Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

• Research Paper — up to 9000 words
• Case Study — up to 8000 words
• Policy Piece — up to 3500 words
• Editorial — up to 3000 words

Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.

Reference style

Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.

Keywords

Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.

Peer review type

Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.

Open access options

From 15th June 2026 all new submissions will pay a non-refundable submission fee in place of an Article Processing Charge (APC) of £100, meaning there is no additional fee charged upon acceptance. A reduced fee of £50 will be available for authors based in low-middle income countries, and the fee will be fully waived for authors based in low-income countries.

Accepted languages

This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.

Accepted submission files

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.

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