Introduction

These notes apply to free submissions to the journal and to submitted project reports from funded projects.

All documents submitted to the PRS Subject Centre should be of a high, publishable quality. Please ensure you have proof-read and corrected your documents before submitting them. The editor reserves the right to correct documents for spelling, grammar, layout, consistency, and style.

From August 2003, the content of reports and articles will be stored electronically in a database of resources. The format used for storage is XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language), which means that for submissions to this journal it does not matter how documents look, but it is important that they are structured logically and that the same tag or style is applied to the same type of text (headings, blocks of basic text, quotations, endnotes or footnotes, etc.). The following guidelines should therefore be used in preparation of documents to ensure that they can be formatted correctly for this journal and stored appropriately in the database/website.

Word Count

Freely submitted articles for peer-review should be no longer than 8,000 words. Project reports should not exceed 12,000 words, or should be submitted in independently publishable parts. Shorter discussion pieces or event reports should be limited to under 2,000 words.

Applying Styles

The following notes are designed for use with MS Word (but can be adapted for other applications as required-please contact the Editor, jules@prs.heacademy.ac.uk). In MS Word the types of text within a document are determined by what are called 'styles'. These are available in a drop-down menu on the formatting tool bar. Make sure that you apply the style you want to all the text intended, including paragraph returns.

Allowed Styles

Use ONLY the following styles within a document:

• Heading 1
• Heading 2
• Heading 3
• Heading 4
• Body Text
• Block Quotation/Block Quote
• Endnote ref
• Endnote text
• List Bullet
• List Number
• (see below for tables, diagrams and pictures)

For further formatting use only:

• Superscript
• Subscript
• Italic
• Bold

Paragraphs should be separated by a double carriage return only-no indent (tab).

DO NOT:

• Use Normal as a style
• Make headings by adjusting the font, font size or layout of text
• Use section breaks within a document
• Use white spaces or tabs to layout text or data

DO remember to:

• Nest headings and lists logically
• Only use the styles allowed
• Use endnotes instead of footnotes

Tables, diagrams and pictures

All data that needs to be presented in a fixed form must be within a table. Authors must not use spaces or tabs to try to achieve the desired layout. Tables should be kept as simple as possible.

Pictures and diagrams should be saved as .tif, .jpg or .gif format and sent separately. The intended location of the item within the final text should be indicated in square brackets.

Referencing

Additionally, please follow these conventions for referencing from within the body of the document:

1. Books

Surname of author followed by forenames (if known) or initials, comma; title in italics; if applicable, additional information, such as translator, number of edition, or number of volume, separated by commas; place, colon, publisher, comma, date in brackets; number of pages. e.g.:

Smith, John Edward, Religious Studies in Higher Education (London & New York: Goodfellow, 1999), xi+389pp.

Brown, F.A. and Green, G.B., Teaching Philosophy of Science to Science Students, 2nd edition (Edinburgh: Educational Press, 2000), xx+210pp.

Teufelsdrockh, Diogenes, What to Wear when Teaching Philosophy, translated by Carlyle, Thomas, 5th edition (Ecclefechan: Heritage Books, 1912), 79pp.

2. Contributions

As above, but with the title of the contribution in double quotes, followed by 'in' and the names of the editors, and with the pages of the contribution specified. e.g.:

Jones, David Simon, "Reading the Bible", in Lector, H. & Anagnostopoulos, P., Teaching Students to Read Primary Texts (London: Generic Wisdom Educational, 2001), pp.210-241.

3. Articles

Author, title of article in double quotes, title of journal in italics, volume/issue number, year, pages.

As above, but without the 'in', the names of the editors, or the place and publisher, and with the volume and issue number (if appropriate). e.g.:

Livingstone, David, "Professor Galileo I Presume? Introducing Students to 17th-Century Scientists in the Post-Modern Context", Teaching History of Science, 7/2, 1999, 40-62.

4. Web pages

As above, where appropriate, but with the full URL, the date last modified (if stated), and the date accessed by the reviewer.

Submission

Please contact the editor of Discourse for further details on how to submit your paper.