IASIL 2005 Proceedings – Guidelines for Preparations of Papers
WORD LIMIT
All essays should be 3,500 -4,000 words in length.
This word limit applies to your submission in its entirety, including notes, citations, and lists of texts cited.
Essays that exceed 4,000 words will not be accepted.
SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION
Spelling – present all spellings in standard Irish/British spellings.
- Use “—ise” endings rather than “—ize”: “realise” not “realize”.
- Use “—re” spellings rather than “—er” :”theatre” not “theatre”.
- Use “our” spellings not “or” – “colour” not “color”.
Do not use points between initials in acronyms.
- Use USA, UK, EU, not U.S.A, U.K, E.U.
NUMBERS, DATES, ETC
Numbers – spell out all numbers up to 100.
Dates – use the format “day month year” thus: 22 February 1983.
Spell out numerical terms – percent rather than %.
Use 1990s, not 1990’s.
CITATIONS
Include all citations in calculation of your word count.
Only include texts cited in the essay in your list of texts cited. Exclude books consulted in your research which have not been referred to directly in your essay.
A separate bibliography is not required.
FORMATTING
Where possible, avoid use of special formatting such as tables, use of tabs, bold, italics, underline, superscript, etc.
Text should be in Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced.
Quotations of less than 50 words should remain within the text.
Quotations of more than 50 words should be set apart form the main paragraph, indented by five centimetres, set in 12 point font, and spaced at 1.5.
Footnotes should be in 10 point font, single spaced.
Use footnotes rather than endnotes. See guidelines below.
FOOTNOTES
All information relating to MLA style as presented in this Web site has been based on this authoritative publication from the Modern Language Association.
Note: Detailed Footnotes and Endnotes are needed only for sources cited for the first time. When citing the same work more than once, use short title or author's last name instead.
1. Book with one author or editor
2. Book with two authors or editors
3. Book with three or more authors or editors
4. Book with no author or editor stated
5. Book that has been translated
6. Article in a collection by several authors, with an editor
7. Article from an encyclopedia with no author stated
8. Article from an encyclopedia with one author
9. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with no author stated
10. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with one or more authors or editors
11. Pamphlet or brochure with no author stated
12. Book, product, or software review
13. Government document
14. Interview
15. Film or video recording
16. Audio recording
17. Television or radio
18. Computer software or CD-ROM
19. Internet
20. Reference to Shakespeare
21. Reference from the Bible, Catechism, or Sacred Texts
22. Citations for a single work throughout essay
23. Sources used more than once
1. Book with one author or editor:
1 Frank Feather, Canada's Best Careers Guide 2000
(Los Angeles: Warwick Publishing, 2000) 152-3.
1 Jerry White, ed. Death and Taxes: Beating One of the
Two Certainties in Life (Toronto: Warwick Publishing, 1998) 7-8.
2. Book with two authors or editors:
2 R.D. Hogg and Michael G. Mallin, Preparing Your
Income Tax Returns: 2001 Edition for 2000 Returns
(Toronto: CCH Canadian Limited, 2001) 969:519.
2 Andrew Cohen and J.L. Granatstein, eds. Trudeau's
Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(Toronto: Random House of Canada, 1998) 391.
3. Book with three or more authors or editors:
3 Jack Canfield, et al., Chicken Soup for the Kid'd Soul:
101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter (Deerfield Beach, FL:
Health Communications, Inc., 1998) 68.
3 Mans O. Larsson, et al., eds. Let's Go: Germany 1998
(New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998) 96-98.
4. Book with no author or editor stated:
4 The 1990 Charlton Coin Guide, 29th ed. (Toronto:
Charlton Press, 1989) 39.
5. Book that has been translated:
5 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, trans.
M. Moyaart-Doubleday (Toronto: Bantam Books, 1993) 95.
6. Article in a collection by several authors, with an editor:
6 Carmen DaSilva, "Life Insurance as a Tool for
Estate Planning," Death and Taxes: Beating One of the Two
Certainties in Life, ed. Jerry White (Los Angeles:
Warwick Publishing, 1998) 57-71.
7. Article from an encyclopedia with no author stated:
7 "Malcolm X," Encyclopedia of Social Issues, 1997 ed.
8. Article from an encyclopedia with one author:
8 Lawrence A. Presley, "DNA Fingerprinting," World
Book Encyclopedia, 2000 ed.
9. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with no author stated:
9 "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Legacy Celebrated
across U.S. during National Holiday," Jet11 Feb. 2002: 4+.
9 "Government Requires Professional Learning for All
College Members," Professionally Speaking: The Magazine of
the OntarioCollege of Teachers Sept. 2001: 16+.
9 "New Chips Aimed at Wireless Market," Toronto Star 19 Feb.
2002: C5.
10. Article from a magazine, journal, or newspaper with one or more authors or editors:
10 Christine Gorman, "Rethinking Breast Cancer," Time
18 Feb. 2002: 26-34.
10 Janet Cawley, "Denzel Washington: Destined for Greatness,"
Biography Mar. 2002: 46+.
10 Tim Gray, et al., "Softwood Lumber: Let's Stop Blaming the U.S.,"
Globe and Mail [Toronto]19 Feb. 2002: A19.
11. Pamphlet, with no author stated:
11 2001 Chevy Tracker: Chevy Trucks (General Motors of
Canada Limited, 2000).
