METU Studies in Development

Middle East Technical University Studies in Development (METUSD) publishes articles in economics, business administration, international relations, political science and public administration fields. The journal tries to encourage scholars, researchers, and academics to share their theoretical and empirical studies, innovative ideas and critical insights in those fields of social sciences. The journal includes studies not only about Turkey but also regions, especially the European Union and the Middle East and countries.

Established in 1970, Middle East Technical University Studies in Development (METUSD) (ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi) is one of the oldest scholarly journals in Turkey. It is bilingular (Turkish and English) and currently publishes two issues per year, June and December online. The journal is a double-blind refereed journal soliciting original research articles in the fields of economics, business administration, international relations, political science and public administration and related fields.

1. Articles either in English or Turkish are accepted. Articles should be submitted online through DergiPark (dergipark.org.tr) in MS Office Word format (2013/2016/2019/Office 365). All submissions should be done through DergiPark website (submissions via mail will be rejected).
2. Submitted articles should be unpublished work and not submitted for publication elsewhere.
3. Acceptance of an article for publication automatically transfers copyright of the article to METU Studies in Development.
4. Turkish manuscripts should contain "extended summary" (not more than 2 pages) in English.
5. Titles and subtitles should be short.
6. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and titled.
7. Decimals should be separated by a full-stop. Digits should not be separated by commas.
8. Equations should be numbered consecutively. Equation numbers should appear in parentheses at the right margin. In cases where the derivation of formulas has been abridged, the full derivation must be presented on a separate sheet for referee use (not to be published).
9. References should be listed on a separate page. (Not on a separate document but on a separate page!).
10. Title page which should be submitted separately as a supplementary file should include a cover page in MS Office Word format (2013/2016/2019/Office 365). To facilitate anonymous reviews, indication of authorship should appear only on this page. This separate cover page must contain the following information:
(i) the title of the manuscript;
(ii) the name of the author(s);
(iii) institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s);
(iv) full contact information of all authors (address, phone, e-mail etc...)
(v) an abstract of not more than 100 words.
(vi) maximum 5 keywords avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts.
(vii) maximum 5 JEL codes.
*Cover page should NOT be in the same file that contains your manuscript.
*It should be submitted at the 4th step of submission.
*Absence of an appropriate supplementary file as described above is a rejection reason before starting review process.
11. All references should be cited in the text (not in footnotes) by giving the last name of the author, year of publication, followed by, if necessary, reference to pages.
Some examples are: "... It has been argued (Mann, 1979: 76-8)"; "... Lieberman (1979: 35) states"; "... Leibenstein (1957a: 18-30; 1957 b:18-20)"; "... (Musgrave and Musgrave, 1976: 286)"; "... (Bulutay et al., 1976)"; "... (Thirlwall, 1973; Singh, 1975: 206)".
The page numbers for articles in periodicals and edited books must be indicated. References should appear as follows.
Books: FOROUTAN, F. (1996), “Turkey 1976-85: Foreign Trade, Industrial Productivity and Competition,” in Industrial Evolution in Developing Countries, Eds. M. J. Roberts and J. R. Tybout, A World Bank Book, Washington, pp. 1-64.
Periodicals: ŞENSES, F. (1991), “Turkey’s Stabilization and Structural Adjustment Program in Retrospect and Prospect”, The Developing Economies, XXIX-3, 210-234.
Collections: TAYMAZ, E. (1998), “Trade Liberalization and Employment Generation: The Experience of Turkey in the 1980s”, Economic Reforms, Living Standards, and Social Welfare Study (edited by Ana Revenga), Vol II Technical Papers, Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
12. At the end of the article declarations about authors' contributions, conflict of interest, acknowledgments and financial support should be provided.
13. Submissions that do not satisfy these conditions will be sent back to authors for resubmission.

METUSD obliges to follow the Core Practices and Best Practice Guidelines prepared by the COPE (Publication Ethics Committee) in publishing articles. Both the editors and reviewers commit to follow the Cope Guidelines for Editors and the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, respectively. Authors should go along with the rules detailed in "author guidelines".