Submission of manuscripts
- Manuscripts
submitted should advance research in philosophical practice.
- Articles,
critical notices, chronicles, book reviews submitted to the Journal
for Philosophical Practice must be hitherto unpublished and cannot be
later republished in whole or in part without its authorization. Any slides, photographs, drawings or any representation
of any kind must have prior legal clearance for use.
Authors will be required to sign off on these terms as one of
the conditions of publication.
- English manuscripts should be sent to: Manuscripts
for the English-language editor should be sent to: Hugh Williams (hwilliam@nbnet.nb.ca);
whereas book reviews should be sent to: Richard
Feist (rfeist@ustpaul.ca).
- Articles
and chronicles must not have more than 12 000 words (30 pages in
double spacing, in characters Times 12 points); critical notices must
have no more than 4 000 words (10 pages) ; whereas book reviews may
range from 600 to 1500 words.
- Every
article must be submitted with an abstract, of no more than a hundred
words, together with a brief (maximum 200 words)
biographical notice on its author.
- Authors
will receive an acknowledgment of receipt of their manuscript.
- Unpublished
manuscripts will not be returned to their authors.
Presentation of manuscripts
·
Manuscripts
must have numbered pages. They must come
with their electronic version. They need to be word-processed with the
help of current software, compatible with Microsoft Word 9.0 (Word 2000)
for Windows.
·
Both the
main text and the notes must be readable, in double spacing and in
characters of standard size (e. g., Times 12 points).
·
The text
must be written in correct language and in good style. Texts accepted for
publication will be considered as
definitive and cannot be modified by their authors while correcting the
proofs.
·
Notes
must be numbered continuously and must correspond to the numbers within
the text.
·
Bibliographical
references must be complete (author, title, city, publisher, collection,
year, pages) and uniform (only current abbreviations will be admitted).
Please use: The Chicago Manual of Style.
·
Any
character foreign to the Roman or Greek alphabet must be correctly
composed (on the paper version as well as on the electronic version).
Moreover, the data files (format Type 1 or TrueType) must be provided
along with the document, or, failing that, the main information concerning
them (type, name, foundry, version, etc.).
·
Every
image, drawing or graphic to appear in the text must be provided in an
electronic version, in a separate document, in a format compatible with
Microsoft Word 9.0 (Word 2000) for Windows, and must be identified as
precisely as possible (software, platform, version, etc.).
·
To
preserve the integrity of the review process, submitted manuscripts must
not in any way reveal the identity of the author.
This includes all footnotes and bibliographic references.
Evaluation of manuscripts
- The
editor submits each projected article to at least two competent and
independent referees, who are called upon to recommend publication or
not. These may suggest corrections.
- The
referees’ names are not disclosed at any time to the author.
- The
author’s name is not disclosed at any time to the referees.
The
Journal for Philosophical Practice
http://web.ustpaul.uottawa.ca/fr/fac_prog/philosophie/revue/index.html
All manuscripts must be sent by June 30th, 2004 to be considered for the
next issue.
For more information, please contact: Chantal
Beauvais
The Journal for Philosophical Practice publishes in French
and English. For information in French on submitting, please see:
http://web.ustpaul.uottawa.ca/fr/fac_prog/philosophie/revue/contac_b.html
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