Submissions Guidelines for USHRJ and Blog

 

How to submit articles?

To submit journal or blog articles to USHRJ, please email the editor at ushrj@stir.ac.uk with the required documents as per the below guidelines. 

Journal articles

1. Your anonymous manuscript (with all traces of your name removed) to facilitate anonymous peer review. The manuscript should include: 

• The title of the manuscript 
• An abstract (max length, 250 words) on a separate page 
• The main body 
• Bibliography, in alphabetical order 
• Figure-caption list and tables  

 2. A separate title page that includes:

• The title  of the manuscript, keywords (max 4) and the name of author(s), with degrees 
• Authors' affiliation: academic department, institution, or organisation
• The corresponding author's telephone number and e-mail address 

 3. A separate cover letter that includes:

• A brief statement certifying the manuscript contains original work, has not been published previously, and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere, including any declarations of conflicts of interest. 

 4. Length 

• Submissions must be no more than 5000 words, including references, and in compliance with Harvard referencing style.  The word count includes bibliographies and footnotes. Please add hyperlinks at the end of the articles for reader accessibility. The articles should be written in scholarly yet engaging language and tone. 

5. Titles:

• The titles should convey the content accurately. The blog article title should be approximately no more than 200 characters. 

6. Acceptable format:

• USHRJ will accept docs, docx (no pdfs).

 7. Referencing

•  Harvard referencing style. 

 

For detailed style guidance on matters such as formatting, tone, grammar and punctuation please see our [In-house Style Guide]. 

 

Blog Posts

1. The manuscript should include: 

• The title of the manuscript 
• An abstract (max length, 250 words) on a separate page
• The main body 
• Bibliography, in alphabetical order

  2. A separate title page that contains: 

• The title of the blog article and name of the author(s)
• Author's biography, ranging from 50 to 100 words, should be provided.

  3. Length 

• The completed blog article should be approximately 1500 words long.

 4. Titles

The title should be approximately 50-60 characters. It should be concise and convey the content accurately. 

 5. Images

•  Images provided for the featured image on the blog should be relevant, high-resolution, provide caption, free from copyright issues or have permission to use.

 6. Acceptable format:

• We will accept docs, docx (no pdfs); use hyperlinks to direct readers to sources; embed links within text naturally (rather than use 'click here')

 7. Referencing

• We recommend using the Harvard referencing style. Please use embedded hyperlinks for reader accessibility. Blog contributions should be written in scholarly yet engaging language and tone. 

 

General

Submissions can be from any academic discipline dealing with the subject of Human Rights. For example:  

• Migration/Refugees
• Transitional/Post-Conflict Justice 
• Diplomacy/International Relations and Human Rights 
• Climate, Environment and Human Rights 
• Business and Human Rights 
• Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities 
• Children and Human Rights 

Publication Author Agreement  

Following acceptance for publication, authors must sign an author agreement to grant USHRJ appropriate rights to publish the article. Authors retain all copyrights to the article. 

 Citation or Intellectual Property Concerns 

When/If there are concerns with a citation or intellectual property, USHRJ abides by University of Stirling policy on Academic Integrity. 

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