Style

Spelling and Style
Spelling and style generally follow British usage, as given in The Oxford Guide to Style
• The journal uses double quotation marks (“continental Europe”) instead of ‘single’ quotation marks.
• We prefer the –ise rather than the –ize form of words such as globalisation (rather than globalization); likewise emphasise (rather than emphasize) and analyse.
• Footnote numbers come after the dot (.) and the comma (,) but before the semi-colon (;).
• Quotation marks come after the dot (.”) and the comma (,”) but before the semi-colon (”;).
• Please do not use a subhead immediately following a chapter opener.
• All major words are capitalised in titles and subheads: e.g., Socialism and Political Theory

Formatting Articles:
• Times New Roman, Font: 12 pt (only footnotes, font: 10 pt), NO endnotes
• pictures: only black-white, 600 dpi (TIFF)
•graphics, figures: 600dpi (TIFF)

Numbers:
•one through ten spelled out, 11 and higher in numerals
in text, notes, and references: 1945–49; 210–26; in display type (subheads, etc.): 1945–1949
Examples: 60 %; 3 October 2015; five o’clock; EUR 100; US$25,000; eight hectares; 100 hectares; 0.5 hectare

Some Examples of Terms that Often Appear:
the Catholic Church (the institution); the Catholic church (a building in a specific place); CE (rather than AD); central, eastern, and western Africa; Cold War; Communist Party; communists, communism; decision making (n.); decision-making process (adj.); decision taking; Nanumba District, District Six (formally named places); the Coastal district, the Upper districts (informal names); encyclopaedia (not encyclopedia); (e.g.) [in parentheses]; for example [in text]; EU, US, PhD (no periods used with acronyms); euros; (i.e.,) [in parentheses]; that is, [in text]; land is preferred over lands, except in reference to the homelands of distinct peoples (e.g., agricultural land; in the lands of the North); the mayor; the president; President Obama; Senegal River; Drakensberg Mountains; Russian Empire; Second World War; so-called enlightened Europe; South East Africa; Central Africa; south-east Angola; western Morocco; to legitimate (rather than “to legitimize”); West, Western (when the reference is general, e.g., Western civilisation); western (when there is precise geographical meaning, e.g., western Europe). Other exceptions: co-existent; cooperative (and its forms); coordinate; postsocialist; among instead of amongst; while instead of whilst.
The use of signs such as “&” should be avoided.

References and Citation Style

The journal follows APA referencing style (7th ed.). Author should follow examples and style here: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples