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Anthropology in Action
Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice
Information for Contributors
Download style guide here (94Kb PDF)
General Instructions
The journal welcomes research-based papers, commentaries and debate and literature review articles. You are welcome to contact the Editor to clarify whether your proposed article is suitable for submission. Articles should normally be 5-6,000 words, but shorter pieces are also welcome. Please contact the Editor if you wish to submit a longer article.
Email submissions are preferred and should be sent to Christine McCourt: Christine.McCourt.1@city.ac.uk. However, if you prefer to submit by hard copy, please send two printed copies, together with a copy on disk to:
Dr Christine McCourt, Editor
Department of Midwifery and Child health
School of Community and Health Sciences
City University London
Alexandra Building, Philpot Street
London E1 2EA
Please also supply an abstract for your article (100-150 words) together with up to eight key words. You should at the same time submit a brief biographical note for the List of Contributors. You should also clearly note your contact details (including e-mail and mailing address) up to the planned date of publication. If your plans change significantly and you are likely to be away, please inform the managing editor as soon as possible. On acceptance of your article, you will be sent an Assignment of Copyright Form to sign and return – a signed copy of the form must be on file with the managing editor before the issue goes to press. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted at proof stage.
Style Guide
The AiA style guide is based on the Berghahn Books House Style Guide for British English, which follows the Oxford Guide to Style (OGS). We can also recommend Hart's Rules (OUP) and the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors as alternative useful reference works. Please consult this guide for the following conventions: dates, transliteration, quotations marks, references, and artwork submission. Please note that the journal uses British punctuation and spelling, following The Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Please refer to the following guide for a summary of key stylistic requirements. Download style guide here (94Kb PDF)
If you have any further questions or a query pertaining to a style issue not addressed in any of the guides, please contact Christine McCourt.