Introduction
Authors are encouraged to begin articles with a summary introduction that
tells readers what question is addressed, what the argument or answer
will be, and
how the article is organized. In the introduction or in a separate background
section following the introduction, summarize any relevant definitions,
methodological notes, historical background, and theoretical and policy
debates. Also discuss what is new about the research and argument, how
it differs from prior scholarship, and why it matters. Articles should
be scholarly but jargon-free.
Spelling
While international in content, the journal is American in its spelling
(defense, stabilize, favor). British spellings should be retained only
in quoted material, titles or names (Ministry of Defence); other British
spellings (defence, stabilise, favour) should be converted by the author.
Spell out acronyms where they first appear.
Headings
Section headings and subheadings help the reader follow the argument.
Section Heading: Bold
Subheading: Italics.
Economy of Style
Authors are encouraged to scrutinize the manuscript for potential
deletions, such as expressions, sentences, and paragraphs
whose absence would not
damage the argument or would help it stand out more prominently.
Tables,
Notes, Self-Citation, Accuracy of Facts
· All references should be placed
in footnotes / endnotes, and should follow the note format
set forth below.
· Place all tables and figures at the end of the manuscript. The
author is responsible for providing camera-ready art and appropriate
permissions for any figures and graphs. Tables need only be legible;
they will be typeset.
· At the time of submission, authors should not identify themselves
in their manuscripts (e.g., with first-person references to their
own previous work in notes).
· Authors are responsible for accuracy
of facts and citations. While the editors will raise questions
and supply information to the
best of our time and ability, the journal does not have the
staff to check the
accuracy of quotations, citations, and facts; this must remain
the responsibility of the author. Notes and Citation Format Provide
all
references and bibliographic
information in footnotes/endnotes, in a format that most closely
approximates our guidelines below.
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Americanization
We request all authors to ensure that their
manuscripts are formatted using American standard punctuation and spelling. Our
editorial team, though dedicated, is small, and cannot afford to spend time standardizing
punctuation and spelling. We ask all authors to be vigilant in particular about
examples such as the below:
1) Quotes and punctuation: all punctuation--periods, commas, semicolons, etc.--should
be placed INSIDE quotation marks rather than outside.
Ex.: ..."at the expense of international solidarity."
and NOT: ..."at the expense of international solidarity".
See note on quotations
below.
2) American standard spellings use a "z" in many
places where
Indian/English/Commonwealth styles demand an "s," and
an "s" in
place of a "c" (organized, defense). Please ensure that all such
words areAmericanized.
See note on spelling
in the column on the left.
Quotations
Use square brackets for any matter inserted in quotations. Indent
quoted matter of five lines and more without using quotation
marks. Quotes within
an inset quote: use single quotes. Use US punctuation system;
especially at end of quotes; be sure punctuation is inside double
quote.
Hyphenation
use sparingly (cooperate, peacekeeping, ceasefire)
Capital letters
minimal use of capitals for titles and unique institutions, government,
state; the West, Western thought, but for geographical
areas western Europe; the Left, but left-wing politics. Labour
Party,
but the party.
Abbreviations
(i.e., e.g., etc.) can be used in notes and tables, but should
be spelled out in text.
Full points
minimal use of full points. USSR, UN (United Nations),
US (adj.) and United States (noun), UK (United Kingdom),
ed./eds., Ltd., Co., Vol., No.
Latin words
Italic: et al., sic, inter alia, de facto, ad hoc, fait
accompli, per se, en bloc, vis-a-vis.
Roman, not italic: cf., a priori, prima facie,
vice versa, status quo.
US states
use postal abbreviation system MA, CT, CA, Washington
DC (no full points), rather than Mass., Conn. etc.
Acronyms
(caps) in text Spell out in full the first time any
acronym is used.
Numerals
one to ten to be spelled out; 11, 12 and above
in figures.
Percentages
should be written as percent in the text, as
% in the list of notes and in tables.
Dates
January 24, 1963, not 24 January 1963. Spell
out months in full. Use this system in references
as well. Use nineteenth century, not 19th century; the mid-1960s;
the 1930s (and not '30s or 30's or 'thirties).
Years
always shorten to two digits 1974-75 (not
1974-5) or 1974/75 (according to sense)-
except 1907-8.
Page numbering
in references reduce as far as possible:
pp. 22-3, 256-7, 256-84, 207-8. But be
careful in these examples pp.10-11, 16-17, 20-27, 30-32, and
210-11.
Fractions
(two-thirds and so on) should be hyphenated.
(&)
Ampersand should not be used instead
of and (for example, between authors' names) except in the
names
of specific firms (especially in references
to publishers, for example, Routledge
& Kegan Paul).
