World Future Review Editorial Guidelines

The editors of World Future Review invite manuscripts from professionals worldwide whose contributions fall within the broad spectrum defined in our editorial policy statement. We are especially seeking the following types of material:

1. Methodological and conceptual;
2. Papers based on research, analysis and modeling (the substantive outcomes of futures research);
3. Papers aimed at government and corporate planners and other practicing/professional futurists;
4. Articles about futures research practitioners (individual, institutional or at a national level) and their contributions to the art/discipline.

Our prime objective is high quality. Bear in mind, however, that we seek dialog between communities of theoreticians, practitioners and users/beneficiaries, all with different backgrounds. The need, therefore, is for clarity and simplicity of expression. This is a journal by and for professionals; however, assumptions as to the technological sophistication of the reader should be avoided to the extent possible.

Manuscripts are evaluated anonymously by at least three members of the editorial board and are subject to minor editing to conform to journal format and standards. Any substantive revisions will be returned to the author for approval.

Manuscripts should be addressed to: World Future Review c/o World Future Society, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. To facilitate anonymous review, all identifying information about the author(s) should be on a separate sheet. Material should be e-mailed to tmack@wfs.org. Manuscripts should not normally exceed 6,000 words. Citations and other references should be limited to essential entries, numbered in sequence, and should be on a separate page and placed following the last page of text. WFR’s copyeditors use the University of Chicago Press’s A Manual of Style and Merriam Webster’s unabridged dictionary as guidelines on spelling and style. Photographs cannot be included.

The author should retain the original manuscript, since submissions will not be returned. Two copies of the issue containing the article, once published, will be provided free of charge to each author. Larger quantities can be made available at moderate cost.

Editor, Timothy C. Mack