Author Instructions
All submissions to the JPIPE are first considered by the editor-in-chief and one or more associate editors. Papers that, in our judgment, warrant further review will normally receive two external reviews.
Initial Submissions
Manuscripts submitted for review to the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy (JPIPE) should be no longer than 35 pages, including all text, footnotes/endnotes, references, and tables/figures. The title page and abstract do not count against the 35-page limit.
Any manuscript that uses or refers to supplementary/supporting information and analyses should include that material in a clearly marked, separate appendix file that must be submitted as an "Online Appendix" in Editorial Express; note that the appendix material does not count against the 35-page limit of the submitted file. (Upon publication, these files will be archived online as part of the paper.)
The JPIPE employs a double-blind review process. Therefore, authors should remove all self-identification information from the version of the manuscript that will be sent out to referees. Authors should also remove all acknowledgments, expressions of gratitude, and statements about grants or other financial support for the research reported in the manuscript. Any references to personal interactions with other scholars (e.g., a note stating “I received the data from __”) should be taken out. Authors may leave citations to their own work in the manuscript, as long as those citations refer to published work and do not self-identify themselves in any way (i.e., no personal pronouns). Authors should avoid citations to their doctoral dissertations, working papers, or forthcoming publications.
The JPIPE accepts only electronic submissions, through Manuscript Manager. Authors should submit an anonymous version of the manuscript in PDF format.
To submit a paper, click here.
The submitting author declares that the manuscript has not been previously published, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its publication is approved by all co-authors (if any). Further, if accepted, the work will not be published elsewhere in similar form.
Editors’ Goals for Turnaround
The editors review each submission prior to seeking reviewers. We will often “desk-reject” papers that do not fit the journal scope, or that we believe for other reasons are unlikely to end up being accepted. If we decide to desk-reject, we will seek to act quickly so that the authors can move on to another journal. Authors should also feel free to inquire informally about whether their paper is a fit for the JPIPE prior to submission.
The JPIPE editors and the JPIPE office staff make every effort to process manuscripts as quickly as possible. However, the double-blind refereeing process can be slow. It is impossible to predict the length of time that will be required to process any given manuscript.
We aim in most cases to provide authors with a clear editorial decision by the end of the second review round (accept, conditionally accept, or reject). We will normally request a second “revise and resubmit” only when the first round entailed a substantial rewrite, or in other unusual circumstances.
The JPIPE editors will not accept appeals except in rare cases involving procedural errors relating to the assignment or actions (but not opinions) of reviewers.
Datasets and Proofs
Authors of empirical papers that receive an initial “accept to publish” decision will be required to submit a replication dataset and statistical code to the JPIPE Dataverse page (prior to publication). Full acceptance is thus conditional on the authors posting their data and code on the JPIPE’s Dataverse page. The JPIPE will make the dataset and code publicly available at the time of publication. An author may propose, or the editors may request, creation of an online appendix containing additional results.
Manuscript submission
Once you have received preliminary acceptance, you can submit your full manuscript. Below are the manuscript preparation and submission instructions.
To provide rapid publication, we ask our authors to create their articles in LaTeX or Microsoft Word. We encourage you to use our FnT LaTeX style files but we also accept manuscripts in Word. To help you further, please adopt the following guidelines when preparing your manuscript:
Abstract
Provide an abstract to the article with the structure below. It should describe what the paper reviews and for whom it is of interest. The abstract will appear both online and in the PDF of the article.
Format of abstract
Please structure your article’s abstract in the four fields below, these are essential elements to the abstract (100 word limit to each field):
- Purpose
- Design/methodology/approach
- Findings
- Originality
If you wish to add other elements to your abstract, please format them within the headings below (100 word limit to each field):
- Research limitations/implications
- Practical implications
- Social implications
References
A list of references must be provided at the end of the paper. The reference style for the ASTP is Harvard. Please also ensure that every reference is cited in your text. It is very important that you supply as complete a reference as possible and that it is structured in the manner requested. Please see an example of the reference and citation style below:
Emerald’s Harvard referencing style
References to other publications in your text should be written as follows:
Single author: (Adams, 2006)
Two authors: (Adams and Brown, 2006)
Three or more authors: (Adams et al., 2006) Please note, ‘et al' should always be written in italics.
A few other style points. These apply to both the main body of text and your final list of references.
When referring to pages in a publication, use ‘p.(page number)’ for a single page or ‘pp.(page numbers)’ to indicate a page range.
Page numbers should always be written out in full, e.g. 175-179, not 175-9.
Where a colon or dash appears in the title of an article or book chapter, the letter that follows that colon or dash should always be lower case.
When citing a work with multiple editors, use the abbreviation ‘Ed.s’.
At the end of your paper, please supply a reference list in alphabetical order using the style guidelines below. Where a DOI is available, this should be included at the end of the reference.
Figures, Tables, and Captions List
All graphics should be submitted as separate files, preferably in Encapsulated PostScript. By default we will use colour figures in the PDF files available online but print in black and white. When supplying colour figures or halftones (photos), ensure that there is sufficient contrast to enable clear black and white printing and please refrain from referring to specific colours in your text. Use either Times New Roman or Arial typefaces on all your figures. Do not put boxes around your figures to enclose them. Halftones should be supplied in 300 dpi resolution.
