Purpose
The Occasional Paper Series will publish outstanding interdisciplinary
studies about Cuban and Cuba in comparative perspectives. The papers
will be published in PDF format in the ASCE web page where there
is a folder named “Occasional Papers.” The intent of
making these studies widely available to the general public is to
increase the visibility of the ASCE organization and disseminate
important ideas and findings to the public, scholars, and the policy-making
community.
Selection and Submission Process
The decision to publish papers on the Series will rest on the criteria
agreed to by the Advisory Board (more on the editorial board below).
The Advisory Board will consider papers from all disciplines and
perspectives as long as the studies conform to the publishing standards
and terms outlined by the Board. Anyone, including non-ASCE members,
could submit papers for consideration.
All submission must be in MS Word or PDF formats and must follow
one of the standard writing style guides. Papers are expected to
outline a thesis statement support it by persuasive evidence and
data, include a bibliography and end notes, and range between 25-35
pages. Authors will write a one page, single space abstract for the
paper. All electronic submissions must also include a cover page
with keywords and the name, professional affiliation, and email address
and phone number for each author.
The Advisory Board will select any papers for publications submitted
by the last day of October and March. All electronic submissions
will be made to occasional.papers@ascecuba.org
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board will serve after nominations have been approved
by a majority vote by the ASCE Executive Board. The Advisory Board
should consist of 4-6 ASCE members in good standing. The board will
make decisions regarding which papers to publish based on a competitive
criterion which could result in one of the followings: (1) reject
the paper, (2) revised and re-submit, or (3) accept the paper for
publications.
Board members will be elected for a two (2) year term that could
be renewed at the discretion of the ASCE Executive Board. In the
event a board member resigns, any nomination to complete the term
must be approved by the ASCE Executive Board.
The Chair of the Advisory Board will (1) distribute all papers received
to the Advisory Board members for consideration, (2) tallied their
votes and recommendations, (3) communicate with authors, (3) report
to the ASCE Executive Board, and (4) assist in the coordination of
publishing, maintaining and designing the electronic Occasional Paper
Series library on the ASCE web page.
Proposed Occasional Paper Advisory Board
Enrique S. Pumar, Sociology William Paterson University, (Chair);
Beningo Aguirre, Sociology University of Delaware; Carlos Seiglie
Economics Rutgers University; .Javier Corrales, Political Science
Amherst College (invited); and Rolando Castaneda, Economy, InterAmerican
Development Bank, retired.
