Éditions de la Sorbonne
Prepare your manuscript for Revue Internationale des Études du Développement.
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Checked 2026-07-19
Article types
Review
Readiness requirements
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Abstract length
- The article must be typed, double spaced, and no longer than 45,000 characters, including spaces and footnotes (approximately 6,000 words) – abstract and references excluded.
- None of the manuscripts should exceed 45,000 characters (approximately 6,000 words), spaces and footnotes included (not including the abstract and the bibliographical references).
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- Presentation of the Manuscript An electronic version of the text must be sent in Word format, imperatively with the following documents: the abstract (in French and English, less than 800 characters, spaces included, in one paragraph) which presents the paper, the methodological framework, the issues raised, and the results.
Keywords
- Presentation of the Manuscript An electronic version of the text must be sent in Word format, imperatively with the following documents: four or five keywords in French and English.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: bibliographical references (not included in the character count).
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- The author's bibliographical references should be labeled “Anonymous, date.”.
- Bibliographical References Bibliographical references must: Appear in the text between parentheses (author’s name, date of publication).
- When text and a citation appear together in parentheses, use a semicolon to separate the citation from the text; do not use parentheses within parentheses.
- In References Whenever possible, the author should always provide the DOI, which is a persistent identifier for digital resources.
- It consists of approximately 2 to 3 single-spaced pages (excluding the bibliographical references) and includes the following: The framework for the papers (disciplinary / geographic / methodological / etc.), which must take into account the critical approach favored by the journal.
- Bibliographical References Bibliographical references must: Be listed alphabetically (only include the references cited in the text) at the end of the article, following the journal’s standards presented at the end of the guidelines.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
- Color should not be significant to understand a figure.
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- Each illustration must be free of copyright, or the author must have obtained permission to reproduce the illustration.
- The illustration must be accompanied by a title and the source.
Ethics statement
- Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
- The authors must follow the journal’s Code of Ethics and comply with the Guidelines for Authors and standards of the Revue internationale des études du développement as stated in the present document.
Blinded manuscript
- Blinding Manuscripts The text must be anonymized.
- Review: The author(s) must ensure that their text does not allow readers to identify them and that the file does not include an electronic signature: In Word for Windows: “Review” tab > arrow under “Track Changes” > “Change User Name” > “General” tab > “Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office;”.
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- The author(s) must ensure that their text does not allow readers to identify them and that the file does not include an electronic signature: In Word for Mac: File > Properties > “Summary” tab > modify “Author.”.
- They will determine whether it is in accordance with the journal’s editorial line and should be sent (anonymously) to two experts on the topic, one of them being external to the journal.
Preprints and prior publication
- Once the journal has circulated the CFP and the submissions have been received according to the publication calendar agreed upon by the journal and the guest editors, the latter select a maximum of 10 submissions and present them to the editorial board.
- Guidelines for Authors All papers submitted for publication in the Revue internationale des études du développement must be scientific in nature and present original findings on issues related to development.
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- Review: Such steps do not guarantee publication in the journal insofar as all proposals will be subject to an initial screening and then to a review (see below).
- For each special issue: The issue is comprised of original papers (at least in large part) that have not been previously published and are not under simultaneous consideration for publication elsewhere.
Title page and author information
- No indication (author's name, affiliation, etc.) should appear in the text.
Language and text style
- Presentation of the Manuscript An electronic version of the text must be sent in Word format, imperatively with the following documents: the title in French and English, 70 characters maximum – possibly with a subtitle.
Other submission requirements
- Graphics and maps are supplied separately in JPEG or TIF format and in high resolution: 300 dpi minimum.
- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: the title.
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- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: the research question.
- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: the theoretical framework.
- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: the fieldwork.
- They should be reserved for specific details that are too long to be inserted in the text.
- If there are several authors, each of them must provide their information.
- The author's name must not appear in the file name.
- For each special issue: Gender parity and generational openness, which are essential to the journal, must be aimed at.
- For each special issue: A balance between the theoretical (concepts, approaches, conceptual diagrams, problematizing, etc.) and empirical (contextualization, original field data collection, in-depth descriptions, etc.) dimensions should be aimed at.
- For each special issue: The critical analysis of thinking frameworks, action organization, and of the evaluation of the actions carried out “in the name of development” must systematically be aimed at.
- Presentation of the Manuscript An electronic version of the text must be sent in Word format, imperatively with the following documents: the separate attached file.
- Add (forthcoming) when a book has not been published yet.
Manuscript structure
- Should the proposal be approved by the editorial advisory panel, a widely circulated public call for papers will be issued, calling for 4,500-character submissions including: the main results.
- Structure of the Paper The manuscript must follow the sections and headings specified at the end of the guidelines.
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- Footnotes Footnotes must be used with continuous numbering.
What your package checks
Paper: 6,000 words
References: Harvard
Declarations: Ethics
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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