Author Guidelines

General Guidelines
  • The paper will be written entirely in English (following the instructions for authors).
  • All articles are subject to peer review.
  • To increase the impact factor of the journal, please try to make references to papers published in the Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, volumes I-IX (http://www.upet.ro/anale/economie/rezumate.html).
  • A soft copy of the manuscript is required to be sent to imola.driga@gmail.com
  • Deadlines
  • Full paper submission 15 September
  • Notification of review outcome 1 November
  • Volume publishing 1 December
  • INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
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    THE TITLE OF THE PAPER WILL BE WRITTEN WITH CAPITAL
    LETTERS, CENTERED, TNR, 14 POINTS, BOLD

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    THE FIRST NAME AND THE FAMILY NAME will be written with capital letters, centered,
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    , being followed by asterisks, and in the footnote the didactic and scientific degree, the position and place of work of the authors e-mail are indicated (TNR, 10 points, italic)
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    ABSTRACT: (TNR, 10 points, capital letters, bold) The Abstract will only be in English and will have between 100 and 150 words, a single, left-right alignment, TNR, 10 points, italic.
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    KEY WORDS: (TNR, 10 points, capital letters, bold). 5-10 words, in English, TNR, italics, 10 points.
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    JEL CLASSIFICATION: (TNR, 10 points, capital letters, bold). TNR, 10 points, italic (http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.php).
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    1. THE TITLE OF THE CHAPTER: capital letters, bold, TNR, 11 points, numbered with Arabic numbers.
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    The text paragraphs of the paper will be justified, single spaced, TNR, 11 points, regular. The paper will be edited in English; on A4 format (210 x 297), page setup, top/bottom 4,6 cm; left/right 3,7 cm, header/footer 1,27 cm (different odd and even, different first page), in WORD. The size of a is 1,27 cm. The article should have a standard size of 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 pages, including diagrams, graphs, tables and references. Between the last line before the title and the title of the chapter and between the title and the first next line a blank line is left for each.
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    1.1. Subchapter. Subchapters can be used in the text, numbered with the number of the chapter and a number showing the number of the subtitle within the chapter. The subchapters are TNR, 11 points, bold.
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    The text is written in new paragraph and not continuing the subtitle, an 11 point blank line being left between the subtitle and the following text.
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    CITATIONS: Citations in the text should be identified as follows:
  • for one or two authors: (Koch &McDonald, 2000) or (Koch McDonald, 2000, pp.32-33);
  • for tree or more authors: (Smith, et al., 2002).
  • PRESENTATION OF THE MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS
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    The mathematical equations will be TNR, 11 points, regular, centred and numbered on the right with Arabic numbers between round brackets.
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    X2 + Y2 = Z2 (1)
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    PRESENTATION OF THE FIGURES AND OF THE TABLES
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    Figures and tables should be enclosed in the text in the order of their presentation, as possible on the page where reference is made to them. They shall be numbered with Arabic numbers and named. Black and white, high contrast figures are recommended. Both the number and the titles of the figure/table are written with TNR, 10 points, bold, centred, and should be positioned above for tables and below for figures. The table entries will be TNR, 10 points, bold, and the data in the table will be TNR, 10 points, regular.
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    REFERENCES: should appear at the end of the paper, listed in alphabetical order by the names of authors (Harvard System of Referencing Guide, http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm):
  • For books the required elements for a reference are: Author’s surname, Initial of first name (Year) Title of book, Edition (only include this if not the first edition), Publisher, Place
  • For journal articles the required elements for a reference are: Author’s surname, Initial of first name (Year) Title of article, Full Title of Journal, Volume number (Issue/Part number), Page numbers
  • For journal articles from an electronic source the required elements for a reference are: Author’s surname, Initial of first name (Year) Title of article, Full Title of Journal, [Medium], Volume number (Issue/Part number), Page numbers if availalble, Available at: include web site address/URL(Uniform Resource Locator), [Accessed date]
  • For newspaper articles the required elements for a reference are: Author’s surname, Initial of first name (Year) Title of article, Full Title of Newspaper, Day and month before page numbers and column line.
  • For websites found on the world wide web the required elements for a reference are: Authorship or Source (Year) Title of web document or web page, [Medium], Available at: include web site address/URL(Uniform Resource Locator), [Accessed date]
  • References will be written with TNR 10 points, indentation hanging 1 cm, according to the model below:
    REFERENCES:
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    [1]. Anagnostopoulos, I.; Buckland, R. (2007) Bank accounting and bank value: harmonising (d)effects of a common accounting culture , Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 15(4), pp.29-44
    [2]. Boughton, J.M. (2002) The Bretton Woods proposal: an indepth look, Political Science Quarterly, [Online], 42(6), Available at: http://www.pol.upenn/articles, [Accessed 20 January 2010]
    [3]. Dardac, N.; Barbu, T. (2005) Moneda, banci si politici monetare, Editura Didactica si Pedagogica, Bucuresti
    [4]. Koch, T.; McDonald, S. (2000) Bank management, Harcourt Brace & Company, Orlando
    [5]. Greuning, H.; Bratanovic, S. (2003) Analyzing and Managing Banking Risk, The World Bank, Washington|
    [6]. Russell-Walling, E. (2009) Rethinking bankers' pay, The Banker, 5 October, p.4
    [7]. Weitzman, J. (2000) Cendant unit helps banks offer internet access, American Banker, 165(2), pp.9-20
    [8]. European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (2007) Annual Survey of Pan-European Private Equity & Venture Capital Activity, Yearbook
    [9]. National Bank of Romania (2009) Statistics report - Cards and numbers of terminals Indicators, [Online], Available at: http://www.bnr.ro/Statistics-report-1124.aspx, [Accessed 20 January 2010]