Author guidelines
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Scope
Political Studies publishes rigorous and original work in all fields of politics and international relations. The editors encourage a pluralistic approach to political science and debate among these different approaches. This leading international journal is committed to the very highest standards of peer reviewing, to developing the most promising new work available, and to facilitating professional communication in political science.
Word length
Articles should normally be no more than 9000 words in length including all notes and references. Shorter research notes and responses are also welcome.
Submit online
To submit a manuscript to Political Studies, go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/post. To upload a manuscript, please prepare the following files:
1. An abstract of no more than 300 words
2. A title page with names and affiliations of all authors
3. The article with any references to the identity of the authors (for example, in acknowledgements, headers, footers or in the reference list) removed to allow for double-blind peer review.
If you need help, contact:
Rene Bailey
politicalstudies@sheffield.ac.uk
Department of Politics
Elmfield
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 2TU
UK
Style guide
For details on how to handle references and other matters to do with style, please go to http://www.politicalstudies.org/styleguide.asp
Thank you for contributing to Political Studies.
Exclusive Licence Form
Authors will be required to sign an Exclusive Licence Form (ELF) for all papers accepted for publication. Signature of the ELF is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless a signed form has been received. Please note that signature of the Exclusive Licence Form does not affect ownership of copyright in the material. (Government employees need to complete the Author Warranty sections, although copyright in such cases does not need to be assigned.) After submission authors will retain the right to publish their paper in various media/circumstances (please see the form for further details). To assist authors an appropriate form will be supplied by the editorial office. Alternatively, authors may like to download a copy of the form here.