Guidelines for Contributors to South Asia Research
1. Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence should be addressed to Werner Menski, Professor of South Asian Laws, School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4674; Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4559. Email: wm4@soas.ac.uk
2. Articles should be between 5000-7000 words. An electronic version as a Microsoft Word document is expected. The manuscript must include an abstract of 100-150 words. The submitting author may nominate two members of the editorial board to shepherd their review process.
3. 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.
4. Each manuscript should contain:
(a) 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.
(b) abstract of 100-150 words
(c) suggestions for up to 10 key words
5. The main text should be clearly organized, with a distinct hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text.
6. 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.
(ii) abstract of 100-150 words
(iii) suggestions for up to 10 key words
(iv) main text and word count - suggested target is 5-7000 words. 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, but not footnotes, may be used if necessary and should be signalled by superscript numbers in the main text and listed at the end of the text before the references
(vi) references in both the text and end notes should be cited in the text as author (date: page), or, for a series of references, (Black and Williams, 1999: x; Downey and Jones, 2001: 7). Use 'et al.' in the text for more than two authors, and give full details, including full page numbers for articles, in the References list. The letters a, b, c etc. should be used for different works by the same author in the same year: (Brown,1999a, b).
(vii) a detailed alphabetical references section should follow the text (and end notes if any), formatted as follows:
Book
Surname, X.X. & Surname, Y. (year) Title with Initial Caps: Subtitle with Initial Caps. Place: Publisher.
Article in book
Surname, X.X. (year) Title of Chapter. In X. Surname & Y. Surname (eds), Title of Book (pp. xxx - xxx). Place: Publisher.
Journal article
Surname, X.X. (year) Title of Article. Name of Journal, vol.no.(issue no.): xxx - xxx [page range].
Paper
Surname, X.X. (year, month) Title of Paper. Paper presented at Name of Conference, City of presentation.
Website
Surname, X. (year, month, date) Title of Article. Name of Journal vol.no.(issue no.). URL (consulted month, year), from http:/xxxx.xxxx.xx.xx/xxxx/xxxx
We prefer to give first names of the authors in the References, but initials only are acceptable if consistent.
7. Tables: tables should be supplied separately from the text in Microsoft Word and their position indicated in the text. All tables should have short descriptive captions with footnotes and their source(s) typed below the tables.
8. 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 separate file. They should be reproducible to a final printed text area of 205 mm x 142 mm. Illustrations on disk should be supplied as TIF or EPS files at a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Photographs should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. Slides are also acceptable. All figures should have short descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet. Further details are available from Journal Production, SAGE Publications.
9. Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Permission letters must be supplied to SAGE Publications.
10. 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.
11. Spellings: either US or UK spelling is acceptable (retain original quotes and references).
12. Punctuation: use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Present dates in the form 1 May 1998. Use points in abbreviations in initials of names, Latin abbreviations, reference abbreviations, the United States when used as an adjective and for labels to conceal the identities of study participants. Do not use points with contractions or acronyms (e.g. APA, NY, USA, Dr, PhD) or measurement abbreviations.
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