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Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers

The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers is a new anonymously
refereed, occasional papers series devoted to publishing scholarship across
all fields related to communist and post-communist countries. Launched in
January 2003 under the aegis of the Centre for Post-Communist Studies at St.
Francis Xavier University, the series aims to publish high quality studies
in all disciplines of the social sciences and humanities.

The series editors invite scholars to submit original English-language
manuscripts in view of publication. We aim to publish around five papers a
year and offer submitters exceptionally rapid response. Unlike journal
publishing, our occasional papers are published individually, as soon as the
review process is completed and the papers are accepted. Not having to wait
for an entire journal issue to be completed eliminates the usually long
delay separating the acceptance of the paper and its appearance in print.
This kind of publishing ensures that new ideas, theories and investigations
are promptly disseminated and made available to the academic and
policy-making community, giving scholars the tremendous advantage of having
their materials emerge in a timely fashion. The papers are published in both
electronic and hard-copy versions, and are regularly advertised and
represented at national and international conventions related to communist
and post-communist studies.

 We accept manuscripts of roughly 35-100 pages that are longer than the
usual journal articles but do not warrant their publication as an individual
monograph. All submissions are promptly sent out for review and decisions
are based on the reports of two referees. The refereeing process is
completely blind, with the names of the reviewers and the author being fully
protected. Reviewers are asked for both an overall evaluation of the
manuscript and specific comments and suggestions which are passed on to the
authors. The editors endeavor to complete the refereeing process within the
span of a four-month period.

 The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers series offers scholars from
both social sciences and humanities a flexible, efficient and recognized
vehicle for publication of high quality manuscripts. The editors welcome
submissions or queries to:

The Editors

The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers

Center for Post-Communist Studies

St. Francis Xavier University

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada

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 Notes for Contributors:

We welcome the submission of original manuscripts in English and French, of
about 35-100 pages (including endnotes and/or references), in triplicate to
the above address. Articles should be double-spaced throughout, including
notes and references, and should bear the title of the contribution. All
pages, including notes, references and tables should be numbered to
facilitate editorial preparation. Authors' name and identifying references
should be removed from two copies. The third copy should be accompanied by a
title page specifying the title of the article, the name(s) of the
author(s), and the address and email of the contact person.

 Tables and figures should be typed on separate sheets and not included as
part of the text. Tables and figures should be numbered consequently by
Arabic numerals, and their approximate position should be indicated in the
manuscript. All tables and figures must have title legends.

Endnotes and references should be numbered sequentially. In the references,
full details should be given (author's name and initials, date of
publication, title of book or journal article, place of publication,
publisher and page number(s) if appropriate. Titles of journals should be
given in full. The notes and references should be at the end of the
manuscript.

 If article is accepted for publication, the Word file version of the
article must be submitted in order for us to prepare the manuscript for
publication in a timely fashion. It is the general policy of the editors not
to publish translations of articles already published in foreign languages
that should be accessible to most of an educated readership.

 The Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers are copyrighted, but the
editors are eager to consider manuscripts which may form part of larger or
later work. Should part or all of a paper appear subsequently, the editors
request only the acknowledgement of the work's earlier appearance in the
Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Papers.

Ten offprints of each paper will be provided free of charge to the
first-named author of articles. Further offprints, in minimum quantities of
50, can be purchased by contacting the editors.