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Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission

Please review the submission and style guidelines carefully before submitting.

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to:
Eric Langenbacher
Managing Editor, German Politics and Society
gpsjournal@georgetown.edu

Articles and forum pieces usually run between 20 and 30 double-spaced pages (4,000 to 8,000 words, including notes and references); review articles between 8 and 10 pages (1,500 to 2,000 words); book reviews between 4 and 8 pages (750 to 1,500 words). All articles and forum pieces undergo a double-blind peer review process. We make every effort to inform authors of the referees' verdict within two months of submission.

We prefer articles to be submitted in English. On extremely rare occasions, we will consider translating German-language submissions.

Notes
Our notation format follows The Chicago Manual of Style.
Notes should be kept to a minimum.
We strongly discourage the use of internal notes accompanied by a list of sources.
We use endnotes rather than footnotes and prefer manuscripts to be submitted accordingly.

Have other questions? Please refer to the various Berghahn Info for Authors pages for general information and guidelines including topics such as article usage and permissions for Berghahn journal article authors.

Ethics Statement

Authors published in German Politics and Society (GPS) certify that their works are original and their own. The editors certify that all materials, with the possible exception of editorial introductions, book reviews, and some types of commentary, have been subjected to double-blind peer review by qualified scholars in the field. While the publishers and the editorial board make every to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinions, or statements appear in this journal, they wish to make clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor concerned. For a more detailed explanation concerning these qualifications and responsibilities, please see the complete GPS ethics statement.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • 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.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

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