期刊名称：ELECTORAL STUDIES
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Aims and Scope
Electoral Studies is an international journal covering all aspects of voting, the central act in the democratic process. Political scientists, economists, sociologists, game theorists, geographers, contemporary historians and lawyers have common, and overlapping, interests in what causes voters to act as they do, and the consequences. Electoral Studies provides a forum for these diverse approaches.
It publishes fully refereed papers, both theoretical and empirical, on such topics as relationships between votes and seats, and between election outcomes and politicians' reactions; historical, sociological, or geographical correlates of voting behaviour; rational choice analysis of political acts, and critiques of such analyses; the formal and behavioural properties of electoral systems; and work in game theory, political economy, or social choice relevant to elections. The recent emergence of new democracies in many parts of the world provides a wealth of new information, and scope for testing hypotheses. Electoral Studies also provides comprehensive descriptive coverage of national elections and referendums in the democratic world in its 'Notes on Recent Elections' and 'National Elections: the cycle of elections' features.
Manuscripts
Original Manuscripts: We publish articles on elections in particular countries and a record of significant election results across the world as well as on electoral systems and behaviour. Its scope is both theoretical and empirical.
Electoral Inquiry: "Electoral Inquiry" is a new section designed for papers dealing with research methods relevant to the study of voting and elections. Papers making original methodological contributions, and ones presenting expository treatments of exisiting, but "cutting edge," methods are welcome.
Notes on Recent Elections: Aims to include all democratic national elections and referenda worldwide, published promptly after an election to insure topicality
Guide to Journal Articles: Abstracts informative papers from other journals
Book Notes: Covers recent publications of interest to researchers |
Instructions to Authors
Submission of PapersAuthors are requested to submit their original manuscript and figures with two copies to either of the Joint Editors:
Harold D Clarke, School of Social Sciences, PO Box 830688, MS/S GR 31, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, TX 75083, USA. E-mail: hclarke@utdallas.edu
Dr Geoffrey Evans, Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF, UK. E-mail: geoffrey.evans@nuffield.oxford.ac.uk
Notes on Recent Elections should be sent to Elinor Scarbrough, Department of Government, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK. E-mail: Elinor@essex.ac.uk
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher.
Manuscript PreparationGeneral: Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins on one side of white paper. Good quality printouts with a font size of 12 or 10 pt are required. The corresponding author should be identified (include a Fax number and E-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style if possible. An electronic copy of the paper should accompany the final version. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity. Authors should retain a copy of their manuscript since we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers. Original manuscripts are discarded one month after publication unless the Publisher is asked to return original material after use.
Paper Length: Articles in general should be 6000-10,000 words in length. Shorter notes are also acceptable for publication. Such notes may be concerned with current research, or brief reports on events or developments of topical interest, e.g. a national election, or a change in the electoral system.
Authors of empirical papers should include a statement giving details of a place where their data have been, or will be, deposited and where detailed information may be obtained.
Abstracts: This should be of 120 words or less.
Text: Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main Text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figures or Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numbers.
Quotations, given in single quotation marks, must correspond exactly with the original wording, including spelling and punctuation. In all matters of spellings, abbreviations, punctuation, etc., the Editors intend to conform to the style of the Oxford English Dictionary and Hart's Rules.
References: All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to the author's name (without initials) and year of publication (e.g."Since Peterson (1993) has shown that..." or "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1994)"). For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.", in the text. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors' names. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.
References should be given in the following form:
For journals:
Green, D.P., Krasno, J.S., 1988. Salvation for the spendthrift incumbent: reestimating the effects of campaign spending in House elections. Am. J. Polit. Sci. 32 (4), 884-907.
Marsh, M., 1993. Selecting Party leaders in the Republic of Ireland: taking the list off party politics. Eur. J. Polit. Res. 24 (3), 295-316.
For books:
Upton, G.J.G., 1978. The Analysis of Cross-tabulated Data. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, pp. 1-26.
For chapters of edited books:
Tonsgaard, O., 1992. A theoretical model of referendum behaviour. In: Gundelacj, P., Suine, K. (Eds.), From Voters of Participants. Forlaget Politica, Århus, pp. 132-147.
Other publications: Where there is doubt include all bibliographical details.
Illustrations: All illustrations should be provided in camera-ready form, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching. Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as "Figure(s)" and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. All illustrations should be clearly marked on the back with the figure number and the author's name. All figures are to have a caption. Captions should be supplied on a separate sheet.
Line drawings: Good quality printouts on white paper produced in black ink are required. All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Dye-line prints or photocopies are not suitable for reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs: Original photographs must be supplied as they are to be reproduced (e.g. black and white). If necessary, a scale should be marked on the photograph. Please note that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table typed on a separate sheet. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs). Percentages in tables based on samples should be given without decimals.
Electronic SubmissionAuthors should submit an electronic copy of their paper with the final version of the manuscript. The electronic copy should match the hardcopy exactly. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Full details of electronic submission and formats can be obtained from http://authors.elsevier.com.
ProofsProofs will be sent to the author (first named author if no corresponding author is identified of multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofs are to be returned to the Log-in Department, Elsevier Science, Stover Court, Bampfylde Street, Exeter, Devon EX11 2AH, UK.
OffprintsFifty offprints will be supplied free of charge. Additional offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders for reprints (produced after publication of an article) will incur a 50% surcharge.
CopyrightAll authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Science Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, without the author relinquishing his/her proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of a similar nature, and translations. It also includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any material for which copyright already exists.
Author Enquiries
Authors can keep track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by using the "Track a Paper" feature of Elsevier's Author Gateway. Please visit http://authors.elsevier.com
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Editorial Board
Kees Aarts, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Christopher J. Anderson, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY, USA
Asher Arian, University of Haifa, Israel and City University of New York, USA
Stefano Bartolini, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
Vernon Bogdanor, Brasenose College, Oxford, UK
Ole Borre, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University, USA
David Broughton, University of Wales, UK
David Butler, Nuffield College, Oxford, UK
Fernando Cepeda, Calle 92 #12-23, Bogota, Columbia
Gary W. Cox, University of California at San Diego, USA
Michael Gallagher, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
James Granato, Michgan State University, USA
Bernard Groffman, University of California at Irvine, USA
Gerard Grunberg, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris, France
Soren Holmberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Simon Hug, Universit?de Genève, Switzerland
Galen A. Irwin, Rijks Universiteite Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Ronald J. Johnston, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Roger Jowell, Social and Community Planning Research, London, UK
Max Kaase, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung, FS Sozialer Wandel, Institutionen und Vermittlungsprozesse, Berlin, Germany
H. D. Klingemann, WZB, Berlin 30, Germany
Larry LeDuc, University of Toronto, Canada
Arend Lijphart, University of California, USA
Rafael López-Pintor, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain
Margaret A. McKean, Duke University, Durham NC, USA
Iain McLean, Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF, United Kingdom
William L. Miller, University of Glasgow, UK
William Mishler, University of Arizona, USA
Jack H. Nagel, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Pippa Norris, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Anton Pelinka, Innsbruch University, Austria
David Sanders, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
Michael Steed, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3HQ
Rein Taagepera, Tartu University, Estonia
Alexander Tan, University of North Texas, USA
Gabor Toka, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
W. Dewachter, Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium
Joji Watanuki, Sophia University, Tokyo Japan
Herbert Weisberg, Ohio State University, USA
Christopher Wlezien, University of Houston, USA
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