Dear All,
This may be of interest to list members. Please see a final reminder re submitting a themed section to Social Policy and Society
Thanks
Peter Dwyer
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Social Policy and Society
Annual call for Themed Section Proposals
1. Prospective Guest Editor(s) of a Themed Section are invited to submit a proposal before the annual deadline which for this year is:
3rd November 2008
2. Proposals for a Themed Section should be submitted in Microsoft Word format by e-mail to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . This proposal will include:
· the envisaged title
· the names and institutional affiliations of the proposed Guest Editor(s)
· a rationale for the Themed Section that outlines the key issues to be explored and justifies the authors chosen (no more than two A4 pages in font size 12
· a list of contributors and their institutional affiliations,
· an ordered list of contents that conforms with the requirements set out in (3) below.
· the author(s), title and a 200-300 word abstract of each proposed article.
3. Themed Sections must contain the following:
· An 'Introduction', usually written by the Guest Editor(s) providing a short introductory piece to the Themed Section
· a set of peer reviewed articles -no more than six articles in total
· a 'Review Article', which provides a selected review of the key literature
· a short 'Some Useful Sources' guide to key sources in the area.
4. The total word limit for an entire Themed Section is no more than 40,000 words. This is to include all tables, endnotes and bibliographies.
5. Each individual article must be no more than 5000 words in length and must conform to the Instructions for contributors. Refer to: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=SPS&type=ifc <http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=SPS&type=ifc>
All proposals are reviewed by the Editorial Board in January. Guest Editors whose proposals are subsequently accepted, will be invited to publish a Themed Section in the journal. Guest Editor(s) will then receive further detailed guidance from the Managing Co-Editors about their responsibilities e.g. the required refereeing process, production deadlines etc.
Prof Peter Dwyer, Nottingham Trent University
Dr Sharon Wright, University of Stirling
Managing Co-Editors, Social Policy & Society
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