Rules and author guidelines for submission of papers


Some house rules

Papers are distributed free of charge in PDF format via the RESPOND website (www.crs.uu.se/respond/), on Nordic Research Database DIVA and on ZENODO, EC-funded OpenAIRE database.

The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the author/s who retain the copyright


Submitting a working paper

  • We only accept previously unpublished papers. 

  • Papers should be no more than 8,000 words, include references and an abstract.

  • All papers are peer-reviewed before publication.

  • All submissions should be sent in a word format by email to: respond.horizon2020@gmail.com.

  • Papers must include 

    • an abstract of no more than 200 words; 

    • 5–10 keywords; 

    • the author’s contact details (email) and affiliation

  • Authors guidelines:

    • For referencing and citations please use Harvard style in-text  author-date form (e.g. author name, year). 

    • The full list of references should be given at the end of the paper.

    • Use footnotes for explanations etc.

    • Format: Arial 11 pt, 1.5 line space