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Notes for Pacific Linguistics
editors
Prospective editors of collections of papers
(whether thematic collections, festschrift volumes or conference
proceedings) should give us early notice of their intention
to submit their collection for publication, indicating what
articles will be included in the volume. Among the questions
we ask in evaluating a collection of papers for possible publication
is this: Does the collection have sufficient unity of subject
matter to be saleable? (We have found that collections of
disparate papers are of interest to few purchasers.) Early
consultation with us may avoid the rejection of a manuscript.
The editor of a collection of papers is responsible
for ensuring that the submitted manuscript (hard copy and
electronic) adheres our guidelines. If you are planning an
edited collection, then it would be wise to draw your contributors’
attention to A guide for Pacific Linguistics authors
as early as possible, in order to save yourself unnecessary
labour.
Pacific Linguistics staff will normally communicate
only with the volume editor, not with the authors of the articles
in a collection. However, each contributor will receive a
contract for signature.
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