Information for authors

All manuscripts to be considered for publication in the journal should be sent to the editor
Krister Ståhlberg, Dept. of Public Administration, Åbo Academy, SF-20 500 Åbo 50,
Finland.

Form

Prospective authors should submit three typed copies of the manuscript, in English. These should be typed on one side of the paper in double spacing on A4 paper, with wide margins (c. 5-6 cms.) on all sides. An abstract, references, tables and diagrams should be typed on separate sheets. All sections of the manuscript should be numbered consecutively.

Title Page

The title page should also include the full names of authors, academic or other affiliations,
and the complete address of the author to whom proofs and correspondence should be sent.

Length

Articles should be around 5,000 words.

Abstract

Each copy of the manuscript must include an abstract of not more than 150 words.

Cross References

Do not cite specific page numbers. If cross references are used extensively, use numbered
sections (eg. 'see Section 1.4').

Footnotes

Footnotes should be brief, and limited to explaining points in the text. They are not to be
used for references to literature. All footnotes should be typed on separate sheets with
double spacing.

References

References to literature must be integrated in the text line and footnotes by enclosing in parentheses the author's surname, year of publication and, where necessary, page numbers: e.g. (Rokkan 1966). Where a publication has three or more authors, it should be quoted in the text as (Lewin et al. 1972). If more than one paper of an author appeared in the same year then the citation should read, e.g. (Rokkan 1966b).

Complete reference citations should be listed alphabetically on a separate sheet, giving the
full name of all authors, titles of books or journals, and publishing details.

Books/Monographs

Author's names, followed by initials - year of publication (in parentheses and accompanied
by a, b, etc. where necessary) - title of book - part or volume number - edition - place of
publication - publisher's name. For example:

Pesonen, P. 1968. An Election in Finland. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Multi-author volumes should follow the same format. Where different authors are responsible
for distinct chapters of a book, the format should be:

Valen, H. & Rokkan, S. 1974. 'Norway: Conflict Structure and Mass Politics in a
European Periphery', pp. 315-370 in Rose, R., ed., Electoral Behavior: A Comparative
Handbook. New York: Free Press.

If the book is part of a series and marked as such on the title page, the name of the series
should be given in parentheses after the citation of the book. Example:

Benedictow, O. J. 1977. Fra rike til provins 1448-1536. Oslo: Cappelen (Norges Historie,
ed. K. Mykland, vol. 5).

Reports in Institute Series

Reports circulated by research institutes, etc., without a commercial publisher, should be
cited in the same way as books. The series reference can then be included with the reference
to the institute. Example:

Uusitalo, H. 1975. Class Structure and Party Choice: A Scandinavian Comparison. Helsinki:
Research Group for Comparative Sociology. Research Report 10.

Journals

Author's names and initials - year of publication (accompanied by a, b, etc. if necessary) -
title of article - full title of periodical - volume number - page numbers. For example:

Damgaard, E. 1974. 'Stability and Change in the Danish Party System over Half a
Century', Scandinavian Political Studies 9, 103-125.

Papers presented at Congresses, Workshops, etc.

Papers circulated without any form of cover should be treated as articles. Example:

Rokkan, S. 1975. 'Towards a Generalized Concept of Verzuiling', Paper, ECPR Workshop
on Religion and Language in Politics, London.

Tables and Diagrams

All tables and diagrams should be discussed or mentioned in the text, and numbered in order of mention. Each must have a brief descriptive, title. All footnotes to a table or diagram are to be placed at its foot. Each table and diagram must be typed on a separate sheet. Do not include them in the text, but indicate where they are to occur.

Illustrations

Original drawings submitted must be suitable for reproduction or the authors will be
required to pay the costs involved. Drawings should be in India ink.

Formulae

Formulae should be typewritten, if possible, or clearly written in black ink. Leave ample
space around the formulae.

Permissions

If the manuscript includes any figure, table or more than a few words of text from previously
published material, the author must: obtain written permission for republication from the
copyright holder.

Proofs

All accepted manuscripts are subject to copy editing. Once a manuscript has been sent to the publisher, no changes in the text can be made, apart from the correction of typographical errors. Proofs are sent to authors to be corrected. They must be returned to the publisher within 10 days. Contributors are reminded that once their paper has been accepted for publication, all further correspondence should be sent directly to the publisher, and not to the editor.

Reprints

A total of 50 reprints of each paper will be supplied free of charge to the senior author. The
author will receive, along with proofs for correction, an order form with which he can order
reprints additional to the 50 free reprints allowed.