Peer Review Policy
The International Journal of Cultural Studies adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Decisions on manuscripts will be taken as rapidly as possible. Authors should expect to have reviewer’s comments within approximately 6-8 weeks. In general, Editors will seek advice from two or more expert reviewers about the scholarly content and presentation of submitted articles. All manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those papers that meet the editorial standards of the journal, and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for outside review.
Submission
All manuscripts should now be submitted electronically. Authors should retain one copy of their manuscript and send one electronic copy to [ijcs@qut.edu.au] fully numbered and typed in double spacing throughout.
The International Journal of Cultural Studies adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties.
All manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those papers that meet the scientific and editorial standards of the journal, and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for outside review. 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 6-8 weeks of submission.
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 100-150 words
· up to 10 key words
· main text and word count -- Submissions ought to be no more than 8000 words, including main text, notes and all references. Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text.
· the journal uses notes where necessary. Historical, documentary or archival sources should be cited in endnotes. Discursive endnotes are also allowed. Endnotes are signalled in the text by superscript numbers.
· references in both the text and in any endnotes should follow Harvard style. References are cited in the text thus: (author, date: page)
· an alphabetical References section should follow the text (and endnotes if any), using the Harvard system.
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. Illustrations on disk should be supplied as TIFF or EPS files at high resolution. 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.
Authors are Responsible for Obtaining Permissions from Copyright Holders for Reproducing any Illustrations, Tables, Figures or Lengthy Quotations Previously Published Elsewhere.
Style
Articles must be written in English. 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. Dates should be presented 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 (PC-compatible) of the final version.
Proofs and Offprints
Authors will receive proofs of their articles and be asked to send corrections to SAGE. On publication, the corresponding author will receive a maximum of five hard copies of the journal, plus an email detailing access to a PDF file of their article.
Books for Review and Manuscripts of Reviews
Send to Jean Burgess, Reviews Editor - International Journal of Cultural Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Creative Industries Faculty, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane 4059 Australia. [email: je.burgess@qut.edu.au]
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