The International Review of Administrative Sciences has a fully web-based system for the submission and review of manuscripts. All submissions should be made online at the International Review of Administrative Sciences International Review of Adminstrative Sciences SAGETRACK
Note: Online submission and review of manuscripts is now mandatory for all types of papers.
New User Account
Please log onto the website. If you are a new user, you will first need to create an account. Follow the instructions and please ensure to enter a current and correct email address. Creating your account is a three-step process that takes a matter of minutes to set up. When you have finished, your User ID and password is sent via email immediately. Please edit your user ID and password to something more memorable by selecting 'edit account' at the top of the screen. If you have already created an account but have forgotten your details type your email address in the 'Password Help' to receive an emailed reminder. Full instructions for uploading the manuscript are provided on the website.
New Submission
Submissions should be made by logging in and selecting the Author Center and the 'Click here to Submit a New Manuscript' option. Follow the instructions on each page, clicking the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen. If at any stage you have any questions or require the user guide, please use the 'Get Help Now' button at the top right of every screen. Further help is available through ScholarOne's® Manuscript CentralTM customer support at +1 434 817 2040 x 167.
To upload your files, click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer. Select the designation of each file (i.e. main document, submission form, figure) in the drop down next to the browse button. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button
Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) and then click the Submit button
You may suspend a submission at any point before clicking the Submit button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also log back into your author centre at any time to check the status of your manuscript.
Please ensure that you submit editable/source files only (Microsoft Word or RTF) and that your document does not include page numbers; the International Review of Administrative Sciences SAGETRACK system will generate them for you, and then automatically convert your manuscript to PDF for peer review. Furthermore, it is imperative that authors remove from their submissions any information that will identify them or their affiliations to reviewers. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by email.
If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, or seek advice on the submission process please contact the Journal Manager, Catherine Humblet at the following email address: Catherine.Humblet@gmail.com
Please see the notes below for guidance when preparing your submission.
Submitting a Revised Submission
Authors submitting revised manuscripts should follow the instructions above to submit through the SAGETRACK system. To create a revision, go to the 'Manuscripts with Decisions' option in your Author Dashboard and select 'create a revision in the 'Action' column. Authors of all revised submissions should, when prompted, provide information explaining the changes in your manuscript. As this will be provided to reviewers, it is important that authors do not identify themselves in these responses.
Presentation of the manuscript
Double spaced: manuscript pages (no more than 8000 words double spaced) should be numbered and double spaced. This includes not only the text but also the notes, references, displayed quotations, tables and all other material.
Cover sheet should include full author address, affiliation and other contact details including email address wherever possible.
Title page should include:
1. full title
2. subtitle (optional)
3. preferred abbreviated running head
4. abstract (100-150 words): background; aim; method; results; conclusion
Points for practitioners that identify key implications for professionals working in public management and administration. (100 words)
5. keywords (5-8): in alphabetical order for searching online, preferably not words already in title
article word count (preferably excluding references).
Manuscripts should include:
1. main text
2. endnotes: typed, double-spaced, at the end of the text, before the references
3. references: typed, double-spaced at the end of the manuscript
4. acknowledgements and biographical notes (if relevant), typed double spaced on a separate sheet. Biographical notes (100-150 words) should give current affiliation, research interests and recent publications.
Tables: each table should have an explanatory caption and be presented on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. Check that each table is cited in the text.
Figures: see instructions for tables. Computer generated tints and shading should be avoided as they seldom reproduce well; use cross-hatching instead. Line artwork supplied as hard copy should be ready for scanning and not need redrawing.
Other points
Titles and subheadings should be clear and brief. British spelling should be used except in the case of words where the "z" has generally replaced the "s", e.g. organize. Indicate italic type by underlining. Take out points in USA and other such abbreviations and do not use points after Dr., Mr., Mrs. When referring to pagination and dates use the smallest number of numerals possible (e.g. 10-19, 42-5, 1961-75). Dates should be in the form 22 November 1990. In descriptive matter spell out numbers from one to ninety-nine; use numerals for 100 and over. Indicate short quotations by single quotation marks; longer quotations should be indented 15 mm from the left-hand margin.
Tables and figures should have short, descriptive titles. All notes and sources to tables and figures should be placed underneath. Column headings should clearly define the data presented.
Essential notes should be indicated by superscript numbers in the text and collated on a single page at the end of the text. References cited in the text should read thus: Brown (1975: 63-4), Brown and Smith (1975, 1980). Use "et al." when citing a work by more than two authors, e.g. Brown et al. (1980). The letters a, b, c, etc. should be used to distinguish citations of different works by the same author in the same year, e.g. Brown (1975a, 1975b). All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically and in full after the notes, using the following style:
Articles in journals: Barbano, Filippo (1968) "Social Structures and Social Functions", Inquiry 12(1): 1-16;
Books: Berhek, James T. and Curtis, Richard F. (1975), A Sociology of Belief. New York: John Wiley.
Contributions to books: Michell, J. Clyde (1969), "The Concept and Use of Social Networks" in J. Clyde Michell (ed.), Social Networks in Urban Situations, pp. 1-50. Manchester: Manchester University Press;
Unpublished Works: Moore, W.E. (1961b) "Modern Old Age", PhD. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Articles that do not conform to this style will be sent back to authors for revision. Authors will receive a copy of the Review and controlled access to a pdf of their article. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Authors should retain one copy of their typescript and send three identical copies, each fully numbered and legible, together with all figures and tables to Catherine Humblet, IIAS, rue Defacqz 1, Box 11, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium (email: humblet@inwind.it). Manuscripts not accepted for publication will not be returned. The IIAS reserves the right to allow a contributor of an article in the Review to use all or part of such an article in any book or article that he or she may subsequently write or edit provided that it is published more than one year after it has appeared in the journal and that correct acknowledgement is given to the original publication.
Copyright. SAGE required the author as the rights holder to to sign a Journal Contributor's Publishing Agreement for all articles we publish. SAGE's Journal Contributor's Publishing Agreement is a license agreement under which the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and license to publish for the full legal term of copyright.
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