Contributors should note that the material submitted to the journal must be original, must not have appeared in another publication and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere while under consideration for the journal. Papers accepted become the copyright of the journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.

Please send your manuscript by email (as attachment) or snail mail to: George Myconos, Editor - Politics Program, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 3083. Phone 61-03-94791419, Fax 61-03-9479-1997.

Research Articles should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words long and should include an abstract of not more than one hundred and fifty words.

Communications. Global Change, Peace & Security also publishes shorter reflective pieces (4,000 maximum), research reports, news commentaries and replies to research articles.

Manuscripts should be sent either as electronic attachments by email or on disk (plus a hard copy). Copies on disk should ideally be presented in PC format, but submissions in Apple Macintosh format are acceptable where this is not possible. These submissions should be made as follows:

PC format-text should be in Microsoft Word for Windows or

WordPerfect for Windows; diagrams in Excel or PICT format.

Apple Mac-text in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect; diagrams in

MacDraw, MacPaint, CricketGraph, Excel, Aldus Table Editor or in PICT format.

The full postal address, facsimile and email address of the author must be included.

Tables, Figures, Maps and Captions to illustrations. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. Figures and maps will not normally be redrawn by the publisher. Tables must be presented on separate sheets and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also included on a separate sheet. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols. It is the responsibility of authors wishing to reproduce copyrighted work to gain permission from the holder.

Citations of other work should be limited to those strictly necessary for the argument. Any quotations should be brief, and accompanied by precise references.

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
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