Journal Details
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
Instructions for Authors
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- Manuscript length restrictions: 20-40 pages
- Reference style guidelines and article template
- Figures
- Submission method: Email
- Preferred submission format: Word
- Submission address: JSincl@Post.Harvard.EDU
- Copyright and authors' rights
- Editorial Office (for submission queries and papers under review): JSincl@Post.Harvard.EDU
- Taylor & Francis (for accepted and published papers only): authorqueries@tandf.co.uk
The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression incurs and their papers will not be published.
Contributions to Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office, and must report original research which reflects one or more of the following:
- Empirical Research
- Systematic theory-based model-building
- Applications of classical and modern theory
1. General guidelines
- Papers are accepted only in English. American/British English spelling and punctuation is the authors preference, but should be consistent throughout the paper.
- A typical article will not exceed 20-40 pages, times roman point 12, double spaced. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
- Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
- Abstracts of no more than 200 words are required for all papers submitted, and should briefly discuss the rationale for the study, the methodology and/or theoretical background, the findings (if applicable) and conclusion.
- Each paper should have 3 to 6 keywords.
- Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, using a decimal system for subsections.
- All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.
- Please supply a short biographical note of no more than 60 words for each author
- For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
- Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
- When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
- A title page must include date of submission, title of paper, authors' names, degrees, affiliation and contact information (address, phone number, and email address), the type of review requested (blind or open), and a running header of no more than 80 characters.
- Any gathered data that forms the basis of the paper should be available for Editorial Review upon request, and for a minimum five years following publication.
2. Style guidelines
- Description of the Journal's article style
- Description of the Journal's reference style (quick guide)
- Word template (Please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer)
3. Figures
- It is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please be sure that all imported scanned material is scanned at the appropriate resolution: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour.
- Figures must be saved separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
- Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
- All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. figure 1, figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. figure 1(a), figure 1(b)).
- Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
- The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
4. Colour
The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.
5. Reproduction of copyright material
Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproduction as well as ‘derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editor(s).
6. Supplementary online material
Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.
Papers for consideration should be sent to the Editor at JSincl@Post.Harvard.EDU.
Authors are requested to submit manuscripts electronically. Electronic submissions should be sent as email attachments using a standard word processing program. If email submission is not possible, please send an electronic version on disk.
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to The Society for Terrorism Research. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/authors_journals_copyright_position~db=all. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
Reprints
Corresponding authors can receive 25 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.
Page charges
There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.
iOpenAccess
Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication have the option to pay a one-off fee of US$3250 to make their article free to read online via the Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression website. Choosing this option also allows authors to post their article in an institutional or subject repository immediately upon publication.
