The Journal of Children & Poverty welcomes manuscripts for consideration which address issues surrounding children and families in poverty. Articles for publication may be from either an academic or practitioner perspective but should contribute to the current public policy debate. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.

Manuscripts

The Journal of Children & Poverty welcomes manuscripts on issues surrounding children and families in poverty. Articles for publication may be from an academic or practitioner perspective and should contribute to the current public policy debate. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and are subject to peer-review.

All submissions should be made online at the Journal of Children and Poverty 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.

An editorial board reviews the anonymous articles under consideration. The Journal of Children & Poverty accepts manuscripts with the understanding that they are original works for publication solely in the Journal of Children & Poverty, and that the manuscripts submitted have not been published, nor are they under consideration for publication, elsewhere.

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.
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

Word templates

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Proofs will be sent to authors by airmail/first class mail if there is sufficient time to do so. They must be corrected and returned to the Editor within three days of receipt. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (http://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

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 www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position for full details. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

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Journal of Children and Poverty
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