Athens Institute for Education and Research

Paper Guidelines

Please read the following guidelines carefully and adjust your paper accordingly before final submission

· Length: up to 5,000 words (abstract, footnotes, bibliography, tables and appendices included). In general, please confine your paper to 12 pages, everything included.

· Please note that our publications are not colored even though the e-version can include different colors.

· First page should include your first name, family name, current position, affiliation, country plus an abstract of 250 words

· CV in a separate file up to 250 words

· Font: Times New Roman

· Font size:12

· Mirror Margins

· Mirror Images

§ Top: 2.0cm

§ Bottom: 4.0cm

§ Inside: 4.0cm

§ Outside: 3.5cm

§ Header: 2.0cm

§ Footer: 2.5cm

§ Gutter: 0cm

· Size A4

§ A. 21cm

§ B. 29.7cm

· Line spacing: Single

· Alignment: Justified

· Portrait

· Page numbers: Top of the page, to the right

· No space between paragraphs

· Don't use headers, footers, or sections.

· Use footnotes (no endnotes)

§ Start new each pages

· Indentation: 3 Spaces

· Tables

§ Entire table on one page at the end of the paper

§ Title on Top, w/this format: Table 3. Title of Table

§ Title is Times New Roman, 12 pt.

§ Title is directly above table with no space

· Figures

§ Entire figure on one page at the end of the paper

§ Title on Top, w/this format: Figure 3. Title of Figure

§ Title is Times New Roman, 12 pt.

§ Title is directly above table with no space

· Sections Titles

§ No title is alone on a page; some paragraph must exist beneath it

§ Title: Times New Roman, 12pt Bold, Two spaces above, one below

§ Subtitles: Times New Roman, 12 pt, Italics, One space above, one below

· Try to prevent references to other pages in the paper. If necessary, type 'see p. XXX' in the text and explain in a separate document to which part of the text you want to refer. Please be specific: mention page, paragraph and sentence.

· Use italics for non-English words, to emphasize text, and for all kinds of titles (books, plays, movies, and newspapers). Do not use italics to indicate quotes, for names of persons or organizations, or for geographical terms. Titles in italics are not put between quotation marks.

· Use single quotation marks for quotes. Use double quotation marks only for quotes inside quotes. Quotes up to two sentences are integrated in the text. Quotes longer than two sentences are set apart in a separate paragraph with special formatting. Shift the left margin 1 centimeter to the left, and use Times Roman 12 point as font. Add white lines above and beneath the quote. Use italics for quotes.

· When reporting quantitative results, please avoid excessive overlap between text and tables. There is no need to repeat in the text all of the numbers that appear in a table.

· Also avoid excessive overlap between the “results” section and the “discussion/ conclusion” section. The “results” section should contain what you found; and the “discussion” or “conclusion” section should contain your interpretation of what you found (not just repeat what is in the “results” section). If you would like to present results and discussion together, use a single section labeled “results & discussion.”

· Please avoid hyphenation.

· Authors are strongly advised to use international (English) literature, if possible. Literature references as follows:

Lynch (2000) describes strategy as an organization’s sense of purpose. At least three different levels of strategy within all organizations can be identified (Hackbarth & Kettinger, 2000; Chaffey, 2002).

· Bibliography instructions:

Examples

Book with one author

Doniger, W. (1999). Splitting the difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Book with two authors

Cowlishaw, G. & R. Dunbar (2000). Primate conservation biology. 2nd ed. Chicago:

University of Chicago Press.

Chapter or other part of a book

Twaddell, W.F. (1957). 'Do we want to use the German umlaut? A boring story.' In: M. Joos(ed.), Readings in linguistics I. The development of descriptive linguistics in America,1925–1956, 85-87. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Book, in other language than English, German, French or Spanish

Tsoukalas, K. (1974). Independence and reproduction. The societal role of educational

mechanisms in Greece (1830-1922). Athina: Themelio. [In Greek].

Journal article

Picard, R. G. (2002). 'Research note. Assessing audience performance of public service

broadcasters.' European Journal of Communication 17(2): 227-235.

Article in an electronic-only journal. Access date is included parenthetically at the end of thecitation.

Hlatky, M.A., D. Boothroyd, E. Vittinghoff, P. Sharp & M.A. Whooley (2002). 'Quality-oflifeand depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women after receiving hormone therapy. Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) trial.' Journal of the American Medical Association 287(5). Available at http://jama.ama-assn. org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo [7 January 2002].