WRITING FOR FMR

We encourage readers to send us written contributions on any aspect of contemporary forced migration. Each issue of FMR has a theme (see forthcoming issues) but at least a third of each issue is set aside for any other issue related to refugees/IDPs or stateless people.

Please remember we are a practical magazine, not an academic journal. We are unable to publish articles longer than 2,500 words (this total includes endnotes). Most articles are shorter. The sort of articles which are most suitable for FMR are those with a practical focus. Usually they will do one or more of the following:

• provide a voice for IDPs/refugees to relate their experiences
• debate the different approaches to working with refugees/IDPs
• review the experience of one particular project or programme
• convey the results of recent practice-oriented research
• draw out lessons learned with wider regional or global implications.

The language should be simple and non-academic. Please submit your article in as plain a format as you can. In particular:

• use single-line spacing
• do not use indentations, tabs, headers/footers or page numbers
• do not insert boxes or hard lines
• use endnotes (not footnotes) and keep them to a minimum (and no more than ten)
• include URLs (website links) in endnotes as far as possible (we are also an online publication)
• where possible, use bullet points for recommendations
• do not include a bibliography
• use only one space after full stops
• include a one- or two-sentence minibio about yourself at the end, including your email address plus the website link for your organisation where appropriate.

Material may be submitted in English, Spanish, Arabic or French.

We welcome relevant photographs – but please do not include them inside text documents. We prefer to electronically receive print quality (300+dpi) digital images.

Do not feel afraid to submit material simply because you are not sure if it is well-written. We are happy to correct and edit your article – or to develop a draft article from notes you send us.

If you have suggestions for a theme for a future feature section of FMR, please email us

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