3.1 Preparing the Manuscript

Print the manuscript on one side only of 8.5-x-11-inch good-quality paper, preferably on a laser printer. Double space all sections of the manuscript, including abstracts, block quotes in the text, Acknowledgments, References Cited, Notes, figure captions, tables, and table titles. Margins at top, bottom, and sides should be about 1.5 inches (3.7 cm). Use 12-point font, do not hyphenate words at the ends of lines (i.e., turn off word wrap), and do not right justify the text (i.e., leave a ragged right-hand margin). Any word processor can be used for initial submission, but if a manuscript is accepted transmit an electronic file generated by a recent version of a word-processing program supported on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms (e.g., Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect). When transmitting CDs, use a format readable on either Macintosh or PC platforms.