European Balkan Observer (EBO), the new
bi-monthly publication of the Belgrade Centre for European Integrations (BeCEI)
and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) is soliciting
policy analysis and short academic articles for its first issue. The European
Balkan Observer, which will be available electronically and in hard copy,
focuses on the European Integration of the Western Balkans and seeks to provide
timely critical commentary and analysis of the integration process.
The European Balkan Observer encourages the submission of articles by
established and younger policy makers, policy annalists and academics for
publication. The editor will consider policy analysis, academic articles,
summaries of larger studies, book reviews, as well as announcement of major
report and publications.
Policy analysis and commentary should be no longer than 1500 words. The maximum
length of academic articles should be 2500 words. Book reviews are accepted up
to the length of 700 words.
Please send all submissions, together with a short (2-3 lines) bio confirming to
the style guidelines below in electronic format (as attachment) to the editor,
Florian Bieber at bieberf@gmx.net.
The deadline for submissions the first issue is February 28. We continuously
accept contributions for future issues.
Style Guidelines
Generally use short paragraphs.
The text should be 12-point size and use the font Times New Roman. Titles and
section headings should be clear and brief and should not be numbered. Main
titles should be bold and the same size as the rest of the text (12 pts),
sub-titles should be the same size, but in italics.
Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles.
Use bullet-points and formatting conservatively. To emphasis a point, use
italics, not underline or bold.
Generally, use American spelling rules for the chapter (use US spell check
function).
In formal writing contractions in negations should be avoided: will not (not:
won't), should not (not: shouldn't).
Footnotes are only acceptable in academic pieces and should be kept to a
minimum. In footnotes use the following style:
Articles:
Andreas Wittkowsky, "South-eastern Europe and the European Unionpromoting
stability through integration?" South-East Europe Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2000),
p. 82.
Books:
Dusko Lopandic, Regional Initatives in South Eastern Europe (Belgrade: European
Movement in Serbia, 2001), pp. 1-13.
Articles in Books:
John Higley, Jan Pakulski and Wlodzimierz Wesolowski, "Elite Changes and
Democratic Regimes in Eastern Europe," John Higley et al. (eds), Postcommunist
Elites and Democracy in Eastern Europe (Basingstoke: Macmilan, 1998), p. 173.
Electronic Documents:
"Book of the Year (1997): World Affairs: Turkey." Britannica Online.
<http://www.eb.com>.
