Guidelines for Submissions

The manuscripts should be submitted in English in the range of 3000 - 6000 words, with references formatted according to the MLA 8th edition, see www.mla.org. Please note that submissions which do not conform to the MLA style with in-text citations will not be considered for publication. Authors are solely responsible for the correct use of English language. Each submission should be preceded by a 200-word abstract outlining the article and also short bibliographical information about the author.

General Style Guide for Contributions to Hradec Králové Journal of Anglophone Studies

Referencing

The style follows MLA, thus:

Intext citation:

Short quotation:

According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.

According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).

Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?

Long quotation:

Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:

They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)

for the source, generally:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

For more information, please refer to

www.mla.org or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

or additionally contact Jan Suk.

Please use:

intext citations rather than footnotes (see below in Referencing). Give list of Works Cited at the end of your text.
endnotes rather than footnotes
hyphens in compounded adjectives to prevent ambiguity: ‘the best-known example’
double quotes, only use single quotes when enclosed in doubles
close paragraphs and indent, except when starting a new chapter/section
60s, 70s, 80s etc, instead of 60’s etc.
1993–95 rather than 1993–1995, and 1905–06 rather than 1905–6; use 1998/99 for financial and academic years
italics for published book titles, names of paintings, titles of films and videos, plays, long poems, musicals and operas, newspapers, magazines and periodicals, scientific names of plants and animals, and foreign words and phrases not in common use
quotes for television programs/series, articles, essays and parts of wholes (names of chapters, short stories and short poems)
double quotes for irony (sparingly)
italics for emphasis (sparingly)
‘12 am’ and ‘12 pm’ (with one space preceding) not ‘12a.m.’ and ‘12p.m.’
em (—) rules with no space either side, not en ( – ) rules
no one, not no-one or noone

Generally:

Numbers one to nine spelt out, then numeric; numbers that start a sentence must always be spelt out. Use comma in thousands, and no spaces.
No punctuation between letters in acronyms (ALP, not A.L.P.)
Indent or italicize long quotes, but do not change lining or font or size or make bold
Spell out per cent, not % (except in tables)
Contractions are not punctuated (e.g., Mr, Mrs, Dr, St), but abbreviations are (e.g., Rev., Prof., Ed.)
Capitals are appropriate for a specific entity (State Parliament), but lower case for job titles, institutions etc. mentioned in a general sense – ‘Premier Don Dunstan’, but ‘Don Dunstan was the premier’.