Global Policy: Next Generation an annual special issue that aims is to seek out groundbreaking research in global policymaking and to provide a platform for doctoral and early-career researchers to publish research on-par with the most rigorous of academic journals.
As a part of Global Policy, GPNG benefits from the guidance of Eva-Maria Nag, the Founding Executive Editor, as well as members of the Editorial Board of Global Policy. We also follow the scope and author guidelines of Global Policy.
We are now commissioning articles for upcoming editions of GPNG. As a special issue for postgraduate and early-career researchers, we have a distinct process for submission. Please follow the instructions below carefully.
Request for consideration
If you would be interested in submitting an article for GPNG, please send a 500-word abstract on the research article and a two-page CV to next.generation@global-policy.com. Please do not submit a manuscript to GPNG without first requesting approval from the GPNG editorial team.
In your abstract please consider the following questions:
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What is your main argument? Are your conclusions clearly stated?
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What original contribution/s are you making to the field? Why are these contributions important?
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What methodology are you using? What is your theoretical and empirical evidence?
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What policy insights does your piece provide?
Submitting a full manuscript
If you have been invited to submit a full manuscript, this should be submitted online.
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/gpol
Please indicate that this is a Special Issue contribution and select ‘Global Policy: Next Generation’ from the drop-down list.
You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com.
When considering your research article submission please refer to Global Policy's submission and style guidelines.
Pre-review
If you are invited to submit to Global Policy: Next Generation, your article will be assigned to two members of the editorial team who may provide an internal review of the article before it moves to peer review. The purpose of pre-review is to support early-career scholars by providing constructive feedback to improve the argument, structure and evidence of an article before peer review. Early-career scholars report frustration with repeated desk rejections. This pre-review process gives more opportunities for early-career researchers to improve their work and remain under consideration for publication with Global Policy in this special issue.
Please follow the instructions from the editors regarding resubmission following amends during the pre-review stage.
We accept the following types of journal articles for peer reviews:
Research Articles
Research Articles report and analyse new research, advance or challenge theory, and engage with scholarly controversy. Articles are limited to 8000 words and should show clear policy relevance.
Policy Insights
Policy Insights are critical analyses of developments in policy design, policy making and policy implementation. They are shorter, in-depth analysis of specific case studies, fieldwork, policy examples, or other unique contributions to wider policy making fields. Policy Insights are 5,000 – 6,000 words in length and should engage with the pre-existing literature/field.
The originality of the Insight’s contribution comes in terms of its analysis and case study, and thus does not require an original contribution to the theoretical field. They should, however, include 3-5 actionable policy recommendations.
Whilst not a research article, a Policy Insight has an impact factor and would be published in the journal edition of GPNG if it successfully passes through peer-review.
Book Reviews
GPNG prioritizes reviews covering more than one book with the aim of summarizing the text, offering critical analysis of the content, and connecting the books into the larger academic and policy literature. They should be up to 1,500 words in length. Review essays of single books should be no more than 500 words. Book reviews are not peer reviewed but are published in the journal edition of GPNG.