Guidelines for articles

The publishing language is English. The recommended length of an article submitted for publication is between 7.000 and 10.000 words.

The articles submitted should be edited in Times New Roman, 12 font size and 1.5 line spacing. References and citations will follow the Harvard Style.

Your submission must be accompanied by the following information:

• name and surname of the author(s);
• institution and position held;
• research interests (max 50 words/ author);
• abstract (200-250 words);
• keywords (max 5).

Ideally, an article will include the following:

– an introduction covering the following:

• puzzle;
• research question(s);
• relevance and contribution (theoretical, methodological)
• overview of the paper’s structure.

– a section on literature review needed for an academic article, i.e. a specific section discussing the already existing literature on this subject, but also explaining the gap in literature that the article covers.

– a methodology needed for an academic article, i.e. a specific section detailing the following aspects:

• hypotheses;
• research steps;
• case selection and time frame of the analysis;
• research methods.

Please submit your work saved as a Microsoft Word document at polsci@sar.org.ro. Please note that we will not review manuscripts that have already been published, are scheduled for publication elsewhere, or have been simultaneously submitted to another journal.

The journal is committed to ensuring a timely selection process and to informing the authors of the selection process outcome in no more than three months from the date of the submission.