• Papers may be submitted in Bulgarian or English.
• The manuscript must be between 5 and 10 pages, including the abstract, tables, figures, references and appendices.
• Papers must be submitted as an editable Microsoft Word document (.docx).
• The page size, margins and formatting styles provided in the official template must not be changed.
• The main text must be formatted in Times New Roman, 12 pt, with single line spacing and justified alignment.
• Page numbers must not be inserted.
• All grey instructional text and sample content included in the template must be deleted before submission.

The first page must contain:

• the title of the paper;
• the full names and institutional affiliations of all authors;
• the name and email address of the corresponding author;
• the ORCID identifier of the corresponding author, where available;
• a concise abstract of approximately 150 words;
• up to five keywords;
• relevant JEL classification codes.

The abstract must briefly present the research problem, objective, data and methods, principal findings and main contribution. It must be self-contained and must not contain footnotes.

The structure should be appropriate to the type of research presented. Where applicable, authors are encouraged to include:

Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, Ethics Statement, Data Availability Statement and a Declaration on the Use of Generative AI should be included where applicable.

• Every table and figure must be referred to and discussed in the main text.
• Tables must remain editable and must not be submitted as images.
• Table titles must appear above the corresponding tables.
• Figures must be inserted as single, self-contained objects and positioned In Line with Text.
• Figure captions must appear below the corresponding figures.
• Figures created from multiple elements must be grouped and inserted as one unified object or image.
• All figures must remain legible at the final publication size and in greyscale.
• Equations must remain editable and must be numbered consecutively at the right margin.
• Sources must be provided for all tables and figures that are not entirely the authors’ own work.

All in-text citations and references must follow the APA 7th edition guidelines.

• Arrange the reference list alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Include DOI information in URL format, where available.
• Ensure that every source cited in the manuscript appears in the reference list.
• Include only sources that are cited in the manuscript.

Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly work and must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.

• All sources and third-party materials must be properly acknowledged.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the submitted manuscript.
• Relevant conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
• Authors must comply with the conference Peer Review and Publication Ethics Policy.