Author Guidelines

Submission Policy 

The Vietnamese Economic Review (VNER) accepts two types of submissions:

1. Short articles: up to 3,000 words

2. Full-length manuscripts: up to 6,000 words

Word limits exclude figures, tables, references, and appendices.

All submissions must represent original scholarly work. Manuscripts must fully acknowledge and reference prior research on the subject. Submissions that are currently under review or have been accepted for publication elsewhere are not eligible for consideration by Vietnamese Economic Review (VNER).

Manuscripts must be written in English and should be clear, concise, and grammatically correct. Authors are required to submit both a cover letter and a manuscript file in Microsoft Word format (or in pdf with LaTeX format).

Submission Guidelines

1. Cover Letter

The cover letter must include the following information:

• Manuscript title
• Full name(s) of author(s)
• Institutional affiliation(s)
• ORCID iD(s)
• Google Scholar profile link(s)
• Corresponding author’s full postal address and email address
• Abstract (maximum 120 words)
• Keywords (up to 5)
• JEL classification codes (2-digit level; up to 5)
• Acknowledgements (if any)
• Originality statement, declaring that:

“The manuscript has not been previously published in its current form or a substantially similar form and is not currently under review by another journal.”

Exceptions apply only to published doctoral dissertations, working papers, or conference proceedings, which must be clearly disclosed.

To verify originality, submitted manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism-detection software.

2. Manuscript Preparation

General Formatting

• Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point
• Spacing: Single-spaced
• Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides
• Manuscripts should not include a separate title page.

First Page: The first page must contain:

• Title
• Abstract (maximum 150 words)
• Keywords
• JEL classification codes

The title and author byline should appear at the top of the first page.

3. Tables and Figures

• Tables (Word format) and figures must be embedded in the manuscript at appropriate locations.
• Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Figure 1, etc.).
• Each table or figure must include:
• Title (above)
• Source and notes (below, if applicable)

4. Section Headings

• Section headings should follow a standard outline format:
• Major sections: Roman numerals (I., II., III., …)
• Subsections: Capital letters (A., B., C., …)

The introductory section should not be numbered or titled.

5. Footnotes

Explanatory notes, references, or comments must be presented as footnotes, not endnotes, and should appear at the bottom of the relevant page.

6. Citations and References

• In-text citations and reference list entries must follow the author–date system (Chicago Manual of Style).
• Every in-text citation must have a corresponding entry in the reference list.

Authorship rules:

• In-text citations:
• One to three authors: list all names
• More than three authors: list the first author followed by et al.
• Reference list:
• One to ten authors: list all authors
• Eleven or more authors: list the first seven authors followed by et al.

7. Mathematical Equations

• Equations must be displayed on separate lines and numbered consecutively at the left margin using Arabic numerals in parentheses.
• Formatting conventions:
• Scalars: italics
• Vectors and matrices: boldface
• Sets: script font
• Use no more than two levels of subscripts or superscripts.
• Fractions within text should use a slash “/” with parentheses where needed; complex fractions should be displayed on a separate line.
• Blackboard bold font should be used only for real numbers, integers, and natural numbers.

8. Tables (Detailed Requirements)

Tables must be in portrait orientation.

• Maximum width: 9 columns, including row headings.
• Use only horizontal lines and spacing for separation.
• Shading is not permitted.
• Do not abbreviate column headings.
• Use Panel A, Panel B, etc., to denote sections within a table.
• Always include a leading zero before decimal points (e.g., 0.357).
• Use lowercase letters (a, b, c, …) for table footnotes.
• Do not use asterisks to indicate statistical significance. Report standard errors in parentheses.
• Source notes should appear after all other table notes.
• All data sources must be fully cited in the reference list.

9. Figures

• Figures must be provided as vector-based graphics in one of the following formats: PDF, EPS, AI, WMF, or PPT.
• Variables, vectors, and matrices in figures must follow the same typographic conventions as in the text.
• Figure files should be clearly labelled, including panel identifiers (e.g., Figure1a.ppt, Figure1b.ppt).

Source notes, if applicable, should be placed after other figure notes.

10. Photographs and Images

• Photographs and other images (e.g., maps, screenshots) must be provided at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
• The journal cannot reproduce third-party copyrighted material without written permission from the copyright holder. This includes screenshots of webpages.

11. Appendices

• Multiple appendices should be labelled Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.
• Number equations, theorems, propositions, and similar items within appendices as (A1), (A2), etc.

LaTeX Submissions

Authors who choose to prepare their manuscripts using LaTeX must ensure that their submissions conform to the formatting standards of the Vietnamese Economic Review (VNER). LaTeX manuscripts should be compiled and must adhere to the following requirements:

• Document class: article with 11-point font size.

• Page layout: Margins set to 0.8 inches on all sides.

• Font: A Palatino-style serif font (e.g., TeX Gyre Pagella or equivalent).

• Line spacing: Single-spaced with standard paragraph separation.

• Section formatting:

  • Section headings in boldface

  • Subsections in boldface

  • Subsubsections in italic type

• Paragraphs: Indented by approximately 24 points.

Mathematical Notation and Environments

• Equations must be displayed on separate lines and numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.

• Scalar variables should be set in italics, vectors and matrices in boldface, and sets in script font.

• The use of standard amsmath, amssymb, and mathtools packages is recommended.

• Theorems, propositions, definitions, and remarks should be numbered by section using consistent theorem environments.

Tables and Figures

• Tables should be created using standard LaTeX table environments (tabular, tabularx, or longtable) and formatted with horizontal rules only (e.g., via the booktabs package).

• Figures must be embedded in the manuscript and supplied as vector-based graphics (PDF, EPS, AI, WMF, or PPT).

• Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and include titles above and notes or sources below.

References and Citations

• Citations and reference lists must follow the author–date system consistent with the Chicago Manual of Style.

• The use of natbib for citation management is recommended.

Submission

Authors submitting in LaTeX must upload:

1. A compiled PDF file for review, and

2. The complete LaTeX source files, including all figures and bibliography files, upon acceptance.

Manuscripts that deviate substantially from the journal’s formatting requirements may be returned for revision prior to review.