Notes to Contributors

Please note the Performance of the Real Journal is published infrequently and is usually populated by work that comes from our conferences. For more information on our upcoming conferences or to submit work to the editorial board please contact [email protected].

Journal style guide

Download the following PoTR journal style guide here

Please ensure that all 

Spelling, numbers and spacing 

• British spelling, eg -ise rather than -ize 

• Spell out numbers under 12

• Numbers over 12 should be written as numerical

• One space between sentences, rather than two spaces

• One line space between paragraphs

• Paragraphs should be aligned to the margin rather than first-line indented

• Text alignment: justified

Font, headings and quotations

• Font: Times New Roman, 12pt

• Article title should be capitalised on the first letter of each word, and in bold

• Subheadings should not be capitalised 

• No italics on headings or subheadings

• Italics for book titles

• Single quotation marks for journal article and book chapter titles

• Double quotation marks for quotes 

• Full stops, commas etc should be placed outside quotation marks, rather than inside them

• Block quotes indented, no quotation marks

In-text referencing

• In-text citations, rather than footnoted references

• In-text referencing examples: (Charles 1985), (Charles 1985, p.27), Charles (1985, p.27)

• In-text referencing examples, two or more authors: (Charles & Rhodes 1986), (Charles & Rhodes 1986, p.79), Charles and Rhodes (1986, p.79). Ampersand within the brackets; ‘and’ outside of the brackets.

• No space in page number references (p.27)

• Block quotes should end with a full stop, followed by the citation in brackets. No punctation following the citation.

File types, images and media

• All articles to be sent in .doc format with all track changes removed

• Send media files to be sent separately i.e. not embedded in the .doc file

• Please indicate where you would like images to be placed as well as preferred captions with photographic credits. 

• Media rights are the author’s sole responsibility to obtain

• Please supply author blurb and contact details for publishing (if desired) 

Referencing Style

• Chapter in edited book:

  Garrard, G. (2013) Solar: Apocalypse Not. In Sebastian Groes (ed.), Ian McEwan: Contemporary Critical Perspectives (2nd edn). London, Bloomsbury Academic. 

• Book:

  Heidegger, M. (1977) The Question Concerning Technology, and Other Essays (1st edn). New York, Harper & Row. 

• Book with more than one author:

  Thoreau, H. & Cramer, J. (2004) Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition. New Haven, Yale University Press.  

• Edited book:

  Appleford, R., ed. (2005) Aboriginal Drama and Theatre. Toronto, Playwrights Canada Press.

• Article:

  Garuba, H. (2003) Explorations in Animist Materialism: Notes on Reading/Writing African Literature, Culture, Society. Public Culture 15 (2), 261-285.

• Online item:

  Moore, P. (2015) The Birth of the Weather Forecast. Online. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32483678, 04/05/20.