BRAC University Journal

Special Edition on English and Humanities

GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS

A special issue of BRAC University journal is being planned for publishing original research papers, review papers/articles on subjects related to English literature and critical studies, Linguistics, both applied and theoretical approaches, ELT Methods and Techniques, Humanities, especially History and Philosophy, Media and Cultural Studies, and Gender and Sexuality. Each submission will be sent to experts in the field, which means that it is a peer-reviewed journal. 

Professor Firdous Azim and Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam will be the editors for this journal, and Sohana Manzoor will be acting as editorial assistant. 

Enquiries about the appropriateness of manuscripts and submissions for the journal should be directed to the Editorial Office at nazmulh@bracu.ac.bd no later than 30th June, 2009.
The journal is scheduled for December 2009.

Instructions for the preparation and submission of the manuscript

Submission & Format

Submissions should be in English, typed in the BU journal format available on-line (web address). Articles should normally be 5,000- 6,000 words in length. Put a word count at the end of the text. An abstract of 200-300 words with the article, plus a list of up to six key words needs to be provided.

A paper submitted to the journal will be taken to imply that it presents original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Normally, manuscripts are not returned to authors. It will be assumed that the contributors will keep a copy of their work. Receipt of an electronic submission will be acknowledged by email within 24 hours. 

Acknowledgement of source and copyright should be given in the caption. If you have had to obtain permission to reproduce such material, please supply copies of all relevant correspondence.

Resubmission

When a manuscript is resubmitted, please include a summary of changes made and a brief response to all recommendations and criticisms. When resubmitting electronically, send the complete file for the text if there have been changes. Also, please update any other information (e.g., change of address) that needs to be updated for later use.

Copyright

The journal's policy is for the copyright to all contributions is to be assigned to the BU Journal. Before publication authors assign copyright, but retain their rights to republish this material in other works written or edited by themselves. That means if they choose to publish it elsewhere, it is subject to full acknowledgement of the original source of publication.

Illustrations, tables and figures

Each illustration, table and figure should be supplied on a separate sheet at the end of the article, with its position within the text clearly indicated in the margin on the page where it is introduced. Provide typed captions (including sources and acknowledgements) on a separate sheet. Illustrations, tables and figures should be numbered for identification. The text should always refer to 'Table 1' or 'Figure 1', never to 'the table below' or 'the above figure'. The typesetter will fit the tables and figures as near to the relevant reference as possible.

Tables should be prepared with the minimum use of horizontal rules (usually three are sufficient) and avoiding vertical rules. It is important to provide clear copy for figures (not photocopies or faxes) which can be reproduced by the printer and do not require redrawing. Photographs should be high-contrast black and white glossy prints. Each illustration, table and figure should be labelled on the back in soft pencil with the first author's surname, identification number and orientation.

Notation

Authors should be cautious about using notes. They can use either footnotes (at the bottom of the page), or endnotes (placed at the end of the article, before the references on a separate sheet). Notes should be indicated with superscript letters. Distinguish between notes, which elaborate or explain a point in the text, and references to sources and other published material.

References

The format of BU Journal should be followed (See the sample article on BU Journal website).

Sample Paper

A sample article for formatting purpose has been posted on the web page at Sample Paper.

Caution

Please read the instructions carefully before submitting your manuscript making sure your main manuscript file is anonymous (and contains the abstract and keywords which will also need to be pasted into the submission form) and that you upload a separate contact details/biographies file as directed. Incomplete submissions will be returned.