Notes for contributors
European History Quarterly is concerned with European history since the later middle ages, and social and political thought places squarely within a historical context. Contributions on British history that possess a wider European significance will be considered. Original articles and interpretative essays may be submitted in any major European languages other then English.
Peer Review Policy
The journal adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible. We try to reach an editorial decision within 2-3 months of submission, but the process can take up to six months.
Submission of MSS
Authors should retain one copy of their manuscript and send two identical copies, or preferably a version of the paper by email, each fully numbered and typed in double spacing throughout, on one side only of white A4 or US standard size paper to the editorial office European History Quarterly, School of History, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK Email: ehq.his@uea.ac.uk. Authors are advised that their submissions should not exceed a total length of 10,000 words (including notes).
Covering letter
Please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.
Format of MSS
Each manuscript should contain:
- title page with full title and subtitle (if any). For the purposes of blind refereeing, full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note should be supplied on a separate sheet.
- abstract of around 150 words.
- up to 4 keywords
- endnotes as required, preferably as a separate arabic numbered list at the end of the article.
- In order to maintain author anonymity, please avoid identifying yourself by name as the author of the article, for example, in the footnotes or the acknowledgements.
Notes
In composing notes the following style should be observed:
1. Douglas Porch, Army and Revolution: France 1815-48 (London and Boston 1974), 125-9.
2. H. Hans, 'Dumaresq, Brown and Some Early Educational Projects of Catherine II', Slavonic and East European Review, Vol. 40 (1961-2), 229-35.
3. Porch, op. cit., 58-69.
4. Ibid.
Thus ibid and op. cit. should only be capitalized if they begin the note; they should be lower case within the text of a note. Ibid., op. cit., e.g., i.e. and similar commonly used abbreviations are printed in roman, not italic, and they should therefore not be underlined. No, p. or pp. Are printed for page numbers; numbers stand alone following a comma. Single quotation marks should be used throughout.
Tables
Tables should be typed (double-line spaced) on separate sheets and their positions indicated by a note in the text. All tables should have short descriptive captions with footnotes and their source(s) typed below the tables.
Illustrations
All line diagrams and photographs are termed 'Figures' and should be referred to as such in the manuscript. They should be numbered consecutively. Line diagrams should be presented in a form suitable for immediate reproduction (i.e. not requiring redrawing), each on a separate A4 sheet, or if possible, on disk as either EPS (all fonts embedded) or TIFF files with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi (b/w only). Photographs should be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. For electronic supply, files should be of either TIFF or EPS format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. All artwork should be reproducible to a final printed are of 115 mm x 185 mm.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from copyright holders for reproduction of any illustrations, tables, or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere and should supply copies of such along with the copyright transfer form.
Style
English spelling should be used throughout, with ize endings in words such as organize. Use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be used define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language.
Punctuation
Use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Date should be present in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).
Disks
On acceptance of your manuscript for publication you will be asked to supply a diskette (preferably PC compatible) of the final version.
Proofs and offprints
The corresponding (or first named) author will receive proofs of their article and be asked to send corrections to the editors within two weeks. They will be given a set number of accesses to their article on SAGE Journals Online, similar to the set number of paper offprints they currently receive, with the ability to print off a set number of copies of their article, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional paper copies if they wish. We will continue to send complimentary copies of the journal in which their articles appear, in addition to the online access to pdfs. Reviewers receive 5 accesses to theirreviews.
Books for review and review manuscripts
Send to the editorial office European History Quarterly, School of History, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK Email: ehq.his@uea.ac.uk
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