The Dialogue

This document provides details on typesetting and layout requirements of final manuscript submission to The Dialogue.

Formatting Requirements

Please delete your name or any references that might identify you from the submission document.

Article Length

Policy briefs, reviews, and opinion pieces should be 500-750 words. Pieces longer than 1,250 words will not be accepted for editorial review. .

Recommended length for academic and research papers is 3,000-6,000 words, excluding citations.

Each submission requires a 100-200 word abstract to provide clarity on your work.

Sizes and File Format

Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single editable Microsoft Word file in Chicago format.

Page size should be 8.5 x 11-inches.

Use 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins on all sides, and double-spacing. Left-justify the text so the right edge is ragged, and indent the first line of each paragraph by half an inch.

Each submission should include a title page. Center the title a third of the way down the page. If you have a subtitle, end the title line with a colon and put the subtitle on the next line. Do not put a page number on the cover page.

Do not place page numbers anywhere on any pages in your submittal.

Each submission should include a title page. Center the title a third of the way down the page. If you have a subtitle, end the title line with a colon and put the subtitle on the next line.

Different levels of headings should be used for different sections, such as chapters, sub-sections, and sub-headings. For chapter headings, use size 14 all capital italicized font, for section headings, use bold font, and use italics for subheadings.

If figures are included, use high-resolution figures, preferably encoded as encapsulated PostScript (eps). Include the images in the formatted Word document

Citations

Formatting should follow Chicago style and include full, not shortened, endnotes.

Endnotes go on a separate page after the body of the paper, use the following formatting guidelines.

Within the essay text: put the note number at the end of the sentence where the reference occurs, even if the cited material is mentioned at the beginning of the sentence. The note number goes after all other punctuation.

Be sure to use Arabic numerals in (1, 2, 3) nor Roman (i, ii, iii). The note numbers should be in superscript font.

Put the word, "Notes" (not Endnotes) at the top of the page with your endnotes. Use Times/Times New Roman 10-point font.

Indent the first line of each note.

Single space each entry; double space between entries.

Indent the first line of each note.

Never reuse a number - use a new number for each reference, even if you have used that reference previously.

Be sure to look at shortened form examples for sources you refer to more than once.

To cite multiple sources in a single note, separate the two citations with a semicolon. Never use two-note numbers at the end of a sentence.

Do not include a bibliography. Rather, include complete, full endnotes.

Indenting, Line Spacing, and Justification

Indent all paragraphs except those following a section heading.

Do not insert extra space between paragraphs of text with the exception of long quotations, theorems, propositions, special remarks, etc. These should be set off from the surrounding text by additional space above and below.

Don't "widow" or "orphan" text (i.e., ending a page with the first line of a paragraph or beginning a page with the last line of a paragraph).

All text should be left-justified (i.e., flush with the left margin—except where indented). Where possible, it should also be right-justified (i.e., flush with the right margin). "Where possible" refers to the quality of the justification. For example, LaTeX and TeX do an excellent job of justifying text. Word does a reasonable job. But some word processors do a lousy job (e.g., they achieve right justification by inserting too much white space within and between words). We prefer flush right margins. However, it is better to have jagged right margins than to have flush right margins with awkward intra- and inter-word spacing.

Language & Grammar

All submissions must be in English. Except for common foreign words and phrases, the use of foreign words and phrases should be avoided.

Authors should use proper, standard English grammar. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White (now in its fourth edition) is the "standard" guide, but other excellent guides (e.g., The Chicago Manual of Style, University of Chicago Press) exist as well.

Colored text

Set the font color to black for the majority of the text. We encourage authors to take advantage of the ability to use color in the production of figures, maps, etc., however, you need to appreciate that this will cause some of your readers problems when they print the document on a black & white printer. For this reason, you are advised to avoid the use of colors in situations where their translation to black and white would render the material illegible or incomprehensible.

Please ensure that there are no colored mark-ups or comments in the final version unless they are meant to be part of the final text. (You may need to "accept all changes" in track changes or set your document to "normal" in final markup.)

Emphasized text

Whenever possible use italics to indicate text you wish to emphasize rather than underlining it. The use of color to emphasize text is discouraged.

Font size

The main body of text should be set in 12pt. Avoid the use of fonts smaller than 6pt.

Foreign terms

Whenever possible, foreign terms should be set in italics rather than underlined.

Tables and Figures

To the extent possible, tables and figures should appear in the document near where they are referenced in the text. Large tables or figures should be put on pages by themselves. Avoid the use of overly small type in tables. In no case should tables or figures be in a separate document or file. All tables and figures must fit within 1.5" margins on all sides (top, bottom, left and right) in both portrait and landscape view.

Books:

Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of book, year of publication (or "n.d." if no date), publisher, publisher's address, edition (if not first). For forthcoming (in press) books, put expected year of publication and add "forthcoming."

Chapters in collections or anthologies:

Required: Name(s) of author(s) of chapter, name(s) of editor(s) of book, title of chapter, title of book, year of publication (or "n.d." if no date), publisher, publisher's address, and edition (if not first). For forthcoming (in press) books, put expected year of publication and add "forthcoming."

Working papers:

Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of working paper, year (or "n.d." if no date), location (e.g., "Department of Economics Working Paper, University of California, Berkeley" or "Author's web site: http://www.someurl.edu/author." If the working paper is part of series, then the series name and the number of the working paper within the series must also be given.