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期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE COMMONS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Focus and Scope
The International Journal of the Commons (IJC) is an initiative of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC).
As an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open-access journal, the IJC is dedicated to furthering the understanding of institutions for use and management of resources that are (or could be) enjoyed collectively. These resources may be part of the natural world (e.g. forests, climate systems, or the oceans) or they may emerge from social realities created by humans (e.g. the internet or (scientific) knowledge, for example of the sort that is published in open-access journals).
Using resources collectively is often believed to be problematic. In practice however, many cases can be found of common pool resources that are used in a sustainable way. The editors of the IJC welcome contributions from all scientific disciplines, from practitioners and policy makers. We hope that our interdisciplinary approach will contribute to creating a balanced and nuanced view of how common pool institutions actually emerge, develop and perform.
Publishing in the International Journal of the Commons has many advantages for scholars and practitioners.
- The IJC has over 1,500 registered readers (note that registration is not required for accessing any website content!).
- Currently, the readership of the International Journal of the Commons has downloaded well over 100,000 full-text versions of the articles.
- It is not uncommon for popular articles to quickly get downloaded 1,000 times or more.
- Access to all the articles published by the International Journal of the Commons is free for all! For authors, this means access to an important but oftentimes untapped readership – readers from the South where universities often do not have the resources to pay for expensive journal subscriptions.
- The International Journal of the Commons counts with an editorial board that harbours the finest-of-the-finest in commons practice and scholarship.
- The IJC puts accepted papers on-line as soon as the technical editing is done. This means that manuscripts do not lie on a shelf waiting for the formal publication date.
- The International Journal of the Commons is strongly committed to getting itself indexed with all the important indexing organizations and abstractors.
Peer Review Process
The managing editor makes an initial appraisal of each manuscript. If the topic and treatment seem potentially appropriate for the journal, the manuscript goes to review with the managing editor overseeing the review process. Once the review process has been completed, the managing editor decides on acceptance, revision, or rejection of your manuscript.
The International Journal of the Commons has a "double blind" review process: authors are not told who reviewed their paper and reviewers are not told who wrote the paper. Peer reviewers may be informed of the identity of the authors after the manuscript is either accepted or rejected. After a decision is reached, a reviewer is free to contact the authors privately about the manuscript.
A decision on the manuscript generally may be expected within 6 months of submission; delays in obtaining reviews may prolong this process. Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place via e-mail. Although the peer review process is accelerated by the use of electronic communication, traditional high-quality, peer-review standards are applied to all manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of the Commons.
Publication Frequency
The International Journal of the Commons will publish two issues per year (February/March & August/September). Issues will be identified by volume and number.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Support our journal
How can you support the International Journal of the Commons?
- Register as a reader via the home page of the journal, fill in all your personal details. At some point we might contact you to contribute as a reviewer.
- Announce the journal and distribute the URL to your colleagues and students. Encourage them to register as a reader, so that we can send them updates on new issues.
- Get in touch with your institute's library and ensure that the journal is known to the library's search engine.
- If you have an interesting publication on commons coming up, submit it to the journal. Consider the journal for special issues on a commons-theme of a conference you're involved in.
- Contribute to the journal financially. The journal is for a very large part dependent on the voluntary work of a large number of people. But some jobs simply require funding. If you are willing to contribute financially, please get in touch with Frank van Laerhoven (f.s.j.vanlaerhoven@uu.nl) for more details.
- Become a member of the IASC. Go to https://membership.iasc-commons.org/ for more information.
About the IASC
IASC is an association devoted to understanding and improving institutions for the management of environmental resources that are (or could be) held or used collectively. Many will refer to such resources and their systems of usage as "commons". Research on the commons is relevant to both teaching and policy discussions of resource governance and ought to be easily available to students, practitioners, and professionals around the world, particularly in developing countries. IASC provides a platform for researchers and practitioners in developing and industrialized countries to come together, across disciplinary lines, and share knowledge of how common used and enjoyed resource are managed. Most of the research reported at our conferences concerns natural resources. Currently, this research is scattered among 10-15 journals, all of which are costly to get. However, a majority of our members come from academic institutions in developing countries. Such institutions often have fewer resources devoted to journal subscriptions and fewer resources available to pay for printing of journal papers. Papers published on commons issues need to be in the public domain, freely available to all, and in addition, scholars should not be charged any author fee to cover costs of publishing. Therefore IASC wants to publish a journal presenting the best of the research on commons in an open access environment.
