Submissions for Publications

Guidelines for authors

SUERF welcomes the submission of manuscripts for possible publication in the SUERF Studies series. The objective of the series is to contribute informed analysis of monetary and financial issues and related areas. All submissions are refereed by the Editorial Board whose membership is determined by the Council of Management and/or by external referees. The normal format is that Studies are longer than journal articles but shorter than books. The Editorial Board may require revisions to manuscripts. The Board aims for a speedy decision on each submitted manuscript. The following guidelines have been established by the Council:

• The subject matter of Studies should be of interest to the academic and practitioner members of SUERF.
  
  
• Manuscripts must not have been published elsewhere. If a paper is submitted which has earlier been accessible as a working paper on the website of an institution or a university, this should be stated on the title page, though prior circulation on the internet does not preclude publication by SUERF.
  
  
• The analysis in the main body of the text should not be excessively technical. Technical material can be included as an Appendix
  
  
• The number of printed pages of Studies should normally be between 40 and 80 (Approximately corresponding to between 15.000 and 30.000 words.) SUERF is interested in publishing high quality papers that may be too long for articles in good journals.
  
  
• Manuscripts should be sent by the authors to the SUERF Secretariat in Vienna which will distribute them to the members of the Editorial Board. Submissions may be made in paper form or electronically.
  
  
• Members of the Editorial Board are obliged to send their comments to the Chairman of the Board at the latest three weeks after the Secretariat has distributed the manuscript to them.
  
  
• Having received comments from the members, the Chairman communicates with the author(s) or requests the Secretariat to inform the author(s) and the Board members of the decision made. At the same time, authors are informed about possible changes suggested by members of the Board.
  
  
• It is the task of the Secretariat to publish approved manuscripts as soon as possible in paper form and electronically. The Studies are distributed to SUERF members. The Secretariat and Council of Management may also distribute them to a wider readership. For a period of two years Studies will be accessible for SUERF members at the SUERF website protected by a password. Two years after publication, Studies will be made generally available to download from the SUERF website.
  
  
• Copyright will be transferred to SUERF. Re-publication can be negotiated with SUERF and will normally be granted provided that the name SUERF and the permission given by SUERF are indicated on the front page of the publication.
  
  
• Authors will receive ten copies of their published Study and additional copies may be negotiated with the Secretariat.

How to submit a paper