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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Economics of Education Review


Published/Hosted by:  ELSEVIER
ISSN: 0272-7757
Country: United States
Frequency: Quarterly
Impact Factor: 0.981 (2012)

About Journal
Economists concerned with human resources and local government finance, specialists in education finance and educational administrators need to be aware of the latest research in the economics of education. Economics of Education Review encourages the development of sound theoretical, empirical and policy research, demonstrating the role of economic analysis in the solution or improved understanding of educational problems and issues. The journal encourages the interaction of ideas, research methods and results between economists and other scholars interested in the economic dimensions of education.

Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at http://ees.elsevier.com/ecoedu

General Guidelines for Authors
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.

Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

Material and methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

Results
Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

Essential title page information
• Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 150 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the reference list. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

JEL Classifications
Authors are requested to supply JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) Classifications (for more information, please see: http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.html). At least one of the JEL Classifications must be in the I2 category.

Highlights
Highlights are mandatory for this journal. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the article and should be submitted in a separate file in the online submission system. Please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point). See http://www.elsevier.com/highlights for examples.

Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide between 2-6 keywords to be chosen from the following list: costs, demand for schooling, economic development, economic impact, economies of scale, educational economics, educational finance, educational vouchers, efficiency, expenditures, grants, human capital, input output analysis, privatization, productivity, rate of return, resource allocation, salary wage differentials, school choice, state and federal aid, student financial aid, and teacher salaries. Authors may select alternative keywords that more accurately reflect the nature of their contribution. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

REFERENCES
Follow the examples:

Reference to a book
Becker, G.S. (1964). Human capital. New York, National Bureau of Economic Research.

Reference to a chapter in an edited book
Hansen, W.L., & King, M.A. (1971). A new approach to higher education finance. In M.O. Orwig, Financing higher education: Alternatives for the Federal Government (pp. 206-236). Iowa City: American College Testing Program.

Reference to a journal publication
Stanovnik, T. (1997). The returns to education in Slovenia. Economics of Education Review, 16 (4), 443-449.

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