1. Submission of an article
Recherches Economiques de Louvain - Louvain Economic Review publishes articles in French and English.
Manuscripts must be sent in PDF format to .
Manuscripts must comprise an abstract of at most ten lines, with an indication of maximum three numbers from the
Classification System for articles in the
Journal of Economic Literature, as well as three key words
2. Accepted articles : instructions for authors
All articles in the Recherches Economiques de Louvain - Louvain Economic Review must comply with the following instructions :
1. Documents
- Two paper copies in A4 format (comrising tables and graphs) with very clear print (preferably laser) to be sent to Sébastien Schillings
- One electronic copy in PDF format (absolutely identical to the paper copies) to with the source file in LaTeX, Word or Scientific Word.
2. Layout
- The parts of the text must be numbered according to the decimal system (1,1.1, 1.1.1, etc).
- Footnotes must be featured at the bottom of each page, not a the end of the article.
- Annexes must be numbered alphabetically. they may comprise a sub-title.
- The bibliography must be placed after any annexes.
3. Graphs and tables
- Graphs (date, graphs and tables) must be in the format of the software used to create them.
- Graphs and tables must be numbered in order using Arabic numerals. Graphs must be referred to by their numbers in the text and must be inserted closest to where they are first mentioned.
4. Bibliographical references
The list of bibliographical references must be featured at the end of the article, (i) in alphabetical order, with reference to the name of the first (or only) author, (ii) in chronological order for earch author, (iii) and in alphabetical order with reference to the titles for each year of publication.
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For a monography :
Surname, Initials of the first name (year), Title of the work, Place of publication, Publisher
Exemple : Shackle, G.L.S. (1967), The years of high theory : invention and tradition in economic thought 1926-1939, Cambrigde, Cambridge University Press
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For a contribution to a collective work :
Surname, Initials (and/or) first names (year), "Title of the contribution", in Initials (and/or) first names, names, Title of the work, Place of Publication, Publisher, pages
Exemple : Lachmann, L.M. (1986), "Austrian economics under fire : the Hayek-Sraffa duel in retrospect", in W. Grassl et B. Smith (éds.), Austrian economics, historical and philosophical background, New-York, New-York University Press, pp.225-242
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For an article :
Author's name, Initials of the first name (year), "Title of the article", Name of the journal with no abbreviations, Volume, Pages
Exemple : Keynes, J.M. (1932), "The pure theory of money : a reply to Dr. Hayek", Economica, vol.11, November, pp. 385-397
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For a working paper :
Author's name, Initials of the first name (year), "Title of the article", Institution, Place, series number
Exemple : Thissen, L. and S. Ederveen, (2006), "Higher education : Time for coordination on a European level?", Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague, n° 68
5. Offprints
Authors are entitled to twenty offpints to share between them. Please state clearly the address(es) to which these offprints should be sent.
