ISSN 0120-2596
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

The purpose of the journal Lecturas de Economía is to spread the knowledge in the different fields of the economics discipline, with the aim to upgrade the debates around the main phenomena afflicting our society. In this sense, the publication is addressed to a specialized academic audience in economic sciences (researchers, consultants, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and economics professionals).

1. Lecturas de Economía is committed to publishing articles that are relevant for economic debates. Therefore, the Editorial Committee grants priority to manuscripts derived from institutionally supported research projects.

2. Submitting a manuscript to Lecturas de Economía for review requires that the author do not propose it simultaneously to another journal, either as a whole or in parts.

3. Submitted manuscripts must follow the editorial rules appearing in the webpage http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/lecturasdeeconomia, and be sent as a Word file to the e-mail address lecturas@economicas.udea.edu.co. Manuscripts are received on an ongoing basis.

4. If the manuscript is written by several authors, it will be pointed out who the corresponding author is.

5. All contributions will have to be preceded by a front cover clearly containing the title of the paper, author's name(s), institutional affiliation (with its corresponding postal address), e-mail address, abstract (maximum 120 words), key words (maximum five) allowing to quickly identify the subject of the article, and the JEL codes. The abstract must clearly indicate the purpose of the study or research, basic procedures (selection of the study subjects, methods of observation and analysis), main findings (outlining specific information or data and their statistical significance if possible) and conclusions. The most novel and relevant observations and aspects of the study must be highlighted.

6. Manuscripts are evaluated anonymously. To guarantee this, the paper should not contain any reference that allows readers to identify the author or the institution where the author is affiliated.

7. The responsibility for statistical information contained in tables and graphs is solely of the author. When the information is derived from the application of mathematical methods, the primary information used must be annexed so that it can be checked by the referees. In the case of mathematical proofs, the complete proof must be annexed.

8. The bibliographical references should appear according to the following format:

- Books: Last name (s) (in small caps), complete Name (s), year of edition (in parenthesis), Title and subtitle (in italics), city of edition, editorial. Example:

LORA, Eduardo y OCAMPO, José Antonio (coord.), (1991), Introducción a la macroeconomía colombiana, Bogotá, Tercer Mundo Editores

- Journal articles: Last name (s) (in small caps), complete Name (s), year of edition (in parenthesis). ''Title and subtitle'' (in inverted commas), Title of the journal, volume and number (use abbreviation), period and year, pagination of the complete article. Example:

ARANGO, Luis Eduardo; MELO, Luis Fernando y VÁSQUEZ, Diego Mauricio (2003). ''Estimación de la estructura a plazo de las tasas de interés en Colombia'', Coyuntura Económica, Vol. XXXIII, No. 1, marzo-septiembre 2003, pp. 51-76.

- Internet: Last name (s) (in small caps), complete Name (s), year (in parenthesis). ''Title and subtitle'' (in inverted commas), name of the institution or e-journal, volume and number (use abbreviation), date of publication or update, article’s access route, date of access (between parenthesis). Example for a journal article:

MONCAYO JIMÉNEZ, Edgar (2003). Nuevas teorías y enfoques conceptuales sobre el desarrollo regional: ¿hacia un nuevo paradigma? Revista Economía Institucional, No.8, enero-junio 2003, available at: http://www.uexternado.edu.co/facecono/ecoinstitucional/8/pdf/Moncayo.pdf (noviembre 12 de 2003).

9. For approved articles:

- Assignment of publishing rights to the journal is necessary so that the article and its abstract can be placed in bibliographical databases or in electronic publications marketing services. Final approval is subject to the fulfillment of this requirement.

- The journal will suggest the author the necessary editorial changes in order for the article to exhibit greater clarity, precision, coherence and uniformity with our editorial style.

- Authors should provide the abstract translated into English and French.

- Authors should e-mail the manuscript files in Word for Windows, and the corresponding tables and graphs in Excel or Word. These graphs should be in black and white.

- The font used in all of the cases is Times New Roman.

- All authors will receive a pre-print version of the article as a pdf file, which should be returned to the journal with all the layout corrections not later than one week after the pre-print reception. In this stage, no text alterations are allowed.

10. The journal will inform the authors about the results of the manuscripts evaluations in a timely manner. All correspondence will take place through electronic mail. The originals will not be returned to the authors in any case.

Those authors who would like to get their papers published in Lecturas de Economía can send the manuscripts to the e-mail address: lecturas@economicas.udea.edu.co