Submission Requirements1
Submission Requirements for the Journal of Virtual Studies v. 1 (2010)
Papers and final summaries should be submitted to the Journal of Virtual Studies as a as either a MS Word (*.doc) or Rich-Text Format (*.rtf) document. Papers may be reformatted for publications as needed after submission or if they do not conform to the requirements below.
Page Set-up
- Portrait Orientation
- 1′′ margins (top, bottom, left, and right)
- Tracking off (all revisions accepted)
Styles
- Restrict style usage to
- Heading levels 1, 2, and 3
- Normal (Arial 10 pt font)
- Caption (Centered, Label below)
Paper Sections
- Paper Title
- Submitter‘s actual credentials and affiliation (Name, SL Avatar Name, Title, Institution, other contact detail as you want it published)
- Abstract or synopsis (must be clearly marked)
- Main paper body
- Other tables and supporting appendixes as needed
- References (APA format is preferred but not required)
Tables, diagrams, and images
- All tables, diagrams, and images must be cited if they are not original work
- All tables, diagrams, and images must be in-line
- Colour diagrams and images are permitted (does not need to be B&W)
Declaration
- Attest that the submission is original work
- Attest that the submission has not been published previously
- Agree that the submission is not under review for publication elsewhere
- Agree that the submission is not being submitted to multiple journals for consideration
