INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Address for submissions

Submissions should be submitted via email in Microsoft Word format to the publisher:

  • 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.

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Format of submissions

Papers should be between 2000 and 6000 words in length. They should be typewritten, double-spaced, on A4 or US letter-sized paper and supplied electronically, preferably in Word for Windows format.

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Abstract and keywords

All papers should be accompanied by a short abstract, outlining the paper's aims and subject matter, and up to six keywords.

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Description of author(s)

All papers should be accompanied by a short (about 100 words) description of the author(s) and, if appropriate, the organisation of which he or she is a member.

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General guidelines

Papers should be supported by actual or hypothetical examples, wherever possible and appropriate. 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 academic and professional style of the Journal.

Titles of organisations, etc. should be written out first in full, followed by the organisation's initials in brackets, and thereafter the initials only should be used.

Equations should be followed by English translations.

Authors are asked to ensure that references to named people and/or organisations 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 Harvard style - that is, references should be indicated in the text by the author's surname followed by the year of publication, eg, Birnie and Boyle (1992), and as an alphabetical list of references at the end of the manuscript, in the following form:

  • References to journal articles:

    Author(s) [with surname first] (year) 'Title of Article', Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pp.

  • References to books:

    Author(s) (year) Title of Book, Publisher, City.

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Photographs, illustrations and figures

Photographs and illustrations supporting papers should be submitted where appropriate. Their approximate final positions should be indicated in the text.

Figures and other line illustrations should be submitted in electronic format (preferably as Adobe Illustrator .AI or .EPS files, or Adobe Photoshop .PSD files, although we can also accept TIFF, JPEG, PDF or figures embedded in MS Word/PowerPoint files, so long as the image resolution is a minimum of 300 dpi). Any photographs supplied as prints should be good quality positives, printed from the original negatives and in black and white only.

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Review procedure

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether they are invited or not, will be sent to the Editor and also submitted to at least two referees for double-blind peer review.

Authors should be aware that papers submitted to or under consideration for the Journal should not be simultaneously submitted for review to any other publications.

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Accuracy of content

All contributions sent to the Publisher must bear the author's full name and address, even if this is not for publication. 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 Editors, Editorial Board or the Publisher, nor does the Board accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report or 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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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 Editors and the Publisher.

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Proofs

The corresponding author will be sent an email containing a link to an online PDF proof of the article. Please print a copy of the PDF proof, correct within the time period indicated and return 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 three free copies of the issue containing their paper.