Special Feature proposals
The International Journal of the Commons welcomes proposals for special features that address the aims and objectives of the journal. The person(s) submitting a proposal for a special feature will act as guest-editor(s) of that particular section of the journal. However, it is journal policy to have a member of the editorial team occupy a supervisory role in the process of developing special features.
The International Journal of the Commons is an open-access journal. This means that in order to cover its operational costs, the journal is obliged to charge a per-page fee from the authors. Once the special issue gets published, the guest editors of that issue will pay the International Journal of the Commons the sum of €2,000.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Frank van Laerhoven, at f.s.j.vanlaerhoven@uu.nl for further details.
Book Review proposals
The International Journal of the Commons welcomes proposals for book reviews. In case you are the author of a book that is in line with the aims and objectives of the journal, or if you otherwise know of a book publication that deals with the topic of our shared interest, and that merits the attention of our readership, please do not hesitate to contact our book review editor, Giangiacomo Bravo, at giangiacomo.bravo@unito.it. Please keep in mind, that for the book review section we are interested in titles that are forthcoming, or that have been recently published.
Information for authors
Interested in submitting to the International Journal of the Commons? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting. If you are already registered, you can simply log in and begin the 5-step process. Take into account a turnaround time of approximately 6 months for the full processing of your submission. If accepted the authors will be charged a page fee of 10$ per page (IASC-members) and 15$ per page (non-IASC-members). Researchers with insufficient funding can ask for exemption by mailing the editors.
Ranking
Journal metrics 2013
Impact Factor: 1.538
Immediacy Index: 0.400
SCImago Journal Rankings (SJR): 0.677
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.382
ISI Journal Citation Reports Ranking (2013 edition): 38/96 (SSCI category Environmental Studies) - available with the October 2014 update of the JCR
Google Scholar H5 index: 14
Instructions to Authors
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Author Guidelines
Please read the Information for Authors first.
Find the Author Guidelines in PDF here
Find the Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide here.
FORMATTING A MANUSCRIPT
- Organizing your submission
- Abstract and keywords
- Body text
- Spacing, fonts, and page numbering
- Underlining/italicization
- Footnotes
- Units
- Statistics
- Greek symbols
- Web (HTML) links
- Headings and subheadings
- Literature cited
- Tables
- Figures and photographs
- Equations
- Acronyms
- Attachments
- Appendices
1. Organizing your submissionManuscripts submitted to International Journal of the Commons must be submitted as a single file. In addition, all types of appendices can be submitted. The submission should contain three separate parts:
- abstract and keywords (to be entered during the submission procedure - not as a separate file)
- manuscript: body text and tables (WORD format or rich-text format), figures, photographs and equations (JPG, GIF, PNG formats are acceptable; figures and equations should also be images)
- appendices (most formats are accepted: text-only appendices must be in WORD or rich-text format)
The majority of word processing programs will save to Rich Text Format. GIF and JPG image formats should be adequate for most non-animated figures. If you are unable to save in one of these formats please contact the managing editors. back to top
2. Abstract and KeywordsPlease have your abstract and keywords prepared and ready to input directly into the submission interface, either by typing them in or cut-and-paste. Do not include them in the body text of your manuscript. back to top
3. Body Text
- All papers must be in English.
- Write with precision, clarity, and economy: use the active voice and first person whenever appropriate.
- Use British spellings (e.g., behaviour, not "behavior") except for titles and articles in books and journals published in US English.
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3.1 - Spacing, Fonts, and Page Numbering
- Single-space all material (text, quotations, figure legends, tables, references, etc.).
- Separate paragraphs with a space
- Use a 12-point letter size (font preference: Times New Roman).
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3.2 - Underlining/Italicization
- Italicize scientific names and the symbols for all variables and constants except Greek letters in the text.
- Symbols in Illustrations should be italic to match the text.
- Refrain from using italics for emphasis.
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3.3 - Footnotes
- Footnotes should be used when appropriate and placed on the relevant page of your manuscript. They should not be used for references alone.
- Try to incorporate as much footnote material as possible in the text for the benefit of readers and editors.
- Footnotes below tables are acceptable; instead of numbers, please use Roman numerals in small letters: i, ii, iii, iv, v, ...
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3.4 - UnitsUse the International System of Units (SI) for measurements. Consult International System of Units for more information. back to top
3.5 - Statistics
- Use leading zeroes with all numbers less than 1, including probability values (e.g., P < 0.001).
- Whenever possible, indicate the year and version number of the statistical software used.
