Author Guidelines

We only accept text files or files in .doc or .docx format (such as from Microsoft Word or Open Office). We do not accept PDF submissions.

Chapters should be approximately 8,000 words in length. This limit does not include titles, subtitles, references, or the abstract. They should be written as continuous expository narrative in a chapter or article stylenot as lists of points or a PowerPoint presentation.

Please remember that the papers are to be published in a fully reviewed academic book. This means that the style and structure of your text should be relatively formal. For instance, you should not submit a verbatim transcript of your oral presentation, such as Today I want to speak to you about .

Chapter submissions must contain no more than 30% of textual material published in other places by the same author or authors, and these other places must be acknowledged and cited; in other words, the remaining 70% of the article must be unique and original to your current submission.

Authors must ensure the accuracy of citations, quotations, diagrams, tables, and maps.

Chapters must be written in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style. Either author date or notes and bibliography are acceptable.

Chapters must have a minimum of ten scholarly references.

Spelling can vary according to national usage, but should be internally consistent.

Chapters should be thoroughly checked and proofread before submission, both by the author and a critical editorial friend. After you have submitted your chapter, you are unable to make any changes to it during the review process. However, if your chapter is accepted, you will have a chance to make minor revisions after peer review and before the final submission of your article.

Chapters will be assessed by reviewers against five criteriaor fewer, if some criteria do not apply to a particular kind of chapter (see the Review Process).

Formatting Requirements

Refrain from using Heading 1 styles. Instead use Heading 2-6 styles, or simply increase the font size of your headings.

Refrain from using Word Drawing objects. Instead use images imported from a drawing program. Word Drawing objects will not be rendered in the typeset version.

In case of symbols, please only insert symbols using standard fonts (e.g. WingDings, Arial Unicode MS).

Please avoid using certain advanced Word features, such as: Background or font colors, drawing objects, automatic table of contents and table of indexes, autotext or fields, bookmarks, highlighting, strike-through, embossing and other complex Word text formatting.

Author GuidelinesFormatting Requirements