All contributions and correspondence should be emailed to Professor Mark Evans, Editor, Policy Studies, Director, ANZSOG Institute for Governance, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, at policystudies@canberra.edu.au. We would prefer email submissions if possible.

Articles should generally be between 7000 and 9000 words in length including footnotes. Tables, figures and illustrations should be counted as either 250 words (½ page) or 500 words (whole page) in calculating article lengths. Shorter articles may be accepted by arrangement with the editors.

Authors submitting manuscripts do so on the understanding that the work has not been published previously (apart from acknowledged quotations and illustrations) nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Authors of articles and other material which are accepted for publication assign the copyright to the publisher free of charge.

Manuscripts should be in double spaced A4 paper format with wide margins (3 cm) all round. Pages should be numbered. Manuscripts should be arranged in the following way:

Title page The title should be typed on a separate page and should include the author(s) name(s), their affiliation, telephone number, fax and email numbers. Some indication should be given of who any correspondence should be directed to.

Main text Articles should be submitted in English. An abstract of between 200-300 words should be included. Tables and diagrams should be provided at the end of the manuscript (not in the main body of the text); the position of any tables and diagrams should be indicated in the text. No more than three levels of subheading should be used. All headings in the text should be set over to the left-hand margin, and the text should begin on the next line.

Proofs of articles are sent to the author, who must return them within three days. Typographical errors alone may be corrected. Contributors have to pay for the cost of other corrections.

Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

All artwork (graphs, figures, diagrams, etc.) must be provided by authors in camera-ready form.

Articles accepted for publication must be sent on 3.5” disk in WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows or compatible format.

Unsuccessful submissions are returned with one copy retained by the Editors. Reasons for the rejection of articles will only be given if revisions are being recommended.

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