WILEY-BLACKWELL
International Migration (IMIG)
Content Style Sheet
THIS DOCUMENT LAST UPDATED ON: 1/AUG/2011
Journal house style points
Main style guides
Concise Oxford Dictionary
Content-specific style points, editor preferences
Spelling
While editing take note of the English style used.
While most spelling errors can be corrected with spell check, there are certain words (e.g. program vs. programme) that are not picked up when you use the British English spell check).
It is best to run spell check in American and British English in order to correct everything.
For example, the British English spell check will say that words like organize, utilize, emphasize, etc… should be spelled with a “s”; however, the journal spells almost all words like this with a “z” – the only exceptions to this rule are the words analyse and catalyse.
The journal follows the first spelling given in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (published by Oxford University Press)
Note: Retain American spelling if it is within quotes as in a title in the references section.
Numbers
Numbers 1-10 are spelled out, i.e. one, ten and subsequent numbers in figure form, e.g. 11, 20, etc.
Exceptions: Always use figures before “million” and “billion”, for dates, percentages, units of money or measurement, ages, times of the day, page references, serial numbers etc.
Examples: 2 per cent, 3 million, 6 years old. However, a number that forms the first word of a sentence is always spelled out.
Thousand Separator: There should always be a comma between thousands in numbers, e.g. 1,500. Many authors will use a period (1.500) so this is just something to be aware of)
Hyphens
Replace all hyphens with an “en dash” when it is used to break up a sentence – as in this case. For dates, such as 1-5 May, use a hyphen. It is also preferable to use hyphens in place of bullets.
Quotations
Double quotes should be used for all quotations, except for quotations within quotations, which should have single quotes.
Quotation marks should precede the punctuation for a title or other incomplete phrase, e.g. “Title”, followed by a comma.
Dates
Use the format 12 April 2007. The only exception is September 11th.
Acronyms
A recurring acronym/abbreviation should be explained on first use, followed by the acronym in parentheses, e.g. International Labour Organization (ILO). After the first occurrence, the acronym should be used alone.
Country names/nationalities
The journal refers to United Nations Terminology Database for official country names. The website is: This is one area that gets a bit tricky, as not all authors agree to the use of formal country names. Countries that have recently changed are Kosovo, which should now be Kosovo (Republic of Serbia), and Serbia and Montenegro should now be called the Republic of Serbia. The official country names are constantly in flux so it’s best to refer to the UN site and then discuss with the Editor if any problems arise.
Text: A quick find/replace of the following will help ensure the journal’s guidelines are followed.
Find / Replace withtwo spaces (press twice on space bar) / one space (press once on space bar)
Dashes: - (hyphen) / – (en dash)
mid(followed by a space) / mid-
medium term / medium-term (when used as an adjective)
short term / short-term (when used as an adjective)
large scale / large-scale (when used as an adjective)
program / programme
% / per cent (except when % is in brackets)
o-o / oo (as in cooperation)
‘ (when used as a quote mark) / “ (single quotes used for words in a sentence that is already within quotes)
sub- / sub (as in subregional)
one third / one-third
two thirds / two-thirds
20th / twentieth
21st / twenty-first
work force / workforce
$US / US$
et al / et al.
and
e.g. / for example (except when e.g. in brackets)
socioeconomic / socio-economic
Vietnam / Viet Nam
Diaspora / diaspora (should always be lowercase unless referring to the Jewish Diaspora)
2nd edition / second edition
U.S./Washington, D.C. / US/DC (no periods between)
Southeast Asia / South-East Asia
Policy makers / Policymakers
World-wide / worldwide
Well being / well-being
1990’s (etc.) / 1990s
inter-governmental / intergovernmental
re-integration / reintegration
Sub-Saharan Africa / sub-Saharan Africa
de facto / de facto
US Government / US government
Common abbreviations that do not need to be spelled out
Word list, spelling preferences, common acronyms, etc.
