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Information
for Authors The IPT
Beacon is a peer-reviewed online journal of work in
International Political Theory. Although the Beacon will include outstanding
articles published in other journals, it also welcomes submissions of
original articles in this field. Prospective authors should examine our
editorial policy when considering submission. Editorial policy The IPT Beacon is committed to presenting each quarter a limited
number (currently 8 to 12) of articles in international political theory
which in the judgement of our editorial board are the best published anywhere. The editorial
board collectively monitor the latest issue of each of 40+ peer-reviewed
journals and nominate from these journals the articles they judge to be outstanding.
The editors on the selection panel receive the nominations and then
independently evaluate the articles in order to identify those to be featured
in the IPT Beacon. The chief criteria for selection are importance of topic,
significance and originality of contribution, and quality of argumentation. Articles may be submitted by authors directly for publication in
the IPT Beacon. Submitted articles will be subject to double-blind
review by members of the editorial board or external referees. Articles
recommended by the reviewers
will then be considered by the editorial selection panel alongside
those nominated from among already-published articles for a final
decision. If the submitted article is judged by the panel to be of
comparable quality and interest it will be accepted for publication in the
IPT Beacon. Because submitted articles compete for a place with outstanding
articles already published elsewhere, the acceptance/rejection ratio will, as
a guide, be lower than the average rate for all journals which carry IPT articles. We will
aim to provide constructive feedback on articles which come close to our
quality threshold, and in certain cases invite resubmission of a revised
version. To
submit an article Articles
should be submitted as an email attachment, in Word or Rich Text Format, to the editor. The
file should be fully anonymised, with any self-identifying material included
in the text of the accompanying email. The first page of the article file
should provide an abstract of not more than 150 words. Articles should not
normally exceed 8,000 words. Notes should be kept to an absolute
minimum and appended at the end of the file in ordinary text format (not
automatic foot/endnote format). Appropriate references to all relevant
academic publications should be incorporated, and the accuracy of references
is entirely the author's responsibility. Spelling may be British or
American English. Any standard referencing convention may be used, provided
it is consistent throughout, but one not requiring footnotes is preferred. By
submitting your article to the IPT Beacon you declare that it is your
original work, that it has not been published, in whole or in part, and is
not about to be published, in any other academic publication in print or
online. A
confirmation of receipt of your submission will be sent by e-mail. Articles
submitted will be reviewed by the editors and external referees according to
the procedures set out in our editorial policy. Decisions will be
communicated from 4-8 weeks from date of submission. Accepted articles will
be published between 6 and 16 weeks from date of submission. |