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Articles sent to the ISE Review will be published after the examination of the Managing Editor and the subsequent approval of the Editorial Board. Standard conditions that the articles should meet for publication are as follows:

  1. Articles should be written in both English and Turkish.
  2. Manuscripts should be typed, single space on an A4 paper (210 mm. X 297 mm.) with at least 3 cm. margins. Three (3) copies of the text should be submitted to:

    Istanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası (Istanbul Stock Exchange)
    Arastirma Müdürlügü (Research Department)
    Reşitpaşa Mah. Tuncay ARTUN Cd.
    EMİRGAN 34467 – İSTANBUL

    Articles will not be returned to the authors. The ISE is not responsible for lost copy or late delivery due to complications during the mailing process.
  1. Articles, should be original, unpublished or shall not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  2. If and when the article is approved by the Editorial Board, the author should agree that the copyright for articles is transferred to the publisher. The copyright covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the articles.
  3. If necessary, the Editorial Board may demand changes, deletions and/or modifications in the contents of the article without infringing on the basic structure of the text.
  4. Articles, approved for publication, should be written in Windows, Word and Excel programs for PC and should be dispatched to the address above, formatted in a 3.5-inch diskette.
  5. The first page of the article should contain a concise and informative title, the full name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s) and an abstract of not more than 100 words, summarizing the significant points of the article. The full mailing address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author, acknowledgements and other related notes should also appear in the first page as footnote(s).
  6. The main text should be arranged in sequentially numbered sections. The first section should be titled “Introduction,” while the last section should be titled “Conclusion” as the others should be titled and numbered with a second digit (2.1, 3.2 and so on). Using boldface is necessary to indicate headings.
  7. References to personalities in the text should be entered as: Smith (1971) or (Smith, 1971); two authors: Smith and Mill (1965) or (Smith and Mill, 1965); three or more authors: Smith, et al. (1974) or (Smith et al., 1974). References to papers by the same author(s) in the same year are distinguished by the letters a,b,c, etc. (e.g. Smith, 1974a). references should be listed at the end of the paper in alphabetical order.
  8. Footnotes should be subsequently numbered and are to be placed at the bottom of the related page. Examples of footnote use are:
    -Books with one author:
            Hormats, Robert D., “Reforming the International Monetary System; From Roosevelt to Reagan,” Foreign          Policy Association, New York, 1987, pp.21-25
    -Books with two authors:
            Hoel, P.G., Port, S.C. “Introduction to Probability Theory,” Houghton Mifflin
            Company, US, 1971,p. 241.
    -Books with three or more authors:
            Mendenhall, W., et al., “Statistics for Management and Economics,” Sixth
            Edition, WPS Kent Publishing Company, Boston, 1989, p.54.
    -Articles:
            Harvy, Campbell R., “The World price of Covariance Risk,” The Journal of
            Finance, Vol.XLVI, No.1, March 1991, pp.11-157.
    -Publications on behalf of an institution:
            Federal Reserve Bulletin, Washington, 1992-1993-1994.
  9. Tables and figures should be sequentially numbered with a brief informative title. They should be comprehensible without reference to the text incorporating the full-text, heading and unit of measurements. Source of the information and explanatory footnotes should be provided beneath the table or figure.
  10. Equations should be centered and displayed on a separate line. They should be numbered and referred to in the main text by their corresponding numbers. Development of mathematical expressions should be presented in appendices.  
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