Style Guide and Information for Authors
Soochow Journal of Philosophical Studies:
Style Guide and Information for Authors
All paper submissions should be addressed to: Editor-in-Chief, Soochow Journal of
Philosophical Studies, Soochow University, 70 Linhsi Rd., Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
11102, Republic of China; or to the following e-mail: phstudies@webmail.scu.edu.tw
Preparation of Manuscripts
1.
Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced on standard paper, one side only,
leaving generous margins on all sides. All pages are to be numbered
consecutively. Manuscripts should not exceed a length of 20 pages.
2.
Please send all submissions to the address above. Electronic submissions should
be sent in an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word format.
3.
References, tables, and figures should be neatly presented on separate sheets of
paper.
4.
Authors are requested to double-check all names, dates, titles, and quotations for
accuracy.
5.
An abstract of no more than 250 words in English as well as 3-5 keywords
should be submitted along with the manuscript.
6.
The first page should be a title page containing the name(s) of the author(s),
affiliation(s), mailing address, e-mail address and phone/fax number(s).
Language of Publication
1.
The language of publication may be either Chinese or English.
2.
If the manuscript is in English, quotations from other languages should be given
in English translations. All original sources of the quotations are to be indicated.
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3.
In transliterating Chinese characters, where well-established forms do not exist,
authors are advised to follow the Wade-Giles system.
Manuscript Processing
1.
Authors are requested not to reveal their identities in the text, so that the
manuscripts can be reviewed anonymously. To preserve the anonymity of
authors in the review process, authors are advised to prepare manuscripts that
contain no identifying information such as names, affiliations, acknowledgments,
personal references, etc.
2.
Except in rare cases, the review process will be completed within two months.
Authors will be notified of the result of the review.
3.
Manuscripts accepted are subject to stylistic editing. It is also the author’s
responsibility to revise their manuscripts according to the suggestions of the
editorial board.
4.
If time permits, galley proofs will be sent to authors for correction. They must
be returned within one week.
5.
It is assumed that a manuscript submitted to the journal has not been previously
published and is not under consideration elsewhere. The journal does not pay
contributors. Authors will receive, free of charge, thirty offprints of their articles
and two copies of the issue in which their articles appear.
Citations
1.
Citations in the main text
Format:
(Author, Year: Pages)
Example: (Churchland, 1995: 68-69)
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2.
Citations where the author’s name appears in the sentence
Format:
Author (Year: Pages)
Example: Churchland (1995: 68-69)
References
Please list references alphabetically by author on a new page following
the main text, formatted as detailed below:
Journal Articles
Author’s Name (Year). Title of the article. Title of the
Format:
Periodical, series number, volume number: page numbers.
Dykstra,
P.
A.
(1993).
The
differential
availability of
relationships and the provision and effectiveness of support to
Example:
older adults. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 10, 3:
355-370.
Book Articles
Format:
Author’s Name (Year). Title of the article. In Editor (Ed.), Title
of the book (page numbers). Place of Publication: Publisher.
Crowell, S. G. (1990). Dialogue and text: Re-marking the
Example: difference. In T. Maranhao (Ed.), The Interpretation of Dialogue
(pp. 338-360). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Books
Format:
Example:
Author’s Name (Year). Title of the book. Place of Publication:
Publisher.
Hirsch, E. D. (1967). Validity in Interpretation. New Haven:
Yale University Press.
Conference Papers
Author’s Name. (Year, Date). Title of the article. Paper
Format:
presented at the Name of the Meeting, Place.
Oropesa, R. S., Lichter, D. T., & Anderson, R. N. (1993, April
1-3). Hispanic marriage markers and first marriage transitions.
Example:
Paper presented at the Meetings of the Population Association of
America, Cincinnati, OH.
Doctoral Theses
Author’s Name. (Year). Title of the dissertation. Unpublished
Format:
doctoral dissertation, the Name of the University, Place.
Tam, S. M. (1992). The Structuration of Chinese Modernization:
Women workers of Shekou Industrial Zone. Unpublished doctoral
Example:
dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii,
Manoa, HI.
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Additional Notes
1.
Authors’ names
Format:
Last Name, First Name (initial). Middle Name (initial).
Example: Jakobson, R., & Waugh, L. R
If two or more articles or books by a single author are listed, list these
2.
articles in chronological order.
If two or more articles or books by a single author are listed for the
3.
same year, distinguish them by appending a letter to the end of the
year: e.g. 1978a, 1978b, 1978c, etc.