Guide for authors
Information for Authors
Article submission must be done on line. Connect with www.econmodels.com and register by filing the required template. The Editorial Office will consider your request and then authorize you to upload the paper. Authors are advised to submit one hard copy by regular mail (no special delivery or private carriers) to Journal of Policy Modeling, 7 Dreve Lansrode, Rhode 1640, Belgium. The chief editor can be contacted at [email protected]. Authors should refer to the Aims and Scope of the Journal before deciding on whether to submit manuscripts. In all papers a meaningful balance between the description of the technique of analysis and the revenue of the policy implications is essential.
Upon acceptance of an article by the Journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright in the article to the Society. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information under the U.S. Copyright Law.
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Manuscripts should be typed double spaced, preferably on 8.5 x 11 in. bond paper, one side of the sheet only. Footnotes to the text are indicated by superior numbers, numbered consecutively throughout the article. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum. Reference citations in the text are by last name of author and year, i.e., Smith (1977) or (Smith 1977). If the same author and year are cited again, use 1977 a, b, etc. The title page should include the full names and affiliations of the authors, with the name and address of the author to whom proofs and correspondence should be sent. An Abstractof not more than 100 words should be included. The title should be as brief as possible. If it exceeds 45 characters and spaces, include a brief running title.
Mathematical notation
Use typewritten letters, numbers, and symbols wherever possible. Identify boldface, script letters, the first time they occur. Distinguish between Arabic "1" and the letter "I" and between zero and the letter "on, capital or lower case, wherever confusion might result. Important formulae (displaced) should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript as (1), (2), etc. on the right-hand side of the page. Where the derivation of formulae has been abbreviated, it is of great help to referees if the full derivation can be presented on a separate sheet (not to be published).
Data references
This journal encourages you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List. Data references should include the following elements: author name(s), dataset title, data repository, version (where available), year, and global persistent identifier. Add [dataset] immediately before the reference so we can properly identify it as a data reference. This identifier will not appear in your published article.
For reference style 5 APA:
[dataset] Oguro, M., Imahiro, S., Saito, S., Nakashizuka, T. (2015). Mortality data for Japanese oak wilt disease and surrounding forest compositions. Mendeley Data, v1. http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/xwj98nb39r.1.
The following reference style should be observed:
- Journal. Bertrand, T.J. (1975) The Gains from Trade: Steady-State Solutions in an Open Economy. Quarterly Journal of Econometrics 89: 556568.
- Book. Johnson J. (1972) Econometrics Methods. New York: McGraw-Hill, p. 165.
- Chapter in edited book. Gorman, W.M. (1968) Measuring the Quantities of Fixed Factors. In Value, Capital and Growth: Essays in Honour of Sir John Hicks (J.N. Wolfe, Ed.). Chicago Aldine.
- Theses, reports, and other unpublished materials. Eckbo, P.L. (1975) OPEC and the Experience of Previous International Commodity Cartels. MIT Energy Laboratory Working Paper No. 75-008WP, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Figures
Illustrations should be submitted as professionally drafted original line drawings (or glossy Photostats of originals) complete and ready for photoreproduction. Lettering and data points should be large enough so when reduced to fit on the journal page (4.5 in. width x 7 in. depth maximum) they can be read with ease.
Proofs and reprints
The corresponding author will receive proofs, which should be corrected and returned within 48 hours of receipt, or the article will be published without author corrections. Author is responsible for proofreading the manuscript; the publisher is not responsible for any errors not marked by the author on the proof. Reprints may be ordered prior to publication, consulting the price list which accompanies proofs.
Reporting sex- and gender-based analyses
Reporting guidance
For research involving or pertaining to humans, animals or eukaryotic cells, investigators should integrate sex and gender-based analyses (SGBA) into their research design according to funder/sponsor requirements and best practices within a field. Authors should address the sex and/or gender dimensions of their research in their article. In cases where they cannot, they should discuss this as a limitation to their research's generalizability. Importantly, authors should explicitly state what definitions of sex and/or gender they are applying to enhance the precision, rigor and reproducibility of their research and to avoid ambiguity or conflation of terms and the constructs to which they refer (see Definitions section below). Authors can refer to the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines and the SAGER guidelines checklist. These offer systematic approaches to the use and editorial review of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, outcome reporting and research interpretation - however, please note there is no single, universally agreed-upon set of guidelines for defining sex and gender.
Definition
Sex generally refers to a set of biological attributes that are associated with physical and physiological features (e.g., chromosomal genotype, hormonal levels, internal and external anatomy). A binary sex categorization (male/female) is usually designated at birth ("sex assigned at birth"), most often based solely on the visible external anatomy of a newborn. Gender generally refers to socially constructed roles, behaviors, and identities of women, men and gender-diverse people that occur in a historical and cultural context and may vary across societies and over time. Gender influences how people view themselves and each other, how they behave and interact and how power is distributed in society. Sex and gender are often incorrectly portrayed as binary (female/male or woman/man) and unchanging whereas these constructs actually exist along a spectrum and include additional sex categorizations and gender identities such as people who are intersex/have differences of sex development (DSD) or identify as non-binary. Moreover, the terms "sex" and "gender" can be ambiguous-thus it is important for authors to define the manner in which they are used. In addition to this definition guidance and the SAGER guidelines, the resources on this page offer further insight around sex and gender in research studies.
Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.
Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans, as outlined in Elsevier's AI policy for authors.
Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
Disclosure instructions
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’.
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.