Australian Policy and History publishes three kinds of articles. Short opinion-style pieces, longer, more traditional-style academic papers and policy briefs, written in the style of a public service briefing note.
All are written in clear, concise text appropriate for a non-academic audience. The emphasis is on policy relevance, with a clear focus on what can be learned from history for policymakers. Articles aim to address policy significance in a distinctly Australian setting, but through historical research spanning both Australian and overseas subjects.
We are looking for a few kinds of articles for Australian Policy & History: short opinion-style pieces, longer, more traditional style academic papers, policy briefs and book profiles. All are to be written in clear, concise text appropriate for a non-academic audience. The emphasis should be on policy relevance, with a clear focus on what can be learned from history for policy-makers.
For Opinion Pieces, we would like the following:
For APH Papers, we would like the following:-
Policy Briefs are to be prepared in the style of public service briefs. These will include the following:-
Editing a new article and preparing it for publication usually takes a fortnight (though some APH Papers may take slightly longer).
For further advice, please contact Carolyn Holbrook.
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