Manuscript Preparation
All
submissions should be prepared for both print and online
publication.
Manuscripts should be designed to advance the study and
practice of the mediation, negotiation, and arbitration
discipline. The text
should be directed to a multidisciplinary audience and be as
readable and practical as possible. Research articles must
follow specific guidelines dependent upon method employed. Illustrate theoretical ideas
with specific examples, explain technical terms in nontechnical
language, and keep the style clear.
Manuscripts should be prepared in strict accordance to the
15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. Spell out such abbreviations
as e.g., etc., i.e., et al., and vs. in their English
equivalents—in other words,
use for example, and so on, that is, and others, and versus (except
in legal cases, where v. is used). The following guidelines are
for all submissions:
- Use the
standard type size (12-point) and include references, appendixes,
and endnotes.
- Please keep
endnotes to a minimum.
- Do not include
graphs or statistical tables unless necessary for clarity.
- Do not use
footnotes. Instead,
incorporate all footnoted material into the text, perhaps within
parentheses.
- Cite all
sources of quotations or attributed ideas in the text, including the
original page number of each direct quotation and statistic. If a public URL hyperlink is
available, that should also be listed as http://goodoldjournal.com/jones.html.
Manuscripts are processed
by blind review. Author
identification must be removed from all pages and only appear on the
title page. Articles
are reviewed by three independent reviewers including at least one
member of the academic community and one active practitioner.
Conventional
Articles and State-of-the-Art Articles. These papers should be no longer than
7,500 words . Submissions should include a cover page providing
title and author name(s) and contact information (address, telephone
number, and e-mail address). Submissions should also include a short
abstract of the article (no more than 150 words).
Practitioner
Responses, Implications-for-Practice Commentary, Book Reviews, and
Training and Education Notes. These features should be no more than
or 2,500 words. Submissions should contain a cover page clearly
indicating the nature of the submission and providing author name(s)
and contact information.
These "experience" articles are not
peer-reviewed and are often shorter essays, whereas Conventional
Analysis articles are peer-reviewed and are expected to be more
academically rigorous .
All
Papers must be submitted via e-mail as a text attachment in
WordPerfect, Word or Open Office format. The Journal of Mediation,
Negotiation and Arbitration does not accept non-electronic
submissions.
Timing of
Submission The Journal publishes twice a year, in
late November/early December and late March/early
April.
Submissions
(articles or student notes) should be received in August/September
or January and Acceptance or Rejection notices are sent out in early
October and mid-February respectively. Any submission received too
late will be considered for the next issue and will not be answered
until the next round is
finished.
