Depocenwp
DEPOCEN Working Paper Series

Aim and scope

The DEPOCEN Working Paper Series (DEPOCEN WP) is a peer-reviewed series dedicated to disseminating research prior to journal publication. It aims to share research findings and promote scholarly exchange across all branches of theoretical and applied economics, with a special emphasis on Vietnam.

The views and interpretations expressed in papers published in this series are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views, consent, or policies of DEPOCEN or its Management Board. DEPOCEN does not guarantee the accuracy of the findings, interpretations, or data presented in the papers and accepts no responsibility for any consequences arising from their use. The author(s) retain the copyright.

Submission

To publish in the Series, please submit an electronic copy of your manuscript with PDF format to tran.quangthanh@depocen.org, please also cc: ngocanh@depocen.org and depocen@depocen.org. Or in case only hardcopy is available, please send a copy to:

Editorial Secretary
C/C: Cuong Le Van, Anh Ngoc Nguyen (the Editors)
Development & Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN)
No. 7A, Ton That Thiep, Hanoi

Author Guidelines

All submissions must be in English. The title of the paper and the author(s)’ name(s) and affiliation(s) should appear on the first page of the manuscript. All pages must be numbered. An abstract not exceeding 250 words should be provided on a separate sheet. Manuscripts must also include full correspondence details of the corresponding author (street address, telephone number, and email address).

Required elements.
All papers must include:

  • A clear and informative Title
  • An Abstract
  • Keywords (at least five that best capture the content of the paper)
  • JEL Codes (consult the American Economic Association’s JEL classification system: https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php)
Any submission that lacks any of these required components will be automatically declined.

Formatting recommendations.
Authors are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts as LaTeX-generated PDFs. A LaTeX template is available here: https://pastebin.com/1N57ppTh.

Authors who prefer to use Microsoft Word are advised to adopt the American Economic Association (AEA) template, available at: https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/templates.

Additional notes

Comment or brief notes responding to the DEPOCEN WP articles are welcome and may be shared among researchers if they are considered as having significant contribution to articles and knowledge.

Bibliographical references can follow an internationally referencing style, such as Chicago, APA, or MLA. However, DEPOCEN prefer the APA like style as follows:

  • Citations in the text: Author(s) (year). E.g. Arthur (1989)
  • Articles Arthur, W.B. (1989). Competing Technologies, Increasing Returns and Lock-in by Small Historical Events. The Economic Journal, 99, 116--131.
  • Books: Dennett, D.C. (1996). Darwin's Dangerous Idea. New York: Touchstone Books (Simon and Schuster).
  • Book chapter: Dosi, et al. (1999). Learning in Evolutionary Environments. In K. Dopfer (ed.), Evolutionary Foundations of Economics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Electronic reference: Ballot, G., and Taymaz, E. (1999). Technological Change, Learning and Macroeconomic Coordination: An Evolutionary Model. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASS/2/2/3.html.