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3.6 - Greek charactersTo include Greek characters in your manuscript please either use the "Insert -- Symbol" feature in Microsoft Word, or write out the full name of the Greek character and enclose the word in parentheses (e.g., <alpha>, <beta>) within the text of your manuscript. For a complete list of Greek characters and the associated full name see The Greek Alphabet. back to top
3.7 - Web (HTML) linksAuthors may include links to other Internet resources in their article [(e.g., the International Association for the Study of Commons: http://www.iascp.org/]. This is especially encouraged in the reference section. When inserting a reference to a webpage, please include the http:// portion of the address. back to top
3.8 - Headings and subheadingsMain headings: The body text should be subdivided into different sections with appropriate headings. Where possible, the following standard headings should be used in the order given. Additional headings may be used and modifications to these heading suggestions are permissible. The standard headings must appear on a single line by themselves, and be UPPER CASE: INTRODUCTION The motivation or purpose of your research should appear in the Introduction, where you state the questions you sought to answer, and then provide some of the historical basis for those questions. METHODS Provide sufficient information to allow someone to repeat your work. A clear description of your experimental design, sampling procedures, and statistical procedures is especially important in papers describing field studies, simulations, or experiments. If you list a product (e.g., animal food, analytical device), supply the name and location of the manufacturer. Give the model number for equipment used. Supply complete citations, including author (or editor), title, year, publisher, and version number, for computer software mentioned in your article. RESULTS Results should be stated concisely and without interpretation. DISCUSSION Focus on the rigorously supported aspects of your study. Carefully differentiate the results of your study from data obtained from other sources. Interpret your results, relate them to the results of previous research, and discuss the implications of your results or interpretations. Point out results that do not support speculations or the findings of previous research, or that are counterintuitive. You may choose to include a Speculation subsection in which you pursue new ideas suggested by your research, compare and contrast your research with findings from other systems or other disciplines, pose new questions that are suggested by the results of your study, and suggest ways of answering these new questions. CONCLUSION Present a short statement of your main conclusion and suggest avenues for further inquiry. LITERATURE CITED The list of Literature Cited should be included after the final section of the main article body. A blank line should be inserted between single-spaced entries in the list. Subsection headings:Lower order headings (e.g. Field study and Simulation model) must appear on a line by themselves and should be left-justified, italicized, and lowercase except for the initial letter of the first word which should be uppercase. back to top
3.9 - Literature citedThe International Journal of the Commons will as far as possible follow the standard set by The Chicago Manual of Style Online (15th editon) for science and social science. This is a subscription service. To assist in the more common ways of referencing we have created a list of examples to be consulted. Software to handle references To save both the author and the editors a lot of work it is strongly recommended that standard software for references and reference management be used.In the not too distant future, it will become mandatory. If reference software is used, the editors ask that the correct in text citation and output style is chosen. In EndNote the correct style is called "Chicago 15th B". If reference software is not used, be sure to do the following before submitting the manuscript:
- Check each citation in the text against the Literature Cited to ensure that they match exactly
- Delete citations from the list if they are not actually cited in the text of the article
- Spell out all journal titles completely
- In the titles of articles, capitalization of the common names of organisms and the spellings of all words should agree exactly with that used in the original publication.
Additional guidelines:
- Provide the publisher's name and location when you cite symposia or conference proceedings.
- Distinguish between the conference and the publication dates if both are given.
- Do not list abstracts or unpublished material in the Literature Cited. They may be listed in the text as personal observations (by an author of the present paper), personal communications (from others), or unpublished x, where x = data, manuscript, or report
- Provide author names and initials for all unpublished work and abstracts.
- When possible, include URLs for articles available online through library subscription or individual journal subscription.
- URLs should not be included for articles that are posted on an author's website, unless it is a software or language program that is not available by any other means and is integral to the paper.
Please, avoid the more common errors:
- Last name appears first for first author; initial(s) first for subsequent authors.
- Insert spaces between initials in author names.
- Periods and commas associated with bold or italicized words or phrases should also be bold or italicized.
- In journal citations, there is no space between the colon and the page range.
- Books and conference proceedings must include publisher information: name, city, state or province (if pertinent), country.
- Conference proceedings must include the city, state/province, country, and year in which the conference was held. Conference dates are typically included, although not required. The editor(s) of the Proceedings should be included, if possible.
- Journal articles in press should include the volume number of the journal even if the page range is not known.
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3.10 - TablesUse of tabs, spaces or blank lines instead of tables cells to separate information is not acceptable. Single space all tables. Never repeat the same material in figures and tables; when either is equally clear, a figure is preferable. Do not include information in tables that is not discussed in the text of the manuscript.
