Manuscript Organization and Format________
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
genres
for
book
reviews –
•
Academic books
•
Non-fiction – Memoirs, Biographies, Autobiographies, and Travelogues
•
Fiction and Poetry
•
Introduce the author and situate the book vis-à-vis the timing of its writing and its context.
•
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.
•
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.
•
How far has the book justified its stated aims and how will it benefit or interest the readers?
•
Is the book meant for laymen audience or is it limited to the audience of a particular subject?
•
Length of the Book review: 1500-2000 words
•
We
prefer
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.
Potential Book Reviewers:
We
are
always
looking
for
new
book
reviewers
interested
in
various
disciplines
including,
but
not
limited
to,
philosophy, psychology, anthropology, history, literature, sociology, and economics.
If
you
wish
to
become
a
book
reviewer,
write
to
us
along
with
your
CV.
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can
send
us
a
few
titles
that
you
would
like
to
review
or
just
your
areas
of
interest.
Please
contact
our
book
review
editor
at
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Note –
In order to attempt a book review, please do get the title approved first.
Essence&Critique:
Journal
of
Literature
and
Drama
Studies
reviews
academic
books,
memoirs,
biographies,
autobiographies,
travelogues,
as
well
as
works
of
fiction
and
poetry
(excluding
textbooks
and
self-help books).
Disclaimer
Essence&Critique:
Journal
of
Literature
and
Drama
Studies
is
not
liable
to
publish
the
review
of
the
books
it
receives.
We
put
up
our
best
efforts
to
publish
reviews
of
books
from
a
wide
array
of
subjects.
But
the
publication of all book reviews is subject to the decision of the editorial team.