The instructions below are specifically directed at authors who wish to submit a manuscript to Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies. For general information, please visit the Author Services section of our website.

The Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

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• Papers are accepted in English, Catalan, and Spanish. Any consistent spelling style may be used. Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation'.
• A typical article will not exceed 12,000 words, inclusive of tables/references/figure captions/footnotes/endnotes. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Abstracts of no more than 200 words are required for all papers submitted.
• Each paper should have 4 to 8 keywords.
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• Section headings should be concise and follow the formatting indicated in the style-guide below.
• All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the corresponding author. The affiliations of all named co-authors should be the affiliation where the research was conducted. If any of the named co-authors moves affiliation during the peer review process, the new affiliation can be given as a footnote. Please note that no changes to affiliation can be made after the article is accepted.
• Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.

All queries relating to style and conventions should be addressed to the Editors.

• Journal utilises Standard Style 1; a quick guide can be found here  
• A guide to the journal's reference style can be found here
• Word templates  are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

• It is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please be sure that all imported scanned material is scanned at the appropriate resolution: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour.
• Figures must be saved separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
• All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.

The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.

As an author, you are required to secure permission to reproduce any proprietary text, illustration, table, or other material, including data, audio, video, film stills, and screenshots, and any supplementary material you propose to submit. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). The reproduction of short extracts of text, excluding poetry and song lyrics, for the purposes of criticism may be possible without formal permission on the basis that the quotation is reproduced accurately and full attribution is given.

For further information and FAQs, please see http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/permission.aspCopies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the editors.

Copyright permission letter template

***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors. ***

Dr Montserrat Lunati
Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies
School of European Studies
Cardiff University
PO Box 908
Cardiff CF1 3YQ
UK.

Tel: +44 (0) 1222 874799
Fax:+44 (0) 1222 874946
E-mail: j.larios@qmul.ac.uk or
E-mail: Lunati@cardiff.ac.uk

It is a condition of publication that all contributing authors grant to Taylor & Francis the necessary rights to the copyright in all articles submitted to the Journal. Authors are required to sign an Article Publishing Agreement to facilitate this. This will ensure the widest dissemination and protection against copyright infringement of articles. The “article” is defined as comprising the final, definitive, and citable Version of Scholarly Record, and includes: (a) the accepted manuscript in its final and revised form, including the text, abstract, and all accompanying tables, illustrations, data; and (b) any supplementary material. Copyright policy is explained in detail at http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/copyright.asp.

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Reprints and journal copies

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