Philosophy East and West

Information for Authors

Guidelines for Submission

The Editor and Editorial Board of Philosophy East and West welcome specialized articles in Asian philosophy and articles that seek to illuminate, in a comparative manner, the distinctive characteristics of the various philosophical traditions in the East and West. They especially welcome those articles that exhibit the relevance of philosophy for the art, literature, science, and social practice of Asian civilizations, and those original contributions to philosophy that work from an intercultural basis.

All articles and features are printed in English. If a contribution is written in another language, the original and an English translation are requested.

The system of transliteration of foreign terms and names should be consistent within each article and should conform with generally accepted practice.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the specifications of the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition (Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press., 1993). Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all quotations and for supplying complete references. All copy, including block quotations, end notes, and reference lists must be double-spaced.

Three non-returnable copies of all contributions should be addressed to the Editor, Philosophy East and West, University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822.

Book reviews and books for review should be sent to the Book Review Editor, Philosophy East and West, University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822.

Guidelines for Preparation of Electronic Manuscripts

Philosophy East & West manuscripts are copyedited and typeset electronically from disk files supplied by the authors (with very few exceptions). If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to submit a disk file that exactly marches the hard-copy printout of your article. It is hoped that the following will aid you in preparing your materials for the best possible results with electronic type.

Software

Most Windows and Macintosh programs, including WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Wordstar, and MacWrite are acceptable. If you are using a less common program, also include an ASCII (text only) file on the disk. Submit 3.5" disks, either double-density or high density. Label each disk with the name and version of the word-processing program used (e.g., "MS Word 6.0/95") and the name of all the files. Erase all extraneous or backup files, and be sure to retain copies of the final files for your reference.

Disk and hard-copy preparation

Keep the following in mind when inputting:

• Use type to show italics (not underlining), sub- and superscripts, and accented letters (letters with diacritics).
• Use the numeral "1" for one (never the letter "I"), the numeral "0" for zero (never the letter "O").
• Use the tab key to indent (not the spacebar).
• Use only one space after a period, colon, or semicolon.
• Use two hyphens for a dash (no space either side).
• Add no extra returns between paragraphs.

Keep formatting to a minimum.

• Use centering to show heads if you wish, but don't use underscoring, boldface, small caps, or other displays.
• Never use all caps (acronyms excepted).
• Do not justify the right margin.
• Do not use hanging indents.
• Do not use "soft" hyphens or hyphenation programs (avoid end-of-line word breaks).
• Do not run headers or footers.

If your manuscript includes special characters unavailable in your word-processing program, you may mark them (colored ink) on your hard-copy printout. Or, you may use an alphanumeric code of your own choosing (e.g., resum<acute>e for resumé; a<tilde>no for año); be sure to submit a hard-copy list of all such codes used.

Figures and tables (illustrations)

Submit figure and plate captions as a separate file, with all captions in one file. Tables are usually too complex to typeset from electronic manuscripts and will be typeset from hard-copy; be sure that each table is on a separate page of the hard copy and is double-spaced.

In the text, indicate approximate placements of tables and figures, each on a separate line, as follows:

Hard copy printout

The hard-copy printout submitted with your disk should be double-spaced throughout, including tables, references, and notes. The printout should exactly match the disk submitted. Minor last-minute additions and corrections can be marked on the printout in colored ink.

Summary checklist

• Disk labeled with software program and filenames
• No extraneous files on disk
• Separate file(s) for figure captions and tables
• Hard-copy list of any special characters
• Tables and figure placements marked in ms
• Hard-copy printout of disk files, double-spaced throughout