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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Public Affairs Education.

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Article types

Review
Book Review
Editorial
Research Article
Viewpoint
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter
Lectio

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 150 words.
  • Use a structured abstract.
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  • Should contain a structured abstract of 150 words.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-5 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain no more than 3 keywords.
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  • Should contain between 3 and 5 keywords.
  • At least 3 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
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  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.

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.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows: For single agency grants.

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

  • Every author and research participant deserves and should be treated with respect.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 200 words).
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
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  • Should be between 750 and 1500 words.
  • Should be between 1500 and 3000 words.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • 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.
  • Please submit all inquiries to JPAE@NASPAA.org.
  • All contributions should reflect on the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical skills.
  • Editorial: All editorials should be discussed with co-Editors-in-Chief Sarah Young ( Sarah.Young@Kennesaw.edu ) and Sara Rinfret ( Sara.Rinfret@nau.edu ) prior to submission.
  • Please include page numbers on each page, excluding the first.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • Pedagogical Practices Pedagogical practices articles should highlight what public affairs faculty do well in the classroom and share innovative ways to apply theory to practice for public affairs education.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: Paper structure will vary.
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • 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.

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

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

Article type and manuscript length

  • Every paper should include a title page, abstract, keywords, main text, acknowledgments (as applicable), declaration of interest statement (as applicable), references, appendices (as appropriate), tables with captions (on individual pages) (as appropriate); figures (on individual pages) (as appropriate).
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page, main text, references, appendices (as appropriate).

Manuscript structure

  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Footnotes.
  • Should be between 4000 and 8000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
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  • Papers in this section include substantive contributions to teaching practices, including but not limited to: Civic engagement and experiential learning.
  • Papers in this section include substantive contributions to teaching practices, including but not limited to: Simulations, role-play, and games.
  • Papers in this section include substantive contributions to teaching practices, including but not limited to: Virtual and technologically enhanced learning.
  • Papers in this section include substantive contributions to teaching practices, including but not limited to: Teaching cases and teaching mini-cases*.
  • Papers in this section include substantive contributions to teaching practices, including but not limited to: Pedagogical and curricular practices, dilemmas, and innovations.
  • Research Article: *Research articles utilizing case study methods that not intended to be used solely as a teaching tool (i.e. a case study for as a class exercise) should be categorized as “Research Article – Empirical”.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Language and text style

  • Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
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  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 150 words
Paper: 1,500 words
Keywords: 3-5 keywords
Declarations: Funding
Format: Times New Roman

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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