Global Discourse Style Guide
Authors are requested to ensure that all submissions conform to the following
guidelines as closely as possible. This expedites the processing and publishing of
papers.
Submissions:
Please submit all articles, replies and book reviews to the Editor-in-Chief, Matthew
Johnson, at editor@global-discourse.com.
Submissions must include a title page containing all author information and contact
details, an abstract of no more than 350 words and, in order to enable double-blind
peer-review, the main manuscript with all information which may identify the author
removed.
Please include in a covering letter containing the following paragraph:
I submit this work for consideration for publication in Global Discourse. I
confirm that the material is original work, has not been published elsewhere
and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
While submissions do not have to conform to the Global Discourse style guide until
they are accepted for publication, authors are requested to ensure that all material: is
conveyed in a publishable standard of English; is paginated; is coherently and
consistently organized, with effective hierarchy of headings, and is referenced clearly,
with all quotations of more than 35 words indented.
Language:
All submissions must be fully proof-read prior to submission. Second-language
speakers are requested to seek additional assistance in ensuring that the use of English
is of publishable standard prior to submission.
Spelling:
Authors may use either UK or US English so long as usage is consistent.
Word count:
a) Articles: up to 10,000 words including all footnotes and references.
b) Book reviews: no upper limit, but guideline of 1,500 words.
Format:
a) Paragraphs should be first line 1.27cm indented.
b) Text should be justified.
Margins:
Top and bottom: 2.54cm; Left and right: 3.17cm.
Punctuation:
Leave only one space after all punctuation.
Font:
Times New Roman throughout.
Title:
14 point bold font
Headings:
12 point bold font
Sub-headings:
12 point italicised font
Text:
12 point font
Quotations:
a) Fewer than 35 words: single quotation marks and double quotation marks for
quotes within quotes or vice versa.
b) More than 35 words: one line space above and below the text, with the
quotation 1.27cm hanging line indented with no quotation marks.
Referencing:
Global Discourse uses a Harvard (author date) system of referencing. Latin terms
such as ibid or op cit are not used, but et al. should be used in instances of in-text
references to four or more authors of a single publication.
In Text:
Single author: (Surname Date: pagination) (Marx 1973: 25).
Two or three authors: (Surname and Surname Date: Pagination) (Marx and Engels
1974: 36).
Four or more authors: (Surname of first author et al. Date: Pagination) (Johnston et
al., 2010: 578). Include full list of authors in reference list.
Separate multiple in-text references with semi-colons: e.g. (Marx 1976: 25; Marx and
Engels: 36).
Reference List
Books:
Single author: Marx, Karl (1973) Grundrisse. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Two authors: Marx, K. and Engels, F. (1974) The German Ideology, 2nd edition.
London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Chapter in Edited Collection:
Halliday, F. (2002) ‘The pertinence of imperialism’, in M. Rupert and H. Smith
(eds), Historical Materialism and Globalization. London: Routledge.
Anthologised Material:
Lichtheim, G. (1963) ‘Marx and the “Asiatic mode of production”’, in B. Jessop and
R. Wheatley (eds), (1999), Karl Marx’s Social and Political Thought: Volume
VI. New York: Routledge, pp. 35-58.
Journal Article:
Levin, M. (2004) ‘An alternative terminology of development: Engels and Marx on
barbarism and civilisation’, Studies in Marxism, 10, 25-38.
Johnston, R., Sirkeci, I., Khattab, N and Modood, T. (2010), ‘Ethno-religious
categories and measuring occupational attainment in relation to education in
England and Wales: a multi-level analysis’, Environment and Planning A, 42,
578-591.
Article in Online Journal:
Harman, C. (2006) ‘Hizbollah and the war Israel lost’, International Socialism
Journal, 112. Available from:
http://www.isj.org.uk/index.php4?id=243&issue=112 [Accessed 18 May
2010].
Newspaper:
Simms, B. (2004) ‘Marxist, yes, with a touch of bourgeoisie’, The Times Higher
Education Review, 16, 16 July.
Conference Paper:
Devanesen, D. (2000) ‘Traditional Aboriginal Medicine Practice in The Northern
Territory’, presented at International Symposium on Traditional
Medicine: Better Science, Policy and Services for Health Development, Awaji
Island
Japan,
11-13
September.
Available
from:
http://www.maningrida.com/mac/bwc/documents/traditional_aboriginal_medi
cine_practice.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2010].
Website:
Conservative Party (2010) ‘Conservative Party election manifesto 2010’ [Online], The
Conservative Party. Available from:
http://www.conservatives.com/Policy/Manifesto.aspx [Accessed 20 June
2011].
Notes:
Use endnotes, rather than footnotes, to include essential contextual details which
would break-up the flow of the manuscript if placed in the main body of the text.
Place endnotes immediately prior to the reference list under a heading of ‘Notes’.
Address:
Please insert a footnote after the article title containing an email and/or postal address
for correspondence.
Acknowledgements:
Should be included under the heading ‘Acknowledgements’ immediately prior to any
notes.