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.

Manuscript preparation

1. General guidelines

• 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.
• 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.
  Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; 4-6 keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• 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 for each author/Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
• Citations of other work should be limited to those strictly necessary for the argument. Any quotations should be brief, and accompanied by precise references.

2. Style Guidelines

Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
 
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

Word templates are available for this journal.
Please open and read the instruction document first, as this will explain how to save and then use the template.

Select the template that is most suitable for your operating system.

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003.dot

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007.dotx

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004.dot

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008.dot

If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other template queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

3. Figures

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.

Manuscript submission

All submissions should be made online at the Global Change, Peace & Security Manuscript Central Site. New users should first create an account. Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Online user guides and access to a helpdesk are available on this website.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”. 

Manuscripts may be submitted in any standard format, including Word, PostScript and PDF. These files will be automatically converted into a PDF file for the review process. This journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents. Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.

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

Copyright and authors' rights

 It is a condition of publication that authors vest copyright of their articles, including abstracts, in Taylor & Francis Ltd. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and 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 Routledge, provided that acknowledgement is given to the Journal as the original source of publication, and that Routledge is notified so that our records show that its use is properly authorised. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.