Instructions - Guidelines for Contributors - Submitted Abstracts

Guidelines for Contributors

Deadline for receipt of papers: March 31, 2007

Thank you for your interest in contributing a paper at the conference. All papers submitted by the deadline will be published in the proceedings and distributed on a removable disc (memory stick) to each participant at registration.

Papers should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to
ccc-turku2007turkuamk.fi

Please prepare your paper in accordance with the following the guidelines:

1) Format: The conference proceedings will be produced using Word for Windows. If you are using another word processor, submit your paper in RTF format to ensure compatibility. Word for the Mac and plain text formats are also acceptable.

2) Length: Section papers should be in the range of 10 to 20 pages (A4) with the following settings:
• Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) margins top and bottom and 3.17 cm (1.25 in) on the left and right
• Font: Times New Roman 12 point (section headings, main text), 10 point for indented material (long quotations and examples)
• Line spacing: 1.5 for main text, 1 for indented material.
• Paragraphs should begin flush left and be separated by a blank line.

3) Title: Use 14-point boldface type and mixed case. In the title, capitalize according to the conventions used in the language of the paper.

4) Author(s) and affiliation(s) should be centered below the title in 12-point type. Full addresses and contact information will be provided in the list of participants, so details here may be limited to name and institution.

5) Sections of the paper should be numbered sequentially starting with 1. In section titles, capitalize according to the conventions used in the language of the paper. Section headings should be in bold.

6) Long quotations and examples should be written single spaced, in 10-point type and indented one tab on the left and right.

7) Figures and tables should be numbered sequentially and integrated into the text.

8) Notes: Please use notes sparingly; use footnotes rather than endnotes.

9) Italics may be used for highlighting essential information. Underlining should be avoided altogether.

Sample text (MS Word)

10) References should adhere to the following styles:
Books

Mellinkoff, D. (1963) The Language of the Law. Boston: Little Brown and Company.

Gibbons, J. (ed.) (1994) Language and the Law. London: Longman.

Halliday, M. A. K. and R. Hasan (1976) Cohesion in English. London: Longman.

Olson, D., N. Torrance, and A. Hildyard (eds.) (1985) Literacy, language, and learning: the nature and consequences of reading and writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chapters in edited books

Jakobson, R. (1959) On Linguistic Aspects of Translation. In R. A. Brower (ed.), On Translation. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 232-239.

Journal articles

Benson, R.W. (1985) The end of legalese: the game is over. New York University Review of law and Social Change, 13(3):519-573.

Dascal, M. and J. Wroblewski (1991) The Rational Law-Maker and the Pragmatics of Legal Interpretation. Journal of Pragmatics 1991/15: 421-445.

Please note:

• Handouts: If you would like the conference organizers to make copies of your handout, please send the materials at least two weeks before the conference. Otherwise, bring at least 30 copies of your handout with you.

• Language: If you are writing in a language other than your mother tongue, please have your paper checked by a native speaker.

Important Dates and Deadlines:

Submission of Abstracts:

March 15, 2007 (Notice, extended deadline)

Notification of acceptance by:

March 22, 2007

Submission of papers:

March 31,.2007

Submission of papers for publication:

May 4, 2007