MULP Guidelines for Contributors
Submission Requirements
Submission of a paper requires the assurance that the manuscript is an original work which has not been published previously. Copyright remains with the author(s) of the manuscript. Contributions to this journal may be published elsewhere but acknowledgement should be made to its previous publication in Monash University Linguistics Papers. Article submissions should be no longer than 5000 words, work-in-progress reports no longer than 2000 words and book reviews should be 1000 words in length. Authors should submit three copies of the manuscript to the editorial board.
Format
Manuscripts that have been accepted for publication should be submitted on disk, accompanied by an exact hard (printed) copy. The preferred format is Word or Word Perfect (any version for DOS or Windows) supplied on an IBM/PC high density 3 inch disk. Copies of any special fonts used must also be included on the disk. Authors who wish to submit their manuscript in any other format must first contact the journal's production department to discuss their requirements.
Layout
Contributions should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman, with all text left-justified. The (senior) author's name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers and email address should be typed clearly in the top left corner of the first page. The remainder of the manuscript should be ordered as follows: title, name of author(s), abstract, text, references, endnotes, appendices, biographical sketch(es) of author(s). The biographical sketch should be concise (maximum 50 words), and should include the professional affiliation, highlights of professional experience and important publications where relevant. All manuscripts must be carefully proofread by authors and their colleagues before submission.
Style and use of language
Articles must be written in English. Citations may be given from languages other than English; however, citations from languages not employing a Roman alphabet must also be given in Romanised transliteration or in a transcription which uses standard symbols available in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Manuscripts should be written in non-discriminatory language. Spelling should be consistent throughout.
Glossing language examples
Examples from languages other than English should be followed by interlinear glosses and full free translations. Tabs rather than spaces must be used to ensure that the glosses are in exact alignment with the examples.
Headings and paragraphs
Authors should make use of section headings, however more than two levels of subheading should be avoided. New paragraphs should not be indented, but should be separated by an extra space between them.
Abstracts
All articles should have abstracts which summarise the scope and purpose of the article, and, if applicable, the results of the study. The abstracts should be between 100-200 words in length.
References and endnotes
In the text, references are cited using the author's last name and publication date, eg. (Neil 1996). If quotations are cited, these should additionally have page numbers, eg. (Neil 1996:72). The list of references should be arranged in alphabetical order using the Harvard author-date system. Authors may wish to consult the Style Manual for authors, editors and printers (Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1994) for assistance with referencing queries. The list of references should include only those items specifically cited in the body of the text. Generally speaking, comments and references should be incorporated into the text, but when necessary, endnotes rather than footnotes should be used.
Illustrative material
All illustrative material such as tables, figures, graphs and maps should be submitted as camera-ready copy and must be clearly labelled.
Contributions or expressions of interest should be forwarded to:
Monash University Linguistics Papers
Linguistics Program
Building 11
Monash
University, Victoria 3800
Australia