Number of copies: Of the first version only one copy should be sent by e-mail. Of the final version one paper copy should be sent to the editorial address mentioned below.
Typing: Articles submitted for publication must be typed double spaced throughout.
Length: The recommended length is 7000 words, including footnotes and references with an abstract of up to 150 words and up to 10 key words.
Titles: Titles and section headings should be clear and brief.
Quotations: Lengthy quotations (over 40 words) should be displayed, indented, in the text, without quotation marks. Short quotations in the text itself should be marked as such, either with quotation marks or by italics.
Language and Spelling: Only papers in English are published. Quotations of text fragments in othere languages should be followed by an English translation. Consistent UK or US spellings may be used.
Tables and figures: Tables and figures should have short descriptive titles and all artwork should be at least 300 dpi.
Notes: Essential notes should be indicated by superscript numbers in the text and typed at the end of the text.
References: References cited in the text should read: Brown (1987: 63–4), Brown and Smith (1984, 1989). Use ‘et al.’ for more than two authors. The letters a, b, c, etc., should be used for different works by the same author in the same year. All text references should be listed alphabetically after the notes, as follows: Books: Van Dijk, T. A. and Kintsch, W. (1983) Strategies of Discourse Comprehension. New York: Academic Press. Articles: Billig, M. (1988a) ‘Rhetorical and Historical Aspects of Attitudes: The Case of the British Monarchy’, Philosophical Psychology 1(1): 191–217.
Biography: Authors should supply an auto-biography of 50–100 words.
Cover sheets: The paper should have a "cover sheet" with the following information: full name; institutional, private and email address; address for proofs and offprints; telephone and fax numbers; short title and size in words and bytes. The cover sheet should be part of the same file as the paper.
Offprints: Authors receive proofs and a final pdf of their papers plus one copy of the journal and are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
Discussion section: Contributions to tjhis section of the journal should be 1000 words maximum with a short descriptive title (not ‘Comments on . . .’) and a cover sheet with details listed above for article submissions. Proofs will not be sent but each author will receive a pdf of the final version.
Mailing instructions and editorial address: First versions of papers should be sent by e-mail only, in one file (including figures, tables, and appendices) preferably in WORD (formats .doc or .rtf), to the editor at the following address: journals[at]discourses.org. Please write on the subject line: Paper for DISCOURSE STUDIES. The file should be attached to an accompanying message, in which you should identify yourself with your full name and address, and address the editor by name, one of the ways to distinguish your submission from -- unfortunately all too frequent -- SPAM. For the same reason, it is also strongly recommended that you add your full name to your e-mail address in the header of your message when that address does not clearly identify who you are; if necessary please edit the settings of your e-mail program accordingly. Do not attach your paper to a message without a personalized letter to the editor.
One paper copy of final version of papers should, on request, be sent to the following address:
Teun A. van Dijk
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Dept. de Traducció i Filologia
Rambla 30
08002 Barcelona
Spain
Questions and information: For questions about submissions and editorial policy, write to the editor: journals[at]discourses.org.
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