3.11 - Figures and PhotographsFigures and photographs must be supplied as graphic files (in GIF, JPG, or PNG formats) at 72 dpi and no wider than 700 pixels (unless given explicit permission by the managing editor). Please ensure that any text in your figures is legible; text should be in Arial font and no smaller than 10 point in size. Initial upper case letters are preferred except where SI requires lower case letters for unit abbreviations (e.g. ln). Use italic lettering for single-letter variables, constants, and scientific names in illustrations to make them consistent with the text. Solid black bars in bar graphs tend to overwhelm other parts of the graph; use coloured, shaded, or hatched bars in preference to black ones. Colour figures are accepted, authors should ensure that colour figures are also legible when viewed in black and white. Photographs add interest and "reality" to scientific data. We encourage you to include photographs where appropriate. back to top
3.12 - EquationsInsert the equation into the body text of your manuscript exactly where you would like the equation to appear. An equation may be included any number of times by inserting it into the manuscript at appropriate locations. back to top
3.13 - AcronymsWe discourage use of acronyms; use instead the full text name. Acronyms are a nuisance for all readers except authors and the people working every day with the same acronyms. Test of reading speed shows that it drops significantly with the use of acronyms. Our articles are directed at a cross disciplinary audience where familiarity with various traditions of acronyms can be assumed to be non-existent. So, except for those acronyms familiar from the ordinary news (USA, UN, etc), please, write the full text.
4. AttachmentsAll text appendices, videos, computer simulations, and databases constitute attachments to the body text of the manuscript. As such, they must be submitted as separate files to be handled properly by our software. During the submission process you will be required to select your attachment type from a drop down list, and type or paste its associated caption. These steps are repeated until you have input the captions for all of your attachments. You will then upload the attachment files, and our software will generate a web page for each attachment based on the file names and captions provided. Do not include captions or titles in the attachment files themselves. AppendicesAppendices are not copy edited or formatted prior to publication, and consequently authors must ensure that their submitted appendix is formatted correctly before acceptance. For appendices consisting of plain text, and text with embedded images, equations or tables, authors are encouraged to upload properly formatted pdf files to ensure that the formatting is preserved. Include a heading and caption in your pdf, where the heading "APPENDIX" is all caps and bold and the caption is Sentence Case and bold. A single appendix has no identifying number or letter, and is referred to in the main article as "the Appendix." Multiple appendices should be identified as 1, 2, 3, etc.. Table and figure numbers in appendices should be keyed to the letter identifying that appendix: Fig. A1.1, for Figure 1 in Appendix 1; Table A2.3 for Table 3 in Appendix 2. Equations should be numbered similarly: A2.3, for Equation 3 in Appendix 2, and so on (see example). Tables are formatted with a double line above the heading, and single lines below the heading and below the last table row (see example). Enter all title and caption information when asked during the submission process, and upload each appendix as a separate file. All other non-text appendices, such as databases, video or sound files may be uploaded using an appropriate file type for the file contents. Appendices should be labelled logically to indicate content (i.e. "Program# .filetype","Sound#.filetype "). Captions should describe the attachment fully (by content, file format, usage, software required to run them, etc.) and are uploaded separately during the submission process. If you have problems of any kind in accessing or understanding the information on this page, please contact Erling Berge. back to top
Submission Preparation Checklist
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.
- The work submitted herein has not been published elsewhere, nor is it at present being considered for publication by another journal. If either of these conditions applies, the author must provide complete details in a covering letter to the editors. Failure to notify the editors is grounds for rejection.
- The manuscript complies with the stated word limit of 8000 words. The editors may in review articles permit the references to be excluded from the word count.
- The text adheres to the formatting requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines (see About the Journal).
- The text of the paper itself and that of the tables and any textual appendices are either in doc format for Microsoft WORD or Rich Text Format (RTF).
- Equations and figures, if present, are correctly locateded in the body text of the paper in jpg format.
- Use of copyrighted material such as figures, tables, trademarks, logos is discouraged by the editors. If such materials are used, the author has 1) declared in a cover letter that such material is submitted and 2) received written permission from the original publisher to use the materials.
- In the case of multiple authors, we will in the published article by default provide all email addresses.
Copyright Notice
Each article is copyrighted © by its author(s), and is published here by the International Association for the Study of Commons under license from the author(s). When a paper is accepted for publication, authors will be requested to agree with the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. For further information on this license, see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose to any other party.
Editorial Board
Journal Contact
Editorial Board
- John Malcolm Kerr, Department of Community Sustainability Michigan State University, United States
- Nancy Peluso, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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