General Guidelines
- Authorship
Changes in authorship (e.g., adding/removing authors, or reordering names) are not allowed after submission. Authors must ensure that all contributors are correctly listed before submission.
- Originality Requirement
Submissions are accepted on the condition that they constitute original contributions to the body of knowledge in social sciences.
- Data and Replication Files
Authors of empirical and computational papers are required to submit a complete replication package upon acceptance. The package should include:
- The dataset(s) used.
- All code necessary to replicate the results (e.g., data cleaning, analysis, and fig-ures),
- A README file describing the files, software used, and steps to reproduce all tables and figures.
The replication package must allow an independent researcher to reproduce the paper's results in full.
Exemption: By default, the replication package will be made publicly available on the journal’s website or data repository. However, in case the data is proprietary and/or confidential, authors may request an exemption from the requirement to provide data and other files (such as code) at the time of initial submission in the submission cover letter. Nevertheless, authors must still inform the editors of other sources or means to access or obtain the data for replication. Exceptions will not be entertained later in the review and publication process.