aabove-mentioned
ad hoc [not italic]
AGP (Acción Global de los Pueblos)
analyse
analysis
asylee
asylum seeker / b
BWI (Buildings and Wood Workers’ International)
bracero / c
capture–recapture [“en” dash]
Census [formal US]
chair
C.I. (confidence interval)
CMA (Centre for Migrant Advocacy Philippines)
co-opt
co-optation
criminalization
criticize/d
CSD (Civil Society Day)
d
data [plural]
data set
decision-making / e
ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research)
EWR (Early Warning Report) / f
formalize/d
g
GFMD (Global Forum on Migration and Development)
global union
goal – NOT synonym for “objective” (“aim” is a suitable synonym for “goal”) / h
HLD (High-Level Dialogue [on Migration and Development]) / i
IAC (International Advisory Committee)
IAMR (International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees)
ICMC (International Catholic Migration Mission)
ILO (International Labour Organization)
In-migration
Internet
InterregionalIRRC (Immigrant and Refugee Resource Collaborative)
ISC (International Tribunal of Conscience)
ISI (International Statistical Institute)
j / k
Kofi Annan / l
Left [political]
m
Madres de los desaparecidos
member state
MFA (Migrant Forum in Asia)
MRI (Migrants Rights International) [no apostrophe] / n
neoliberal
non-binding
NGO (non-governmental organization) / o
objective – NOT synonym for “goal”
observer [UN]
OIM (International Organization for Migration)
organization
out-migration
overestimate
P
pairwise
per cent [“%” in parentheses, tables]
PfP (Platform for Partnerships)
PGA (People’s Global Action)
PhD / q / r
RCP (Regional Consultative Process)
recognize/d
round table [noun]
round-table [adjective]
S
securitization
socio-demographic
stakeholder
sub-sample / t
twofold / u
UAE (United Arab Emirates)
UN (United Nations)
underestimate
US (United States) [adjective]
U.S. (United States) [noun]
v / w / x y z
WILEY-BLACKWELL
International Migration (IMIG)
Technical Style Sheet
THIS DOCUMENT LAST UPDATED ON: 1/AUG/2011
Article elements
RIGHT RUNNING HEAD
Example:
Notes:
Placed on the top of recto page, aligned center
Short title in italics, sentence case
Appropriate running head is suggested (if the running head is not provided) author queried
LEFT running head
Example:
Notes:
Placed on the top of verso page, aligned center
Only surnames of authors
‘and’ before the last author name
title
Example:
Notes:
Article title in title case, bold and roman: italics where appropriate
No full period at the end of the title
Aligned center to the page
Author byline
Example:
Notes:
Placed below article title
Author (fore)names given in full
‘and’ used between the penultimate and last author
Superscript asterisks used to link authors and affiliations
The asterisks are given before the comma separating two authors
author affiliations
Example:
Notes:
Placed as footnotes in the title page
Affiliations in roman
Each affiliation on a separate line
Only short addresses are given (street names, building names/numbers, postal codes and country names are not included)
Only city has to be listed, country need not be stated
Notes, disclaimers, etc. may be included immediately after the author’s affiliation if necessary.
Example:
* United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. Michael Jandl is a Research Expert with the UNODC. This article was written in a personal capacity of the author and the views expressed in this article are those of the author only and not those of UNODC or of its Member States.
author correspondence
Notes:
Not applicable
copyright line
Example:
Title page
Other pages
abstract
Example:
Notes:
Abstract heading in all caps, centered to the text
Abstract text in roman, indented both sides
keywords
Notes:
Not applicable
received/revised/accepted dates
Notes:
Not applicable
level headings
Examples:
H1:
H2:
Notes:
H1(word-processed as 14pt Arial caps, centred):
Centered, all caps
H2 (word-processed as 12pt Arial bold, i.c.o., centred):
Centered, boldface, sentence case
H3 (word-processed as 12pt Times bold, flush left)
quotations
Example:
Notes:
Smaller font size
Indented from the left
equations
Example:
Notes:
Equations are center aligned
Equation nos. in range right
notes/endnotes
Example:
Notes:
Placed before references section
Numbered list
Text citation: Superscript numbers used to link notes
reference citations
Notes:
If there are one to two authors for a book or journal publication, all authors are all listed.
If there are more than two authors, the first author is listed and the rest denoted with et al.
If there are multiple citations in one set of parentheses, they are ordered (i) by date and (ii) alphabetically within the same year if necessary: “(Donut, 1985; Jones, 1990; Smith, 1990; Brown, 1999)”.
references
Examples:
Journal
Book
Edited Book
Http
Thesis/Dissertation
Notes:
Author surnames followed by closed-up initials
Comma between author surname and initials
If there are one to three authors, all authors are all listed. If there are more than three authors, the first three are listed and the rest denoted with et al.
All authors and editors are listed for books.
Chapter title in sentence case and within double quotes
Journal title in full, italics
Volume no. in roman
Issue no. within parenthesis
Page range in full
Book title in italics, title case
Ed./Eds for editor(s)
PhD dissertations/thesis – no department required, only affiliated institute/organisation required
Internet addresses – include accessed date, and ensure that the format of the date is consistent, e.g. (accessed 29 May 2009)
figure legends
Example:
Notes:
Legend id and caption centered above the figure
Caption in all caps, roman
“Notes/Sources” are placed below the figure
figure citations in text
Notes:
Figure 1, Figures 2 and 3
tables
Example:
Notes:
Legend id and caption centered above the above
Caption in all caps, roman
“Notes and Sources” are placed below the table
table notes
Example:
Notes:
Superscript asterisks used to link table footnotes
table citations in text
Notes:
Table 1, Tables 2 and 3, etc.
acknowledgements
Example:
Notes:
‘Acknowledgements’ heading in all caps
Centered to the acknowledgement text
appendix
Example:
Notes:
“Appendix” heading in all caps, centered
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