COPE 2008 – FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS

 

1. Overall Formatting

 ● Margins:  top – 2.17” (5.5 cm)

bottom – 1.93”  (4.9 cm)

inside and outside – 1.65” (4.2 cm)

gutter – 0” (0 cm)

● Headers and footers:

- different odd and even

- different first page (no header and footer on first page of the paper)

- from edge: header – 1.81” (4.60 cm)

  footer – 0” (0 cm)

Even page header: author’s first name and last name, Times New Roman Font, 9 pt, centered.

Odd page header: title, Times New Roman Font, 9 pt, centered.

2. Text - Limit 15 Pages 

 Title: Times New Roman Font, 15 pt, small caps, bold, centered, line-spacing: exactly 15.

 Author: Times New Roman Font, 11 pt, bold italics, alignment: right.

 Headings and subheadings: Times New Roman Font, 11 pt, bold, alignment: left.

 Abstract: on the first page of the paper below the title and author’s name. Abstract should be short and concise: no longer than 15 lines in length, Times New Roman Font, 11 pt, italic, justified, line-spacing: single.

 Main Text: Times New Roman Font, 11 pt, justified, line-spacing: exactly 13, indentation of the first line of paragraph – 0,39” (1 cm), (do not use Tab key!). “Enter” key at the end of paragraph.

 Double space before headings and subheadings and one space after.

 Headings and subheadings should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers. Do not use automatic numbering.

3. Tables

 Tables are to be included in the text of the article, and placed as near the relevant citation in the text as possible

 Do not wrap text around tables 

 Tables should be labeled and numbered consecutively, Times New Roman Font, 9 pt, bold, alignment: left (For example: Table 1. Descriptive statistics). 

 The table title should be typed above the table with a single line return separating it from the table. 

 The entries within a table should be in Times New Roman Font, 9 pt. 

 The source should be typed below the table in Times New Roman Font, 9 pt.

 Short explanatory comments relevant to a table may follow the table.

 Do not use any shading.

4. Figures

 Figures are to be included in the text of the article 

 Do not wrap text around Figures.

 The Figures should be numbered and labeled.

 The Figure’s title and number should be centered above the figure, typed in Times New Roman Font, 9 pt, with a single line return between the label and the figure.

 Short explanatory comments relevant to a figure may follow the figure (a maximum of 3 lines)

 All figures and graphs must be in black and white – !!! do not use any colors !!!  

 The minimum resolution for scanned materials  is 600x600 dpi; 

5. References

 Footnotes (only  to provide explanatory or additional material): Times New Roman Font, 9 pt, justified, line-spacing: exactly 11, indentation of the first line of paragraph – 0,20” (0,5 cm)

 Citations in the Text - use parenthetical citations to cite original sources in the text of your paper. An author-date citation in the text should be placed where it will offer the least resistance to the flow of thought. References in the text must exactly match those in the Reference section:

One author: (Miller 1991), (Twaddell 1957: 85–87)

Two authors: (Miller and Smith 1995), (Doe and Lerner 1991: 22–29, 35)

Three or more authors: (Miller et al. 1995)

Source with no author: ("Mad Cow" 2001)

Major work plus others: (Roy 1995; see also Embar-Seddon 2000; Greenberg 2001)

Two or more years after an author’s name should be divided by a comma, while several authors with the relevant year of publication should be divided by a semicolon: 

(Becker 1980; Miller 1991, 1993; Smith 1998)

 Reference List - References should be listed alphabetically at the end of each paper. Verify them carefully; they must correspond to the citations in the text (and vice-versa). They should be typed in the following style:

Books:

Niskansen, W.A. (1971), Bureaucracy and Representative Government, Chicago: Aldine.

Buchanan, J.M. and G. Tullock (1962), The Calculus of Consent, Michigan: University of Michigan Press.

Laumann, E.O., J.H. Gagnon, R.T. Michael, and S. Michaels (1994), The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Dolan, E.G. (ed.) (1976), The Foundation of Modern Austrian Economics, Kansas City: Sheed & Ward.

If there is more than one publication referred to in the same year by the author(s), use the year and a, b, etc., example:

Cross, R. (1982a)…

Cross, R. (1982b)…

Chapter in an edited volume: 

Alpert, M. and H. Raiffa (1982), "A Progress Report on the Training of Probability Assessors", [in:] Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky (eds), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 7-32.

Article in a journal: 

Akerlof, G.A. (1982), “Labor Contracts as Partial Gift Exchange”, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 97(4), pp. 543–69.

Alston, R.M.; J.R. Kearl, and M.B. Vaughan (1992), "Is There a Consensus Among Economists in the 1990's?", American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), Vol. 82(2), pp. 158-77.

Other Sources:

Dollar, D. and A. Kray (2002), “Growth is Good for the Poor”, Mimeo. Washington: World Bank.

Schleifer, A. (2003), “Will the Government Debt Market Survive?”, NBER Working Paper 9493.

Tanzi, V. (1998), “Fundamental Determinants of Inequality and the Role of Government”, IMF Working Paper No. 178, Washington: International Monetary Fund.

Abstract and Paper Submissions:cope2008@mtk.ut.ee

Documents should be created in Microsoft Word. PDF files are not acceptable!

YOUR CAREFUL ADHERENCE TO THIS STYLE GUIDE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT IS ISSUED TO FACILITATE THE EDITORIAL PROCESS AND EXPEDITE THE PUBLICATION OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT.