

Please download Author Guidelines and style guideĪuthors who wish to submit a complaint related to the peer review process or other editorial decisions should contact the Managing Editor Diane Bowden at a first point of contact. News and Reviews – Industry news, a recently read or new book, text or themed journal issue, or one suggested by the Editorial Board.Opinion or Commentary – your view about a current issue or experience of current topics related to local government in the Commonwealth.Work in Progress – an outline of current or ongoing research or activities either for networking purposes or knowledge sharing.Conference Reports – an overview of a relevant conference with a focus on sessions or keynotes of relevance to the readership or aims of the journal.In-country Reviews – an outline of trends developments in local government in a place, region or country.Practitioner reports – an outline of a project or initiative with a focus on findings and lessons.Literature reviews – the critical examination of scholarly literature of relevance to the sector.Ģ.Case studies – detailing analysis of best practice, examples of innovation, accounts of work or initiatives, positive and/or otherwise for others to learn from.Papers – presenting results from scholarly enquiries.Peer reviewed content (typically 6,000-8,000) words including references/notes). There are two sections within the journal for which material may be submitted.ġ. This journal does not charge any type of article processing charge (APC) or any type of article submission charge.
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Author(s) full title supplied including organisation and role or association if applicable.Please do not 'lock' in text graphics files as they may need to be resized during editing. Images and graphics are welcome, especially for Practice articles.Additional items not cited may be appended for inclusion at the Editor’s discretion, ie biographical or other.Hyperlinks within main text, footnotes or references have been tested and and ready to click by readers (e.g., ).See URL references to list date accessed and re-checked as active. A shorter abstract is welcome for edited material.


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.
