Call for Papers on Ashoka’s Change Makers
Outline
Top of pageFACTS Reports is a unique forum that publishes manuscripts and opinion pieces related to field-based activities in the areas of economics, health, education, agriculture, and environmental issues. The journal focuses on activities in developing countries and impoverished areas of developed countries.
FACTS Reports was founded and is supported by Philippe Kourilsky, Professor at the College de France in Paris and General Director of the Pasteur Institute from 2000 to 2005. It is also supported by a panel of distinguished personalities that includes among others, Amartya Sen, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Ellis Rubinstein, Ismail Serageldin, Mamphela Ramphele, Federico Mayor and Bernard Kouchner.
Aims and Scope
The goal of FACTS Reports is to collect and disseminate knowledge and best practices on field activities. Many field actors implement projects in developing countries to address issues related to the economy, health, agriculture, education, the environment and development in general. There are many opportunities to learn from the outcomes of these projects. Therefore, the aim of FACTS Reports is to provide a forum for communicating the results to a broad audience in order to capitalize knowledge and promote good practices.
Articles are submitted to peer review. The main criterion for publication is that the articles describe actions that are useful and can be reproduced. Editorials and opinions are also published. This process ensures critical input from world experts, allows for cooperation and competition among authors, and promotes a high level of science.
Readership
FACTS Reports promotes the capitalization of knowledge related to field actions at an international level. The journal represents the first Initiative of this type in the world. It provides key international development actors a neutral and independent platform for spreading good practices. In addition, it allows them to express freely their views and opinions, exchange experiences, and cooperate with other international development actors across the world. Additionally, the FACTS Initiative promotes activities such as international conferences, training courses, symposia, and educational awards.
Subject Coverage for the Special Issue on Ashoka’s Change Makers
FACTS Reports is accepting articles for a special issue on social change and field actions, on the occasion of the Ashoka Changemakers’ Week on June 16-23 in Paris:
http://www.ashoka-changemakersweek.com/?id_page=about
Ashoka is a global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. In keeping with the mission of Ashoka, the special issue will contain articles on field actions relating to nutrition/wellness, sustainable agriculture, social housing, fuel poverty, education, youth, women, physical handicaps, immigration, employment, aged population/dependence, and prison populations.
Articles will be divided into three cross-cutting themes:
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“Giving everyone the chance to become a changemaker” (empathy, teamwork, leadership),
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“Develop an environment conducive to social innovation” (information, social finance, technology),
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“Build new alliances to accelerate social change” (partnerships between social entrepreneurs, the intersection between social and business activities, the role of public policies).
Specific Notes for Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process
A guide for authors and other relevant information for submitting papers are available in the Guidelines for authors at:http://factsreports.revues.org/
Presubmission inquiries should be sent by e-mail to:
Aude Serra (Ashoka) at : aldaserra@hotmail.com
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David Ojcius (FACTS Reports) at : facts-reports.ve@institut.veolia.org
Manuscripts in MS Word format should be sent by e-mail to: facts-reports.ve@institut.veolia.org
Papers should not exceed 5000 words and should contain appropriate references. Examples of questions that can be addressed in papers include:
What was the goal of the project or program?
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How was the project implemented? (context + new idea + tools)
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What were the barriers/problems? (geographical, cultural, economic, social and political)
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How were they overcome?
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What were the benefits/impact of the project?
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How could this project be improved or duplicated?
Submission Guidelines
Only original and unpublished research papers are considered, and submitted manuscripts must be in English or French. Abstracts for the articles will be published in English and French.
The deadline for initial manuscript submissions is 23 July 2011 (one month after “Ashoka Changemakers Week”). Please contact Aude Serra or David Ojcius if you would like to submit a manuscript at a later date, providing a tentative date for submission.
Note: Writing workshopswill be run in parallel with the Ashoka conferences organized during the June event. The workshops will also be attended by members from Institut Véolia Environnement and Ashoka.
We also welcome manuscripts from authors who cannot attend the Ashoka event in June, as long as the manuscripts are on themes covered by the Ashoka conferences. Pre-submission inquiries regarding the spontaneous submissions should be sent to Aude Serra or David Ojcius.