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Prepare your manuscript for International Feminist Journal of Politics.

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Article types

Review
Book Review
Editorial
Letter
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Systematic Review
Lectio

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • An abstract of not more than 200 words should start 2 inches below the title.
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  • The abstract should be followed by a list of fivekey words and then by the text.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Articles should range between 5,000 and 9,000 words including references.
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  • Within endnotes, second and later references to a work should refer to the author's last name and date.
  • Endnotes should be typed double-spaced at the end of the article, preceding the list of references.
  • Full references must be given in the reference list to all works cited in the text, including citations in endnotes.
  • Endnotes are used for material commenting on or adding to the text and should be used instead of parenthetical citations for references to more than three works, archival materials, unpublished interviews, and legal cases.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Use the percentages sign only in figures and tables; spell out “percent” in the text using a numeral for the number (e.g. 84 percent).
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  • Tables, figures and plates should not be inserted within the article but should be submitted in separate files.
  • All captions should be listed on the sheet along with the corresponding illustration.
  • The desired positions for each table, figure, and plate should be indicated in the pages of the article.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
  • Authors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce two kinds of material: quotations from works in copyright, and illustrations such as photographs, line drawings, tables, maps, graphs etc. Permission need not be sought for short extracts of text (except in the case of poems or song lyrics, where all quotations require permission).

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Where copyright permission is required, it is the author's responsibility to obtain such permission.
  • Editorial: The editorial office must receive signed hard copies of the transfer of copyright agreement before accepted material can be published.
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  • Authors should consult home base at an early stage for advice on obtaining permission.
  • All permissions must be cleared by the time of publication and it is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission by writing to either the publisher of the material or the author/photographer.
  • Using third-party material in your paper If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner, prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Article structure and word limits

  • The first page of the article should have the title 2 inches from the top of the page.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
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  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • A brief biographical note about each author should be supplied in a separate file.
  • This should include the article title and the author's name, postal address, and email address.
  • Digital photographs should be supplied in jpg or tiff format.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Contributions may be discipline-specific but should engage with critical conversations of interest across disciplines, or they may be interdisciplinary in their theorizing, their methodology or their sources.
  • Do not use op. cit or ibid.
  • Page numbers must be supplied for all journal, magazine and newspaper articles and for chapters from edited books, as should the full url for Web documents, along with the date last accessed.
  • Review: If it is appropriate for IFjP and ready for review, the article will be sent out anonymously to be refereed by at least two readers.
  • Longer articles cannot be considered and will be returned to authors for editing.
  • Do not centre subheadings; leave one line spacing above and below.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Manuscript structure

  • Insert two hard returns at the end of paragraphs or heading: do not use the space bar or the tab function to indent the first line of paragraphs.
  • Please note that Level C sub-sub-headings should only be used if absolutely necessary and avoided if possible.
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  • In addition to articles, IFjP accepts contributions that do not necessarily take standard academic form and include a dialogic element for “Conversations”, a non-peer-reviewed section of the journal that is intended to offer space and opportunity to make strong theoretical and practical contributions to feminist debates outside the article form.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Language and text style

  • Submission should be in the English language, typed in double spacing and supplied in electronic format (see below).
  • Punctuation: Should be placed inside quotation marks, as per US usage.
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  • Quotations: Use double quotation marks for quoted material within the text; single quotation marks should only be used for quotes within quotes.
  • Quotations of over forty words should be extracted and indented and no quotation marks used.
  • American (-ize) spelling should be used.
  • Use bold text capitals for level A subheadings, bold upper and lower case for level B sub-subheadings and italic bold upper and lower case for level C sub-sub-subheadings, as follows: LEVEL A SUBHEADING, Level B Sub-Subheading, Level C Sub-Sub-Subheading.
  • Use a single (not a double) space after a full point, and after commas, colons, semicolons, etc. Do not put a space in front of a question mark, or in front of any other closing quotation mark.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Avoid exclamation marks and the “Oxford Comma” (the comma before “and” in a list, e.g. “international, political, and feminist” should read “international, political and feminist”) in the main text, though the latter is required in reference citations and the reference list.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 9,000 words
References: Harvard
Declarations: Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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