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Instructions for authors

STYLE SHEET

Please send your article as an electronic WORD attachment to the appropriate address. In a covering email message, confirm that the submitted article is original work and that you are submitting it only to Caliban. Please make sure your submitted manuscript follows the style sheet below.

Format

The text should be sent as an attached WORD document (.doc or .docx)

- articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words, including footnotes;

- short essays or notes should be between 1500 and 3000 words, including footnotes;

- reviews should be between 1000 and 1500

Metadata

Articles, notes and short essays

1) Title of contribution: Times New Roman (TNR), 16, no indentation, flush left

2) First name and Last name: TNR, 14, bold face, no indentation, flush left

3) The author’s last name will be followed by a footnote reference stipulating the author’s institutional affiliation.

4) A 100-150-word abstract in English (under the heading « ABSTRACT: ») and in French (under the heading « RÉSUMÉ : ») before each article/note: TNR, 11, italics, single-spaced justified, no indentation

5) 10 “Keywords” in English, and 10 “Mots-clés” in French), in alphabetical order, separated by a comma, on the same line; no capital letters unless the keyword refers to a name.

Reviews : include the following data in the same order as below

1) References of the reviewed work (TNR 14, bold; single-spaced; justified):

Full title. Author’s First name, Last name. City, editor, year, ISBN, page number.

2) Reviewer’s details (TNR 12, italics, flush right): First name, Last name, Affiliation

3) Body text (TNR 11; single-spaced, justified)

Any quotation from the reviewed book must be followed immediately by the page numbers between parentheses: “quotation” (22). Please avoid including footnotes in the review as much as possible. If using footnotes, they should be in TNR 10; single-spaced; justified.

4) Keywords (TNR 11, bold; single-spaced, justified) [10 maximum]

In alphabetical order. Only capitalize proper nouns; separate each item by a comma.

5) Index Nominum (TNR 11, bold; single-spaced, justified)

In alphabetical order; separate each item by a comma. First name Last name, First name Last name

Running style: Chicago Manual of Style

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

- Body text: Times New Roman; size 11; single-spaced, justified.

- Margins

format A4 ; top: 2.5 cm / 0.98 in; bottom: 2.5 cm; left: 2 cm / 0.98 in ; right: 2.5 cm / 0.98 in ; binding: 0 cm

- Titles & Subheadings:

use only one subheading level

Title of the article: Times New Roman, size 16, no indentation, flush left.

Subheadings: Times New Roman, size 12, bold face, no indentation, flush left. Do not conclude with a full stop (but question or exclamation marks can be used). Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in French; capitalize the first letter of each word, except articles and prepositions, in English. Do not number your subheadings.

- Paragraphs: indent the 1st line of each paragraph by 1cm /0.39 in.

- Punctuation

Use French punctuation throughout the article when the article is in French and English punctuation throughout the article when the article is in English.

For instance, in English there is no single space before colons, semi-colons, double inverted commas or before and after an em-dash (—). In French, there is a single space before and after colons, semi-colons, angular commas, as well as before and after an em-dash (—).

Remember to use hard spaces (Ctrl + Shift + Space) for elements that should not be separated, as in
October°1st; the 21°st century.

For greater convenience, you may define the language on your word processor (Outils > Langue > Français or Tools > Language > English) from the start and choose either French or English in order to use the right typographic conventions.

- Short quotations (up to 3 lines) must be inserted in the body of the text using either French angular commas in French or double inverted commas (curly quotes, not straight ones) in English.

In French, punctuation marks must be placed after the closing double quote.

In English, punctuation marks are placed before the closing double quote.

In French, the reference to a footnote must be placed before punctuation marks. When the reference to a footnote is at the end of a quotation, it must be placed before the closing double quote.

In English, the reference to a footnote must be placed after the punctuation mark and after the closing double quote. The full stop is placed before the closing double quote.

- Long quotations (exceeding 3 lines) : TNR, 10, single-spaced; no indentation of the first line; the entire quote should be indented on the left by 2cm / 0.79 in.

