INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

• Introduction |
• PDF |
• Editorial office |
• Manuscript transmission |
• Manuscript length |
• Biography |
• Abstract |
• Contact information |
• Manuscript style guidelines |
• Notes |
• References in the text |
• List of references |
• Spelling |
• Tables and figures |
• Proofs |
• Copyright and clearing permissions |
• Review essays |

Introduction

Articles submitted to International Politics should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for publication in any other journal or edited collection. If an author wishes to have an essay previously published in a foreign language considered by the journal for first publication English translation, he or she should so state at the time of submission and provide relevant copyright approval by the first publication to International Politics.

PDF

Corresponding authors will receive a PDF of their article. This PDF offprint is provided for personal use. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to pass the PDF offprint onto co-authors (if relevant) and ensure that they are aware of the conditions pertaining to its use.

The PDF must not be placed on a publicly-available website for general viewing, or otherwise distributed without seeking our permission, as this would contravene our copyright policy and potentially damage the journal’s circulation. Please visit www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/authors/rights_and_permissions.html to see our latest copyright policy.

Editorial office

• Fiona Stephen
  Managing Editor, International Politics
  Room 100, Queen's Building
  Queen Mary, University of London
  Mile End Road,
  London E1 4NS, UK
  Email: internationalpolitics@palgrave.com
  Tel: +44 (0)207 882 3005

Manuscript transmission

• We prefer electronic submission to internationalpolitics@palgrave.com
• Alternatively, send a virus-free CD ROM, with manuscript formatted in MS Word. Disks should be labelled with the name of the article, the author, and the software used. Three paper copies should be submitted with the disk to the Managing Editor at the address given above.

Manuscript length

For a thematic book review of three or more books, International Politics accepts manuscripts of no more than 2500 words. A policy essay should be limited to a maximum of no more than 5000 words. Scholarly research manuscripts must be no more than 7500 words, not including endnotes.

Biography

Provide a separate, 100 word biographical sketch, including institutional affiliation, highest degree held and institution at which it was awarded, and recent publications for the Notes on Contributors.

Abstract

Provide an abstract of the manuscript not to exceed 150 words.

Contact information

Provide precise mailing and e-mail addresses, as well as phone and fax numbers.

Manuscript style guidelines

Manuscript must be free of all self-references to the author.

• Short sentences, short paragraphs, and simple, clear phraseology with direct tenses are distinct virtues.
• Manuscript should be double spaced and fully justified.
• Margins should be one inch on top, bottom, left and right.
• Font should be Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Non-English words should be italicized.
• Quotations should be in single quotation marks, double within single.
• Long quotations of five or more lines should be double-indented and single spaced without quotes.
• Numbers of 10 and higher should be in figures.
• Dates should be in the form of 5 September, 1990; 1994-1998; or, the 1990s.
• Major headings should be in bold capitals; sub-headings must be italicized and sub-sub-headings underlined, all ranged left. They should not be numbered.

Notes

Keep textual notes to a minimum, indicate them with superscript numbers, and provide the note text as a list at the end of the article before the references. Please do not use footnotes.

References in the text

The whole citation should follow the Harvard style, enclosed within parentheses (author surname, year) if not a natural part of the surrounding sentence; the year should be enclosed within parentheses if the names do form a natural part of the surrounding sentence. Citations of works by two authors should have ‘and’ (not an ampersand) between the names. Citations of works by three or more authors should have the first author followed by et al in italics with no trailing stop.

Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be identified with a, b, c (e.g. 2008a, 2008b) closed up to the year.

Personal communications should be listed as such where they are cited in the text, and not listed in the references.

Example:
Since Paterson (1983) has shown that… This is in results attained later (Kramer, 1984). Results have been reported (Don Graham, 1989, personal communication).

Articles not yet published should show ‘forthcoming’ in place of the year (in both the reference and the citation). ‘In press’ should be used in place of the volume, issue and page range details.

Example:
Sharp Parker, A.M. (forthcoming) Cyberterrorism: An examination of the preparedness of the North Carolina local law enforcement. Security Journal, in press.

