JCPA SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
For more detailed instructions for authors and style guidelines, please consult the Journal on the Taylor & Francis website.
Submission of Manuscripts
All submissions should be made online at the Journal Scholar One Manuscripts website. New users should first create an account. Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Online user guides and access to a help desk are available on the website.
Please obtain permission to quote from, or to reproduce, copyrighted material in your article before submission and give acknowledgements in a section at the end of the paper before the Notes or, in the case of illustrations, in the captions. Articles must explicitly adhere to at least ONE of the six comparative criteria outlined in the Aims and Scope of the Journal. The JCPA aims to engage in a dialogue on comparative policy analysis. We urge authors to become part of this dialogue by addressing points raised in related articles published in other JCPA issues.
Manuscripts should not be longer than 8,000 words, including an abstract of 100 words,double-spaced and in 12-point type. Special Issue Articles may not exceed 8000 words, unless differently stated. Priority on Special Issues is given to institutional and individual members. Word counts for SPECIAL SECTIONS should be as follows, inclusive of a 100-word abstract: Comparative Policy Concepts, Statistics, and Analytics (6000-7000 words); Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies (6000-7000 words); Policy Innovation (6000- 7000 words); Book Reviews (up to 2000 words)
All electronic versions should be in a standard word-processing format, preferably MS Word or RTF. British or American spelling is acceptable provided usage is consistent. Authors should also consult the most recent volume of the Journal for style.
Tables and Figures
Tables should be used parsimoniously to illustrate findings which are crucial. Tables should be prepared with the minimum use of horizontal rules (usually three are sufficient) and avoiding vertical rules. It is important to provide clear copy of figures (not photocopies or faxes), preferably electronically in .JPG, .TIF or .EPS format. Tables and figures should be submitted on separately numbered sheets. The positioning of a table or figure should be indicated in the text following the paragraph that first mentions it.
References
References should be cited in the text according to the Harvard reference system, that is, use the last name of the author(s), the date of publication and, following quoted material, the page references.
Book/multiple author
Archer, Keith, Gibbins, Roger, Knopff, Randal and Pal, Leslie, 1995, Parameters of Power: Canada’s Political Institutions (Scarborough: Nelson).
Article in edited volume
Bennett, Cathy J. and Bayley, Rita, 1981, The new public administration of information: Canadian approaches to access and privacy, in: Martin W. Westmacott and Hugh P. Mellon (Eds) Public Administration and Policy: Governing in Challenging Times (Scarborough: Prentice Hall), pp. 116–127.
Article in journal
Salazar, Des J. and Alper, Derida K., 2002, Reconciling environmentalism and the left: perspectives on democracy and social justice in British Columbia’s environmental movement. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 35, 527–566.
Reprints
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Copyright
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. 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 https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing- your-research/moving-through-production/copyright-for-journal-authors/. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
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Subscriptions
Please encourage your institution’s library to subscribe to the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. We thank you for so helping disseminate your and your colleagues’ comparative work, and their citation. Society for International Comparative Policy Analysis (ICPA) individual members receive free annual copies of the JCPA. We invite you and/or your institution to become a member of the ICPA Society and be part of the international network of scholars advancing comparative policy studies. As a member you will, among other benefits, automatically be subscribed to the 6 issues of the JCPA.