Style and Format Instructions
for Article Manuscripts and Conference Abstracts that have been Recommended for Publication

To be published, all manuscripts and abstracts must include:

1. A complete, typed "Submission Identification and Faculty Sponsorship Form and Submission Checklist." Submissions without this form or with an incomplete form will not be published.
   
2. A "soft" copy of the manuscript or conference abstract on a new, never before used Diskette, labeled with the student's full name, title of submission, campus and home telephone numbers, and email address. Computer files submitted as attachments to email correspondence will not be accepted.
   
3. Three "hard" copies of the final version of the manuscript or conference abstract printed directly from the diskette above.  The hard copy must match the soft copy exactly. 
   
   
   Publication Requirements for Article Manuscripts

1. All manuscripts must be written in the style appropriate to the discipline they represent (e.g. APA style, MLA style, etc.). One exception: notes should be listed at the end of the manuscript, not at the bottom of the page, regardless of the style.
   
2. All manuscripts and abstracts must be word-processed using Microsoft Word 2000 for Windows, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point for text, and 14-point headers.
   
3. The student author and faculty sponsor are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for any protected material included in either manuscripts or conference abstract (e.g. figure reproductions from previously published work, extended quotations, etc.). Work will not be published if there is any indication that copyright law has been violated. Full information regarding copyright law is available from the Reference Desk at the New Library.
   Manuscripts must be not longer than 20 double-spaced typed pages, excluding references and footnotes. Failure to adhere to this guideline could in itself result in rejection of your manuscript. (Exceptions to the page limit will be considered in special cases, at the discretion of the editors.
   
4. Figures and tables in article manuscripts should adhere to the following requirements:

1. The number of tables and figures is limited to 5. In some cases many small figures may be necessary; these should be aggregated into one big figure. For instance, in chemistry it is often necessary to include several "schemes." The author should include several schemes in one figure.
   Figures and tables should appear at the end of the manuscript with their appropriate position in the manuscript indicated by the designation [insert figure 1 (or other appropriate figure or table number) about here]. Figure and table pages are not included in the page limit count.
   All tables MUST be formatted as a Word 2000 table. Do not use "tabs" or the space bar to create column spacing in tables. Idiosyncratic formatting methods could result in rejection of the manuscript.
   
2. Figures should be formatted as a Word 2000 picture or object. In cases where this is impossible (e.g. NMR spectra), figures must be included in "camera ready" form.

Preparation Instructions for Conference Abstracts

1. Conference abstracts must contain the exact wording as the abstract submitted to the sponsoring organization and must include the name, date, and location of the professional meeting at which the work was presented.
   In no case can the abstract be longer than 300 words.
   
2. All abstracts must be word-processes using Microsoft Word for 2000 Windows, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-pont for text, and 14-point for headers.

Instructions for Submission and Preparation of a Bibliographic Listing

1. Submit a typed citation in the following format: Authors’ names (last name, first initial; student names underlined), date (in parentheses), title of article, title of journal or book (underlined), volume #, pages.
   
2. Include phone and e-mail contact information on the sheet with the citation.

Questions and other Information

Please direct questions regarding these instructions or about The Journal of Student Scholarship to Prof. David Venturo, Department of English (X2155, dventuro@tcnj.edu).