11 Fosamax (Kirkland, PQ: Merck Frosst, Jan. 2000).
12. Book, product or software review:
12 Henry Gordon, review of China! The Grand Tour,
CD-ROM by Hopkins Technology, in We Compute Feb. 1998: 15.
13. Government document:
13 Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action
Plan (Ottawa; Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Canada, 2000) 12-13.
14. Interview:
14 Hellmut Longin, President, European Steel Industries,
Personal interview, 2 Sept. 2001.
15. Film or video recording:
15 Eternal Earth, prod. Rhombus Media, dir. Larry
Weinstein, 1987, 16 mm, 28 min. 37 sec.
16. Audio recording:
16 Ginger, Solid Ground, Nettwerk Productions, Vancouver,
SPRO003, 1994.
17. Television or radio:
17 Larry King Live, CNN, Nassau, Bahamas, 7 Mar. 2002.
17 Abbey Lincoln Sings Her Career, WBGO, Newark, NJ,
4 Mar. 2002.
18. Computer software or CD-ROM:
18 National Parks: The Multimedia Family Guide, CD-ROM,
Woodland Hills, CA: Cambrix Publishing, 1995.
18 Sympatico, Version 4.04 EC, CD-ROM, Netscape
Communications Corporation, 1995-1998.
19. Internet:
Note: First date = Webpage creation or modification date. Second date = the date you accessed the Webpage. If the Webpage does not have a modification or creation date, leave it out, but always indicate your access date just before the URL.
19 Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, "Aboriginal
Peoples Survey: From APS I to APS II." Facts from Stats,
Corporate Information Management Directorate, Issue No. 15,
Mar. 2000, 8 Oct. 2001 <
2000-03_e.html>.
19 James Henretta, et al., "Richard Allen and
African-American Identity," America's History, Spring 1997,
8 Oct. 2001 <
allen.html>.
19 "Edsitement: The Best of the Humanities on the Web!"
8 Oct. 2001 <
20. Reference to Shakespeare:
20 Hamlet IV, i, 15-18.
21. Reference from the Bible, Catechism, or Sacred Texts:
Example in text:
An interesting reference was made to the picking of corn on the Sabbath. 1
Example of Footnote citation, long form:
1 Matthew 12:1-8.
Example of Footnote citation, short form:
1 Mt 12:1-8.
List under Works Cited:
The New Jerusalem Bible: Reader's Edition. New York:
Doubleday, 1990.
Example in text:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "Because of its common origin the human race forms a unity, for 'from one ancestor [God] made all nations to inhabit the whole earth.'" 2
Example of first Footnote or Endnote citation of the above quote taken from Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Chapter 1, Article 1, Paragraph 6I, Reference Number: 360, Page 103, would be:
2 Catechism of the Catholic Church (New York:
Doubleday, 1994) 360.
Subsequent citation of the same quote:
3 Catechism, 360.
Citation of a different quote from the same book:
4 Catechism, 1499.
List under Works Cited:
Catechism of the Catholic Church. New York: Doubleday, 1994.
Examples of other Footnote or Endnote citations:
5 Pius XII, encyclical, Summi Pontificatus 3.
6 Roman Catechism I, 10, 24.
22. Citations for a single work throughout essay:
If the entire paper is about one book, e.g. Carrie only and there are no other sources used, a Footnote or Endnote is needed only for the first quotation as follows:
Stephen King, Carrie (New York: New American Library, 1974) 40.
All subsequent quotations are from this edition.
After this, it is only necessary to supply the page number of the text:
Sheriff Otis Doyle testified that Miss Snell told him that
"Carrie did it. Carrie did it." (198)
23. Sources used more than once:
1. If a source was footnoted earlier, you can use a shortened Footnote or Endnote providing only the author's surname and the reference page number:
1 King 197.
2. When two or more books by the same author are used as reference material, or there are sources by two or more authors with the same last name, include the short title or an abbreviated form of the title:
2 King, Fire-Starter 279.
First Footnote or Endnote example:
2 Wayne Miller, King of Hearts: The True Story
of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
(New York: Times Books, 2000) 245.
For the second mention of the same work use author and page:
4 Miller 160.
[Tab] or indent Footnote entries 5 spaces from the left margin. Leave one space between the superscript number and the entry. Do not indent second and subsequent lines. Double-space between entries. Number Footnotes consecutively using a superscript, e.g., 7.
ILLUSTRATIONS
You are welcome to include illustrations with your essays. The editors and publisher(s) reserve the right not to include these however.
PREVIOUS PUBLICATION
All essays should be unpublished.
SUBMISSION
All essays must be submitted electronically. Save essays in Microsoft Word 6.0/95 format or in rich text format.
You may submit completed essays by email: .
Or you may post 2 printed copies AND one copy of the essay in electronic format, stored on a 3.5 inch floppy disc to:
Clare Wallace
Department of English and American Studies
Faculty of Philosophy, CharlesUniversity
Nám. J. Palacha 2
116 38 Prague 1
CzechRepublic
Submission deadline is 1st September 2005. Essays that miss this deadline for any reason, including problems with email or post, will not be accepted.
Please note that will not be possible for us to publish all papers received; delivery of a paper at IASIL 2005 does not guarantee acceptance of your paper for publication.
Any papers that substantially deviate from these guidelines will be excluded from the process.