Kotisivu CALL FOR PAPERS
The Finnish Journal of Rural Policy and Research (Maaseudun uusi aika) welcomes papers focusing on the theme of rural resilience. We see rural resilience in a broad perspective that includes economic, social, ecological and cultural dimensions. The resilience of rural communities, individuals and livelihoods are in a core position.
The journal will publish high quality academic research articles, review articles, commentary articles, events, book, film and exhibitions reviews and timely issues. The Finnish Journal of New Rural Policy and Research is an online open-access journal that is also printed.
Please send proof-read manuscripts of articles or review articles (in British or American English) to editor in chief Aapo Jumppanen (aapo.jumppanen@helsinki.fi) by 1 October 2017, and other types of submissions by 15 October 2017. See the author instructions in the attached file.
Author Instructions
ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
Research articles
Research articles will be peer-reviewed by two external reviewers. The maximum length should be 8000 words.
Review articles
Review articles (max. 5000 words) will be peer reviewed by the editors of The Finnish Journal of New Rural Policy. Review articles survey and summarize previously published studies, instead of reporting original analysis or new facts.
Commentary articles
Interesting points of view, ideas or initiatives, or comments. Academic lectures can also be published (max. 3500 words).
Events
In this column, reports of seminars and conferences on rural topics as well as interviews with rural research and professionals will be published.
Book, film and exhibition reviews
Reviews of books, films and exhibitions concerning rural topics will be published. The ideal length of reviews is about 1600 words.
Timely issues
These will inform readers about upcoming seminars and events, and short news stories and paid announcements can also be published.
The Cover Letter
The cover letter should contain:
- The title of the manuscript
- Contact information of the author(s) (email and postal addresses and telephone number)
- Author’s degree (PhD, MA etc.) and title (professor, senior lecturer etc.) and affiliation (university and department)
- In the case of book, exhibition and film reviews, the name, producer, publisher as well as date of publication and length of the publication/film should be mentioned.
The Manuscript
Use American or British spelling and usage consistently. Line spacing should be 1.5 without indentations. Align the text to the left margin. The font is Times New Roman 12 pt. In article submissions, please delete all direct references to the author(s) to prevent recognition.
Abstract
Article submissions should include an abstract of approximately 100 words and 4-5 keywords summing up the core findings of the article.
Headings
Headings should be short and clearly connected to the contents of the section to which it refers. Headings can have two levels. Upper level headings should be bolded. Lower level headings should be marked in bolded italics. Sections should not be numbered. The introductory chapter does not need a heading.
Tables and Figures
Tables and figures (including charts) should be placed in their intended final location in the text. They should be numbered (Table 2, Figure 1 etc.) and named.Table captions should be written above tables. Figure captions should be written directly below. . Please use Arial font in all charts.
Photographs
High quality black and white photographs can be published if they are a relevant part of the manuscript. The author is responsible for obtaining copyright for such material. Photographs have to be placed in their final locations in the text. In addition, a separate file or files containing original photographs (minimum resolution 300 dpi) should be submitted.
In-Text Citations
In-text citations are parenthetical, including the author’s surname, year of publication, and page number(s).
(Mikkola 2017)
(Mikkola 2017, 135–41)
Place a semicolon between different authors, and organize the references beginning from the oldest
(Kuusinen 2002, 4; White 2003, 7; Eriksson 2009, 233).
Reference to a single author within text:
Kuusinen (1994), claimed that - -
xxxx (Kuusinen 1994) it has been claimed that
When referring to different publications of the same author, references should be listed from the oldest to the newest and separated by a semicolon (Pajunen 2003; 2004). Works published in the same year should be separated with lower case a, b, c etc. (Pajunen 2004a; 2004b).
If the publication referred to has two authors, both should be mentioned in the references. Use the word “and” between authors when citing them within text, when using parenthesis use the ampersand “&” symbol.
Pihlajainen and Haapanen (2010) have stated that – – According to the latest research (Pihlajainen & Haapanen 2010), it can be claimed that – –.
If the publication referred to has three or more authors use abbreviation “et al.” (Johnson et al. 2004).
Separate the page number from the author and the year with a comma.
(Leppänen 2004, 200)
When a note refers to the same work as the previous note, you can use "ibid." to refer back to the previous source = (ibid: 78)
If the author’s name is not mentioned, refer to the name of the publication. If that too is missing, refer to the publisher or if that information is missing to suitable description:
– – number of Schools (Statistical Yearbook of Finland 200), (OECD 2009), (Manuscript 1943)
When citing secondary sources (not recommended), make a clear distinction between original ideas and secondary sources. Mention both sources in the references list. An example of an in-text citation:
– – Kuusinen (2004) has analyzed the data acquisition processes (Mäntynen 2008, 98).
When referring to very old texts/publications use the publication year of translation, for instance:
Aristotle (trans. 1931)
If the original year of publication is known, cite it accordingly:
James (1890/1983) has mentioned that – –
References
- Use the heading “References”
Full bibliographical information of in-text citations has to be found in the References. The only exceptions are personal communications (for instance interviews, emails and telephone conversations) and notes that are cited in text but not marked as References.
Mark full first names and the second name of the author in reverse order (Last name, first name). Separate multiple authors with commas and the final two authors with an ampersand (&). There should be a comma between the last name and the first name of the first author.
For instance: Aaltonen, Antti, Birgitta Berg & Cecilia Cederberg 2010.
Editors are to be marked (eds.) and translators are to be mentioned: Translator First name, Last name.
Chapter or article in book (mark article page numbers after publisher):
Peterson, Pekka (2017). Name of the article. In: Kirjailija, Kaija & Severi Suhonen (eds). Rural Problems. Otava, Helsinki. 27–41.
If works referred to have been accepted for publishing, but not yet published, mark them as “In press” instead of the year of the publication.
Publication information should contain the name of the publisher and the publisher’s location (for instance Otava, Helsinki.)
Electronic sources (Online publications etc.) should include author’s names, publishing information and website as well as the date the source has been used. For instance:
Finnish rural network. Available: http://www.maaseutu.fi/fi/index/maaseutuverkosto.html. [Cited 10 September 2009].
Other Points
- Quotations from interviews and long direct citations should be written in italics and marked as a separate indented paragraph. Leave a blank line before and after the paragraph.
- Cutting and shortening of quotations are to be marked with two dashes “– –“
- Book and journal names should be written with italics. Bold fonts should not be used in the body text.
- Use italics and bolding sparingly.
- Avoid using footnotes.
Acknowledgements
At the end of the manuscript, before the references list, authors can acknowledge funding bodies, research assistants, commentators and others. ... See more
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