INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Introduction

Risk Management is a peer reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal that aims to disseminate a body of research which both informs and takes forward our understanding of ‘risk’ and the ways in which it can be anticipated and managed. The core aim of the journal is to encourage the development and dissemination of evidence and insights around risk from a range of academic disciplines, as well as from practicing managers and professionals involved in risk management. Articles published within the journal are all blind peer-reviewed, and must make a clear contribution to theory and/or practice. Papers should also demonstrate awareness and understanding of existing debates and issues.

Specific areas of interest to Risk Management include:

  • identifying, measuring and managing risk, crises and disasters;
  • exploring and explaining risk behaviours in both organisational and societal contexts;
  • dealing with risks associated with environmental impact and change and the issue of sustainability and adaptation;
  • examining the ways in which chronic and acute forms of impacts are dealt with in risk assessments and especially considering the problems associated with extreme events;
  • developing debate around the protection and management of organizational reputation
  • examining the nature of resilience, especially around issues of risk and security in relation to critical national infrastructures and from catastrophic events.
  • identifying and developing the dynamic capabilities needed to both prevent and manage risk and resilience within organizations.

Risk Management will publish papers that contribute to understanding and debate around risk and risk management, and that develop issues relating to theory and practice. Papers should make a clear contribution to such debates, and should be of interest to academics and practitioners. Papers should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length, and should be fully referenced with a concise message for the journal's target audience.

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Submissions

Please email your submission as a Word file to the Managing Editor, Moira Fischbacher-Smith at riskmanagement@palgrave.com

The editors are happy to respond informally to suggestions for articles.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Preparation of manuscripts


Text
References in the text
List of References
Notes
Tables, figures and diagrams
Abbreviations
Quotations
Lists
Numbers
Dates
Spelling
Italics
Plurals
Capitals
Currencies

Text

Text should be word-processed in English.
Authors whose first language is not English should ensure that their final draft is carefully checked by a competent native speaker of English for accuracy.
Text should be keyed in as simply as possible, without bold or centring (apart from headings).
All text should be 12pt Times New Roman, on white A4 paper.
Text should be double-spaced throughout, and at least three centimetres should be allowed on all sides of the text.
Italic type should be used for foreign words/phrases not yet 'naturalized' into English, and (sparingly) for emphasis.
The first section of the article should be headed 'Introduction'; this and all subsequent headings should be centred and in bold.
Sub-headings should be italicized.
Paragraphs should have a line space between them; the first line should not be indented.
'single' not "double" should be used for quote marks.

Abstract

An abstract of 100-150 words, printed on a separate sheet, should accompany the manuscript.

Keywords

Following the abstract, up to five 'keywords' should be included.

Format

Please submit the final version of papers (incorporating where appropriate the referees' comments) on an IBM PC compatible disk in Microsoft Word format.

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.

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.

Tables, figures and diagrams

  • All tables, figures and diagrams must be discussed or mentioned in the text and numbered in the order in which they are mentioned.
  • Each should have a brief descriptive title and should be understandable even without reference to the text.
  • They should be typed on separate sheets, not included within the text, but the text should include a note of where they should be inserted.
  • All data should be defined in the column heads and all footnotes placed at the end of the table.
  • Tables should be created using tabs for columns, not spaces or column formats in Word.
  • For graphs and charts can the author please provide the original data so that the typesetter can recreate them, if necessary.

  • 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.

Abbreviations

  • Avoid unnecessary and ambiguous abbreviations.
  • Unfamiliar abbreviations should be explained on first occurrence.
  • Generally, omit full points after abbreviations unless ambiguity may be caused (eg no. = number).
  • Avoid full points after initials.
  • US should be used, not USA.

Quotations

  • If there are fewer than 20 words, run into the text with single quotation marks.
  • If there are more than 20 words, display, as in:-

    It is a deliberate and considered choice:

    The wide range of terrorist activity cannot be dismissed as 'irrational' and thus pathological, unreasonable or inexplicable. The resort to terrorism need not be an aberration. It may be a reasonable and calculated response to circumstances.12

Lists

  • Generally, a bullet point should come before items in a list.
  • If there is a sub-list, however, use (i), (ii) etc.
  • If the items are fairly short, use semi-colons after each one; otherwise, use full stops.

Numbers

  • Spell out one to ten, unless 5-6, for example. Thereafter, use numerals.
  • Millions and billions should be in words.
  • Commas for five digits and above.
  • No numerals to begin sentences.
  • Except in tables, 'per cent' should be used rather than '%'.

Dates

  • 5 May 1995.
  • Small capitals for AD and BC.
  • The twentieth century.
  • The 1950s.
  • 1950-1959.

Spelling

Spellings and other relevant features may follow either British or American practice, but must do so consistently. We prefer the following alternatives:

  • acknowledgement,
  • analyze,
  • appendices,
  • biased,
  • by-law,
  • focused,
  • gram,
  • enquiry (generally),
  • inquiry (official inquiries),
  • judgement (generally),
  • judgment (legal),
  • licence (noun),
  • license (verb),
  • practice (noun),
  • practise (verb),
  • premise,
  • email

Italics

Use italic type for:

  • Titles of books, journals and pamphlets
  • Foreign phrases not yet naturalized.
  • For emphasis, but only if vital.
  • Do not use underlining for emphasis.

Plurals

Note, in particular:

  • analyses,
  • apexes,
  • apparatuses,
  • bases,
  • curricula,
  • errata,
  • formulas,
  • indexes,
  • matrices,
  • memorandums,
  • radii,
  • stimuli,
  • strata,
  • syllabuses,
  • synopses

Capitals

Use sparingly. The following should be lower case when used generally:

  • administration,
  • bank,
  • building society,
  • cabinet,
  • civil servant,
  • civil service,
  • common market,
  • communist constitution,
  • cultural revolution,
  • judge,
  • opposition,
  • the press,
  • the queen,
  • the right/left,
  • solicitor,
  • the speaker,
  • the third world,
  • government,
  • police,
  • authority

But note:

  • Queen Elizabeth II,
  • Lord Chief Justice Lane,
  • Marxist,
  • Marxism,
  • Internet etc.

Currencies

UK

  • 1p, 2p, 3p to 99p, (not �0.99).
  • £6 (not £6.00).
  • £8,000-9,000 (not £8000-£9000).
  • £5m-6m (not £5m-£6m).

US

  • 1¢, 2¢, 3¢ to 99¢, (not $0.99).
  • $6 (not $6.00).
  • $8,000-9,000 (not $8000-$9000).
  • $5m-6m (not $5m-$6m).

EUROS

  • 1c, 2c, 3c to 99c, (not €0.99).
  • €6 (not €6.00).
  • €8,000-9,000 (not €8000-€9000).
  • €5m-6m (not €5m-€6m).