Journal Details
Rethinking History
The Journal of Theory and Practice
Instructions for Authors
***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors.***
Submission of manuscripts
- Authors should submit three hard copies of their paper with any original illustrations, and/or an electronic copy via email or on CD/memory stick to the Editorial Office. It will be assumed that authors will retain a copy of their paper.
- Editorial Office: James Goodman, US Editor, Rutgers University, Department of History, 175 University Avenue, Newark, NJ , 07102-1814, USA, email goodmanj@andromeda.rutgers.edu. Alun Munslow, UK Editor, PO Box 2569, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 9AA, UK (NO COURIER SERVICE TO BE EMPLOYED), email: amunslow@tiscali.co.uk. The Reviews Editor is Jonathan Walker, Department of History at the University of Sydney. Reviews and Books for review should be sent to Jonathan Walker at the following address: Jonathan Walker, Reviews Editor - Rethinking History, Department of History, SOPHI, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Email: jonathan.walker@usyd.edu.au . Submissions should be in English, typed in double spacing (including all notes and references) on one side only of the paper, preferably A4 size.
- Submission of a paper to the journal will be taken to imply that it presents original, unpublished, work not under consideration for publication elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article have been given to the Publishers.
- Permission to quote from or reproduce copyright material must be obtained by the authors before submission and any acknowledgements should be included in the typescript, preferably in the form of an Acknowledgements section at the end of the paper, before the Notes. Where photographs or figures are reproduced, acknowledgement of source and copyright should be given in the caption.
- An abstract of the paper, of up to 300 words, should accompany the article. In addition a list of up to 6 key words, suitable for indexing and abstracting services, should be supplied.
- Articles should not normally exceed 7,000 words in length. Please contact the Editor prior to submission of articles in excess of 7,000 words. If your word processor is capable of doing a word count please use it to print this at the end of the text, together with the date of the manuscript.
- Notes should be kept to a minimum and placed at the end of the article before the references; footnotes should be avoided.
- A brief biographical sketch about each author should be supplied on a separate sheet. Details should be given of author's full postal and email addresses as well as telephone and fax numbers.
- Authors are requested to send an electronic version of their article on disk, CD-ROM or memory stick, providing details of the make and model of the computer and the name and version number of the word processing software used. It is important that authors ensure that their typescript is an exact printout of what is on the disk, CD-ROM or memory stick.
Illustrations
Tables, figures and plates should not be inserted within the pages of the manuscript but should be submitted on separate sheets attached to the article.
Tables should be prepared with the minimum use of horizontal rules (usually three are sufficient) and avoiding vertical rules. It is important to provide clear copy of figures (not photocopies or faxes) which can be reproduced by the printer and do not require redrawing.
Photographs should be high-contrast black and white glossy prints. The desired position in the text for each table, figure and plate should be indicated in the manuscript.
All captions for figures and plates (including sources and acknowledgements) should be listed on a separate sheet.
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
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Word templates
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Free article access:
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