Global Discourse accepts high quality submissions from any theoretical and methodological perspective and encourages debate between paradigms and schemas. As such, we encourage contributions from such disciplines as anthropology, cultural studies, economics, education, geography, history, law, media studies, philosophy, psychology, social policy and sociology.
Following a standard peer review process involving one academic referee, accepted articles will be published with an accompanying 1,000-2,000 word review of the substantive content of the article written by an academic with knowledge of the pertinent field. Readers are also encouraged to submit 1,000 word reviews which will be assessed by the editors in a similar fashion to conventional book reviews. Discussion of articles is also encouraged on the discussion boards which accompany each article.
Applications or suggestions for book reviews and book review symposia can be made to Mark Edward (M.D.Edward@ncl.ac.uk). Typically, book reviews are 1,000-1,500 words in length.
Additional contributions in the form of blog-style essays and audio-visual material can be submitted to the editors for moderation. While we wish to avoid censorship and encourage lively debate free from ideological constraint, we do stress that material which is explicitly and crassly racist, sexist and homophobic, or which demeans particular individuals, will be subject to rigorous moderation.
There are two issues per annum: January to June and July to December. Authors can remove material following the course of one issue – 6 months. For example, if an article is published in January, an author is entitled to remove that article at the end of June by contacting the editorial board.
In order to satisfy the guidelines of other journals, authors who wish to remove their article and submit elsewhere will not be entitled to claim the original submission at Global Discourse as a peer reviewed publication. In such cases, Global Discourse will function solely as a developmental forum for working papers and comments provided will be informal. However, those who do wish to publish with Global Discourse as a forum of final publication are entitled to claim the submission as a fully peer reviewed publication.
Style
Global Discourse accepts a wide range of contributions, from short research notes of 2-4,000 words to full-length articles of up to 9,000 words including all notes and references. Articles can be written using either UK or US spelling so long as either usage is consistent.
Because we encourage authors to submit their papers to more established journals following the course of one full, six month issue of Global Discourse, we are happy to accept the recognised referencing system of the journal to which eventual submission is aimed, so long as that style is used consistently throughout.
Please submit articles to the editors from your region. Contact details can be found on the ‘Contacts and Organisation’ page (http://global-discourse.com/contacts/)
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