General Format Guidelines for Contributions to the

 Tennessee Historical Quarterly

1. Final manuscript must be submitted on an IBM -compatible computer diskette using Microsoft Word 2000 or WordPerfect 8.0 for Windows or earlier version. Keep formatting to a minimum (acceptable special codes include double-spacing, paragraph indentions, and flush left). Label disk with the following information: author's name, title of article and its file name, and name and versions of software used. Preferred article length is approximately twenty-five pages excluding endnotes. Text and endnotes are to be double-spaced with wide margins to facilitate copyediting. Along with diskette, include two hard copies of the work.

2. For consistency, the THQ generally follows the style set forth in the Chicago Manual of Style, current edition. For matters of spelling, refer to Webster 's Third New International Dictionary. Rely frequently on these reference aids. We will carefully and thoroughly edit your article, and prefer clear and accurate prose suitable for a broad audience.

3. Endnotes should be as concise as possible and conform to Chicago style. Notes should be double-spaced.

4. All citations, quotations, proper names, figures, dates, and statements of fact should be rechecked for accuracy before the copy editing process begins.

5. In a separate computer file, author should submit a brief career biography (about fifty words) which includes present position, educational background, principal interests and/or current research projects, and recent or forthcoming publications. Following this, please identify the postal address, telephone/fax number, and e-mail address you prefer the THQ staff use to communicate with you.

6. Author is strongly encouraged to include illustrations (including written permission to publish from the owner) with their work. Photographs, maps, handbills, headlines, cartoons, and works of art are effective illustrative materials. These will be returned upon request.

7. If you are interested in becoming a book reviewer for the THQ, contact the Senior Editor, Carroll Van West.  

Correspondence regarding manuscript submissions should be addressed to Carroll Van West, Senior Editor Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Post Office Box 80 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 or e-mail cwest@mtsu.edu