Articles submitted for publication must be typed double spaced throughout on one side only of white A4 paper with wide left- and right-hand margins. Word length should be 5-8000 words including notes and references with an abstract of up to 150 words and five key words.
Titles and section headings should be clear and brief. Lengthy quotations (exceeding 40 words) should be displayed, indented, in the text. UK or US spellings may be used. UK spellings should use the 'z' in words where it has generally replaced the 's', e.g. organize. Indicate italic type by underlining and use single quotation marks. Dates should be in the form 30 March 1996. Take out points in USA and other such abbreviations and do not use points after Dr, Mr, Mrs, etc. When referring to pagination and dates use the fewest numerals possible (e.g. 10-19, 42-5, 1961-4, 1978-85).
Tables and figures should have short descriptive titles. All footnotes to tables and their source(s) should be typed below the tables. Column headings should clearly define the data presented. Camera-ready artwork must be supplied for all figures. Artwork intended for same-size use should be maximum 180:115 mm (page depth: page width); oversized artwork to follow the same proportions.
AUTHORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING PERMISSIONS FROM COPYRIGHT HOLDERS for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
FOOTNOTES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
References cited in the text should read: Brown (1990: 63-4), Brown and Smith (1985, 1990). Use 'et al.' when citing a work by more than two authors, e.g. Brown et al. (1991). The letters a, b, c, etc., should be used to distinguish citations of different works by the same author in the same year, e.g. Brown (1975a, 1975b). All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically and presented in full after the notes, using the following style:
Articles in journals: Wilcken, Patrick (1995) 'The Intellectuals, the Media and the Gulf War', Critique of Anthropology 15: 37-71.
Books: Nencel, Lorraine and Pels, Peter (1991) Constructing Knowledge: Authority and Critique in Social Science, pp. 145-62. London: Sage.
Articles in books: Harris, Olivia (1991) 'Time and Difference in Anthropological Writing', in Lorraine Nencel and Peter Pels (eds) Constructing Knowledge: Authority and Critique in Social Science, pp. 145-62. London: Sage.
Unpublished works: Thomson, Catrina (1995) 'Troubled Times in Suburbia', Unpublished paper, University of Newcastle.
For the purposes of blind refereeing, a short biography of 50-100 words should be supplied on a separate cover sheet with full mailing and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers. Owing to the broad range of subject matter, authors are encouraged to supply the names of one or more potential referees.
Authors will receive electronic offprints of their article and a complimentary journal copy. A maximum of 5 journal copies will be supplied for multi-authored articles. These will be supplied to the main author.
Authors should submit an electronic copy of the article and send three identical copies, each fully numbered and legible, together with all figures and tables to: Editorial Administrator, Journal of Material Cutlure, Department of Anthropology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. jmc@ucl.ac.uk
The envelope should be clearly marked 'Journal of Material Culture'.
Books for review should be sent to the Editorial Administrator at the address above.
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Peer Review Policy: Journal of Material Culture operates a strictly blinded peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and, the author’s name from the reviewer. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed. Peer Review Process: Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, and an editorial decision is generally reached within 4 weeks of review.
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