Aim and Scope of the Journal: The journal is a focal point for the dissemination of empirical information and research findings in the
broad areas of applied economics. A major emphasis is on policy analysis and the application of modern
quantitative techniques to development issues. It is aimed at encouraging economic research and
analysis to achieve a deeper understanding of the dynamics of development processes for effective policy
making. The issues covered will have a broad scope of national and international importance. The aim is
to make Margin— The Journal of Applied Economic Research an important source of analysis on policy issues
for India and other countries, especially in Asia.
Notes for Contributors:
Margin—The Journal of Applied Economic Research is a refereed journal. Papers submitted to it should
make either a methodological contribution in applied economic research or a contribution to
policy discussion. In this sense, papers may not report only empirical research but also conceptual
viewpoints. They can relate to any branch of applied economic research, and may also draw from
important findings from research projects.
Contributions to the journal should be original papers and not be under consideration for any other
publication at the same time. If another version of the article is under consideration by another
publication, or has been, or will be published elsewhere, authors should clearly indicate this at the
time of submission.
Each journal paper should be accompanied by the affiliations, postal and e-mail addresses of the
contributor(s).
Each journal paper must also be accompanied by an abstract of around 200 words. It should also list
JEL classifications and the keywords used in the paper.
Each note (footnote or endnote) used in the paper should contain more than a mere reference.
The use of spellings (UK or US) should be consistent throughout the paper.
The style for writing numerical expressions should be made consistent throughout the paper. For
example, the style of referring to centuries (‘nineteenth century’), decades (1960s), numerical
ranges (1965–1969 or 234–56) and spelling out numbers greater than 10, etc.
Citations
The reference to other works should be provided in the text using citations written in the authordate
method.
Author-date method: Follow the author-date method of in-text citation, e.g., (Jones, 1998).
Quotes: When directly quoting from a work, include the page number in the citation.
Citation styles:
1. One Work by One Author: (Walker, 2000)
2. One Work by Multiple Authors: (Walker and Wasserstein, 2000)
3. One Work by Three or More Authors: The surnames of all the authors have to be cited in the first
instance. Thenceforth, only the surname of the first author should be cited, followed by et al.
For example: First instance: (Wasserstein, Zappulla, Rosen, Gerstman, and Rock, 1994). After
that: (Wasserstein et al., 1994)
4. One Work by Six or More Authors: Only the surname of the first author followed by et al. is
to be cited even in the first citation.
5. Works with No Author: Cite the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and
the year, for example, (“Study Finds”, 1982).
6. Two or More Works by Different Authors in One Citation: (Balda, 1980; Kamil, 1988;
Pepperberg & Funk, 1990)
7. Two or More Works by the Same Author(s) in One Citation: (Edeline & Weinberger, 1991,
1993)
8. Two or More Works Published in the Same Year by the Same Author(s): (Johnson, 1991a,
1991b, 1991c)
9. Authors with the Same Last Name: To prevent confusion, use first initials with the last
names:(E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998).
10. Work Discussed in Secondary Source: In the text, name the original work, and give a citation
for the secondary source. For example, if Seidenberg and McClelland’s work is cited in
Coltheart et al. and you did not read the original work, list the Coltheart et al. reference in the
References. In the text, use the following citation: In Seidenberg and McClelland’s study (as
cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993).
