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The following style guidelines are required for publication.
Abstract
- Include a 100-word italicized abstract that is readable by the layperson. It
should be understandable and independent of the rest of the paper. It should
describe the methodology used and highlight the principle results.
Style
- Use block format. Text should begin at the left margin and be double-spaced,
with a space between paragraphs.
- Use primary and secondary heads throughout to break up long stretches of
text. Use bold or italics to differentiate headings, not numbers, and make
them flush left. Do not use all capital letters.
- Limit the introduction to a brief overview.
- Limit the use of Latin or other foreign language expressions; replace with
simple English equivalents.
- Make spelling and punctuation consistent throughout.
Acknowledgements
- Include at the end of the text, before the references.
Equations
- Must be typewritten, with the equation number placed in parenthesis to the right of
the equation. Continue block format. Do not indent. Italicize all variables,
both in the equation itself and in the text.
Tables and Figures
- Do not use all capital letters.
- Number consecutively and label clearly.
- Prepare each table or figure on a separate page.
- Define all symbols and abbreviations.
- Explanatory Paragraph: should fully explain the table or figure so
that the reader need not refer to the text.
- Figures: Use Times Roman. Provide two high quality, laser copies.
Provide one with captions or labels and one without.
- Tables: limit the number of significant figures to one or two when
the meaning is clear. As a general rule, regression results should be reported
with Coef and t-Stats in separate columns. Coef: two decimals or less or
rescale the variable. t-Stats : one decimal only. Use t-Stats rather than
standard errors unless absolutely necessary.
Footnotes
- Number footnotes consecutively.
- Type on a separate page.
- Use to define or explain terms, not to supply information that can be
readily included in the text.
References
- Cite other work in the text with both author and date, for
example, Merrill (1980).
- Type referenced works on a separate sheet and place at the end of the
article under the heading References.
- Supply all required information for every reference including volume and
issue number, date and pages. List alphabetically by authors' last names.
- Attach a note on the reference page to draw the Editor's attention to
any references that are nonconforming in either style or content to what
commonly appears in the Journal.
- Conforming examples are:
- Book: Merrill, SR 1980. Hedonic Indices as a Measure of Housing Quality.
ABT Associates: Cambridge, MA.
- Journal article: Rea, L.M. and D.K. Gupta. 1982. The Rent Control Controversy: A
Consideration of the California Experience. Glendale Law Review 4:47-58.
- Article in book edited by another: Walker, MA 1975. An Income Supplement Program. MA
Walker, editor. Rent Control: A Popular Paradox. The Fraser Institute.
Copyright
Authors will be required to assign copyright in their paper to the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association. Copyright assignment is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless copyright has been assigned. (Papers subject to government or Crown copyright are exempt from this requirement). To assist authors an appropriate copyright assignment form will be supplied by the editorial office
Please note that unless specifically requested, Blackwell Publishing will dispose of all hardcopy or electronic material submitted two months after publication.
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