Journal Guide

Amfiteatru Economic addresses those who wish to stay informed on Romanian and European economic issues, economic theory and practice, and the economics of education. Our journal is an academic outlet for scholars and researchers form the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, universities in Europe and other continents, and for practitioners in the field of economics and management.

Amino Acids publishes contributions from all fields of amino acid and protein research: analysis, separation, synthesis, biosynthesis, cross linking amino acids, racemization/enantiomers, modification of amino acids as phosphorylation, methylation, acetylation, glycosylation and nonenzymatic glycosylation, new roles for amino acids in physiology and pathophysiology, biology, amino acid analogues and derivatives, polyamines, radiated amino acids, peptides, stable isotopes and isotopes of amino acids. Applications in medicine, food chemistry, nutrition, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurochemistry, pharmacology, excitatory amino acids are just some of the topics covered. Fields of interest include: Biochemistry, food chemistry, nutrition, neurology, psychiatry, pharmacology, nephrology, gastroenterology, microbiology

Serving the breadth of the general and applied linguistics communities; Ampersand offers a highly–visible, open access home for authors. An international, peer–reviewed journal; Ampersand welcomes submissions originating in applied and historical linguistics, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, semantics, sociolinguistics and syntax. Ampersand offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as 'out of scope' elsewhere and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers.

Ampersand caters to a comprehensive audience, ranging from language researchers, linguists, teachers, educationalists, practitioners and those with a general interest in language and linguistics. The journal aims to encourage the free exchange of information between researchers by being a forum for the constructive discussion and debate of issues in both theoretical and applied research. The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional 'full' research articles, short communications, opinion pieces, book reviews, case studies, literature reviews and applications. Ampersand also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion through the use of modern multimedia in the award–winning 'article of the future' format on ScienceDirect®.

Benefits to authors
Ampersand is a fully open access journal, available internationally via the ScienceDirect® platform. The journal benefits from a series of cross-editorial agreements with other key linguistics journals including Lingua¸ Journal of Pragmatics, Language & Communication, System, Journal of English for Academic Purposes and Journal of Phonetics. Under these agreements, selected papers that have already been reviewed may be passed to Ampersand to facilitate fast and efficient editorial decision–making.

We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click http://www.elsevier.com/journal-authors/author-serviceshere for more information on our author services.

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