The American and British Studies Annual (ABSA) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal focused on American and British cultural studies. Our aim is to create a platform for scholarly exchange not only within the Czech Republic but internationally. We seek original articles that...
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PAGE LAYOUT:
- size: A4, portrait
- margins: left, right, top, bottom: 2.5 cm
- alignment: justified
- page numbering: none
- font: Times New Roman, normal, 12 points
- spacing: 1,5
TITLE
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- alignment: centre
- do not use italics unless in titles of longer works such as novels, monographs, etc.
ABSTRACT
- font: Times New Roman, 12 points, use italics except for the titles of longer works (e.g. novels, monographs, etc.)
- alignment: justified
- word count: 200 maximum
KEYWORDS
- number: 5 keywords maximum
- font: Times New Roman, 12 points, no italics, initial capitals only with proper names
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- items separated with a comma
- no period after the last one
MAIN TEXT
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- use sections if necessary (section headings in bold); avoid numbering them
- indent the first line in each paragraph except in the first paragraph in each section
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- no extra space between entries
- Alignment: left
- hanging indent of the first line of each entry
CITATIONS
- use double quotation marks for citations
- single quotation marks are used within double quotation marks when necessary (e.g. quotations marks in the original)
- use curly quotation marks
- indent quotations longer than 3 lines
- use three dots in square brackets […] for ellipsis
- use index numbers and footnotes for referencing
- do not shorten the page range, i.e. use 295-297 instead of 295-97
- do not use Ibid.
THE MOST COMMON INSTANCES OF CITATIONS (BASED ON CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE, NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY)
MONOGRAPH - ONE AUTHOR
Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations.
Footnote 1st use:
Charles Johnson, Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 (Indiana University Press, 1988), 22.
Subsequent footnotes:
Johnson, Being and Race, 22.
Bibliography:
Johnson, Charles. Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970. Indiana University Press, 1988.
MONOGRAPH - TWO AUTHORS
Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations.
Footnote 1st use:
Maurice Couturier and Regis Durand, Donald Barthelme (Routledge, 2021), 75.
Subsequent footnotes:
Couturier and Durand, Donald Barthelme, 75.
Bibliography:
Couturier, Maurice, and Regis Durand. Donald Barthelme. Routledge, 2021.
MONOGRAPH - ORIGINAL PUBLICATION
Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations.
Footnote 1st use:
Matthew Arnold, Culture and Anarchy (1868; Cambridge University Press, 1955), 12.
Subsequent footnotes:
Arnold, Culture and Anarchy, 12.
Bibliography:
Arnold, Matthew. Culture and Anarchy. 1868. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1955.
CHAPTER/PART OF A BOOK
Note that a place of publication is no longer required in book citations. The page range for a chapter in a book is no longer required in bibliography entries (see CMOS 14.8). In a footnote, cite specific pages as applicable.
Footnote 1st use:
Jim McWilliams, “An Interview with Charles Johnson,” in Passing the Three Gates: Interviews with Charles Johnson, ed. Jim McWilliams (University of Washington Press, 2004), 275.
Naomi Shihab Nye, “Mall Aquarium, Dubai,” in Transfer, by Naomi Shihab Nye (Boa Editions Ltd., 2011), 47.
Subsequent footnotes:
McWilliams, “An Interview,” 276.
Bibliography:
McWilliams, Jim. “An Interview with Charles Johnson.” In Passing the Three Gates: Interviews with Charles Johnson, edited by Jim McWilliams. University of Washington Press, 2004.
Note: In some cases, you may want to cite the collection as a whole instead.
Footnote 1st use:
J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin, eds., The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest Invention (University of Chicago Press, 2023).
Subsequent footnotes:
Marks and Parkin, Book by Design.
Bibliography:
Marks, P. J. M., and Stephen Parkin, eds. The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest Invention. University of Chicago Press, 2023.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Specify volume and issue number. In a footnote, cite specific page numbers. In the Bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL (preferably one based on a DOI; see CMOS 13.7); alternatively, list the name of the database. Do not include the date of access. For the website, use angle brackets/chevrons <website>.
Footnote 1st use:
Grazyna Drzazga and Magda Stroinska, “The Grammatical Gender of Death: A Textual and Discourse Approach,” Text und Diskurs 5, no. 3 (2012): 218-219.
Hyeyoung Kwon, “Inclusion Work: Children of Immigrants Claiming Membership in Everyday Life,” American Journal of Sociology 127, no. 6 (2022): 1842–1843, <https://doi.org/10.1086/720277>.
Subsequent footnotes:
Drzazga and Stroinska, “The Grammatical Gender of Death,” 218-219.
Kwon, “Inclusion Work,” 1851.
Bibliography:
Drzazga, Grazyna, and Magda Stroinska. “The Grammatical Gender of Death: A Textual and Discourse Approach.” Text und Diskurs 5, no. 3 (2012): 216-225.
Kwon, Hyeyoung. “Inclusion Work: Children of Immigrants Claiming Membership in Everyday Life.” American Journal of Sociology 127, no. 6 (2022): 1818–1859. <https://doi.org/10.1086/720277>.
ONLINE NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES
Articles from newspapers or news sites, blogs, and the like are cited in a similar manner. Include page numbers, if any, in footnotes but not in Bibliography entries. Include a URL or the name of the database, and date of publication. Do not include the date of access. For the website, use angle brackets/chevrons <website>.
Footnote 1st use:
Omar El Akkad, “Murder in the Mohalla,” review of The Return of Faraz Ali, by Aamina Ahmad, New York Times, April 1, 2022, <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/books/review/return-of-faraz-ali-aamina-ahmad.html>.
Rebecca Mead, “Terms of Aggrievement,” New Yorker, December 18, 2023, 21.
Subsequent footnotes:
El Akkad, “Murder in the Mohalla.”
Mead, “Terms of Aggrievement,” 23–24.
Bibliography:
El Akkad, “Murder in the Mohalla.” Review of of The Return of Faraz Ali, by Aamina Ahmad. New York Times, April 1, 2022. <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/books/review/return-of-faraz-ali-aamina-ahmad.html>.
Mead, Rebecca. “Terms of Aggrievement.” New Yorker, December 18, 2023.
