RESEARCH / CONTRIBUTOR GUIDE

Make your question
ready to share.

A concise guide to preparing a submission. Contact the research team to confirm current review capacity and requirements.

Choose a format.

Working paper

3,000–8,000 words. Explain your research question, methods, findings and limitations.

Policy brief

1,000–2,500 words. Connect evidence to a specific policy decision.

Research report

2,000–6,000 words. Present a structured investigation and its results.

Case study

1,500–5,000 words. Examine a defined project, organization or context.

Thesis

No fixed word limit in the program guidance. Discuss scope with the team.

Impact report

1,500–5,000 words. Document activities, measurement methods and outcomes.

Prepare your manuscript.

  1. Define the question

    Explain what you investigate, why it matters and which evidence you use.

  2. Show your method

    Describe data, assumptions, sources, limitations and relevant interests.

  3. Invite constructive review

    The process involves screening, community feedback and revision. Community review differs from journal peer review.

  4. Discuss publication

    Accepted work may be published through Zenodo with a DOI. A DOI identifies a work; it does not certify its findings.

Need full submission requirements?

This page is a practical summary. Email info@arforearth.org for the complete author guidelines and current instructions.

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