This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

Quick links

• Manuscript length restrictions: 20-40 pages
• Reference style guidelines and article template
• Figures

Manuscript submission 

• Submission method: ScholarOne Manuscripts
• Preferred submission format: Word
• Submission site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rirt
• 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 Author Services 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be charged with all costs which Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression incurs and their papers will not be published.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

Manuscript preparation

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 templates are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

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 in separate files 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.

6. Supplementary online material

Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.

Electronic Submission. Manuscript submissions should be made online at the Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression ScholarOne Manuscripts site . New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Copyright and authors' rights

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