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Prepare your manuscript for Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.

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Article types

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Book Review
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Clinical Trial
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Systematic Review
Letter
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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 150 words.
  • Please include an abstract of about 150 words, up to five keywords and any relevant JEL codes.
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  • Notes on topics of current importance should not exceed 4,000 words (including the abstract, text, footnotes, references, tables and figures).

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
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  • Footnotes should be kept to a minimum, both in number and length; they should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and should be located at the foot of the page on which reference is made to them in the text.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
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  • Tables and figures should present new information not duplicate what is in the text.
  • Tables should be in an editable format and figures should be accompanied by the underlying data.
  • Data sources should be formally cited using The Chicago Manual of Style's author-date system, directly below the relevant table or figure, followed by any notes.
  • Papers should have no more than eight tables and figures.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript for which you do not hold copyright and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner before submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author.

Article structure and word limits

  • The author may submit appendices to be published exclusively online, but they should not exceed 2,000 words.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
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  • Review / Book Review: Authors wishing to submit reviews should discuss its suitability with the book review editor.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • Manuscript submissions to BIES should not have been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • They must not contain any information that may identify the authors.
  • Text should be double-spaced and in a legible font.
  • Similarly, readers should be able to interpret them without referring to the text.
  • Use ‘Rp’ for rupiah, ‘$’ for US dollars and ‘A$’ for Australian dollars.
  • Queries Should you have any queries, please visit the Taylor & Francis Author Services website or contact the managing editor of BIES at bies@anu.edu.au.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicised).
  • Review: Preparing Your Manuscript Articles that do not follow the below guidelines may be rejected for peer review.
  • Image Descriptions This journal requires image descriptions (alternative text, alt text), to be provided for all images conveying information necessary for an understanding of your work.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Language and text style

  • Articles must be presented in clear unambiguous English.
  • Please use single quotation marks, unspaced em dashes and ‘%’ rather than ‘per cent’ in the text.
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  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.
  • First-level headings should be in bold and uppercase; second-level headings should be in bold and capitalised headline-style; and third-level headings should be in italics and capitalised headline-style.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).

Manuscript structure

  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 150 words
Paper: 4,000 words
Declarations: Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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