Editorial check

Before posting, the Editorial Committee performs an editorial check for:

  • Completeness: title-page metadata (authors/affiliations/emails, abstract, keywords, acknowledgements/funding, disclosures, references.
  • Basic formatting: clear structure and sectioning, numbered figures/tables, readable layout, valid PDF/file integrity, page numbering from the first page.
  • Compliance: research-integrity and openness requirements (data/code availability statement where applicable; rights/permissions; ethics approvals if needed).
  • Scientific quality (discussion-paper standards): clarity of the research question and contribution; appropriate and transparently reported methods; credible results and interpretation; positioning in the literature; minimum reproducibility (links to data/code where feasible).

Editors may request minor revisions or decline manuscripts that do not meet these minimum standards. Acceptance in the series does not imply endorsement; journal submission is encouraged for formal peer review.

 How to submit 

  • Language: papers may be written in Italian or English.
  • Who to send: email the submission to all members of the Editorial Committee (see contacts above).
  • Subject line: “DEM Working Paper – Submission – Surname”.
  • File name: DEM_WP_YYYY_Surname_shorttitle.pdf.

Formatting essentials

  • First page must include: title; authors (emails & affiliations); abstract; keywords; JEL codes (for economics WP).
  • Use clear sectioning; number figures/tables; adopt a consistent reference style.
  • Add Data & Code Availability (where applicable) and References at the end.

Length

No hard limit, but 8,000–15,000 words is typical. Keep appendices and replication files outside the main PDF where possible.

Numbering & citation

Upon acceptance, the paper receives an ID: DEM Working Paper YYYY/NN (e.g., DEM Working Paper 2025/02). How to cite: Author(s) (Year). Title. DEM Working Paper YYYY/NN, Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento.

Submission package

  • Source files (LaTeX/Word) plus figures/tables.
  • PDF of the paper (final layout).

Cover email: title; authors & affiliations; corresponding author’s email; 150–200-word abstract; 3–5 keywords; funding and conflict-of-interest statements; data & code availability note.

Versioning

You may upload revised versions. Please update the version date on the title page and notify the editors (the identifier YYYY/NN remains the same).

Data, code & reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to deposit replication packages (data/code) in an open repository (e.g., Zenodo/OSF/GitHub) and include a persistent link/DOI in the paper. Sensitive or proprietary data should be clearly disclosed with access conditions.

Ethics & compliance

Authors are responsible for compliance with research integrity, human-subjects approvals (if applicable), data licenses, and third-party copyrights.

Copyright & licence

Authors retain copyright. By default, the PDF is made open access on the DEM website. We recommend using a CC BY 4.0 licence unless funder/journal policies require otherwise.

Parallel dissemination

Authors may also post manuscripts on SSRN/RePEc/other repositories. If so, please add: “Also appears as DEM Working Paper YYYY/NN.”

Contact

Series Editors, DEM Working Papers — Department of Economics and Management, University of Trento.

Email: marco.bee@unitn.it, laura.maran@unitn.it, sandro.montresor@unitn.it, daniela.piazzalunga@unitn.it

Web: DEM Working Papers page.