Journal of Power is a refereed journal.

Articles submitted to the Journal of Power should be original contributions and should not be derived from existing or planned publications. Articles should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. If another version of the article is under consideration by another publication, or has been, or will be published elsewhere, authors should clearly indicate this at the time of submission.

The standard word length for articles is 8,000-10,000 (including notes and references). The article should begin with an indented abstract of around 100 words, which should describe the main arguments and conclusions of the article. Authors should also include 5 keywords representing the major themes of the article, to be provided on a separate sheet of paper.

Details of the author's institutional affiliation, full address and other contact information should be included on a separate cover sheet along with a note on the exact length of the article.

Two copies of each manuscript should be submitted electronically. One with the authors details attached and one anonymous for peer review. All editorial communications should be addressed to:

• E-Mail: power@nuigalway.ie
• Alternatively if the author cannot submit electronically in the last instance please mail to: The Editors, Journal of Power, Department of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Aras Moyola, Galway, Ireland;

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

SPECIAL ISSUES
The editors invite proposals for special issues or special sections on a focused theme. All special issues or sections are refereed in two stages. Contributors interested in organizing a special issue or theme should contact the editors in the first instance.

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
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence 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 retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.