SUBMISSION PROCESS
The editors of Ethnopolitics invite the submission of original research articles (arount 12,000 words), research notes (up to 5,000 words), review essays (3,000-4,000 words) and book reviews (800-1,000). By submission of a manuscript an author certifies that the work is original and is not being considered simultaneously by another publisher.
All submissions should be submitted electronically, at
www.criticalmath.com/prm/sm.php?org_id=13743.
Once you have submitted your manuscript, the editors will contact you and acknowledge your submission. Each manuscript receives an initial internal screening by the editors determining its suitability for the journal. This is followed by an anonymous peer-review process at the end of which the editors will make a decision about your manuscript.
The review process normally takes approximately 8-10 weeks, but can occasionally exceed this time frame. The editors endeavour to reach an informed decision quickly and to keep you up-to-date about the status of your manuscript.
The cover page should contain the title and a short abstract of around 100 words. The abstract should be clear and informative, giving an indication of the scope of, and results contained in, the paper. A separate sheet should give the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s),
The main text with endnotes. All notes should be numbered sequentially and appear as endnotes. The should be referred to in the text by superscripts 1, 2, 3, etc. The notes themselves should be gathered together at the end of the manuscript before the references section.
References should be cited in the text by giving the last name of the author(s) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Smith & Jones (2003); (Smith, 2001a, 2001b).
The full references must be listed on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript in the Harvard style. They should include all the authors' names and initials, year of publication, title of article or book, the full title of the journal, volume and page numbers, and for books and other documents, the publisher's name and place of publication, e.g.
For books:
Sisk, T.D. (1996) Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts (Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press).
For articles in journals:
Weller, M. (1999) The Rambouillet Conference in Kosovo, International Affairs, 75(2), pp. 163-203.
For chapters in edited collection:
Rothchild, D. (2002) Settlement terms and postagreement stability, in: S.J. Stedman, D. Rothchild & E.M. Cousens (Eds), Ending Civil Wars: The Implementation of Peace Agreements, pp. 117-138 (Boulder, CO and London, Lynne Rienner).
For websites:
Schnekener, U. (2002) Developing and Applying EU Crisis Management: Test Case Macedonia, ECMI Working Paper 14, available online at: http://www.ecmi.de/download/working_paper_14.pdf
Electronic page proofs will be sent to authors if time permits, in PDF format, via email. Any essential corrections must be notified immediately to the publisher. Major corrections are not acceptable.
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