Call for Articles
Business Environment and Private Sector Development
EDRC announces a Call for Articles to be published in the 4th issue of the 2nd volume of the
“Economic Policy and Poverty” Periodical
The Economic Development and Research Center in conjunction with the USAID/Commercial Law and Economic Regulation Program implemented by BearingPoint Inc. is publishing “Economic Policy and Poverty” periodical. The periodical aims to present a comprehensive view of economic policies implemented and proposed in the country, to review and analyze economic and social issues, and to report the results of a poverty reduction and economic developments monitoring systems.
General topics of requested articles
The general topic for the EPP-II-4 issue will be “Business Environment and Private Sector Development” which includes investment climate, administrative barriers, transaction costs, corruption and structural issues, competitiveness and sectoral development, SMEs, regional developments, financial intermediation, banking and micro credits, foreign direct investments, labor markets, etc.
Requirements for articles
Proposals for articles can be submitted by authors who have at least two years’ relevant academic or practical experience. The proposal should include the author’s name, title and contact details, the theme or title of the article, and a Summary or Outline of the proposed contents (up to 1 page).
If selected, the authors should write articles containing from 800 to 1500 words and may write them in either English or Armenian languages. Articles must be submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word file. Articles should include all data sources, and complete citations for all references. Graphs, tables, and charts are encouraged.
Deadlines
The deadline for the selection of articles for EPP-II Issue 4 is April 12, 2005. All prospective authors need to submit proposals to EPP no later than that date. Once selection is made, the Final Drafts of Articles should be submitted by the end of the working day on May 02, 2005.
Other conditions
Articles may be extracts or summaries of research papers written formerly or being written currently. Publication of articles is free of charge. Some authors may be eligible for honorariums.
The editors retain the right to edit any article for length and style or may request that authors revise their articles based on comments. Any edits to content will be agreed with the author.
For further information please visit
www.edrc.am or contact Mushegh Tumasyan, Editor of the Periodical.
E-mail:
[email protected]
Tel./fax: (+374 1) 54 02 89, 23 44 20
Economic Development and Research Center
48 Mamikonyants str, 1st building,
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Call for Articles - “Economic Policy and Poverty” Periodical
