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Necesse
Necesse is published by the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, a unit of the Norwegian Defence University College.
It is an academic series overseen by an editor-in-chief and a dedicated editorial board for each issue.
The series features articles addressing topics relevant to naval operations. Under the overarching theme of naval professional competence, we adopt an interdisciplinary perspective across six key fields:
- Military logistics
- Maritime operations
- Maritime military technology
- Naval leadership
- Military navigation
- Naval education, training, and exercises
- International and national factors shaping Norway’s coastal and maritime security environment
Necesse publishes both scholarly and popular science articles and is recognised as an interdisciplinary academic journal at Level 1 in the Norwegian national publishing system.
Scientific articles are subject to a double-blind peer review before publication.
Other contributions, which are not evaluated against Level 1 criteria, will be reviewed and commented on by the editorial board and may be accepted at their discretion.
Necesse is published in an open-access format. All issues are available through the National Knowledge Archive (NVA), where scientific articles can be searched and downloaded as PDF files.
The views expressed in Necesse articles are solely those of the authors. Full or partial reproduction of any content requires the author’s consent.
All correspondence with the journal should be directed to the following email address: fhs.sksk.necesse@mil.no.
If you wish to submit a professional or scientific article to Necesse, please follow these guidelines
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Articles should be written as either scientific or popular science contributions. The journal does not accept opinion pieces or essays. Authors should indicate whether they wish the article to undergo peer review or if it is intended as a popular science text. The editorial board will then assess the submission accordingly. Necesse can be accessed here.
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Language
Articles may be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. Use British spellings, including –ise and –yse endings (realise, organise, analyse, etc.).
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Length
Articles should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words. Popular science contributions may be shorter than scientific ones. Scientific articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words.
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References
All submissions must include references and a reference list. The required style is APA 7th edition, meaning in-text citations should appear in parentheses (not as footnotes). The heading for the reference list should be “References.” The extent of referencing is less strict for popular science articles than for scientific ones.
Example:
- Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher.
- Journal article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
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Headings
Only two levels of headings are used. Headings should preferably be thematic, not structured, i.e. they should capture the content of that chapter or section, as opposed to indicate the structure of the paper.
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Author Bio
All primary authors must submit a short bio and a profile photo. The bio should be approximately 100 words. Co-authors are also welcome to submit a bio and photo.
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Illustrations
Articles are not required to include illustrations, except for the main image on the article’s first page. The editor can assist in sourcing this image. Images must be high-resolution and comply with copyright regulations. Authors may consult the Norwegian Armed Forces’ media bank for suitable images.
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Abstract
All articles must include an abstract of no more than 220 words. Standard requirements for abstracts apply: the abstract should state the relevance, research question, methodology, results, and conclusion. Necesse does not use an introductory lead paragraph.