INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Please follow these guidelines in submitting a manuscript for possible publication in the ARSC Journal. The Editor is pleased to discuss any editorial submission with authors. Articles must be original (i.e., previously unpublished) and not being considered for publication elsewhere.

MAILING ADDRESS

Send original and one copy of your manuscript to: Barry R. Ashpole, The Editor, ARSC Journal 5123 Charles Street, Beamsville, Ontario, CANADA L0R 1B7 barryashpole@bellnet.ca.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

Manuscripts must include on a separate page the author’s name and mailing address and other relevant contact information. Do not refer to the author’s name in the text of the paper. If the paper was presented at a conference (the proceedings of which are not published), identify the conference by name and date on the cover page.
Give the article a brief title; if the title is not descriptive of content, add a brief subtitle.

STYLE

The ARSC Journal follows the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language supplemented by Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of English Language for usage and spelling, and The Chicago Manual of Style, especially for capitalization, abbreviations, endnotes, punctuation and bibliographies. Verify the spelling of names; do not rely on memory.

TYPING REQUIREMENTS

Type/print manuscripts on 8½”x11” paper, double-spaced, with numbered pages and 1¼” margins on all sides. Manuscripts should be accompanied by floppy disks containing IBM-based WordPerfect. Diskettes will be returned upon request.

ENDNOTES, TABLES, FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS

Submit endnotes on separate sheets, typed double-spaced. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet, double-spaced, given an arabic number, and cited in the text. Each column in a table should have a heading. Vertical rules should not be used. Table footnotes and sources, if any, should be typed double-spaced below each table.
Supply all drawings and/or photographs for figures and illustrations. Each figure should be given an arabic number and title, and cited in the text. The figure number should be marked on each drawing and on the back of each photograph (in soft pencil), and the figure numbers and titles should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Drawings should be original artwork done in black India ink on white paper. Photographs should be original black & white glossy prints. [Never clip anything to a photograph.]
When selecting or preparing drawings or photographs, keep in mind that they should be large enough and clear enough to permit reduction of one-half to one-third. Avoid referring to tables and figures in phrases such as “the following,” “above,” below”; it may be impossible to place the table or figures to correspond. Refer always to “table 2,” or “figure 3”.

PERMISSIONS

Contributors are responsible for securing the necessary permissions to quote from copyrighted sources and to reproduce copyrighted illustrations, photographs, etc. Credits required by the grantors must properly be given. Copies of permission grants must be provided to the Editor.

REVIEW

All manuscripts, etc., are subject to a blind, peer review process to evaluate content, organization, style and tone. Reviewer’s comments, suggested amendments, additions, etc., are discussed with the author or contributor.

EDITING

Submissions will be edited to improve the effectiveness of communication between author and reader. Articles will be returned to the author for review and approval after editing. Prior to publication, authors will be asked to sign off on page proofs.

AUTHOR-PUBLISHER AGREEMENT

Authors are required to sign a standard Author-Publisher Agreement with respect to copyright, rights of publication, etc.