INTERNAL STRATEGY TO PROMOTE WORKING PAPERS SERIES AT CHINA
POLICY INSTITUTE
OBJECTIVES
1. To enable and support the publication of high quality research papers for
discussion with a view to enable author(s) to revise them for submission to top
ranking journals. The series editor will work with assessors and use the criteria
of 2 to 3 stars journals as the point of reference when assessing acceptance of a
submission.
2. The long-term goal is to turn the CPI Working Papers into an internationally
recognized series for the early release of work that showcase the state of the art
or innovative or creative scholarship. The appearance of scholarship as a
working paper should be seen as a constructive step to support academic
discourse that enables the author/s to revise and submit to journals of the
highest standards for publication after receiving feedback.
3. An internal peer review will be conducted to ensure that working papers are of
a high quality.
4. The working paper series is open to not only colleagues at the CPI and the
SCCS but to experts working on China or contemporary Chinese studies.
5. Multidisciplinary works are as welcome as papers that are based on a single
academic discipline.
6. The number of working papers published will obviously depend on the
number of submissions, but the CPI aims to publish a minimum of five working
papers per year.
7. The CPI will work to get its Working Papers Series indexed in order to promote
international dissemination, though all working papers will be released on the
CPI website, and the release of each new working paper will be announced by
email to the CPI’s circulation list.
8. Submission, even by the Director of the CPI himself, does not imply it will be
accepted. All submissions will be treated in the same way.
SUBMISSIONS
1. Submissions are welcome at any time. It must be made in a word document
and adheres to the following guidelines.
2. Authors are responsible to ensure their papers meet the house style of the
working paper series. Papers that do not meet this requirement will be sent
back to the authors for revision.
3. The CPI will copy-edit all accepted submissions before release.
4. Submissions should be sent electronically to the Series Editor, Dr Zhengxu
Wang (zhengxu.wang@nottingham.ac.uk). After conducting a review, she will
inform the author or the lead author the decision and suggest revisions as
appropriate.
5. A mock template is attached for reference.
Working Paper style:
Length: In light of the multi-disciplinary nature, working papers can range from 5,00012,000 words, including references and notes.
Title: Calibria, size 18, centered.
Heading Abstract: Calibria, size 18, centered.
Abstract: Up to 200 words. Font: Palatino Linotype, 10. Single space.
Keywords: Up to 4
Author’s name and affiliation.
Body of the text: Palatino Linotype, 11, normal for the body of the text, 1.15 spaces.
Bold for headings.
Table Style: Located in the body of the text following the below format.
Table X: Options
Option a
Option b
Option c
Option d
Notes:
Sources:
Graph Style: Close to this one located in the body in the text, and with high quality,
following the below format.
Figure 2: Energy use (right) and GDP (left)
15.00
31.00
30.50
14.50
30.00
29.50
14.00
29.00
13.50
28.50
28.00
13.00
27.50
Energy use (kt of oil equivalent, log)
2007
2005
2003
2001
1999
1997
1995
1993
1991
1989
1987
1985
1983
1981
1979
1977
1975
1973
27.00
1971
12.50
GDP (constant LCU, log)
Source: World Bank and own elaboration
References Style
References should follow the Harvard system:
The Harvard system uses the name of the author, the date of publication and,
following quoted material, the page reference as a key to the full bibliographical details
set out in a list of References, which should include (in alphabetical order by author)
every work cited in the text. Where there are two or more works by one author in the
same year, these should be distinguished by using 2000a, 2000b, and so on. Authors
are asked to ensure that dates, spelling and titles are used in the References are
consistent with those listed in the text. The following are examples:
For monographs Hawawini, G., Swary, I., 1990. Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S.
Banking Industry: Evidence from the Capital Markets. North-Holland, Amsterdam.
For contributions to collective works Brunner, K., Meltzer, A.H., 1990. Money supply, in:
Friedman, B.M., Hahn, F.H. (Eds.), Handbook of Monetary Economics, Vol. 1. NorthHolland, Amsterdam, pp. 357-396.
For periodicals Griffiths, W., Judge, G., 1992. Testing and estimating location vectors
when the error covariance matrix is unknown. Journal of Econometrics 54, 121--138.
Newspaper citation
Regen, Phil. "The Reign of the Tiger." The Daily Herald [Chicago] 5 May 2004, 2nd
edition: 12+.
Magazine citation
Gordon, Matt. "The New Ferrari." Car and Driver 8 May 2005: 17-20.
Online sources
Cornell University Library. "Introduction to Research." Cornell University Library.
Cornell
University,
2009.
Web.
19
June
2009
<http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/intro>.
Chinese names may be listed in the references with the surname first, as follows:
Liu Y.H., Chew S.B., and Li W.Z., Education, experience and productivity of labor in
China's township and village enterprises: The case of Jiangsu province, China
Economic Review 9, 47-58.
Footnotes: They should be included in the main body of the text, not at the end.
Acknowledgements: They should be included at the end of the manuscript after
conclusions.
Spelling: British spelling is preferred but American spelling is acceptable provided it is
used consistently all through the paper.
Appendix: Located after the references