The Pennsylvania Economic Review is a biannual and refereed journal sponsored by the Pennsylvania Economic Association.  The journal accepts articles and book reviews on any economic topic.  Article submission fee is $25 for nonmembers and members of the PEA.  The subscription price for institutions and nonmembers is $25 per year.  (Members of the Association receive the journal without additional cost.)  Send all subscription orders to the editor.   Note:  All fees and subscriptions prices are subject to revision at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

Permission is granted to reproduce articles published in this journal, so long as reproduced copies are used for non-profit educational or research purposes.  For other purposes, permission must be obtained from the Editor. (ISSN 1531-0949).

Initial submissions must be made with a cover letter indicating that the manuscript is not currently being considered at another publication.  Also include a complete electronic copy of the paper in MSWord .  Submission through the following website is encouraged: https://econpea.org/publications/about-pennsylvania-economic-review/

Papers should have a cover page with the author’s name, address, and affiliation.  The second page should have centered in all caps and bolded the paper title, double space and in upper and lower case include the authors name followed by affiliation.  Triple space and a fifty to one hundred word abstract should be included.  The paper itself should be typed in times new roman 10 point.  Do not number the pages electronically but instead write them in pencil on the back of each page.  All margins should be 1.7 inches.

All papers accepted by the PER for publication must be submitted in Microsoft Word.  Complete guidelines will be sent upon acceptance.   Some basic guidelines include:

1. Equations:  Default settings should be used.  Set point size at 10 points; use Arabic numbers flush right in parenthesis.
2. References in the text should be parenthetical references with the author’s last name and date of publication.  Alphabetical reference list should be included.  See reference lists in this issue for style format.
3. Tables should be numbered in Arabic numbers, e.g., Table 1.  Columns of the tables should be set using tab stops, NOT SPACES, to align OR the table setting in Word can be used.  Tables should be placed at the end of your article and their appropriate placement in the text noted.
4. Figures are numbered similarly to tables, e.g., Figure 1.  The author will provide the figures in a Microsoft Word compatible program.
5. If you need to use footnotes, DO NOT use the endnote or footnote setting in Word.  Use superscript numbers to refer to your endnotes, which should appear at the end of the article.
6. Sections of the paper, such as INTRODUCTION, should be flush left and bolded in all capital letters with one extra line space between section head and text. For example: 

INTRODUCTION

Subheads should be in upper and lower case letters, flush left and italicized, with one extra line spacing above and below subhead.  For subheads below the first level subhead, indent one tab for second subhead.  Please limit subheads to no more than two.