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  Please use the sample template here.
  Language
  Articles in English is published. Submitted article must include an abstract.
  Manuscript Organization And Submission
  
  1.
  The entire document is to be in Times New Roman, 12 points.
  
  2.
  Leave one inch margin on all the four sides of the paper.
  
  3.
  No section headings to be used within the paper.
  
  4.
  Indent the first line of every paragraph, half an inch from the left margin.
  
  5.
  In-text citations include author’s last name and page number of the text used.
  a.
  Example – (James, 29)
  
  6.
  The quotations extending to more than four lines should be indented half an inch from the left margin 
  as a block of text without quotation marks. At the end of the quotations make an in-text citation for the 
  source in the aforementioned format.
  
  7.
  Foreign/Native words are to be italicized.
  a.
  Translation of a foreign word is to be added in the footnotes.
  b.
  If the translation is provided by the author then it is necessary to mention the same in parenthesis 
  in the footnotes: “azadi” translated as freedom (all foreign words translated by author)
  c.
  If the translation is taken from some other source, then the source has to be mentioned in the 
  footnotes.
  d.
  
  8.
  Footnotes are to be used for long explanatory notes (Times New Roman, 10 points). Do not use marks 
  like asterisks etc. Times New Roman 10, Justified.
  
  9.
  Do not use endnotes.
  Works Cited
  
  1.
  The list of works cited appears on a separate page at the end of the body of the paper.
  
  2.
  The title of the page ‘Works Cited’ should be centralized, without boldface or underline.
  
  3.
  The list should be arranged in an alphabetical order starting with author’s last name followed by the 
  text’s title and the publication details. In case the author is not available, begin with the title of the 
  work.
  
  4.
  After the first line of each entry the next line in its continuation is indented ½ inch or 5 spaces.
  
  5.
  All the in-text citations must appear in the works cited list.
  
  6.
  Periods are to be used after the author’s name, title of the source and at the end of the information for 
  each container.
  Citation for Books
  1. One Author
   Alexis, Andre. Fifteen Dogs: An Apologue. Coach House Books, 2015.
  2. More than one author
  If the source has three or more authors, the entry in the works cited list begins with the first author’s 
  name followed by et al.
    Guttman, B., et al. Genetics: A Beginner’s Guide. Oneworld, 2002.
  
  3. Multiple works by one author
  To
  cite
  two
  or
  more
  works
  by
  the
  same
  author(s),
  give
  the
  author
  name(s)
  in
  the
  first
  entry
  only.
  In
  the 
  entries
  for
  subsequent
  works,
  in
  place
  of
  the
  author
  name(s),
  type
  three
  hyphens
  (—)
  followed
  by
  a 
  period, and then the title and the rest of the citation.
   
  Hume, Robert D. “The Economics Of Culture In London, 1660-1740.” Huntington
  
  
  Library Quarterly: Studies In English And American History And Literature 69.4 (2006): 487-533. 
  Print.
  
  
  —. “Money In Jane Austen.” Review Of English Studies 64.264 (2013): 289-310. Print.
  4. No author
  When the source does not have an author’s name, the entry begin with the work’s title.
    American Heritage Dictionary for Learners of English. Houghton, 2002.
  5. Book in translation
  Citing books in translation requires Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Other 
  contributors, Publisher, Publication Date.
   Paz, Octavio. In Light of India. Translated by Eliot Weinberger, Harcourt, 1997.
  6. Citing a chapter from book
  The
  name
  of
  the
  chapter
  appears
  in
  double
  inverted
  commas
  followed
  by
  the
  name
  of
  the
  text
  and 
  other publication information.
  
  Brant,
  Beth.
  “Coyote
  Learns
  a
  New
  Trick.”
  An
  Anthology
  of
  Canadian
  Native
  Literature
  in
  English, 
  edited by Daniel David Moses and Terry Goldie, Oxford UP, 1992, pp. 148-150.
  7. Citing a book from website
  Citing
  a
  book
  from
  a
  website
  goes
  as,
  Author’s
  last
  name,
  First
  name.
  “Title
  of
  the
  chapter
  or
  section.” 
  Title
  of
  the
  e-book
  ,
  translated
  by
  or
  edited
  by
  First
  name
  Last
  name,
  vol.
  number,
  Publisher,
  Year
  of 
  publication, page number(s). 
  Title of the web site or database
  , URL.
  
  Poe,
  Edgar
  Allan.
  “The
  Gold
  Bug.”
  Short
  Stories
  for
  English
  Courses,
  Edited
  by
  Rosa
  M.R.
  Mikels, 
  2004. Project Gutenberg, www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5403/pg5403-images.html.
  8. Citation from Journals
  
  a. Citing from journal in print
  Author’s
  name,
  the
  title
  of
  the
  article,
  the
  name
  of
  the
  journal,
  the
  series
  number/type
  of
  the 
  journal
  (if
  given),
  the
  volume
  number
  (if
  given),
  the
  issue
  number
  (if
  given),
  the
  year
  of 
  publication, and the page numbers of the article.
  Hagen,
  Patricia
  L.,
  and
  Thomas
  W.
  Zelman.
  “‘We
  Were
  Never
  on
  the
  Scene
  of
  the
  Crime’:
  Eavan 
  Boland’s
  Repossession
  of
  History.”
  Twentieth
  Century
  Literature,
  vol.
  37,
  no.
  4,
  1991,
  pp.
  442-
  453.
  b. Citing an online journal
  Last,
  First
  M.
  “Article
  Title.”
  Journal
  Title
  Series
  Volume.
  Issue
  (Year
  Published):
  Page
  (s). 
  Website Title. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
  
  Poiger,
  Uta
  G.
  “Rock
  ‘n’
  Roll,
  Female
  Sexuality,
  and
  the
  cold
  War
  Battle
  over
  German 
  Identities.” The Journal of Modern History 68.3 (1996): 577. JSTOR. Web. 2 Jan. 2013.
  
