Guidelines for accepted papers

Please upload your final paper to the RDW website before 11:59 PM on June 30, 2025 (CET – Central European Time). All uploaded papers should correspond to the following format:

All uploaded papers should correspond to the following format and we will provide more information on uploading in the website soon:

Coversheet
Please use the coversheet template which is added to the mail to provide the following information: title of the paper, author(s), affiliation, email, abstract and keywords.

Abstract
Please prepare an abstract of no more than 400 words. The abstract should summarise your paper and give a clear idea of the line of reasoning and the main conclusions. Abstracts should not include equations, diagrams, footnotes, or parenthetical references, but may include numbers.

Key words
Please list maximum of 5 key words in alphabetical order. Consider standard words or terms that describe your methodology and conclusions.

Structure of the paper

• Introduction
• Literature review
• Data and methods
• Empirical findings of the study
• Conclusions

Paper format
Page size: A4 (21cm x 29.7cm)
Margins: 2.54cm (top/bottom/left/right)
Font: 11 point standard font (e.g. Calibri, Times New Roman, Arial)
Spacing: 1.5
(use bold for vectors and matrices, italics for variables, superscript, subscript).

Language and length
Papers must be in English and should not exceed 7,000 words, not including diagrams, figures, and tables.

Citations and bibliographical references
The preferred form of citation is the Harvard style, i.e. the inclusion in the text, within parentheses, of the author’s last name, year of publication and, if applicable, page number(s). A reference list – in alphabetical order by the author’s last name – should be provided at the end of the paper.

File format
Name the file according to the following format: FirstAuthorFamilyName_SubmissionID.pdf


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