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Recent Changes in the Journal of Applied Economics and Policy

In December 2003, the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Economic Association made three important decisions concerning the Association’s journal, the Kentucky Journal of Economics and Business. 

1. The name of the journal will henceforth be known as the Journal of Applied Economics and Policy. The JAEP will continue to accept manuscripts from all JEL classifications, and all manuscripts will be double-blind refereed.
2. The JAEP will henceforth be an electronic journal. This change is designed to increase access to the manuscripts published in the JAEP. When each volume is published, the editor will announce publication to a wide audience of academic and professional economists and provide links to each manuscript. Furthermore, people will be able to access manuscripts through EBSCO.
3. The JAEP be published more frequently. In the past ,the JAEP was published annually, but in the future the JAEP will be published when a sufficient number of manuscripts are accepted. We hope to publish twice this year if a sufficient number of manuscripts are accepted.

Guidelines for Final Revisions of Accepted Papers

The final revised manuscript should be created using Microsoft Word 1998 or above. If tables have been prepared in Microsoft Excel, please provide a separate an Excel file for those tables in the event that they need to resized or reformatted. Tables should be placed at the end of the manuscript after references. Submit final revisions online by using the online submission form.

Prepare the manuscript using the following guidelines:

1. On the first page of the revised manuscript the title should be centered 1.4" from the top of the page in 14-point Times New Roman and in bold type. The author's (authors') name (s) should be centered and double-spaced beneath the title. Place an asterisk behind the author's name. Place an asterisk at the bottom of the first page and identify the author's title or academic rank, the author's mailing address, and the author's e-mail address.
2. Do not number the pages. Pages numbers will be assigned when the manuscript is prepared for publication.
3. Use single-spacing in the main text. Use double spacing to separate paragraphs and sections of the paper. Also, use double spacing for long quotes or for equations.
4. Use 12-point Times New Roman font in the main text
5. For main text use the following margins: 1.4" from the top for all pages, 1" from the bottom, and 1" from the left and right margins.
6. Use portrait orientation for tables and figures, unless the table is so large that the landscape orientation is required. If necessary, use the 10-point font to create tables. The title of a table or figure must be centered and be labeled using Arabic numbers.
7. The main headings of the paper should be labeled with Roman numerals and centered with only the first letter of each word capitalized (except for short words like an unless they begin the heading). The introduction will be section I. Subsections, if required, should begin at the left margin, labeled with capitalized, consecutive letters and a title.
8. The paper must have a list of references, entitled References, appearing at the end of the paper. The title should be centered and the section should begin on a new page.
• To cite a reference in the main text, identify the author and year in square brackets [Author, year] at the end of the sentence where the citation is made. If a direct quote is used, include the page number after the year. [Author, year, page]
• In the Reference section entries should be listed alphabetically and chronologically.
• Book: Last name, First name, Initial, Title of book, (place of publication: publisher, date).
• Journal: Last name, First name, Initial, "Title of article," Journal Title, Volume, Number, Date: Pages.
• Internet Source: Last name, First name, Initial, "Title of article,"
  Title of Journal or Website (if one exists), Volume, Number, Date: Pages (if these exist). Retrieved month, day, year, from http://Web address.
9. If you have further questions about manuscript preparation, contact Catherine Carey in one of the following ways: cathy.carey@wku.edu, 270.745.6401, or

Catherine Carey
Editor
Department of Economics
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, Ky, 42101.
 

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