Studies in Regional Science
Information for Authors
1 ScopeAiming at encouraging high quality scholarship on important theoretical and empirical issues in regional and urban research, The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International has decided to issue an international journal, "Studiesin Regional Science", annually as a companion journal the existing "Chiikigaku Kenhyu (Studies in Regional Science)." Studies solicits original research contributionsin the ordinary disciplines of regional science, such as regional economics, market
organization in space, resource management, location theory, urban and regional
planning, local public economics, transportation and communication, human geography, population distribution, and environmental quality. However, in view ofrecent research tendencies, we also welcome articles on analytical methods and on
related disciplines, provided that they may be expected to make substantial progressin the research of regional science.

2 Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts intended for publication should be written in English and should
be submitted in triplicate to the addresses indicated at the end of the information.
The author should retain the original.
The English can be either British or American spelling variants, but not amixture.
The entire manuscript (including abstracts, references, captions, and footnotes) should be typed double spaced on 21 29 cm (A4) paper or on 8 21
11 inch white bond paper. Liberal margins (2.5 cm) should be left at the top
and the bottom, as well as at the sides of each page.

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3 Order
Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order with all pages numberedconsecutively in the upper right-hand corner.
(1) Page I should contain, in order,(a) title of the paper (words to be italicized should be underlined ; do notterminate the title with a period or a colon) ;(b) subtitle, if any ;(c) full names of authors (use 'and' before nal author) ;(d) authors' addresses (give full mailing addresses, if more than one, add to
one of these addresses 'for correspondence and/or o prints' between parentheses (if applicable) ; if more than one address (and author), use numbers (assuperscript) after author and before address) ;1

(e) leave space for receipt of original manuscript and the date of acceptanceof revised manuscript (to be lled in by editors).
(2) Page two ; the key words (maximum if six, separated by commas, in alphabeticalorder) and the abstract (not exceed 250 words), and the abbreviations alphabeticallyarranged.
(3) Text (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion ; normally to20 pages) and Acknowledgement (if applicable).
(4) References (see 9 below).
(5) Tables.
(6) Legends for Figures.
(7) Figures (high quality original drawings or photographic prints).
(8) Footnotes, if any (see 5 below).

4 Abstract
The abstract should highlight the major ndings of the study. It should bewritten to attract readers to the paper and it should not contain any unde ned
abbreviations or unspeci ed references. The abstract must be stand alone.

5 Footnotes
In principle, avoid using footnotes. However, if used, they should be numberedconsecutively throught the paper, and grouped at the end of the paper (see 3 above).

6 Unit
It is recommended that numerical results in dimensional form be presented in SIunits. Please indicate clearly the di erences between 0 (zero) and O, o (the letters),
between the numeral 1 and the letter `, between a and alpha ( ), k and kappa (),p and rho (), u and mu (), v and ( ), n and eta ( ), epsilon (), and 2, zata ( )and xi ( ), delta () and varthea (#), alpha ( ) and 1, chi () and times ( ) etc.
The use of the exponent 1/2 is preferred to the sign p.
The author should also see to it that the level of subscripts, subscripts to subscripts, exponents as well as exponents in exponents, cannot be misunderstood.
Fractions to be printed in the body of the text (not in display formulae) shouldmake use of the solidus (e.g. a=b instead of ab ). The use of negative exponents (e.g.
u01 instead of u1 ) will save both space and typesetting costs.
The vector orderings should be denoted by using exactly one of the following
speci cation.

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() xi = yi for all i x = y () xi = yi for all ix  y () xi  yi for all ix  y () xi >= yi for all ix > y () x  y but x =6 y x  y () x >= y but x 6= yx=y2

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 y () xi > yi for all i x > y () xi > yi for all iwhere xi and yi signify the i-th element of x and y respectively.
Attention should be paid to the consistent use of braces, brackets and parentheses.

