Style Guide
As a general rule, we adhere to the framework of the . The following are some recommended general guidelines when preparing your manuscript:
- Usage of British spellings over American spellings (e.g., 鈥渃olour鈥 not 鈥渃olor鈥; 鈥渙rganise鈥 not 鈥渙rganize鈥; 鈥減rogramme鈥 not 鈥減rogram鈥)
- Usage of italics for emphasis and foreign words
- Usage of author-date system for references and in-text citations
- Express numbers below 10 in words (e.g., two, nine) and numbers 10 and above in numerals
- If you have illustrations, please include them within the text and separately as high-resolution files (JPEG or TIFF format)
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Please note that we do make exceptions to the aforementioned guidelines, on a case-by-case basis. Your Editor will be able to guide and provide you with the necessary information.鈥
