MXAC Editorial Guidelines

Editorial Board

Our editorial effort is coordinated by a independent Board.

Call for Papers & Guidelines

Noria’s initiative aims to support qualitative research that enables a better understanding of the dynamics of violence in Mexico and Central America.
Our Editorial Board continuously receives proposals geared for a general public written in English or Spanish for publication on its website.

• The paper’s object of study should be clearly defined, and relevant to Noria’s Mexico and Central America program.
• Papers might be based on any of the MXCA Program’s 3 axis of investigation (although not exclusively):
  • Social Dynamics of Violence, Political Orders and Criminal Organizations;
  • Migration, Displacement, and Forced Disappearances;
  • Public Security Policies, Drug Policies, and Governance.
• You can submit a proposal for a Program’s Ongoing Series (in such case, please contact the Editorial Board directly).
• Texts should be based on empirical research, and written for a general audience (please do not send an academic article).
• The length should by no means exceed 2,000 Words, including footnotes (Harvard style). Bibliography and references should be kept to a minimum.
• All the articles will be evaluated, reviewed, and potentially accepted for publication by MXCA’s editorial team. Similarly, the editorial team may recommend translation into English or Spanish.
• Authors will not be remunerated.
• Submit a short proposal, presenting your work, or a full article, at the following email address: editorial-board-mxac@noria-research.com
• In addition to the text, a separate file should include the author’s full name, as well as his or her institutional affiliation (if applicable).

Write in Our Blog on Animal Político

The MXAC Program has a blog space on Animal Político website. The blog, in Spanish, aims at publishing op-eds.
The submissions shall not exceed 1,000 words.
Proposals should be sent to the following email address: editorial-board-mxac@noria-research.com
In addition to the text, a separate file should include the author’s full name, as well as his or her institutional affiliation (if applicable).