Introduction

Submission of a paper to Policing and Society will be taken to imply that it represents original work not previously published, and that it is not being considered elsewhere for publication.

Submission of Manuscripts

All submissions should be made online at the Policing and Society Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, including the title of the paper, a short running title, an abstract of no more than 250 words, accompanied by two to four key words or phrases, the name and full electronic and postal address of each author and an indication of which author will be responsible for correspondence, reprints and proofs. Abbreviations in the title should be avoided. The authors will then be able to designate this version as “File not for review.”

The second version of the manuscript should have all information identifying the author removed to allow it to be sent anonymously to referees. This file should be defined as “Main Document.”  If tables and/or figures form part of the manuscript, these should be attached as separate, additional files (see below).

Abstract: This should not exceed 250 words and should summarise the significant coverage and findings.

Key Words: Abstracts should be accompanied by two to four key words or phrases that between them characterise the contents of the paper. These will be used for indexing and data retrieval purposes.

Style guidelines

Description of the Journal's article style

Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide

Please use British spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and punctuation. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.

Figures and Tables

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

• Figures must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the main document.
• Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.
• Figures should be reproduced as near to the finished size as possible.
• 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 number correspondingly.
• The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a
• 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).

Proofs

Authors will receive proofs (including figures) for correction by email, which must be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Authors' alterations in excess of 10% of the original composition cost will be charged to authors. With the proofs, authors will receive a copyright assignment form which should be completed and returned with the correct proofs.

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

Page Charges

There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.

Copyright

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. 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 may, of course, use the article elsewhere after publication without prior permission from Taylor & Francis, provided that acknowledgement is given to the Journal as original source of publication, and that Taylor & Francis is notified so that our records show that its use is properly authorised. Authors retain a number of other rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies documents. These policies are referred to at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authorrights.pdf for full details. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.