European Journal of Cultural Studies considers only previously unpublished manuscripts which present original and well-formulated work. All authors should confirm that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal and retain a copy of their manuscript.
Submission of mss: Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form online at:
http://journalpro.fi/journals/ECS
Please follow the instructions given there for authors, starting the procedure by clicking the REGISTER button. Manuscripts may be submitted as a hard copy. Then authors need to send one copy of the manuscript and a diskette containing the manuscript, fully numbered and typed in double spacing throughout, on one side only of white A4 or US standard size paper, to European Journal of Cultural Studies, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland [email: pekka.j.rantanen@uta.fi]
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:
(i) 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. Owing to the broad range of subject matter, authors are encouraged to supply the names of one or more potential referees with full address information included.
(ii) abstract of 100-150 words
(iii) up to 10 key words
(iv) main text and word count -- suggested target is about 7000 words (including notes and references). Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text
(v) end notes, if necessary, should be signalled by superscript numbers in the main text and listed at the end of the text before the references
(vi) references should follow Harvard style, i.e. references are cited in the text by author and date with a full alphabetical listing at the end of the article.
Articles in journals: Chen, K.H. (1996) 'Not Yet the Postcolonial Era', Cultural Studies 10(1): 37&BAD:ndash;70.
Articles in books: Morris, M. (1988) The Pirate's Fiancée: Feminism Reading Postmodernism. London: Verso.
Articles in edited books: Schudson, M. (1991) 'The Sociology of News Production Revisited', in J. Curran and M. Gurevitch (eds) Mass Media and Society, pp. 141&BAD:ndash;59. London: Arnold.
Unpublished articles: Van Zoonen, L. (1996) 'One of the Girls? Or the Incipient Feminization of Journalism?', keynote address to the Norwegian Research Council, Oslo.
Tables: tables should be typed (double line-spaced) on separate sheets and their position indicated by a marginal 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. They should be reproducible to a final printed text area of 115 mm x 185 mm. Photographs should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. All figures should have short descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet.
AUTHORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING PERMISSIONS FROM COPYRIGHT HOLDERS for reproducing through any medium of communication any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
Style: use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she.
Spellings: UK or US spellings may be used with `-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).
Punctuation: use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Present dates 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: authors will receive proofs of their articles and be asked to send corrections to SAGE within 3 weeks. They will receive a complimentary copy of the journal and 25 offprints of their article. Reviewers receive 5 offprints.
Books for review and manuscripts of reviews should be sent to: Joost de Bruin, School of English, Film, Theatre &
Media Studies, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand [email: Joost.deBruin@vuw.ac.nz]
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