Literacies
appreciates a dynamic, descriptive article. We
want to keep the journal accessible and readable.
Write your article in clear language. Not all
readers will have a close knowledge of the particular
aspects of literacy that you write about, so
please avoid jargon, technical expressions and
acronyms where possible, and explain those that
are necessary. Try to anticipate and deal with
any questions or misunderstandings likely to
arise among readers in the literacy community.
As with any writing, your article will be strengthened
if you write a draft, revise it and seek feedback
and suggestions from others before submitting
it.
Our intention
is to respect and nurture diversity. We insist that
materials we publish use non-discriminatory language
and avoid stereotypes.
voice
We
encourage unique perspectives. Please let your
voice come through.
house
style guide
For the nitty
gritty—what our copy-editor looks for—see below.
We use the
Canadian Oxford Dictionary , the Chicago
Manual of Style, 15th Edition and Editing
Canadian English 2nd Edition .
one to
one hundred, 101, two hundred (any round
number and any number beginning a sentence is
spelled out)
35 per
cent
25 September
2004
1943-44
81st
grade ten,
level four (unless specific to a program)
$56 CDN
punctuation
no serial
comma unless necessary for clarity
em-dash
set tight
ellipsis
for missing words in quotations only (ellipsis
set tight)
double
quotation marks, smart quotes
single
quotation marks for unfamiliar terms, terms
used in particular way—first usage only
down style
for capitalization—recognize special terms
(i.e. Elder)
name of
project—capitals, no italics
name of
report—italics
single
space after periods
no colon
to introduce web sites, usual punctuation
at end of web site
abbreviations
no periods
in initializations (OALC, NLS, XWP)
typography
italics
for all non-English words and phrases
italics
for book titles, Literacies, report titles
offset
quotes of more than 3 lines
subtitles—sentence
case for subheadings, no period
usage
and spelling
Canadian
variants
that, which—which
precedes non-restrictive clauses and follows
prepositions, that precedes restrictive clauses
