Author's Guidelines for BUSINESS ECONOMICS ®
Purpose of Business Economics
Business Economics is a refereed journal that serves as an essential resource and provides practical information for people who apply economics in their jobs. It fulfills this purpose by:
- providing a leading forum for debating solutions to critical business problems or the analysis of key business issues.
- providing best-practice models, tools and hands-on techniques from professionals in business.
- representing an important channel for summaries of action-oriented analysis aimed at solving business problems.
- giving insight into how to apply economics within business and how economic professionals respond to challenges in the workplace.
- representing and interpreting current economic information and issues that are educational and useful on the job.
Content Guidelines
Business Economics readers are professionals, managers and researchers in organizations of all sizes and kinds. Their interests—improving their performance on the job and using economics in the workplace—shape what Business Economics editors look for in reviewing submissions. Thus, articles should (a) have ideas relevant to application of economics in business, (b) offer solutions that are translatable into action, and (c) demonstrate clear thinking and expression.
Articles can cover a wide range of topics and practices in different industries, sectors, specializations, and geographic locations. Contributions are welcome from academics, consultants, practitioners, analysts, and policy makers. Contributed articles will be reviewed initially by the Editor and, if the content is deemed appropriate for Business Economics, will be forwarded anonymously for referee review.
Specific guidelines are as follows:
- Article length should be no more than necessary to cover the topic effectively for applied economics purposes. Typically, this will be significantly under 10,000 words.
- Authors must state clearly at the outset of the article why and in what way the paper is important for applied economics in business. It must pass the “So what?” test.
- Authors are free to use whatever mode of expression they think appropriate for communicating their techniques and findings. Graphics and mathematics are welcome. However, theoretical expositions of techniques or analysis not demonstrated to be of value in business economics applications might best be submitted to other journals.
- A title, subheading of 10-15 words, and a summary of not more than 100 words should be included with the article. Divisions and subdivisions should be indicated with appropriate headings. Footnotes are to be at the bottom of each page, and references should be at the end of the text.
- Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively.
- There must be no indication in the text, footnotes, letterhead, etc. of the author(s) identity.
Please submit the article to the editor via e-mail in a format that can be modified and edited, e.g. Word or WordPerfect. The author’s name and affiliation should be on a cover sheet but not included directly on the article itself.
Footnotes, references and style
The Business Economics format for footnotes and references is similar to that used in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. It is recommended that authors examine recent issues of Business Economics for guidance. For other issues of style, consult The Chicago Style Guide (University of Chicago Press).
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to Business Economics. However, Business Economics will not refuse any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce his or her contributions to the journal.
Articles should be sent directly to Dr. Robert Thomas Crow, Editor, Business Economics, e-mail rtcrow@comcast.net. If it is not possible to submit via e-mail, send a copy of the manuscript to the editor at 1512 La Mesa Lane, Burlingame, CA 94010. Dr. Crow can also be contacted at 650-343-7615. No submission fee is charged. Every effort will be made to respond to submissions within five weeks.
Upon acceptance, authors are asked to submit brief biographical sketches and send pictures of themselves. These will accompany the printed article.