List of references

References are placed in alphabetical order of authors. Examples of correct forms of references for alphabetical style:

Book

Slovic, P. (2000) The Perception of Risk. London: Earthscan Publications.

Edited volume

Nye Jr, J.S., Zelikow, P.D. and King D.C. (eds.) (1997) Why People Don’t Trust Government. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Chapter in book

Flora, P. and Alber, J. (1981) Modernization, democratization, and the development of the welfare state. In: P. Flora and A.J. Heidenheimer (eds.) The Development of Welfare States in Europe and America. New Brunswick and London: Transaction Books, pp. 17–34.

Article in journal

Thompson, K., Griffith, E. and Leaf, P. (1990) A historical review of the Madison model of community care. Hospital and Community PsychiatryS 41(6): 21–35.

Article in newspaper

Webster, B. (2008) Record bonus for Network Rail chief, despite Christmas chaos. The Times, 6 June: p1.

Newspaper or magazine article (without a named author)

Economist (2005) The mountain man and the surgeon. 24 December, pp. 24–26.

Article online

Gardener, T. and Moffatt, J. (2007) Changing behaviours in defence acquisition: a game theory approach. Journal of the Operational Research Society, advance online publication 28 November, doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602476.

Other online resource

Green Party. (2005) Greens call for attack on asylum ‘push factors’. Green Party report, 4 March, http://www.greenparty.org.uk/index.php?nav=new&n=1838, accessed 9 March 2005.

Conference proceedings

Sapin, A. (ed.) (1985) Health and the Environment. Proceedings of the Conference on Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals; 30–31 March 1984, Chicago, IL. Chicago: American Toxological Association.

Conference paper

Harley, N.H. (1981) Radon risk models. In: A.R. Knight and B. Harrad, (eds.) Indoor Air and Human Health. Proceedings of the Seventh Life Sciences Symposium; 29–31 October, Knoxville, TN. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp.69–78.

Papers/talks presented at a conference but not published

Martin, S. (2003) An exploration of factors which have an impact on the vocal performance and vocal effectiveness of newly qualified teachers and lecturers. Paper presented at the Pan European Voice Conference; 31 August, Graz, Austria.

Dissertation/thesis

Young, W.R. (1981) Effects of different tree species on soil properties in central New York. MSc thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Research papers/reports/working papers

Bloom., G. et al (2005) Poverty Reduction During Democratic Transition: The Malawi Social Action Fund 1996-2001. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies. IDS Research Report no. 56.

Mimeo

Bond, S. A., Hwang, S., Lin, Z. and Vandell, K. (2005) Marketing Period Risk in a Portfolio Context: Theory and Empirical Estimates from the UK Commercial Real Estate Market. Cambridge, UK: Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (mimeo).

Speech

Blair, A. (2003) Britain in the World. Speech to FCO Leadership Conference. London, 7 January.

Spelling

Use either US or UK spellings consistently throughout. For UK spellings, take as a guide the new edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors; Websters Collegiate for US spellings. UK spellings will therefore prefer -ize to -ise, as a verb ending (e.g. realize, specialize, recognize, etc.).

Tables and figures

Supply tables, figures and plates on separate sheets at the end of the article, with their position within the text clearly indicated on the page where they are introduced. Provide typed captions for figures and plates (including sources and acknowledgements) on a separate sheet.

Authors are requested to follow our instructions on how to prepare and submit their figures, for more information see www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/palgrave_artwork_guidelines.pdf.

Present tables with the minimum use of horizontal rules (usually three are sufficient) and avoiding vertical rules except in matrices. It is important to provide clear copies of figures (not photocopies or faxes) which can be reproduced by the printer and do not require redrawing. Photographs should be preferably black and white glossy prints with a wide tonal range.

Proofs

These 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.

Copyright and clearing permissions

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.

Review essays

International Politics publishes thematic book review essays of three or more books. If you would like to suggest a thematic review essay, please contact the Managing Editor at the address given above. Please adhere to the style guidelines above.