Submissions
Please send all submissions electronically to Matthew Johnson at editor@global-discourse.com.
Submissions must include a title page containing all author information and contact details, an abstract of no more than 350 words and, in order to enable double-blind peer-review, the main manuscript with all information which may identify the author removed.
Declaration
Please include in a covering letter containing the following paragraph:
‘I submit this work for consideration for publication in Global Discourse. I confirm that the material is original work, has not been published elsewhere and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere’.
While submissions do not have to conform to the Global Discourse style guide until they are accepted for publication, authors are requested to ensure that all material: is conveyed in a publishable standard of English; is paginated; is coherently and consistently organized, with effective hierarchy of headings, and is referenced clearly, with all quotations of more than 35 words indented.
Copyright
Authors retain copyright and can reproduce material elsewhere subject to acknowledgement of the initial place of publication.
Link with Studies in Marxism
An agreement with the Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group means that articles which address topics related to Marx and Marxism are eligible for consideration for subsequent inclusion in the Group’s annual print journal Studies in Marxism. Papers which are accepted following the peer-review process in Global Discourse do not then need to be reviewed again prior to inclusion in Studies in Marxism. The editorial board of Studies in Marxism will invite authors of relevant peer-reviewed articles in Global Discourse to consider subsequent publication in Studies in Marxism. Articles will be removed from publication on the Global Discourse website prior to publication in Studies in Marxism. Full details of the group and journal are available at: http://www.psa.ac.uk/spgrp/30/marx-pub.aspx
Style
We accept initial article submissions in any format prior to refereeing. However, authors are requested to ensure that all accepted articles conform to the following guidelines. This ensures that papers can be processed and published as swiftly as possible. Authors who wish to submit articles eligible for inclusion in Studies in Marxism should follow instructions on the Studies in Marxism style guide.
Language:
All submissions must be fully proof-read prior to submission. Second-language speakers are requested to seek additional assistance in ensuring that the use of English is of publishable standard prior to submission.
Spelling:
Authors may use either UK or US English so long as usage is consistent.
Word count:
a) Articles: up to 10,000 words including all footnotes and references.
b) Book reviews: no upper limit, but guideline of 1,500 words.
Format:
a) Paragraphs should be first line 1.27cm indented.
b) Text should be justified.
Margins:
Top and bottom: 2.54cm; Left and right: 3.17cm.
Punctuation:
Leave only one space after all punctuation.
Font:
Times New Roman throughout.
Title:
14 point bold font
Headings:
12 point bold font
Sub-headings:
12 point italicised font
Text:
12 point font
Quotations:
a) Fewer than 35 words: single quotation marks and double quotation marks for quotes within quotes or vice versa.
b) More than 35 words: one line space above and below the text, with the quotation 1.27cm hanging line indented with no quotation marks.
Referencing:
Global Discourse uses a Harvard (author date) system of referencing. Latin terms such as ibid or op cit are not used, but et al. should be used in instances of in-text references to four or more authors of a single publication.
In Text:
Single author: (Surname Date: pagination) (Marx 1973: 25).
Two or three authors: (Surname and Surname Date: Pagination) (Marx and Engels 1974: 36).
Four or more authors: (Surname of first author et al. Date: Pagination) (Johnston et al., 2010: 578). Include full list of authors in reference list.
Separate multiple in-text references with semi-colons: e.g. (Marx 1976: 25; Marx and Engels: 36).
Reference List
Books:
Single author: Marx, Karl (1973) Grundrisse. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Two authors: Marx, K. and Engels, F. (1974) The German Ideology, 2nd edition. London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Chapter in Edited Collection:
Halliday, F. (2002) ‘The pertinence of imperialism’, in M. Rupert and H. Smith (eds), Historical Materialism and Globalization. London: Routledge.
Anthologised Material:
Lichtheim, G. (1963) ‘Marx and the “Asiatic mode of production”’, in B. Jessop and R. Wheatley (eds), (1999), Karl Marx’s Social and Political Thought: Volume VI. New York: Routledge, pp. 35-58.
Journal Article:
Levin, M. (2004) ‘An alternative terminology of development: Engels and Marx on barbarism and civilisation’, Studies in Marxism, 10, 25-38.
Johnston, R., Sirkeci, I., Khattab, N and Modood, T. (2010), ‘Ethno-religious categories and measuring occupational attainment in relation to education in England and Wales: a multi-level analysis’, Environment and Planning A, 42, 578-591.
Article in Online Journal:
Harman, C. (2006) ‘Hizbollah and the war Israel lost’, International Socialism Journal, 112. Available from: http://www.isj.org.uk/index.php4?id=243&issue=112 [Accessed 18 May 2010].
Newspaper:
Simms, B. (2004) ‘Marxist, yes, with a touch of bourgeoisie’, The Times Higher Education Review, 16, 16 July.
Conference Paper:
Devanesen, D. (2000) ‘Traditional Aboriginal Medicine Practice in The Northern Territory’, presented at International Symposium on Traditional Medicine: Better Science, Policy and Services for Health Development, Awaji Island Japan, 11-13 September. Available from: http://www.maningrida.com/mac/bwc/documents/traditional_aboriginal_medicine_practice.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2010].
Website:
Conservative Party (2010) ‘Conservative Party election manifesto 2010’ [Online], The Conservative Party. Available from: http://www.conservatives.com/Policy/Manifesto.aspx [Accessed 20 June 2011].
Notes:
Use endnotes, rather than footnotes, to include essential contextual details which would break-up the flow of the manuscript if placed in the main body of the text. Place endnotes immediately prior to the reference list under a heading of ‘Notes’.
Address:
Please insert a footnote after the article title containing an email and/or postal address for correspondence.
Acknowledgements:
Should be included under the heading ‘Acknowledgements’ immediately prior to any notes.
