(Articles, Research Reports, Book and Software Reviews) E-mail and Word Processing Conventions Rich Text (.rtf) or ASCII Text (.txt) format is strongly preferred. Please attach all files (the cover page, the abstract, the article manuscript, and any table/graphics files) to e-mails, which should be addressed to BOTH of the Editors-in-Chief. You should send a separate email + attachment for each manuscript component, rather than trying to include all of them in one email (which is likely to overload the editors' e-mailboxes, resulting in delayed processing of your submission.) Cover Page Since manuscripts are sent out anonymously for editorial review, the author's name(s), postal address(es), email address(es), and a brief biosketch (one for each author), together with the title of the article, must appear on a separate cover page which can be readily detached. Do not attach any identifying information (other than title of article) to either the abstract or the body of the manuscript. Abstracts Abstracts should be 400 words or less and contain an encapsulated summary of the topic addressed, including a concise statement of the central ideas, methods, and results of the research. (In the case of book reviews, no abstract is required.) Article Manuscripts Authors should direct their manuscripts of up to 5000 words to the Editors-in-Chief, via e-mail. Each submission will then be assigned to an appropriate member of the Editorial Board to manage the review process. The paper format and citations should conform to standard APA style, as outlined below. If accepted for publication, authors will generally have one to two weeks to make any required revisions suggested by the reviewers--if the article is to be published in the next issue. Graphics Where relevant, include separate files for photos, line illustrations, and charts as e-mail attachments (sent one at a time). Note that .gif or .jpg files are strongly preferred, so if possible all graphics should be prepared in, or converted to, one of these file types. APA Style, and Citations The APA style calls for three kinds of information to be included in in-text citations. The author's last name and the work's date of publication must always appear, and these items must match exactly the corresponding entry in the references list. The third kind of information, the page number, appears only in a citation to a direct quotation. All authors cited in the text must appear in the references list, and all authors listed must have been cited in the text. The following web site provides guidelines on how to use parenthetical citations to cite original sources in the text of your paper. These guidelines summarize the essential information needed in parenthetical citations, and also provide details on how to format the reference list properly. (www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html) Copyright Information All articles remain the intellectual property of the author. The presentation is copyrighted by JDL unless separately acknowledged. Permission to copy or disseminate papers is granted if the following conditions are met: (1) Copies are not made or distributed for commercial advantage, (2) the Journal of Diplomatic Language, volume, number and date is acknowledged, and (3) JDL is notified of any link provided to JDL articles or the JDL web site. Contact Information Please direct inquiries concerning articles for submission as follows:
Dr. Harold W. Bashor.