Author Guidelines

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via email to the Managing Editor at [email protected]. With a copy to the Associate Editor at [email protected]. All manuscripts should be drafted using Microsoft Word. JGSD publishes only original work, and only those not previously published or submitted elsewhere will be accepted. The word limit for research articles is 6,000 to 7,000 words, including abstract, endnotes, and references. Tables, figures, charts, and appendices will not be included in that word count. Short opinion articles and book reviews should not exceed 2,500 and 1,500 words, respectively. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced in a 12-point Times Roman font with 3 cm margins on either side and 2.5 cm at the top and bottom based on the A4-sized format.

As JGSD uses a double-blind review process, authors should avoid indicating their authorship in the body of the manuscript. If citing or quoting from their previously published work, author(s) should refer to ‘oneself’ in the third person and include references to their work in the reference list. The anonymity of the authors must be preserved. Acknowledgements or expressions of gratitude may be added after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. On a separate page preceding the main body of the text, authors should include the title of the manuscript, their names, institutional affiliation, the email address of the corresponding author (in case of more than one author), an abstract of no more than 150 words, and four to six keywords.

All manuscripts should be clearly and concisely written, and jargon or overly technical language should be avoided. Use US-English spellings throughout, except for quoted materials with different spellings—the original spelling must be retained. Furthermore, do not use first person (‘I’ or ‘we’) anywhere in the manuscript. Use acronyms sparingly and expand them the first time these are mentioned.

Tables or figures should be on separate pages at the end of the manuscript, but their placement in the manuscript should be indicated by inserting ‘Place table/figure 1 here’. For figures or tables, do not use heavy borders or shading. Please note that the print version of the journal does not include color printing for figures or tables.
The title of the article and primary subheadings should be in 14-point bold and separated from the text. Secondary subheadings are to be in 12-point bold and set on a line separate from the text and indented by 0.5cm from the left margin.

Quoted text of more than 50 words should be inserted as a block quotation separated from the main text and indented 0.5 cm from both left and right margins. These must not be enclosed within quotation marks. Shorter quoted text must begin and end with double quotation marks. All quotations must include the page number(s) from the original source. Names of books, newspapers, and journals must be Italicized and not underlined.

Notes and References

The APA7 referencing style must be followed, as below:

Books

Reference list entries (in alphabetical order)

March, S. & Rees, W. (2012). The European Union in the Security of Europe: From Cold War to Terror War. London: Routledge.

Rothstein, B. (2011). The Quality of Government: Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Slotin, J., Wyeth, V. & Romita, P.  (2010). Power, Politics, and Change: How International Actors Assess Local Context. International Peace Institute. www.ipinst.org

In-text citations

(March & Rees, 2012: 12)

(Rothstein, 2011: 315–16)

Citations with more than two authors must be cited in text thus:

(Slotin et al., 2010: 4-5)

Book Chapter

Reference list entry

Weber, M. (2004). ‘The ‘objectivity’ of knowledge in social science and social policy. In: Whimster, S. (ed.), The Essential Weber: A Reader (pp.359-405). London: Routledge.

In-text citation

(Weber, 2004: 177–78)

Journal Article

Reference list entry

Vries, M. S. (2013). ‘The challenge of good governance. The Innovation Journal, 18(1), 1-9.

In-text citation

(Vries, 2013: 3)

Online Materials

Reference list entry

OECD (2015). Inclusive government for a more inclusive society. in Government at a Glance 2015. Paris: OECD Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/gov_glance-2015-6-en

World Bank (Online). Worldwide Governance Indicators. https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/

In-text citation

(OECD, 2015)

(World Bank, online)

References or in-text citations created by reference management software, such as ‘EndNote’ and ‘Zotero’, should be converted to plain text in the manuscript.
Once a manuscript is formally accepted, authors will be required to sign a copyright agreement form and assign copyright to their article at the Center for Governance Studies.

Important Note

IJGS&D has a policy of not accepting manuscripts submitted by undergraduate or postgraduate students unless they are co-authored with an academic faculty member at a university or a senior associate of a research or government organization. Higher degree students (PhD or MPhil) may be exempted.

Manuscripts will be returned to authors for corrections/modifications if the above instructions are not followed.

If you have any queries, please contact the Associate Editor.