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Checklist
Please check your manuscript on the following:

Language:

• For non-English speakers: a native speaker should read the article before submission.
• Before submitting your paper: check on consistency of spelling, punctuation, and use of abbreviations and improve where necessary.
• Manuscripts should reach high academic standards and contributors need to remember that they are writing for an international audience.
• National colloquialisms and idiomatic use of language should be avoided and gender neutral language used.
• The Editors and Members of the Board will be happy to give support to the authors' of articles, to look at early drafts, and to suggest amendments that will facilitate publication. This can be done informally, before formal submission of articles.

Structure:

The title page should contain the following elements:
Title, author's names with affiliation, an abbreviated version of the title of no more than 40 characters (including spaces) for running heads, an abstract of approximately 100 words briefly summarizing the essential contents, and the full address of the corresponding author in a footnote: phone, fax, postal address as well as an e-mail address.
Total length of the manuscript, with illustrations, tables, figures and charts giving word number equivalents must be indicated. It is anticipated that articles will be in the order of 5000 to 8000 words.
Manuscripts must conform to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA Publication Manuel, 5th ed.), including the use of up to three levels of headings, citations and references.

Illustrations, figures and tables:

Store digital files and figures and illustrations in either .EPS or .TIF format. Freehand or typewritten lettering is not acceptable. Tables (including headings and notes), figures and figure legends must be presented on separate pages. The approximate position of figures and tables should be clearly indicated in the text. All tables and figures to be placed in the text should be referred to in the body text. The costs of colour illustrations and coloured halftones is €1000, - per page and must be met in full by the author(s). Prepayment is required and estimates can be obtained at the time of submission of the manuscript for review.

Submission of manuscripts:

Four copies of the manuscript (including halftones and illustrations) together with a diskette or CD-ROM (or e-mail attachment) should be sent to:
The Journal of Quantitative Linguistics
The Editor, Reinhard Köhler
Department of Computational Linguistics
University of Trier
P.O. Box 3825
54286 Trier
Germany.
Tel.: (+49) 651 201 2270
Fax.: (+49) 655 201 3946
E-mail: koehler@uni-trier.de

Storage on Diskette:

• Use a 3.5-inch diskette or CD-ROM disk to save your manuscript.
• Save your electronic manuscript in a frequently used word processor format, preferably WORD 95, 97 or higher, compatible with MS Dos, Windows or Apple Macintosh. Do not submit your article in ASCII, Postscript or Works.
• Please name your document according to the dos-convention, 8 characters before the period and 3 after: document.doc
• Make sure to submit the final version of your manuscript, identically on hard copy (print-out) and on diskette.
• Always retain a backup copy of the final version of your manuscript (both digital and hardcopy).

Free article access:

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

Copyright and permissions:

It is a condition of publication that authors vest or license copyright in their articles, including abstracts, in Taylor and Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article and the journal to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may, of course, use the material elsewhere after publication providing that prior permission is obtained from Taylor & Francis. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources. To view the ‘Copyright Transfer Frequently Asked Questions' please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/copyright.asp. One free issue is given to the corresponding author. Reprints and/or additional issues may be ordered at proof stage.
For further information about JQL, please contact the editor