Books for review should be sent to: David Buisseret, The Newberry Library, 50 W. Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610 USA.
Article Submissions:
Initial submissions to Terrae Incognitae should be sent as e-mail attachments to: Marguerite Ragnow, editor, . Please put Terrae Incognitae in the subject field.
To submit by post: Include 3 copies of the submission and a CD containing the submission to: Marguerite Ragnow, editor, Terrae Incognitae, c/o James Ford Bell Library, 309-19th Av S, 472 OMWL, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
1. Articles should be written in English; a limited number of articles may be published in Spanish, French, Italian, or German at the discretion of the editor. All book reviews must be written in English. Articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length, including endnotes, tables, and illustrations.
2. Manuscript pages should be numbered consecutively, double-spaced with wide margins (1-1.5 in) on all sides. Submissions should be complete, including all notes, bibliographic references, tables, etc., with the exception of photographs or digital images. Do not send digital image files with initial submission. A list of all illustrations with captions should be appended to the manuscript and referenced appropriately in the manuscript text: Photo A, Plate B, and so forth.
3. Citations: Although they will be published as footnotes, citations should be submitted as endnotes, consecutively numbered, double-spaced, and marked in the text with a raised (superscript) numeral. Format according to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (Chicago, 2003), following the humanities style. Do not submit articles using the author/date style.
4. Initial submissions should include an abstract of approx. 150 words, written in English, which clearly defines the thesis and the sources quoted. Complete contact information should be printed at the end of the manuscript, including author's name, mailing address, institutional affiliation if any, e-mail address, and phone number. 5. Submissions should be original work that has not been published previously and has not been simultaneously submitted to other journals for publication.
6. MS Word preferred; if other programs are used, please send as rich text.
Style:
1. For general rules on style, see The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (or later).
2. Do not use desktop publishing features such as justification, centering, bold-face type or more than one font style. TAB should be restricted to paragraph indent. Do not hyphenate words at the end of a line. Italics may be indicated either by underlining or by using an italic typeface.
Terrae Incognitae reserves the right to copyedit contributions to conform to its style. Authors of accepted articles will be asked to complete an author's contract concerning the content and copyright of their contributions. Authors of accepted contributions will receive one set of galley proofs for review. These should be returned promptly, within the period requested. In the event of a multi-authored contribution, the proof is sent to the first-named author unless otherwise requested.
Images:
Digital images submitted for publication must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Images may be submitted electronically or by post on a CD-Rom. B/W glossy photographs and other camera-ready art may also be submitted, but high resolution digital images and electronic or CD-Rom submission of drawings, tables, and so forth, are preferred. All images should be clearly labeled and must be accompanied by a list of titles, captions, and attributions. Permissions to use images in both print and online formats (see author’s contract for details) must be obtained by the author, who will be responsible for all fees. Documentation of permissions granted must be submitted to the editor prior to publication or the images in question will not be published.
Offprints:
Authors receive twenty-five (25) complimentary offprints of a published contribution. (Offprints of a multi-authored article are sent to the first-named author.) Authors of book reviews receive eight (8) complimentary offprints. Additional offprints may be purchased when ordered at the proof stage.
. Please put Terrae Incognitae in the subject field.