Academics, practitioners, policy analysts and researchers are invited to submit their 500 word abstracts to a peer reviewed quarterly journal being brought out jointly by the India Development Foundation and the International Development Enterprises (India). Submissions may also be faxed to +91 124 5014080 or sent electronically to standley@idfresearch.org . The first issue focuses on issues concerning energy use in rural areas.

Deadline for abstract submissions is November 30, 2005.

There is no submission fee.

Submission Deadline for papers: January 30, 2006

Preparation of article manuscripts: All papers must be submitted in Microsoft Word. Appropriate articles will be fully refereed. Manuscripts and endnotes should be double-spaced and paginated throughout in Times New Roman 12 point type. Place all tables, figures, and notes at the end of the manuscript. Manuscripts should be between 4,000 and 12,000 words. A 150 word abstract or summary statement of the essay's central argument should be included at the beginning of the paper, along with a 50 word biographical sketch that includes email addresses and academic or institutional affiliation.

Stylistic Considerations: Page citations should be included in-text, in the following format: "20-22," "201-2," "413-14," "552-53" without "p." or "pp." abbreviations. Citations and references should follow the "author-date" system in-text as seen in the pages of the journal. Explanatory notes should be in the form of endnotes, not footnotes. Please use italics for book titles and emphasis. Please leave right margin ragged, rather than justified. A list of sources should be placed at the end of the manuscript, titled "References," and should follow the following example:

Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis and Gurbachan Singh, March, 2001, Capital Adequacy for Run-proof Banking: A market alternative to deposit insurance and lender of last resort. Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre Discussion Paper 01-04.

Editorial Board

Amitabha Sadangi, IDEI(I)
Bibek Debroy, RGICS
Rajiv Kumar, CII
Shubashis Gangopadhyay (IDF)