Submissions

Development in Practice offers practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism, and provides a forum for debate and the exchange of ideas among practitioners, policy makers, academics, and activists worldwide. By challenging current assumptions, the journal seeks to stimulate new thinking and to shape future ways of working. Contributors represent a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds and experience.

The Editor encourages contributions from practitioners and welcomes papers in French, Portuguese, or Spanish. Contributions must be relevant to issues of policy and practice and likely to interest a diverse international readership; articles based on secondary sources, or which assume a high level of specialist knowledge, are unlikely to be accepted. Authors should write in a clear and jargon-free style, paying particular attention to the significance of gender relations to their subject.

Regular features, with maximum word lengths indicated in brackets, include Articles (6500), Viewpoints and Practical Notes (2500-3000), Conference Reports (1500), and Research Round-Up (2000). We welcome Comment (1500) on items previously published in the journal. Before submitting Review Essays, Literature Reviews, or Book Reviews, contact the Reviews Editor at <>.

Development in Practice is a peer-reviewed journal. Submissions should present original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors should refrain from posting the paper on the Internet while it is under our consideration and must obtain permission from the original publishers to reproduce previously printed material. We aim to publish papers within six issues following acceptance of the final revised version. Please note that page proofs are not sent to authors for checking. Sole or first-named authors receive one copy of the journal issue and 25 offprints; offprints must be shared in the case of joint authorship.

Copyright
It is a condition of publication in Development in Practice that authors vest copyright in their articles, including abstracts, in the Publisher (Oxfam GB). This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and the journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic form. After publication authors may use their articles without prior permission from the Publisher provided that Development in Practice is acknowledged as the original source of publication, and that the Publisher is notified. Requests to translate any item appearing in Development in Practice should be addressed to the Editor.

Submission
Submission may be made by post or email. Submission by post must be accompanied by an identical electronic copy on diskette. Submission by email should be clearly marked with the subject header ‘SUBMISSION’. All electronic copies must indicate the word-processing package used, the total word count, and should contain plain text with no embedded features (eg indentation, footnotes/endnotes, textboxes etc) other than the heading levels indicated below. Failure to observe our presentational requirements may delay publication of your work. Please consult a recent issue of the journal if you are in doubt about any aspect of our style.

Presentation

1. Title and abstract
On a separate page give the title of the paper and the names, affiliations, biographical details (maximum 50 words), and full contact details of the authors; and an abstract of 100-150 words summarising the main points. Ensure that the main title clearly reflects the content of the paper and that the full title does not exceed 12 words.

2. Headings
Use up to three levels of heading, all in sentence-case:

Primary heading (followed by one hard return)
Secondary heading (followed by one hard return)
Tertiary heading: with the text carrying along the same line.

3. Notes
Brief notes should be included only if essential. Indicate notes with a number in brackets either within the text (1), or after the sentence.(1) Collect these at the end of the text. Do not use the endnote facility in the electronic version. Include any acknowledgements at the end of the paper under that heading.

4. References
Keep these to a minimum (not more than 15 works) and include all works cited in the text. Use the Harvard system for in-text citations (Razavi 2002:26-31) with an alphabetical listing at the end of the paper in the following style:

unpublished reports:
Smith, Sue (1999) ‘Shaping Oxfam’s Education Strategy’, unpublished report, Oxford: Oxfam GB.

conference papers:
Barahona Portocarrero, Milagros (2002) ‘Gender, Migration and Transnationalism in Nicaragua’, paper presented at the 2002 Conference on Feminist Economics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 12-14 July.

books:
Razavi, Shahra (ed.) (2002) Shifting Burdens: Gender and Agrarian Change under Neoliberalism, Bloomfield CT: Kumarian Press.

chapter in book appearing in references:
Cornwall, Andrea (2002) ‘Making a difference? Gender and participatory development’, in Razavi (ed.) (2002).

chapter in book:
Mahadevia, Darshini (2002) ‘Sustainable urban development in India: an inclusive perspective’, in David Westendorff and Deborah Eade (eds.) Development and Cities, Oxford: Oxfam GB (in association with UNRISD).

article in a published journal:
Fujikura, Ryo and Mikayasu Nakayama (2002) ‘Post hoc review of involuntary resettlement issues in two power generation projects’, Development in Practice 12(2):208-212.

reference from a website:
Castells, Manuel (1998) ‘Essential Matter: Informational Capitalism and Social Exclusion’, available at www.unrisd.org/ (accessed 2 June 2000).

5. Tables, Figures, Illustrations
Use graphics only if they are essential. Present them on separate pages in the paper copy, preferably in camera-ready form, and in separate electronic files; do not embed tables and figures in the main body of the text. Label all graphics clearly, e.g. Smith-Table1, and mark the approximate position in the paper copy. Graphics should be either in Microsoft Word or in TIFF, EPS, or JPEG format.

6. Language
Use British spelling, following The New Oxford Dictionary of English with the exception of ‘-ise’ endings, e.g. ‘advertise’. Define all acronyms, abbreviations, and technical and specialist terms. Italicise foreign terms and give a translation in brackets; mark any diacritics on the paper copy. Use the SI metric system and provide a US dollar equivalent for amounts stated in other currencies.