CLAS
Working Papers
and Policy Papers |
The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) faculty, graduate
students and affiliates are encouraged to submit scholarly
papers for publication and posting through the CLAS Working
and Policy Papers series. The Center reviews and publishes
several papers a year addressed to a diverse readership of
scholars, students, policy makers and others interested in
Latin America.
Special
Initiatives:
U.S.–Mexico
Futures Forum
CLAS
will publish a series of Working and Policy Papers dedicated
to the U.S.–Mexico Futures
Forum in order to generate fresh perspectives on issues that
will be critical for each country and central to their relationship.
Brazil
The goal of the Brazil Project is to foment an international
dialogue about the challenges facing Brazil in the areas of
education, health, employment and welfare.
Papers responding to these initiatives are especially encouraged.
Procedures for Submission
Working
Paper manuscripts may be between 20-60 pages in length while
Policy Papers should be limited to 20 pages. Both should
include an abstract of no more than 150 words and a keyword
list that will help users locate your paper in an online search.
Submit the paper via email to Jean Spencer, Publications
Coordinator, at jean_s (at) berkeley.edu.
Include in the body of the email the following items: abstract;
list of keywords; and name, affiliation and email address of
each author. Please fax a signed copy of the author agreement
to CLAS at 510-642-3260 when you submit your manuscript.
All manuscripts submitted will be reviewed by at least one
affiliated scholar of the Center and produced as quickly as
possible.
The Center prints and binds each paper, and the author receives
five complimentary copies. All papers are uploaded to the University
of California eScholarship Repository and distributed to affiliates
of CLAS. In addition, they are available on the CLAS Web site
and may be purchased in hard copy.
Format Guidelines
- Double space all text; single space notes and bibliography.
- Use endnotes rather than footnotes.
- Use
the author-date system for citations as described in the Chicago
Manual of Style, 15th edition, Chapter
16.
