Submissions

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Author Guidelines

Article Formatting

The stylesheet provided must be used for submitting articles to The Boolean. An example is provided here.

Peer Review Process

Each submission goes through an open review process.

Submitting authors are required to review an article other than their own alongside a member of staff or the editorial team. This ensures contributing authors are fully exposed to the peer-review process, as well as fulfilling our journal ethos: for the students, by the students. If you have registered as an author, the editorial team will contact you concerning becoming a reviewer after the submission deadline.

Supervisor Sign Off

Authors must complete an author-supervisor sign off form in order for their submission to be accepted to the boolean.

Submission Checklist

A detailed submission checklist can be found here. 

See detailed submission guidelines for further information. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Your contributions are accessible to general public outside of your discipline. We recommend you to provide a short summary of approximately 50 -100 words in "At glance" section and the maximum length of title would be 10 words.
  • Your submission uses The Boolean's style sheet and fits the basic structural requirements for the journal.
  • Your submission is no longer than 6 pages (~2500 words) in its entirety, including references.
  • There are no more than 10 references in your Further Reading section, and all references mentioned here are cited in the text in Harvard style.
  • Authors should provide a short bio of no more than 100 words.
  • Authors have acquired permission from supervisors to publish this manuscript in The Boolean and you have submitted the mandatory signed Author-Supervisor Form alongside your submission.
  • Permission has been obtained for the use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet). 
  • A declaration of  interest  statement is included at the end of your submission, even if there are no competing interests to declare. 
  • Your submission adheres to the values and pricinples of The Boolean outlined in the Journal Policies document.
  • You agree to act as reviewer alongside a member of staff or the editorial team for a submission other than your own.

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