Notes for Contributors

Copyright and reproduction

We do ask that you sign the "Licence to publish in Serials", which grants exclusive right of first publication to UKSG. One year after publication in Serials there will be open access to the content via the UKSG website. If authors wish to have access to the PDF via their own website or institutional repository, that can also be arranged after publication.

Submission of papers

The preferred medium is electronic and text should be e-mailed to ally@uksg.org. The most compatible format is Word, sent as an e-mail attachment. Text should be keyed without layout apart from paragraph breaks, with all headings in lower case, ranged left, each heading on a separate line. Please do not use footnotes embedded in the text. References (see below) are preferable to extensive footnotes. Illustrations are welcomed, but please provide captions and ensure copyright clearance if appropriate. See below for technical details.

Figures

Please supply figures and graphics as .tif or .eps files that can be imported into QuarkXpress and reproduced in black and white, or include a hard copy that can be scanned. Alternatively, a high resolution PDF may be supplied. Figures may be embedded in Word documents but as a guide to placement only, or placement can be indicated by.

Tables

Please place tables at the end on separate pages. Use only one tab between columns. Indicate approximate placement in text by.

PowerPoints/screenshots

Please send these in a separate PowerPoint file, together with a note of the original URL which should be freely accessible, i.e. not password-protected.

Photographs

Photographs should be of high resolution (at least 300 dpi) and the original of reasonable size (a minimum size of 4cm - 6cm). If sending a print, e-mail ally@uksg.org for mailing address.

References

Please use superscript numbers in the text to refer to numbered references at the end, i.e. these should be listed in the order in which they appear, not in alphabetical order of author.

Journal reference style:
1. Smith, A B, Total Quality Management, Serials, 1993, 6(3), 16?22.

Book reference style:
1. Clark, C, Publishing Agreements (3rd ed.), 1988, London, Unwin Hyman.
2. Schrift, L, Truth in Vending. In: Pricing and Costs of Monographs and Serials, Ed. Lee, S H, 1987, New York, The Haworth Press.

Report reference style:
1. The Royal Society, The STM Information System in the UK. Study on behalf of the Royal Society, the British Library and the Association of Professional and Learned Society Publishers (BL R&D Report no. 6123), 1993, London, Royal Society.

Website reference style:
1. NESLI Kluwer offer:
http://www.nesli.ac.uk/kluwer

Abstract

Please provide an abstract of papers and articles of approximately 100-150 words.

Photographs and author's contact details

Please supply an author photo if submitting an article (see specification for photographs above). The author's full affiliation and correspondence address are also included with the article to enable readers to contact the author. Please include this, together with your job title and e-mail address.

Please submit all material to the Editor, Serials, UKSG
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1993 773999
E-mail: ally@uksg.org

UKSG 2006