7 TablesTables should supplement, not duplicate the text or gures. They should benumbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text andshould be typed on separate pages. Aminimum of 3 rulings should be used. Notes
for the table should be by a, b, c, d, etc. (as superscripts), and their explanationsshould follow under the nal table rule.
Each table should have a concise title followed by a legend which makes thegeneral meaning of the compiled data comprehensible without reference to the text.
Complex or large tables should be submitted in camera-ready form and so indicatedon the back.
Tables may be edited by the publisher to permit more compact typesetting.

8 Figures
Each gure should be mentioned in the text.
Line drawings should be in a form suitable for reproduction without modi cation.
Extremely small type should be avoided as gures are often reduced in size.
Figures as well as legends should be identi ed by Arabic numbers.
Where multi-part gures are used, each part should be clearly identi ed in thelegend, preferably with (lowercase) letters.
The top of the gure should be indicated on the back. Figures which need to beplaced landscape should be avoided if possible.
Identify each illustration, on the back, by lightly writing author's name andgure number.

9 References
The list of references must be typed in alphabetical order. Reference should beconsistent, and grouped at the end of the manuscript as follows:[1] Arrow, K. J., 1974, Stability independent of adjustment speed, in G. Horwich
and P. A. Samuelson (eds), Trade, Stability, and Macroeconomics: Essays inHonor of Llyod A. Metzler, 181-202, New York, Academic Press.
[2] Arrow, K. J., and A. C. Enthoven, 1961, Quasi-concave programming, Econometrica, vol. 27, 779-800.
3[3] Dhaene, G., 1997, Encompassing: formulation, Properties and Testing (Lecture
Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 446), Heidelberg, SpringerVerlag.
[4] Fukuchi, T., 1994, Historical dynamics of the Japanese economy : A big anomaly
in OECD countries?, Discussion Paper No. 401, Kyoto Institute of Economic
Research, Kyoto University.
[5] Long, L. H., and K. A. Hansen, 1979, Reasons for interstate migration : Jobs,retirement, climate, and other in uences, Current Population Reports, P-23,
No. 81, Washington, D. C. : Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department ofCommerce.
[6] Mckenzie, L. W., 1963a, Turnpike theorems for a generalized Leontief Model,
Econometrica vol. 31, 165-180.
[7] Mckenzie, L. W., 1963a, The Dorfman-Samuelson turnpike theorem, International Economic Review, vol. 4, 29-43.
[8] Nijkamp, P., and J. H. P. Paelinck, 1975, Operational Theory and Method in
Regional Economics, Aldershot U. K., Gower.
[9] Nijkamp, P., H. Leither, and N. Wrigley (eds), 1985, Measuring the Unmeasurables, Dordrecht, Martinus Nujho .
[10] Smith, T., E., and Y. Zenou, 1996, Dual labor markets, urban unemployment
and multicentric cities, paper presented at the 5th World Congress of theRSAI, Tokyo.
[11] U. S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Board, 1978, AgriculturalPrices, Annual Summary, 1977. PRI-3(78), Washington, D. C. : U. S. Government Printing Oce.

10 CopyrightAuthors will be asked, upon acceptance of an article, to transfer copyright of
the articles to the publisher. This will ensure the widest possible dissemination of
information under copyright laws.

11 Proofs
The authors will receive two sets of page proofs of the article from the printer(with an annotated copy of the MS), and is requested to return one, corrected with
the MS to the publisher without delay. In the case of proofs not being returned intime, they may be read by the Editor against a second copy of the MS and passed
for publication without the author's comments.
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12 O prints
Twenty- ve o prints of each article will be provided free of charge to the rstnamed author of each paper. Additional o prints can be ordered at the current rate
when proofs are returned to the publisher.

13 Page Charges
No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions.

Send the manuscripts intended for publication in triplicate toProfessor Dr. Yoshiro Higano
Managing Editor

c/o Prof. Dr. Higano's Study
Institute of Agricultural and Forest EngineeringUniversity of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba Science City
305-8572 Japan5