Journal Details
Instructions for AuthorsSubmissions should be made electronically via the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities' 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.
The Journal accepts submissions in English, French and Spanish. The manuscripts – ideally between 5000 and 8000 words including endnotes and references - should be prepared in Word, be double-spaced, with ample margins and bear the title of the contribution. Notes to the text should be kept to a minimum and appear as Endnotes. Sections in the manuscript should be clearly sub-titled. This should be uploaded as a “Main Document” and should have all information identifying the author(s) removed to allow it to be refereed anonymously. A separate sheet should list the name(s) of the author(s), the title of the contribution and the addresses where the work was carried out. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract/summary of 100 – 150 words on a separate page, followed by Key Words, and a short note of biographical details. This file should be named “Title Page (not for review)” All pages should be numbered. The full postal address and email address of the corresponding author should be included in the “Title Page (not for review)”. He/she will be notified of the selection outcome after submission of the manuscript to an anonymous peer review process, and if selected, will check proofs, and receive correspondence and off-prints Contributors should bear in mind that they are addressing a diverse audience of academics, policy-makers and development practitioners. Jargon should be avoided where possible and the choice of terms should be clearly defined.
Notes & Comments A new regular feature of JHDC is the Notes & Comments section, which is intended to accommodate relatively shorter articles. Unlike regular issue contributions, which are expected to be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length, submissions to the Notes and Comments section should be strictly between 2,000 and 3,000 words. ‘Notes' would be particularly (though obviously not exclusively) well served by short pieces dealing with measurement issues. ‘Comments' would be relatively brief essays inspired by work published in the Journal, and could, typically, assume the form of extension, modification, criticism or correction. In specific instances, and at the discretion of the Editors, a comment can be referred to the author of the original paper that is the subject of the comment.
Tables, figures and captions to illustrations should be completely understandable independent of the text. Tables and figures must be uploaded separately and their approximate position should be indicated in the manuscript. Tables should be numbered by Roman numerals and figures by Arabic numeral. Please supply files of a quality suitable for reproduction. Figures will not normally be redrawn by the publisher.
References should be indicated in the manuscript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Moser (1997) or (Moser 1997) as appropriate. If several publications by the same author and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication. All references cited in the text should be listed in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form: For books: SEN, A. K. (2002) Rationality and Freedom, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA. For articles: Chen and Ravaillon (2001) 'How did the world's poorest fare in the 1990s?' Review of Income and Wealth, 47. pp. 283-300 For chapters within books: Alkire, S. (2004) 'The role of external actors' in V. Rao and M. Walton (Eds.), Culture and Public Action: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue in Development Policy, Stanford University. For reports: United Nations Development Programme (2004), Human Development Policy Report 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Copyright It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to The United Nations Development Programme. 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. Proofs. If selected, proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the editor within 48 hours of receipt. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted. Offprints. Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cjhd) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Additional reprints are available through Rightslink when proofs are received or alternatively on our journals website. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk |
