Child Policy Nexus Submission Guidelines

The editorial board encourages multi-author teams that include not only researchers but also policymakers and practitioners.

The Child Policy Nexus follows a two-step submission process.

1. Authors propose a topic for editorial review.
2. If the Lead Editor approves that topic, the authors submit a full manuscript for peer review.

Guidelines for Topic Proposals

Child Policy Nexus topics stem from editorial board solicitations and directly from authors' initiation.

To propose a Child Policy Nexus topic, authors should complete a topic proposal form. The CPN Editorial Team will respond within approximately four weeks of submission.

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

Authors with approved topics from the CPN Editorial Board will be instructed to prepare a full manuscript and upload their manuscript to the Child Policy Nexus ScholarOne submission portal to initiate peer review.

For easy reference:

Child Policy Nexus topic proposal form

Child Policy Nexus MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS