Considering the Journal’s mission, an ideal FEU article
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Is evidence-based, policy-oriented, well-argued, and well-structured
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Demonstrates a familiarity with existing research and the current policy context
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has been written in accordance with the highest academic standards.
Guidelines for style and formatting
- Please use British English and perform a spell-check before submitting your draft.
- Please use double quotation marks (“XX”), except for quotes within quotations.
- Please follow APA style for references. Please use endnotes AND include a reference section at the end of your draft.
- For all internet sources, please add hyperlinks to the original document or source. Please also use DOI when available.
- All figures and tables should be consecutively numbered, followed by a title, and should be referred to in the text in the following way: (see Figure X).
- Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material included in the publication.
- Please also include Excel files for figures/graphs and charts so that these can be modified.
Guidelines for language and structure
- Please keep in mind that the journal targets a wide audience that includes experts, policymakers, and academics as well as the general public.
- Tell your readers right away what is interesting about your article and why reading it is relevant and important for understanding the topic.
- Discuss existing literature and policy contexts. Pay particular attention to the intersection between research and policy. Demonstrate your familiarity with both and indicate how theory could be translated into practice.
- Support your original arguments and ideas with references to previous research and factual evidence.
- Structure your contribution in a way that makes your arguments clear, dynamic, and easy to follow. Make sure that your introduction is catchy and demonstrates relevance, every following subsection adds a new turn/level/perspective to your reasoning, and your conclusion brings everything together without introducing new ideas that require further argumentation.
- Make sure that your arguments are presented accurately yet remain comprehensible to non-experts, e.g., avoid excessive use of academic or technical terminology.
- Avoid generalizations as well as unnecessary details. Focus on your main argument and keep it consistent, informative, and concise.