Journal Submissions are Open
Authors from all over the world and across all career stages are encouraged to submit to Volume 7, Issue 1 of CJSP. Deadline: March 6th, 2026
The theme for Volume 7 Issue 1 is Infectious disease policy: research, surveillance, and resilience. We welcome diverse topics within scope, for example, the impacts of disease on conservation efforts, pandemic preparedness, vaccination policy, or agricultural pathogens and food chain resilience.
CJSP is an open-access, triple-blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles (both online and in-print) to promote the science-policy interface.
Articles are accepted on a rolling basis.
We do not accept unedited dissertations or essays outside our established formats described below.
CJSP mainly publishes two article types:
- Communications (short, 1000-2000 words): These can be about science policy or science for policy, and other relevant topics. They should be similar in style to a policy brief or POSTnote.
- Perspectives (short, 1000-2000 words): These include opinions on policy issues, interviews, policy debates, book reviews etc. While still being evidence-based, perspectives are less data-driven than communications.
CJSP occasionally publishes:
- Reviews (essay length, at least 4000 words): These discuss new developments in a scientific field and their potential impacts on policy, policy proposals regarding current science and technology issues, or similar.
- Reports (short, 1000-2000 words): These can be write-ups of science policy conferences, lectures, workshops or activities. These focus mainly on those organised by CUSPE.
- Invited Contributions: Any of the above article types may be invited by the Editorial Board and are subject to peer-review.
Before submitting material, please consult the Author Guidelines and Editorial Guidelines.
All contributions are deposited with Apollo, the Cambridge University research output repository.
Email the Chief Editor, Susannah Salter (sjs263@cam.ac.uk), to submit your pitch or article, to request a deadline extension, or to ask questions. Upon request, the journal can match writers who pitch an article idea with co-authors or a mentor.