Submission Guidelines
Articles from all fields of Political Science are welcome. The journal especially encourages submission of manuscripts on Pennsylvania or regional research (Northeastern or Mid-Atlantic United States) in the areas of state and local government, politics, or public policy. State and regional policy research may originate from any relevant academic discipline. After accepting an article, the Editor will decide whether it should be placed in the general issue or a policy options issue of the journal.
Manuscripts should be produced in Microsoft Word format. The preferred length is 15 to 30 typewritten pages, including notes, references, tables and any other appended material. Tables and figures should be placed on separate, consecutively numbered pages following the text, with an indication in the text of their approximate placement; these pages precede any content notes, which are followed by the list of references. All material should be double-spaced. In order to facilitate blind refereeing, the author's name and affiliation should appear only on a separate cover page. An abstract of no more than 200 words should accompany the manuscript. The citation style to be used is the American Political Science Association's Style Manual for Political Science. For guidance, authors may consult previous issues of COMMONWEALTH, the American Political Science Review, or the editor. Submit three paper copies (no disks or e-mail attachments) to:
Dr. Gerard J. Fitzpatrick, Editor
COMMONWEALTH
c/o Department of Politics
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA 19426
Telephone: (610) 489-4111, ext. 2200
E-mail: gfitzpatrick@ursinus.edu
Guidelines for Book Review Essays: COMMONWEALTH will consider proposals for book reviews of texts currently in print, with an emphasis on Pennsylvania or the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region, in any subfield of political science or 20th century political history. Reviews should not be undertaken until the book review editor has accepted a proposal. Submit proposals to:
Dr. Tomas Baldino, Associate Editor
COMMONWEALTH
c/o Department of Political Science
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Telephone: (570) 408-4474
E-mail: tbaldin@wilkes.edu
