Information for Authors
New for 2010 – Please note that the journal now encourages authors to complete their copyright licence to publish form online
Articles for the Community Development Journal cover a wide range of topics, reviewing significant developments and providing a forum for cutting-edge debates about theory and practice. The journal adopts a broad definition of community development to include policy, planning and action as they impact on the life of communities. We particularly seek to publish critically focused articles which challenge received wisdom, report and discuss innovative practices, and relate issues of community development to questions of social justice, diversity and environmental sustainability.
Submissions of articles of between 3,000 and 6,000 words (inclusive of abstract and references) are invited; articles should include a word count. Authors should avoid sexist, racist or other discriminatory expressions or statements. An article should make it clear to readers at or near the beginning why it is worth reading, by clearly summarizing the main argument and explaining its political and strategic significance. Authors should also remember they are writing for an international readership and should avoid jargon, clichés, acronyms and complicated constructions. Articles are reviewed by at least two referees.
MANUSCRIPTS
Contributions are accepted on the understanding that they constitute original work, and will not be submitted elsewhere for publication without prior permission.
For information on file types and electronic submission, please read our Online Submission Instructions and then submit via our Online Submission Website. For guidance on the style and formatting of your manuscript, please see our Style Guide for Authors.
Standard articles of up to 6,000 words (including abstract and references) which fit the remit of the journal should be submitted in the normal way through Manuscript Central, and will be subject to the formal peer review process.
CDJ also publishes shorter ‘Reflections’ pieces focusing on an area of practice or debating contemporary issues relevant to community development. These incorporate what were previously practice-based Notes from the Field but can also range more widely to examine matters of current concern, including how political, ideological and economic developments across the globe impinge on community development. They will usually be commissioned but if you have an idea for a shorter reflective piece, or if you want to respond to a previously published Reflections article, contact the Editor by email.
BOOKS FOR REVIEW
Please send books for review to:
Orla O'Donovan and Rosie Meade
Reviews Editors
Community Development Journal
Department of Applied Social Studies
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
Email: Orla O'Donovan or Rosie Meade
LICENCE TO PUBLISH
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form.
Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to notify OUP immediately if your details change. If your article is accepted for publication OUP will contact you using the email address you have used in the registration process. Please note that OUP does not retain copies of rejected articles.
OFFPRINTS
Authors may order offprints of their published article, or copies of the issue in which it appears.
Please click here to download an order form.