Open Call for Working Papers
GLD invites submissions of academic papers relevant to the GLD Mission to be considered for our working paper series. We provide in-house and friendly external input and editing, plus the working paper will be published on our website, and promoted in social media. Working papers can be replaced by publication details upon request when papers are published in peer-reviewed journals.
Guidelines
The Governance and Local Development Institute welcomes submissions of academic manuscripts for publication on our website and social media. All manuscripts will be reviewed by our editorial board; only papers selected for our working paper series will be published. Please note that manuscripts published elsewhere will not be accepted. All manuscripts should relate to the GLD mission and be clearly written and checked carefully for typographical errors. Though our working paper series features topics of a scientific nature, we aim to make our publications accessible to a wider audience and, therefore, ask that manuscripts are readily understandable and refrain from the use of unnecessary jargon. Finally, we advise that papers should be between 7,000 and 10,000 words in length and must not exceed 12,000 words. All manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
Your manuscript must be formatted in the following manner:
- Title Page Acknowledgements Page
- Abstract Page
- Body of the Paper
- References
- Appendices (if applicable)
For more information, see the official style guide.
Submissions
A Little Bit About the Process
- After the paper has been submitted and approved for the process, the author will receive comments and friendly feedback.
- The author will make edits and resubmit the updated paper with a memo of changes.
- The working paper will receive style guideline edits for publishing.
- Once final approval from the author is granted, the paper will be published on our website, and social media.