  
  9. Citation from Newspapers
  
  
  
  a. Citing from newspapers in print
  Author’s
  Last
  name,
  First
  name.
  “Title
  of
  the
  article.”
  Title
  of
  the
  newspaper
  ,
  First
  name
  Last 
  name of any other contributors, Version, Numbers, Date of publication, Location.
  
  Tumola,
  Cristabelle.
  “NYC
  Developers
  Seek
  to
  Justify
  High
  Prices
  with
  New
  Amenities.”
  Metro
   
  [New York City], 9 Aug. 2016, p. 4.
  b. Citing from online newspapers
  Structure
  for
  citing
  from
  online
  database
  is,
  Author’s
  Last
  name,
  First
  name.
  “Title
  of
  the
  article.” 
  Title
  of
  the
  newspaper
  ,
  First
  name
  Last
  name
  of
  any
  other
  contributors,
  Version
  (if
  applicable), 
  Numbers
  (if
  applicable),
  Publication
  date,
  Location
  (generally
  page
  numbers,
  if
  available).
  Title 
  of the database,
   Location (such as a URL).
  
  Ashenmacher,
  Will.
  “Reversing
  the
  Sands
  of
  Time:
  After
  Years
  of
  Neglect
  and
  Abuse,
  Park 
  Point’s
  Dune
  Ecosystem
  is
  Making
  a
  Comeback
  Thanks
  to
  the
  Work
  of
  Volunteers.”
  Duluth 
  News-Tribune
  , 31 May 2008, p.1A. 
  America’s Newspapers
  . 
  www.americasnewspapers+=duluthnewstribune?2390. Accessed 19 Mar. 2016.
  
  The
  Date
  of
  Access
  is
  an
  optional
  but
  important
  element
  in
  MLA
  8th
  edition.
  The
  MLA
  Handbook
  8th 
  edition
  states
  “since
  online
  works
  typically
  can
  be
  changed
  or
  removed
  at
  any
  time,
  the
  date
  on
  which
  you 
  accessed online material is often an important indicator of the version you consulted.”
  
  
  10. Citation from audio visual material like videos and films
  
  
  
  a. Citing from online websites
  Last
  name,
  First
  name
  of
  the
  creator.
  “Title
  of
  the
  film
  or
  video.”
  Title
  of
  the
  website
  ,
  role
  of 
  contributors
  and
  their
  First
  name
  Last
  name,
  Version,
  Numbers,
  Publisher,
  Publication
  date, 
  URL
  
  “Lunch
  Hour
  NYC:
  Hot
  Dog
  Carts.”
  New
  York
  Public
  Library
  ,
  5
  July
  2012,
  
   
  www.nypl.org/audiovideo/hot-dog.
  b. Citing from YouTube
  Poster’s
  username.
  “Title
  of
  Video.”
  Online
  video
  clip.
  Name
  of
  Website.
  Name
  of
  Website’s 
  publisher, date posted. Web. Date accessed.
  
  GEICO
  Insurance.
  “GEICO
  Hump
  Day
  Camel
  Commercial
  –
  Happier
  than
  a
  Camel
  on 
  Wednesday.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 May 2013. Web. 18 July 2014
  General Guidelines For Book Reviews
  Essence&Critique:
  Journal
  of
  Literature
  and
  Drama
  Studies
  considers
  the
  following
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   Fiction and Poetry
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  •
  
  Coherent description of the main argument(s) in the book under review.
  •
  
  Highlighting merits/demerits or highpoints/missing points in the book.
  •
  
  Accessibility or points of interest in the style of writing.
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  Evaluate how the book responds to the existing scholarship or provide new perspectives on it.
  •
  
  Evaluate how it is different from other books published in similar areas or topics.
  •
  
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  •
  
  Is the book meant for laymen audience or is it limited to the audience of a particular subject?
  •
  
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  •
  
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  authors
  to
  contact
  the
  publisher
  of
  the
  book
  to
  be
  reviewed
  to
  obtain
  a
  high
  resolution 
  cover image of the book.
  Format Of Writing The Details Of The Book Under Review:
  Name
  of
  the
  book
  in
  capital.
  By
  author’s
  name.
  (Translator’s
  name,
  if
  required).
  Place
  of
  publication: 
  publishing house, year of publication; page count. ISBN No.
  
  LETTERS
  OF
  TRANSIT:
  REFLECTIONS
  ON
  EXILE,
  IDENTITY,
  LANGUAGE,
  AND
  LOSS.
  Edited 
  by Andre Aciman. New York: The New Press, 2000; pp.144., $16.95, ISBN: 9781565846074.
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  for
  new
  book
  reviewers
  interested
  in
  various
  disciplines
  including,
  but
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  to, 
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  Drama
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  reviews
  academic
  books,
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  biographies,
  autobiographies,
  travelogues,
  as
  well
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  works
  of
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  self-help books).
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  array
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  subjects.
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