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Author Guidelines

Although the entire journal adheres to the Oxford Style Guide, each section has a specific focus and style. Full Author Guidlines, including citation style and spelling of commonly used terms can be viewed here.

• It’s Academic!
  The journal publishes academic articles that add to the debate on EU citizenship. Submissions should be no longer than 38,500 characters (about 11 single-spaced pages, excluding references). All articles should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents (*.doc).
  Note that we do not accept articles submitted only in abstract. If you are unsure whether your topic fits with Open Citizenship, you may submit an abstract well enough before the submission deadline that you will be able to finish your article in time.
• Open Mic
  Open Mic welcomes journalistic submissions, opinions, and personal statements. Submissions should be no longer than 4 single-spaced pages or about 8,000 characters. Journalistic standards are expected here, so brevity is preferred.
• Movement Watch
  In addition to scholarly and journalistic articles, we invite nonprofit organisations working on citizenship issues to present their work. Contributions for Movement Watch should be no longer than 4 single-spaced pages (about 8,000 characters) and must include a description of the organisation or project and the organisation’s vision for EU citizenship.

Please consult our archives for a better idea of what we publish and our author guidelines for more detailed style and usage guidelines.

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.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc) document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.

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