Editorial independence
Editorial decisions are guided by scholarly merit, relevance to scope, and the integrity of the record.
Charter / About
A scholarly imprint for public life.
Charter is a Panorama imprint for independent research on the institutions, relationships, and ideas that shape how people live together.
Our remit
A home for scholarship that takes public life seriously.
Charter is the law, policy, governance, and society imprint of Panorama Scholarly Group. We publish research on the institutions and relationships through which people make decisions, distribute authority, and live together.
Our programme is open to work that is rigorous in method, explicit in reasoning, and attentive to the consequences of knowledge in the world.
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We expect accurate reporting, appropriate attribution, ethical conduct, and disclosure of relevant interests.
Public value
Research should travel beyond its immediate field without losing the precision that makes it trustworthy.
Durable records
Corrections, retractions, versioning, and post-publication stewardship are part of responsible publishing.
Part of Panorama
Independent editorial worlds. A shared commitment to scholarship.
Charter is one of Panorama Scholarly Group’s publishing imprints. The group provides a common publishing infrastructure and shared standards while preserving the editorial identity and responsibility of each journal.
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