When the paragraph of the body of the text extends beyond the quotation, do not indent the first line after the quotation. When the end of the quotation and the end of the paragraph coincide, signal the beginning of a new paragraph after the quotation by a 1cm / 0.39in indentation. The reference to a footnote should be placed after the full stop of the quotation.

When the quotation is incomplete or edited, omissions, additions or alterations should be indicated within square brackets […] and not within parentheses (…).

- Quotations in a language other than that of the article:

Do not mingle different languages within the same sentence. If you want to insert more than one word in a language other than that of the article, please position the quotation after a colon at the end of the sentence.

You may insert a translation of the quotation in the language of the article and give the original quote in a footnote. If you are the translator, please include the mention (Author’s translation) in the footnote or give the exact reference to the published translation.

- Foreign words should be italicized.

- Dates: use the relevant format “18 August 1997;” « 18 août 1997 »; “in the 1940s;” « 1940-44 ».

- Symbols or special characters: use the function ‘Symbol’ of your word processor. When using other symbols or special characters that are not listed in WORD, please send a list to the chief editor.

Footnotes

References to footnotes must be in active superscript Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…,). Use Times New Roman; 10; single-spaced; justified.

Bibliographical references

(Please check that all references are included in the footnotes, and that the data is correct and complete before submission)

Do not use op.cit, or ibid.;

For page numbers do not use p. or pp;

For non-paginated texts, please use n.p.

Monographs

Last Name, First name, Title of the book (City: Publisher, year), page numbers only.

For e-versions:

Last Name, First name, Title of the book (City: Publisher, year), page numbers only, URL.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, Shortened Title, page numbers only.

Co-authored books

Last Name, First name, First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, Title of the book (City: Publisher, year), page numbers only.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, Shortened Title, page numbers only.

Book chapters or articles in a collection

Last Name, First name of chapter author, “Title of Chapter,” Title of Book, ed. or eds. First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, (City: Publisher, year), pages.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, “Title of Chapter,” page numbers only.

Journal articles

Last Name, First name, “Title of Article,” Journal volume, n° issue (year): pages.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, “Title of Article.” page numbers only

Dictionaries and encyclopedias

Encyclopedia or Dictionary Name, edition, “entry.”

Websites

Last Name, First Name, “Title of Webpage,” Website publisher [if indicated], Month day, year of publication, modification and access, URL.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, “Title of Webpage.”

Legislative documents

Name of country, Government and issuing agency, Title of publication, LAST NAME, First Name of Author, Report Number or Name (City: Publisher, year) pages.

Films

Last Name, First Name of director, dir. Title of Work, Year of studio release (City: Studio, year of physical copy), Format [including URL if online], length.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, dir. Title of Work.

In the case of e-versions the URL should come last. When several sources are quoted to support an argument, separate them with a semi-colon.

Works of art

Last Name, First Name of author, Title of Work, date, material, dimensions, City, Museum, collection.

When the same reference is repeated:

Last Name, Title of Work.

Visual illustrations

The required resolution of images for publication is 300 dpi (points or pixels by inch). Low resolution images cannot be processed.

Illustrations must be sent in a separate file. They must not be included in the text.

The text should only provide a reference to the exact title of the file that must be placed where the image is supposed to be inserted. It must also include a full reference (see above). The illustrations must be numbered and preceded by the abbreviation “Fig. x”.

References to illustrations in the text will be clearly indicated as follows: (Fig.+number).

Contributors must also provide a list of numbered illustrations.

Copyrights

Images

Contributors must ensure they are allowed to use any image included in their article prior to publication. They must explicitly state if these images are copyright-free or else provide the documents certifying that they have cleared copyright duties prior to publication.

Please include all legal specifications required by the copyright holders and the exact mention of the copyrights to be included in the issue. If copyright holders do not require any fees to be paid this should also be mentioned in a separate document.

Texts (quotations exceeding 10% of a copyrighted work)

(N.B.: This does not apply to texts or translations which have fallen in the public domain. Please check the licensing laws).

For the reproduction of more than 10% of an original work, of a translation, or of a scholarly text under copyright law, the contributor must clear the licensing rights with the author and/or publisher of the said text (article L.122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Law). The contributor will provide the necessary documents licensing Caliban to reproduce the copyrighted text.

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