Factor: 0.424 (2012)
About Journal
The Developing Economies
is the official journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO and
publishes original research articles dealing with empirical and comparative
studies on social sciences relating to the developing countries.
Submission Process
Submit manuscripts at journal@ide.go.jp.
General Guidelines for Authors
Manuscripts should
be 1.5 or double-spaced in 12 point font. 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 including abstract within 150 words, keywords, and JEL No(s), (ii) text,
(iii) references, (iv) appendices, (v) tables (each table complete with title
and footnotes), and (vi) figures. Short papers, not more than 5, 000 words, are
also considered for publication.
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
Follow the examples:
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).
