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Socio-Economic Review is pleased to invite proposals for a thematic Special Issue to be published in January 2013.
A proposal should contain the following information.

1. The names, contact details, and positions of the proposed Guest Editor(s) together with brief biographical details.
2. The title of the proposed special issue
3. A brief description of the rationale behind the proposal, its planned scope, its innovative nature in relation to existing published work, and its likely relevance for readers of Socio-Economic Review (see the Editorial Policy Statement of SER).
4. A one-page summary “call for papers” indicating the main theme, key topics, and methodological foci for public submissions to the Special Issue. While most editors will utilize a mix of invited and open submissions, Special Issues can be considered on the basis of only invited submissions in rare cases. (In case invited contributions are planned, please provide a list containing 300 word abstracts, information about the authors and indication of their commitment.)

The Chief Editor will assess formal proposals for the Special Issue in consultation with the Editors. We realize that some proposals may be rather embryonic ideas, whereas others may be more fully developed (e.g. in conjunction with conference,workshop or other event). The Chief Editor is happy to give informal advice in advance of a formal proposal.

Guest editors of Special Issues are responsible for assuring that authors adhere to SER’s editorial policy and formal guidelines. The manuscripts will be reviewed according to SER standards. Reviewers should be informed that the articles assigned to them are being considered for a Special Issue. The word count of each paper should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words. The total word count will not usually exceed 70,000 words (including refs, notes, diagrams and tables).

Guest Editors will be asked to work according to the following timetable:

1. September 1, 2011: Deadline for submission of proposals for the Special Issue – to be sent to Gregory Jackson ( Gregory.Jackson@fu-berlin.de).
2. September 15, 2011: Notification of acceptance to the Guest Editors.
3. October 1, 2011: Issue of the public “call for papers” for the Special Issue.
4. March 1, 2012: Deadline for first submission of papers. Begin of review and revision process.
5. September 30, 2012: Deadline for submission of production-ready final manuscripts.