Submission Guidelines

The submission deadline for the JDP’s next publication is January 15, 2023.

The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding is a publication for the international community of conflict engagement practitioners, scholars, scholar practitioners, academics, students, and peacebuilders, with a focus on the interconnection of democracy, conflict and peacebuilding. This journal, it’s editors, contributors and sponsors are committed to enhancing the capacity of social and environmental impact groups, social and environmental movements, political organizations and communities throughout the world to engage with conflict creatively and constructively, in order to strengthen democracy and create a more just and peaceful society. The goal is not simply to increase civility, but to explore our differences without losing touch with our common humanity. To focus social, environmental, political and community passions on problem-solving and peacebuilding will make change easier, more effective, more inclusive and less painful. In every democracy, the need to join together as ‘thought leaders’ and ‘peace practitioners’ affirms the positive, creative role that conflict practitioners play in transforming social, environmental, and political conflicts at their roots.

Submissions are welcomed and encouraged from contributors who are interested in these topics and committed to these goals, including but not limited to: conflict engagement practitioners, scholars, scholar practitioners, academics and students. Submissions will be reviewed by the Editors and Editorial Review Board. Not all submissions will be accepted for publication. Email your submission(s) to: thejdp.org@gmail.com

Fields of interest include but are not limited to social change, analysis of political and social systems, communities in conflict, peacebuilding and conflict engagement practices. Topics of current relevance with heightened urgency, as well as cultural ideas and expressions are also encouraged. They may include the following:

Reflections on both theory and practice
Reports on projects
Reports on research
Informed viewpoints on relevant issues
Reviews of books, films, and videos addressing contemporary challenges in the journal’s areas of focus.
Letters to the editor

We welcome submissions that address the growing demand for a more just, equitable, inclusive, compassionate, and sustainable world.

Editor: Dianne Williams, PhD

Associate Editor: JoAnn McAllister, PhD

Managing Editors: Wendy Wood, PhD and Duncan Autrey, MA

Submission Categories

Articles: Articles on theoretical models, transformative best practices, reports, viewpoints, or commentaries.. Articles must include keywords and an abstract (maximum 120 words) as well as a reference page. Submissions may not exceed 2000 words including references.
Reports: Short articles that focus on practice, or the results of applied research are considered for this section. Research reports must include a reference page and require a short introduction, methodology, results, and conclusions, and must include an abstract (maximum 120 words). Submissions may not exceed 2,000 words including references.
Research Reports: Original research reports may be submitted for ‘blind’ review.’ They must include keywords and an abstract (maximum 120 words) as well as a reference page. For ‘blind’ review submit with a cover page that includes name, contact information and affiliation. Submissions may not exceed 2000 words including references.
Viewpoints: Short articles that present professional experiences, reflections, opinions, transformative practice, artworks, or informed responses to issues having implications for specific communities or the community at large. A reference page is required and submissions must include an abstract (maximum 120 words). Submissions may not exceed 1,500 words including references.
Letters to the Editor: Brief comments on submissions published in The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding, focused on issues critical to the study and practice of democracy, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution may be submitted. Submissions may not exceed 500 words, including references.
Book, Film, or Video Reviews: Reviews of books, films or videos of interest to the community. Submissions may not exceed 1,000 words including references. Authors who wish to have their books or other media products considered for review may send these directly to the Editor.
Previously Published (full or truncated): Relevant articles, reports, or research that have been previously published and the copyright is retained by the author. Submissions may not exceed 2000 words including references.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions that do not conform to stipulated guidelines will not proceed to the review process. Common deficiencies are: missing reference pages and missing abstracts, and, for blind-reviewed submissions (research reports), the author’s name or affiliation name must not appear in the body of the text.
Submissions must be professionally edited and suitable for publication. They should be submitted as WORD docs and follow the following style guidelines:
- Use a style guide (APA, MLS, etc.) of your choosing to ensure consistency in formatting your article;
- Use tables and figures (graphs, charts, diagrams, and illustrations/artwork) sparingly;
- You may use notes or footnotes as consistent with the style of your choosing; and
- Submissions, as noted above, must contain a reference page.
Send illustrations/artwork with the submission as a JPEG, TIFF, GIF, or PICT graphic file scanned at high resolution 300 dpi (digital pixels per inch). Lengthy quotations (300 words or more from one source) or reproduction of works of art require written permission from the copyright holder and to provide them to the Editors upon acceptance for publication.
The author bears full responsibility for the accuracy of all references, quotations, and materials accompanying their submission.
The Editorial Review Board reserves the right to accept or reject submissions.

Requirements:

By submitting work, authors are granting permission for the The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding to print, or distribute their submission(s) in other media in perpetuity.
As an author, you are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources, including any figure, table, or extract from text. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproductions” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source).
Permissions must be submitted to The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding prior to publication.
All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs remain the property of the author, but authors must give The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding permission to reprint and store such artifacts in perpetuity.
Authors will be asked to supply additional information that includes full name and degrees; professional affiliations; email and return mailing addresses for the corresponding author.

Please email your submission(s) to: thejdp.org@gmail.com

The submission deadline for the JDP’s next publication is January 15, 2023

Submissions are welcomed and encouraged from but not limited to: conflict engagement practitioners, scholars, scholar practitioners, and students. We look forward to your responses.