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Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for Robert Penn Warren Studies

This document provides details on typesetting and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to Robert Penn Warren Studies.

Formatting Requirements

  • Format: MLA
  • Do not include a title page.
  • Do not include page numbers, headers, or footers other than any footnotes used. These will be added by the editors.
  • Write your article in English (unless the journal expressly permits non-English submissions).
  • Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file (Word, RTF, or PDF files are accepted).
  • Page size should be 8.5 x 11-inches.
  • All margins (left, right, top and bottom) should be one inch, including your tables and figures.
  • Double space your text.
  • Use a single column layout with unjustified margins.
  • Font:
    1. Main Body—12 pt. Times New Roman
    2. Footnotes—10 pt. Times New Roman
  • If figures are included, use high-resolution figures, preferably encoded as encapsulated PostScript (eps).
  • Copyedit your manuscript.
  • When possible, there should be no pages where more than a quarter of the page is empty space.
  • On a separate page at the end of your manuscript, after the Works Cited, add a brief, autobiographical contributor’s note.
  • See most recent issue for formatting models.