The journal Cultural Trends is introducing review sections devoted to reviewing current policy literature.
Grey literature is an under-scrutinised area, given the wealth of data and evidence within its coverage, and the sheer number of publications in this format - Cultural Trends now wants to critically examine the documentation appearing in this guise!
The ‘Grey Literature’ Policy Review Notes section is now looking for short submissions (around 2,500 words) on current policy documentation and developments within cultural arena programmes. These short Policy Review Notes' focus should be in the spirit of the longer Cultural Trends’ papers, with a focus on the data, methodologies and development of the evidence base for the policy document(s) or programme being considered.
Policy Review Notes are not expected to be exhaustive, however - but may be a first stage or interim commentary on the way in which empirical evidence is being used to support management of a policy programme or evidence-based data collection for policy development.