INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Notes to Contributors

Papers should be submitted via the EJournal Press online submission system at: http://thr.msubmit.net.

Authors submitting papers for publication should specify which section of the Journal they wish their paper to be considered for: 'Research Articles' or 'Practice Articles'. Papers submitted for publication in the Research Articles section will be subject to strict double-blind refereeing and will be reviewed by at least two referees; those submitted to the Practice Section will normally be refereed by one member of the Editorial Board. The final decision to publish rests with the editors.

We welcome short questions or inquiries about the appropriateness of manuscripts. Please send enquiries to the editorial office at a.lockwood@surrey.ac.uk and r.iles@surrey.ac.uk.

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Format of submissions

Research articles should normally be between 4000 to 6000 words; practice articles between 2000 and 4000 words in length. 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. Manuscripts should normally be submitted in English.

All manuscripts should be in English 12-point font, double line spaced and submitted in MS Word or a compatible software file.

You will be required to submit two documents: a page of contact details, and the article manuscript. They should contain the following elements:

Author Contact Details and Biography:

  • the title of the article
  • a short running title of no more than 40 characters (including spaces)
  • the author(s)' names and affiliations
  • a short biography of no more than 100 words for each author
  • full contact details (including email, postal address and phone number) for the corresponding author

Article:

  • the title of the article
  • a summary or abstract of not more than 150 words in length outlining the aims and subject matter
  • 3-6 keywords that describe your paper - for indexing and for web searches in your manuscript
  • the article in full, including references

Please make sure that this file does not contain any information identifying the author(s).

Please take care to create a title and an abstract that are direct and 'reader-friendly'. The abstract should provide a review of the paper and not simply repeat the conclusions. Also, please ensure that the abstract page does not contain any information identifying the author(s), and that author names have been taken out of the 'File' 'Properties' screen in Word.

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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 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 the references to named people and/or organisations are accurate and without libellous implications.

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References

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.

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Photographs, figures and graphics

Photographs and illustrations supporting papers may be submitted where appropriate.

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.

Photographs, figures and other illustrations should be titled and numbered consecutively and independently of any tables in the article. All photographs, figures and graphics should be submitted in a separate file from the main article text, or otherwise placed at the end of the article. Please ensure that you refer to each figure in the article text; this will determine the positioning of the figure in the published article.Top

Tables

Tables and graphs should be submitted in their original Word/Excel format. Powerpoint slides and screengrabs should be avoided. An electronic copy of the original data should also ideally be provided.

Tables and graphs should be titled and numbered consecutively and independently of any illustrations in the article. All columns should have explanatory headings. Tables should not repeat data that are available elsewhere in the paper. Please ensure that you refer to each table in the article text; this will determine the positioning of the table in the published article

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Accuracy of content

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether they are 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 Editors, Editorial Board or the Publisher, not does the Editor of the Board accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report and other technical and factual information.

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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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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.

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Offprints and free copies

Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase offprints of their paper (in batches of 100) once typesetting has been finalised. Please note that it is much more expensive to order reprints at a later date: offprint orders should be placed at the same time as corrections to proofs are returned.

The Publishers will send corresponding authors up to three free copies of the issue containing their paper. We regret that we are unable to distribute copies to non-corresponding authors unless in exceptional circumstances and with advance warning. No formal notice of publication will be sent to non-corresponding authors.