INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Type of submissions

The Journal's Editors and Editorial Board particularly welcome submissions which present case study material, new approaches, techniques, empirical research or conceptual papers.

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Address for submissions

Submissions should be sent to:

  • Brenda Rouse
    Publishing Editor
    Palgrave Macmillan Journals
    The Macmillan Building
    4 Crinan Street
    London N1 9XW, UK
    Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7843 4684
    E-mail: submissions@palgrave.com

Please clearly state for which journal you are contributing.

All papers should be submitted via email, preferably in Word format.

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Format of submissions

Contributions should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length.

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Abstract

All articles should be accompanied by a short abstract outlining the paper's aims and subject matter.

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Description of author(s)

Articles should be accompanied by a short (about 80 words) description of the author(s) and, if appropriate, the organization of which he or she is a member.

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General guidelines

Authors should not seek to use the Journal as a vehicle for marketing any specific product or service.

Authors should avoid the use of language or slang which is not in keeping with the professional and academic style of the Journal.

Titles of organizations etc should be written out first in full and thereafter in initials.

Authors must ensure that references to named people and/or organizations are accurate, not racist or sexist and without libellous implications.

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References

Papers should be supported by references. These should be set out in accordance with the Vancouver style - that is, they should be referred to by number in the text and set out in full at the end of the text. Any repeated references should use the same number as the original reference.

  • For journal articles:

    Author (year) 'Title of article', Journal name, Vol., No., pp,;

  • For books:

    Author (year) 'Title of chapter' in 'Editor' (ed), 'Book title', Publisher, place of publication.

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Photographs, illustrations and figures

Photographs and illustrations supporting articles should be submitted where appropriate. Photographs should be good quality positives, printed from the original negatives and preferably in black and white only. Figures and other line illustrations should be submitted in good quality originals and a copy of the data should also be included.

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Review procedure

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether invited or not, will be submitted to the Journal's Editors and Editorial Board. Any such contribution must bear the author's full name and address, even if this is not for publication.

All Articles submitted for publication will be subject to a double-blind refereeing procedure.

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Accuracy of content

Contributions, whether published pseudonymously or not, are accepted on the strict understanding that the author is responsible for the accuracy of all opinion, technical comment, factual report, data, figures, illustrations and photographs. Publication does not necessarily imply that these are the opinions of the Editorial Board, Editors or the Publisher, nor does the Board, Editors or Publisher accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report and other technical and factual information. The Publisher will, however, strive to ensure that all opinion, comments, reports, data, figures, illustrations and photographs are accurate, insofar as it is within its abilities to do so.

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The author bears the responsibility for checking whether material submitted is subject to copyright or ownership rights, eg photographs, illustrations, trade literature and data. Where use is so restricted, the Publisher must be informed with the submission of the material.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing through any medium of communication those illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Add your acknowledgements to the typescript, preferably in the form of an "Acknowledgements" section at the end of the paper. Credit the source and copyright of photographs or figures in the accompanying captions.

The journal's policy is to own copyright in all contributions. Before publication, authors assign copyright to the Publishers, but retain their rights to republish this material in other works written or edited by themselves, subject to full acknowledgement of the original source of publication.

The journal mandates the Copyright Clearance Center in the USA and the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK to offer centralised licensing arrangements for photocopying in their respective territories.

No contribution will be accepted which has been published elsewhere, unless it is expressly invited or agreed by the Publisher. Articles and contributions published become the copyright of the Publisher, unless otherwise agreed.

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Proofs

Proofs are received as PDF attachments to an email to only the first (or nominated) author of a multi-authored article. Please print the PDF attachment, correct your proofs within the time period indicated and return your proofs as directed. Please make no revisions to the final, edited text, except where the copy editor has requested clarification.

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Accuracy of reproduction

All reasonable efforts are made to ensure accurate reproduction of text, photographs and illustrations. The Publisher does not accept responsibility for mistakes, be they editorial or typographical, nor for consequences resulting from them.

The Publisher reserves the right to edit, abridge or omit material submitted for publication.

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Offprints and free copies

Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase offprints of their paper once typesetting has been finalised. The Publishers will send first-named authors up to three free copies of the issue containing their paper.