INFORMATION FOR
AUTHORS:
The editorial staff of Intervention has very limited resources, but our goal is to make Intervention a highly accessible, easy-to-use journal, first and foremost for workers in the field. Therefore, following the suggestions below will help enable us to do that, and can save us hours of work. We are working to make Intervention a substantial resource, but we need your help and awareness to accomplish this.
Format:
Title: Authors: Summary: Main body: References: Endnotes
Please follow the style established in the journal;
A summary should be provided (no more than 200 words) which contains all the major keywords and the main conclusion of the paper. This section appears in the journal below the title and authors, and above the main text. The summary is often used by library systems.
References:
Please supply exact references for all citations and quotations in the main text.
Titles: A title should normally include at least two keywords in addition to any ‘literary’ elements. Wherever appropriate include a geographical or cultural identification or specify the discipline/orientation of the paper. Include sufficient clarity about the exact coverage of the paper
e.g.
Not ‘Tongues of Fire’
But ‘Tongues of Fire: Puppets, storytelling and dream-interpretation therapies from traditional Vietnamese cultures’
Not ‘Suicide Crisis in Angolan Intervention’
But ‘Child Soldiers and self-destruction: A field report from volunteer counsellors in Angola looks at self-harming behaviour during narrative therapy for child soldiers.
Use of Language: Please use certain terms such as “victims” or “survivors” with awareness, not only of their literal meanings, but their implications in the field. The same applies to terms like “patient” or “client, therapist, counsellor, facillitator, teacher, trainer". Whichever term(s) you use, please use them consistently.
Avoid use of jargon, highly technical or cultural terms. If it is essential to use them, please ensure they are explained or defined the first time they are used in the text.
Try to to limit the amount of detail, and select only data/material which is relevant to your topic.
When introducing a project for the first time please provide sufficient exact detail about the location, timing, scope and aims of the project. Subsequently you should refer to the name of the project. Please keep the background (e.g. history of the conflict) concise and relevant, and provide the keywords which will enable readers to follow up references. Any history of events should be very concise, except where it specifically relates to the subject of the paper. The editors asssume that most readers have a broad knowledge of the major conflicts and frictions, and are able to place them in a general context.
When possible, write in an active cf. passive voice. (e.g. ‘UNHCR established a project in the town’ NOT ‘A project was established in the town by UNHCR.
Try to use a direct general style, making use of simple sentences without too many long sub-clauses.
Spelling: Intervention uses UK spellings and conventions. Please use a standard UK spell checker if possible before you finalise your submission.
Abbreviations: abbreviations such as NGO, UNHCR may only be used after the have been written in full the first time they are used within the text. Do not use abbreviations for words like kilogram, litre, etc.
Punctuation: In lists, use the Oxford comma e.g. Italians, Danes and Germans. The abbreviation: etc. is to be preceded by a comma.
Use single quotes (He said: ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’), leaving double quotes for quotes within quoted text.
Contractions and abbreviations are to be followed by a full point (Dr., St., Vol., Ch., etc.).
Hyphens: avoid hyphens in words like psychosocial, etc.
Page headers and auto text: remove all page headers and auto text in your manuscript
Page numbers: insert page numbers at the bottom of the page
References: Do not use references other than those that you have quoted in the text, these will be removed. When making a reference to a publication by more than two authors for the first time in the article, mention all authors and the year (Op den Velde, Falger, Hovens, De Groen, Lasschuit, Van Duin, & Schouten, 1993). If you refer to the same publication again, please abbreviate to the first author named followed by et al. (Op den Velde, et. al.)
In the reference list, use the following format:
Staub, E. (1989). The roots of evil: The origins of genocide and other group violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Steinberg, B. S. (1991). Psychoanalytic concepts in international politics. The role of shame and humiliation. International Review of Psycho Analysis, 18 (1), 65-85.
Op den Velde, W., Falger, R.R.J., Hovens, E.H., De Groen, J.H.M., Lasschuit, L.J.L., Van Duin, H. & Schouten, E.G.W. (1993) In: J.P. Wilson & B. Raphael (Eds.), International handbook of traumatic stress syndromes (219-230). New York: Plenum Press.
Notes: only endnotes are acceptable and are indicated by a superscript Arabic numeral: This1 refers to endnote number one and must correspond to it. These are to be placed at the end of the article and numbered for the article as a whole, not as footnotes at the end of each page. It is not acceptable to use endnotes instead of references, only essential, additional information may be used as endnotes. Avoid notes in tables when possible.
Numbers: spell out numbers one to nine, and for numeral10 and over, use figures. At the beginning of a sentence, either spell out the number or rewrite the sentence.
With percentages and measures, use figures.
Use no point or comma in thousands, but use a point from 10.000 on: 1000, 3350, 11.200. Use a comma for decimals: 1,4 cm
Dates: are written as 10 March 2002
FONTS and Sizes: Please use only Times New Roman font.
For the title: Times New
Roman 14, bold
For standard text: times new roman 12
References: Times New Roman
10
Endnotes:
Times New Roman 10
Author’s personal data and address:
Times new Roman 12, italic
In a box
The author’s contact details may be printed in a box at the
last page of their article, if desired. Please remember that Intervention will
be in circulation for many years after publication, and provide an appropriate
range of contact options.