1. The Journal publishes academic papers, not published or submitted for publication elsewhere, both in Turkish and English.

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8. All references should be cited in the text (not in footnotes), and conform to the following examples:

It has been argued (Alkin, 1982: 210-215)....

Griffin (1970a: 15-20) states....

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(Einstein and Amir, 2003: 399-432; Dornbusch, 1980: 19-23).

9. References should appear at the end of the text as follows:

Books: Kenen, P.B. (1989) The International Economy, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Periodicals: Langeheine, B. and U. Weinstock (1985) “Graduate Integration”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 23(3), 185-97.

Articles in Edited Books: Krugman, P. (1995) “The Move Toward Free Trade Zones”, in P. King (ed.), International Economics and International Economic Policy: A Reader, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 163-82.

Other sources: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (2003) Financial Stability, Press Release. March 24. Ankara, http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/ .