INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

• Address for submissions |
• Format of submissions |
• Abstract and keywords |
• Description of author(s) |
• General guidelines |
• References |
• Photographs, illustrations and figures |
• Review procedure |
• Accuracy of content |
• Copyright |
• Proofs |
• Accuracy of reproduction |
• Offprints and free copies |

Address for submissions

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

• The Publishing Editor
  Palgrave Macmillan
  Houndmills
  Basingstoke RG21 6XS, UK
  E-mail: submissions@palgrave.com
  

Please clearly state for which journal you are contributing.

Format of submissions

Papers should be between 2,000 and 4,000 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.

Abstract and keywords

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

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

Description of author(s)

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

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 and thereafter in initials.

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

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 then set out in full at the end of the text in the style shown in the following examples:

• For journal articles:

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

• For books:

  2. Author (year) 'Title of Book'. Publisher, City.

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.

Review procedure

All papers submitted for publication will be subjected to double-blind refereeing and will be reviewed by at least two referees. Authors should be aware that papers submitted to the Journal should not be simultaneously submitted for review to any other publications.

Accuracy of content

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether invited or not, 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 Editorial Board or the Publisher, nor does the Board 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.

Copyright

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.

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.

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.

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.