INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Top of pageSubmission of articles
Articles, reviews and letters are welcomed, and should be sent as email attachments to Alistair.Clark@uwe.ac.uk in Microsoft Word or PDF format. (Word files will be required for final accepted drafts.)
Top of pagePresentation of articles
Each manuscript should have a title page and an abstract page. The title page should contain the title, names and affiliations of all authors, together with the address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the corresponding author.
Articles should not normally exceed 4,000 words in length. Shorter contributions are encouraged. Provide an abstract of up to 150 words with the article, plus a list of up to 6 keywords suitable for indexing and abstracting services. Abstracts should not contain references.
Please be sure that authors’ names are only on the title page and that the abstract page and acknowledgements do not contain information identifying the author(s). Also, please take care to craft a title and an abstract that are direct and “reader-friendly”. Titles should be short, interesting and informative and abstracts should be informative for non-specialists.
Each author must provide a brief autobiographical note. A photograph is no longer required.
The manuscript should be typed double spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, with ample margins (2 inches or 5cm each side). Page numbers should be centred at the bottom of the page. Sections and sub-sections should be numbered. Avoid excessive mathematics and keep any use of Greek letters to a minimum.
Notes
Keep textual notes to an absolute minimum, indicate them with superscript numbers, and provide the note text as a list at the end of the article before the references. Do not use footnotes.
References in the text
In the text, refer to the author(s’) name(s) (without initials, unless there are two authors with the same name) and year of publication. Unpublished data and personal communications should include initials and year. Publications which have not yet appeared are given a probable year of publication and should be checked at proof stage on the author query sheet.
Example:
Since Paterson (1983) has shown that… This is in results attained later (Kramer, 1984:16). Results have been reported (Robinson, 1989, personal communication) which suggest…
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Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be identified with a, b, c (e.g. 1974a, 1990b) closed up to the year. If there are two authors for a publication, put both names separated by ‘and’ (not ‘&’). If there are more than two authors, put the name of the first author followed by et al. References to material on the internet must be given in brackets in the text, not in the reference list. The full URL must be given.
Example:
www.palgrave-journals.com/ivs/editor.html
List of References
References are placed in alphabetical order of authors. Examples of correct forms of references for alphabetical style:
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Paper in journal
Streeck W, Schmitter PC (1991). From corporatism to transnationalism pluralism: organized interests in the single European market. Politics and Society 19: 133-164.
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Book
Diener BJ, Wilkinson P (eds) (1989) Transplantation Techniques. Harvard University Press: Harvard. 80 pp.
Kay J, Mayer C, Thompson D (1986). Privatization and Regulation. Clarendon Press: Oxford. 54pp -
Chapter in book
Harley NH, Vivian L (1974). Invading microorganisms. In: Sodeman WA, Smith A (eds). Mechanisms of Disease, 4th edn. Saunders: Philadelphia. pp 457-472.
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Conference paper
Harley NH (1981). Radon risk models. In: Knight AR, Harrad B (eds). Indoor Air and Human Health. Proceedings of the Seventh Life Sciences Symposium; 29-31 October 1981; Knoxville, USA. Elsevier: Amsterdam. pp 69-78.
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Thesis
Zito A (1994). Epistemic communities in European policy-making. PhD thesis, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh.
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Newspaper article
Barber L.(1993). The towering bureaucracy. Financial Times. 21 June.
Spelling
Use either UK or US 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. US spellings will therefore prefer ‘-ize’ to ‘-ise’, as a verb ending (e.g. realize, specialize, recognize, etc.).
Illustrations and tables
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. Electronic versions should be saved in separate files to the main body of text and should be saved in either Tiff or Jpeg format.
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. Do not use shading. If textures must be used, they should be coarse. Preferably photographs should be black and white glossy prints with a wide tonal range.
Top of pageProofs
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.
Top of pageCorresponding 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 http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/authors/rights_and_permissions.html to see our latest copyright policy.
Top of pageCopyright
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 OR Society, 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.
