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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end (unless there are good reasons for a different approach).
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the APA 7th styleguide.
  • The author names are not displayed on the submission file.
  • In completing the online contributor form, please keep all bios short -- i.e. 1-2 lines.
  • The names and email addresses of potential independent peer reviewers have been included.

Author Guidelines

Articles must be submitted via the Policy Quarterly website. Questions about submissions maybe directed to the Editor by email to: jonathan.boston@vuw.ac.nz  or Policy-Quarterly@vuw.ac.nz.

The journal welcomes contributions of about 4,000 words, written on any topic relating to governance, public policy and management. Articles submitted will be peer reviewed.

Although issues will not usually have single themes, special issues may be published from time to time on specific or general themes, such as marking significant events. In these cases, and on other occasions, contributions may be invited from particular people.

Copyright Notice

Permission: In the interest of promoting debate and wider dissemination, we encourage use of all or part of the articles appearing in PQ, where there is no element of commercial gain. Appropriate acknowledgement of both author and source should be made in all cases. Please direct requests for permission to reprint articles from this publication to Policy-Quarterly@vuw.ac.nz.

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