Diacritical marks
restrict the use of diacritical marks
in transliteration, except in a few
cases where ambiguity could arise.
Special terms
use study, contribution, article,
not 'paper.'
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For citations
after the first full citation, do not use op.cit or ibid.; please
use author's name and a short form of the title.
Journals, Periodicals, Newspapers
Journal articles: Cite full author name and title; give
volume number, issue number and date
according to the publication's numbering and dating system.
Sumit Ganguly,"India's Pathway
to Pokhran II," International Security Vol.
23, No. 4 (Spring 1999), pp. 148-177.
For popular periodicals and dailies, no volume or issue numbers are
necessary and parentheses are not needed around the date; include
authors and page numbers where available.
"Tax breaks likely for agriculture investments," Business Standard,
January 10, 2001.
Books, Chapters in Edited Volumes
For books, cite author's full name, title,
publishing information in brackets, and
page numbers. For chapters in edited books, provide chapter author
and title, and book editor, title, and publishing information.
Amartya Sen, Development As
Freedom (New York: Knopf, 1999).
A. Martin Wainwright, "Regional Security and Paramount Powers: The
British Raj and Independent India,"
in Marvin Weinbaum and Chetan Kumar, eds.,
South Asia Approaches the Millenium (Boulder, Colorado:
Westview Press, 1995), pp. 41-62.
Institute Reports, Government Documents, Other Publications
Suggested
citation formats are as follows:
Center for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE), Monthly
Review of the Economy, October
1997, p. 180.
International Institute for Strategic
Studies (IISS), The
Military Balance (London:
IISS, 1987).
Electronic sources
With the proliferation of electronic information-retrieval sources, access to
periodical sources has been vastly simplified. This, however,has vastly complicated
citation practice. We have elected to follow one option suggested by the Chicago
Manual of Style (15th edition), one that emphasizes clarity of presentation.
Please follow our guidelines below to make sure your citations conform to our
House Style.
A. For
articles in a newspaper, magazine, journal, or government
source retrieved by using an information database, provide
bibliographic information as if citing those sources
in their hardcopy forms, adding the gateway page for
the database to the citation.
Example from a journal:
5. Robert H. Bates, "Area studies and the discipline: a useful controversy?" PS:
Political Science & Politics, Vol.30, No. 2 (June1997), 166-170. www.jstor.org
But not:
5. Robert H. Bates, "Area studies and the discipline: a useful controversy?" PS:
Political Science & Politics. links.jstor.org/sici?sici=10490965%28199706%2930%3A2%3C166%3AASATDA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q
Example from a daily newspaper:
10. "India-Andhra Pradesh, New Jersey agreement envisaged," The
Hindu, January 31, 1999. www.lexis-nexis.com [Note that page numbers are
not
necessary
for these kinds of sources].
But not:
10. The Hindu, January 31, 1999. On Lexis-Nexis.
Example from a foreign-language daily, translated by an information service:
8. "Yet another proof of the enormity and depth of eternal Sino-Pak friendship," (Editorial)
Jang, May 12, 2001. Trans., FBIS. wnc.dialog.com
But not:
8. Rawapindi Jang, 12 May 2001. FBIS-CHI-2001-0515.
Example from a government source retrieved electronically:
12. General Accounting Office, "Report to Congressional Requesters: 'Foreign
Language: Human Capital Approach Needed to Correct Staffing and Proficiency Shortfalls'" (Washington,
DC: GAO, 2002). www.gao.gov or www.lexis-nexis.com
B. For documents
on a website with a "permanent link" to the document,
please provide the simplest possible version of a URL, though
making sure to include enough information for the reader to
find the source. We have elected this style because we publish
in hardcopy, and as such find that long URLs with extensive
alphanumeric characters inhibit rather than enhance the opportunity
to consult the source.
Example:
7. "India Country Assistance Strategy: Progress Report 2002" (Report
25057-IN), World Bank, January 15, 2003. Accessible via www.worldbank.or.in
Rather than:
7. "India Country Assistance Strategy: Progress Report 2002" (Report
25057-IN), World Bank, January 15, 2003. www.worldbank.org. in/sar/sa.nsf/6062ad876fb8c066852567d7005d648a/5706fde9e84e393285256c9f0070741a?OpenDocument
Unacceptable:
7. World Bank country assistance report for India, 2002.
www.worldbank.org
For situations not adequately covered by the above examples, please consult Chicago
15, sections 17.4-15 (general), 17.142 (e-books), 17.180 (e-journals), 17.270-1
(other online media).
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