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The Journal of Comparative Asian Development aims to offer the most up-to-date research, analyses, and findings on the many aspects of social, economic, and political development in contemporary Asia conducted by scholars and experts from Asia and elsewhere. It intends to offer in-depth as well as comparative studies which will interest scholars, private and public institutions, entrepreneurs, as well as policymakers. Above all, it aspires to serve as an international forum for Asian academics and experts with their counterparts from the rest of the world. Considerable emphasis is placed on comparative development to overcome a common weakness of regional studies, based on the belief that the latter will be enhanced by a comparative approach, together with theory-building and theory-adaptation. The Journal of Comparative Asian Development is a truly independent academic publication, and it welcomes contributions from all those interested in scholarly exchanges in the broad field of comparative Asian studies.

The mission of the Journal of Comparative Economics is to lead the new orientations of research in comparative economics. Before 1989, the core of comparative economics was the comparison of economic systems with in particular the economic analysis of socialism in its different forms. In the last fifteen years, the main focus of interest of comparative economists has been the transition from socialism to capitalism. In recent years, mostly as a result of the transition experience, a new orientation of comparative economics has emerged that focuses on the comparison of the economic effects of the various institutions of capitalism, be it in the legal sphere (common law versus civil law), in the political sphere (different types of democracies and electoral regimes) or in the sphere of culture, social norms, etc. This new orientation is a natural development following the very diverse experience of transitions from socialism to capitalism. The transition experience has indeed shown with a vengeance the importance of institutions in the process of economic development.Questions raised along these new orientations include: what institutions are critical (courts, credit markets, good regulations, etc) for successful growth?; how should institutions be measured (subjective surveys, particular laws on the books, etc); why are certain institutions, such as courts and regulatory culture, slow-moving while others, such as constitutions and electoral procedures, relatively fast-moving; why is there so much cross-sectional variance in the quality of institutions, and what kinds of initial conditions or historic natural experiments can be employed to estimate the causal impact of institutions on economic performance? The Journal of Comparative Economics will maintain its tradition of publishing the best papers on the Chinese economy and of being an important outlet for work on economies in Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union; the Journal of Comparative Economics aims to enlarge the interest of the journal to other emerging market economies.

The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to assist patients, physicians, purchasers and policymakers to choose between the available effective treatments in order to improve healthcare delivery at the level of the individual and on a population scale. The underlying question in undertaking comparative effectiveness research is – which treatment will work best, in which patient, and under what circumstances? Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research provides stakeholders with the key data and opinions to make informed and specific decisions on clinical practice.

The Journal of Comparative Pathology is an International, English language, peer-reviewed journal which publishes full length articles, short papers and review articles of high scientific quality on all aspects of the pathology of the diseases of domesticated and other vertebrate animals.Articles on human diseases are also included if they present features of special interest when viewed against the general background of vertebrate pathology.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

The Journal of Comparative Physiology A presents original articles and short reviews that add to understanding of mechanisms of physiology, at the organismic, cellular or molecular levels of organization. Topics include Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Sensory physiology, Sensory ecology, Physiological basis of behavior, Hormonal control of behavior, Communication, Orientation, Locomotion, Functional neuroanatomy and more. Colour figures are free in print and online.

The Journal of Comparative Physiology B publishes peer-reviewed original articles and reviews on the comparative physiology of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Special emphasis is placed on integrative studies that elucidate mechanisms at the whole-animal, organ, tissue, cellular and/or molecular levels. Review papers report on the current state of knowledge in an area of comparative physiology, and directions in which future research is needed.Aspects of particular interest include: molecular and endocrine control of metabolism; membrane transport and nutrient absorption; respiration and gas exchange; circulation and body fluids; energy and temperature relations; muscle and exercise physiology; energetics and endocrinology of reproduction; evolutionary aspects of physiology, and more.

The Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice aims to stimulate the further intellectual development of comparative policy studies and the growth of an international community of scholars in the field. It gives priority to comparative studies that:Contribute to comparative theory development;Present theory-based empirical research;Offer comparative evaluations of research methods;Derive the practice implications of theory-based research;Use conceptual heuristics to interpret practice;Draw lessons based on circumstances in which the domains compared have certain manipulable policy, program or institutional variables in common. Published five times per year, the JCPA is the only explicitly comparative journal of policy studies. It invites manuscripts that address public policy analysis and related public administration and management in this unique manner. The JCPA encourages the submission of articles advancing the comparative dialogue on policy disciplines such as immigration, health care, environmental protection, education, security or human rights, and functionally, technology transfer, public finance and budgeting, administrative reform, performance measurement and others. The Journal welcomes proposals for Special Symposia Issues and submissions to its Comparative Policy Statistics and Policy Innovation sections. Please visit our Call for Papers at www.jcpa.ca/icpaf/callsAll manuscripts are reviewed through the standard, double blind referee procedure and are subject to the review of the advisory board. The journal commits itself to a timely response. Authors are invited to use the www.jcpa.ca/ site to submit papers electronically and also to become members of the International Comparative Policy Analysis-Forum (ICPA-Forum) and join in promoting comparative policy analysis studies.The JCPA is supported by a grant from the Office of Research Services and VP Research, Simon Fraser University.Gold Sponsors:Bocconi University, School of Public Administration, ItalyCity College of New York - City University of New York: The Colin Powell Center for Policy StudiesThe Charles B. Rangel Center for Public ServiceErasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Public Administration, The NetherlandsEvans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, USManchester Business School, University of Manchester, UKNational University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, SingaporeNYU, The Wagner School of Public Service, USS227;o Paulo Business School FGV-EAESPSimon Fraser University, Graduate Public Policy Program and Segal Business School, CanadaUniversity of Sydney, Department of Government and International Relations, AustraliaUniversity of British Columbia, the Sauder School of Business, CanadaUniversity of Pittsburgh, GSPIA and Political Science, USUniversity of Victoria, School of Public Administration, CanadaUniversity of Washington, Department of Political Science, USVictoria University of Wellington, School of Government, New ZealandYale University, Yale School of Management, USUniversity of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning, and DevelopmentSilver Sponsors:American University, School of Public Affairs, USAssociation for Canadian Studies, Canada Australian National University, Department of Political Science and ANZNOG, AustraliaBaruch College - City University of New York: School of Public AffairsCarleton University, School of Public Policy and Administration, CanadaCharles University, CESES, The Czech RepublicCentral European University, Centre for Policy Studies MPP Program, HungaryCorvinus University, Department of Public Policy and Management, HungaryEscuela de Graduados en Administraci243;n P250;blica y Pol237;tica P250;blica, ITESM, MexicoFlorida International University, Department of Public AdministrationHertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany Higher School of Economics, School of Public Administration, Moscow, RussiaKansai University, Faculty of Policy Studies, JapanKDI School of Public Policy and Management, KoreaQueen's University, School of Policy Studies, CanadaRockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany, USShih Hsin University, Department of Public Policy & Management, TaiwanSyracuse University, The Maxwell School, USTel Aviv University, Department of Public PolicyUniversity of Aarhus, Department of Political Science, DenmarkUC Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, USUniversity of Colorado at Denver, Graduate School of Public Affairs, USUniversity of Costa Rica, Doctoral Program in Government and Public PolicyUniversity of Hong Kong, School of Urban Planning and Management, Hong KongUniversity of Madison-Wisconsin, the La Follette School of Public Affairs, USWillamette University, Center for Governance & Public Policy Rescearch, Salem, OR, US.

The Journal of Comparative Psychology® publishes original empirical and theoretical research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species. The submission of articles containing data on multiple species and multiple tasks is especially encouraged. Studies can be descriptive or experimental and can be conducted in the field or in captivity.Papers in the following areas are especially welcome: * behavior genetics * behavioral rhythms * communication * cognition * behavioral biology of conservation and animal welfare * animal models in robotics * experimental economics * development * endocrine–behavior interactions * evolutionary psychology * methodology * phylogenetic comparisons * orientation and navigation * sensory and perceptual processes * social behavior * social cognition * personality and temperament.

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The Journal of Competition Law & Economics is a quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on competition law, including developments in the United States, the European Union, and other regions and nations.