About the Publication

Aims & Scope of the publication Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy

The aim of the publication is to analyse and assess the current economic developments in Estonia, in the European Union and the rest of the world to draw conclusions from them from the aspects of economic policy and also concerning the main elements of the political order, if appropriate.

The publication covers topics on certain areas of economic policy, such as: entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, environmental policy, fiscal and monetary policy, labour  and income, regional and local government policy,  sectoral economic policy, social policy, Industry 4.0, Green Cities etc. 

The publication ethics

The publication Discussions on Estonian Economic Policy is in compliance with the  Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors http://publicationethics.org/files/Code%20of%20conduct%20for%20journal%20editors3.pdf 

Digital archiving policy

The publication Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy is archived in the digital archive DIGAR of the National Library of Estonia.

Peer review process of papers                                                                           

Each paper is reviewed by 2–3 peer reviewers with doctoral degrees from Estonian universities and 1–2 reviewers from universities of foreign countries,                                                                                                                       the articles of the publications have been anonymously peer-reviewed by independent reviewers holding a doctor's degree. 

Screening for plagiarism

High-level screening for plagiarism is performed in Estonian universities, and as peer reviewers are members of the academic staff of universities, they are expected to perform and do perform screening for plagiarism. 

Open Access statementof the publication Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy

The journal adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read of 'open access' -  users have the right to „read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles or use them for any other lawful purpose“. 

Copyright and Permissions

The publication Estonian  Discussions on Economic Policy uses the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

With the delivery of a paper, the author grants to the Board also the right to publish the paper in the journal. The journal has set no obstacles or prohibitions to the authors for the future, and according to the current practice, authors subsequently use their paper as they consider it appropriate.