FUTUREtakes (ISSN 1554-7744)
Author Guidelines
FUTUREtakes welcomes articles that contribute to a reasoned awareness of the future, advance serious and responsible investigation of the future, and promote the development of futures studies methodologies. In addition, FUTUREtakes publishes book reviews, future studies exercises, discussion threads, letters to the editor or equivalent correspondence, and summaries of chapter programs. All published material will normally follow the guidelines delineated herein for contributed articles.
To promote free dialog and the exchange of ideas on matters concerning the future, FUTUREtakes does not align itself with political parties, political action committees, or political platforms. In addition, FUTUREtakes does not advocate particular ideologies or political positions.
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