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Aims and Scope
Journal of Military Ethics (JME) is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to normative aspects of military force. The journal publishes articles discussing justifications for the resort to military force (jus ad bellum) and/or what may justifiably be done in the use of such force (jus in bello). The scope of JME also includes research/discussion on ethical issues in military training, as well as the post-conflict role of military forces. JME seeks to include articles from a variety of academic disciplines and cultural backgrounds. Articles may adopt theoretical, empirical or historical approaches.

Submission
Authors are encouraged to submit the initial draft, in English, electronically by e-mail to the Editor at JME@tandf.no. Receipt of a submission is always acknowledged. Editorial evaluation is normally completed within three months. Full articles should normally be between 4,000 to 8,000 words in length. Shorter articles, normally 1,000 to 2,000 words, are also welcome. Word, WordPerfect or ASCII files are acceptable. All papers must be previously unpublished, and all received articles will be considered. We do not accept double submissions.

Peer Review Policy
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

The Manuscript
The manuscript should be typed double-spaced on one side of standard-sized paper (A4 or 8½ x 11") only, with 4cm/1" margins on all sides, justified left only. The title page must include the following information: (1) the full title; (2) the affiliations and full addresses of all authors; (3) a running title (maximum 50 characters); (4) indication of the author responsible for correspondence and correction of proofs; and (5) a brief biographical outline. The submitted manuscript should also contain an abstract not exceeding 200 words. The abstract should emphasize the principal findings and most essential aspects of the article. Up to five key words or phrases must be submitted for indexing purposes.

Style
When preparing the final version of the article, an author will be expected to conform closely to the Journal's style requirements as set out below.

The Journal's style with respect to headings, notes references, etc., will also be evident from a current issue of JME. Absolute technical requirements for the first round are: legible copy, page numbering, double-spacing throughout (also for notes and references), adequate documentation and inclusion of an abstract.

Only English-language manuscripts will be considered. We allow both British and American spelling, but there must be consistency within the individual article. Articles will be subject to language editing. If there are a large number of corrections, we may require the authors to retype or re-edit the manuscript.

We encourage gender-neutral and international language wherever possible. The readers' knowledge of English can be taken for granted but not necessarily familiarity with institutions in English speaking countries. For the same reason, use acronyms and abbreviations sparingly. Whenever in doubt, explain the acronym or abbreviation the first time it occurs.

Diagrams are discouraged.

Citations
Journal of Military Ethics uses the 'author/date' system, combined with endnotes (entitled 'Notes') and a reference list (entitled 'References') at the end of the article.

Citations in the text should be by author and date in parentheses. If there are two authors, both should be named (Agar & Douglas 1955). If an article with more than two authors is cited, only the first author's name plus 'et al.' need be given.

If the reference is to a work which was issued in its original language or in an original edition prior to the one referred to, and it is deemed necessary to include the original date in square brackets.

Whenever a work is referred to as a whole or with a page/chapter reference, without further comment, this should be done in the running text. If a comment is being made about the reference, however, it should be placed in an endnote. Example:

This has often been pointed out by leading scholars (see Johnson 1999, Maeland 2001). It is also a feature emphasized by Henrik Syse (2000:3), who holds that 'as important as contents may seem, it is even more important that the journal contains accurate footnotes and references'. Reichberg (1999: ch. 5) seems to agree. There have, however, been dissenting voices.

Long, continuous quotations (more than 6-7 lines in a regular 12-points ms.) should be indented, and should not be placed within quotation marks. All other quotations should be put in the running text (or in endnotes) without indention, using quotation marks. The quotation marks used are single ('), with double quotation marks (") being used only when there are quotation marks within a quotation. Example:

John Locke was fond of saying that 'I do enjoy a good ride, but these modern "roller coasters" have never attracted me much' (Locke [1689] 1997: 8).

Reference List
The reference list should adhere to the following style:

Article in Journal:
Dahl, A.W. (1992) Environmental Destruction in War, Disarmament, 15(2), pp. 113-127.

Bothe, M. (1991) The Protection of the Environment in Times of Armed Conflict, German Yearbook of International Law, 34, pp. 54-62.

Chapter in book:
Boyle, J. (1996) Just War Thinking in Catholic Natural Law, in: T. Nardin (Ed) The Ethics of War and Peace: Secular and Religious Perspectives, pp. 40-53 (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press).

Barnes, J. (1982) The Just War, in N. Kretzmann, A. Kenny & J. Pinborg (Eds) The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Thought, pp. 771-784 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).

Book:
Cassese, A. (1986) International Law in a Divided World (Oxford: Clarendon).

Armstrong, S. J. & Botzler, R.G. (Eds) (1993) Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence (New York: McGraw-Hill).

Thomas, A. [ca. 1268] (1981) Summa Theologica, 5 vols, trans. Fathers of the English Dominican Province (Westminster, MD: Christian Classics).

Paper:
Haynes, C. (2003) The Difficulties of Style Standardization. Paper presented at Style Standardization Conference, London, 18-21 April.

Thesis/dissertation:
Rimes, K. J. (1999) Is the Utopian World Always Dystopian?, BA Hons Dissertation, Department of Social Science, University College Northampton.

(town must be included if not in University name, i.e. Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh)

Electronic document:
Chaucer, G. [ca. 1390] (1993) The Canterbury Tales, English Poetry Full-Text Database, Rel. 2, [CD-ROM] (Cambridge: Chadwyck).

Lenham, R. (1993) The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts [diskette] (Chicago: University of Chicago Press).

Mitchell, W.J. (1995) City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn [book on-line] (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press) accessed 29 September 1995, available at http:www-mitpress.mit.edu:80/City_of_Bits/Pulling_Glass/index.html; Internet.

Published proceedings/seminar:
Singh, O.P. (1993) Drainage problems and design criteria for land drainage systems, in: Proceedings National Workshop on Sustainable Irrigation in Saline Environment, February 17-19, CSSRI (Karnal, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute).

Please ensure that all quotations are properly attributed and make sure that you have doublechecked page numbers, spelling, dates etc. This will save the editors much work.