File Types: The text and/or framework of the submission file is formatted in ASCII, HTML, or Microsoft Word. If the submission file is in Microsoft Word, the author's name should be removed from the document's properties. All URL addresses in the text should be activated (e.g., <a href="http://southernspaces.org" target="_blank">http://southernspaces.org</a>).

Style Guide: Chicago Manual of Style, most recent edition. (If you are submitting from a scientific discipline, please contact the Managing Editor to discuss appropriate citation styles.)

Word Limit: Southern Spaces does not have a word limit. It does distinguish between "short essays" (less than 3,000 words) and "long essays" (more than 3,000 words) for several formatting policies (see below).

Abstract: All submissions should contain a short abstract of no more than 100 words.

Notes: Submissions of short essays, events and conferences, gateways, and interviews and performances should not contain notes of any kind. Long essay submissions should use endnotes.

Bibliography: All long essay submissions should contain a bibliography. These should be divided by format into the following categories: Print Materials, Video/Audio, and Weblinks.

Recommended Resources: All essay submissions should contain a recommended resources page. These should be divided by format into the following categories: Print Materials, Video/Audio, and Weblinks.

Acknowledgements: In long essays, this should appear as the first unnumbered note. In short essays, events and conferences, gateways, and interviews and performances this should be listed at the top of the "Recommended Resources" page.

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