Editorial policy: See the "Aims and Scope" for Critical Discourse Studies.

Number of copies: One copy should be sent by email only to editorial@cds-web.net.

Typing: Articles submitted for publication should be word processed and double-spaced throughout. Please leave generous margins.

Length: The normal length is 7000 words, including footnotes and references with an abstract of up to 150 words and up to 10 key words.

Titles: Titles and section headings should be clear and brief. Quotations: Lengthy quotations (over 40 words) should be indented in the text without quotation marks. Short quotations in the text itself should be marked as such with 'single quotation marks'.

Language and Spelling: Only papers in English are published. Quotations of text fragments in other languages should be translated.

Tables and figures: Tables and figures should be numbered and have short descriptive titles. Camera-ready artwork should be supplied for all figures and images. Gray-scale or line art images are acceptable. The journal will not print colour images.

Biography: Authors should supply a biographical note of no more than 100 words.

Cover sheets: The paper should have a cover sheet with the following information: name of author(s); institutional affiliation, private and email addresses; address for proofs; telephone and fax numbers; short title and size in words. The cover sheet should be part of the same file as the paper.

Permission: Authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permission for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.

Debate section: Contributions should be 1200 words maximum with a short descriptive title and a cover sheet with details listed above for article submissions. This section is also refereed. "Right of reply" conventions apply. Submission instructions: Submissions should be sent by email, in one figures, tables, and appendices) preferably in Microsoft Word to the editors following address: debates@cds-web.net. Please write in the subject Submission for Critical Discourse Studies". Please attach your paper with a personal message to the editors.

Journal contact: For questions about suitability of submissions or other information, please write to the editors at: editorial@cds-web.net

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