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Purdue Studies in Romance
Literatures welcomes completed manuscripts on topics of literary,
theoretical, or philological importance that make a significant contribution
to scholarship in French, Italian, Luso-Brazilian, Spanish, and Spanish
American literatures. A PDF of these Guidelines is available here. Preliminary inquiry Authors interested in publishing with PSRL should first send a paper proposal describing their work. Electronic proposals are discouraged. Proposals should include a short description of the study, a table of contents, and a brief CV. More specific suggestions for proposals are outlined in the document attached here. The editors will examine the materials and, if interested, request the manuscript. Preparation of the manuscript Manuscripts should be approximately 75,000–90,000 words (250–300 pages) in length. The entire manuscript (text, quotes, notes, and bibliography) must be double spaced. The text may be in English, French, or Spanish. If you include images, there should be no more than six. Quotations should be in the original language. Translations should be provided for quotations in any languages other than those mentioned. Please inquire for details. Dissertations should be rigorously revised before submission to meet the definition of a book. The manuscript must conform to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: MLA), following the parenthetical style of documentation. So that reviewers may receive an anonymous manuscript, include two title pages, one with the author’s name, the other without. The author’s name must not appear in the page headings or anywhere in the manuscript. References to the author in text and notes must be in the third person. However, the manuscript will be sent out as it is received. For more details, see Manuscript & Disk. Materials required for submission Authors are required to submit (1) two clean paper copies of the manuscript, unbound and printed on one side only, (2) a PDF of the manuscript, and (3) a signed statement that Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures is and will remain the sole reviewing agency while it is considering the work for publication. Additional requirements If a manuscript is accepted for publication, the author will be asked for a subvention of $1500 to help defray some of the production expenses. At that time we also require an electronic copy of the manuscript. If possible, prepare your files in Microsoft Word for the Mac format. Files in PC format are also acceptable. Word Perfect files should be saved in Microsoft Word format. Further information All correspondence should be directed to Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures, Stanley Coulter Hall, 640 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2039 USA, tel. (765) 494-3843, e-mail clawsons@purdue.edu. Publishing specifications PSRL books are prepared in our offices in the School of Languages and Cultures and published by contract with Purdue University Press. Books are published in paperback and will be issued later in electronic form. |
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