INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Address for submissions

Submissions should be addressed to:

Please clearly state for which journal you are contributing.

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Format of submissions

Research papers should normally be between 4000 to 6000 words.
Download a sample research paper, PDF 142k.
Practice papers should be between 2000 and 4000 words in length.
Download a sample practice paper, PDF 108k.
Papers outside these guidelines will be considered but authors should note that the review process will consider the length in relation to the content and the clarity of the writing.

Papers should be typewritten double-spaced on A4 or US letter-size paper, with a minimum of one inch margins all round and printed on one side of the paper only. Manuscripts should be submitted in English.

Submissions should be sent by email to submissions@palgrave.com in word format or pdf.

Photographs and illustrations supporting articles 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 preferably in black and white only.

The first page of the manuscript should include a brief descriptive title and the author's name, affiliation, address and telephone and fax numbers, and email address. A short description of the author (about 80 words) and, if appropriate, the organisation of which he or she is a member is requested. In the case of co-authors, their full details should also be included. All correspondence will be sent to the first named author, unless otherwise indicated.

The second page should contain the title of the paper, a summary or abstract, outlining the aims and subject matter of not more than 100 words in length, and up to six keywords. The summary should provide a review of the paper and not simply repeat the conclusions.

The paper should begin on the third page and need not relist the title or authors. The paper should be sub-divided into sections to aid readability as appropriate. For simplicity, section headings should be in upper case and bold, while subsection headings should be in upper and lower case and bold.

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General guidelines

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 that 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 and without libelous implications.

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References

Papers should be supported by actual or hypothetical examples or references, wherever possible and appropriate.

References should be set out in accordance with the Harvard style - that is, they should be indicated in the text by the author's surname followed by the year of publication, both in brackets (eg Boyle, 1992) and then set out in full in a corresponding alphabetical list at the end of the text in the following form:

  • References to journal articles:

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

  • References to books:

    Author (year) 'Title of chapter' in 'Editor' (ed), 'Book title', Publisher, place of publication.

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Photographs and illustrations

Photographs and illustrations supporting papers may be submitted where appropriate. Photographs should be good quality positives, printed from the original negatives and in black and white only or can be supplied electronically.

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Figures

Figures and other line illustrations may only be supplied in black and white and should be submitted in electronic format. Each figure should be numbered and titled. In the text, the position of figures should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words "Figure 1 about here". A copy of the data should also be included where appropriate.

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Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively and independently of any figures in the article and should be supplied in black and white. Each table should be numbered and titled. All columns should have explanatory headings. Tables should not repeat data that are available elsewhere in the paper. In the text, the position of tables should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words "Table 1 about here".

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Internet screen dumps

Internet screen dumps should have a white background to increase the contrast between the illustration and the background and should be provided electronically as BITMAP, with a minimum acceptable resolution of 300 dpi. Their approximate final positions should be indicated in the margin of the text. Authors should be aware that graphics supplied with low resolution are not guaranteed to reproduce well and should be avoided whenever possible.

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Review procedure

Authors submitting papers for publication should specify which section of the Journal they wish their paper to be considered for: 'Research Papers' or 'Practice Papers'. Papers submitted for publication in the 'Research Papers' section will be subject to strict double-blind refereeing and will be reviewed by at least two referees. Those submitted for publication as a practice paper will be refereed normally by one member of the Editorial Board.

The editors and publisher will do everything possible to ensure that the manuscripts are dealt with promptly and that those which are accepted are quickly published.

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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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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.

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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 up to three free copies of the issue containing their paper.