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Author Guidelines

Abstracts and Papers

• Papers must be on language, literature, translation, or cultural studies.
• Articles must be in English, 2500 words (minimum), saved as Word Document (.doc/.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).
• Papers should include (a) title; (b) name of author (with no academic title), e-mail, and institution; (c) abstract; (d) 3 or 4 keywords; (e) introduction, discussion, and conclusions, (f) references, and (g) appendices—optional.
• Abstracts should be prepared in English, 200 - 250 words.
• Abstracts should state (a) the purpose of the study, (b) basic procedures in the study, and (c) principal conclusions.
• Citation and Reference follow/adapt the APA format.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstract should stand alone, i.e. no citation in abstract. Consider it the advertisement of your article. Abstract should tell the prospective reader what you did and highlight the key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear and specific. Use words which reflect the precise meaning, Abstract should be precise and honest. Please follow word limitations (200-250 words).

On the abstract, explicitly include the introduction, objective of the papers, discussion/findings, and conclusion.

Below the abstract, rovide three to four keywords Each word/phrase in keyword should be separated by a semicolon (;) not a comma (,)

Submission Preparation Checklist

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another conference for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Director).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Conference.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed track of the conference, authors' names are removed from submission, with "Author" and year used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of authors' name, paper title, etc.
7. If submitting to peer review, all Microsoft Office documents (including Supplementary Files) have been saved by going to File and selecting Save As; clicking Tools (or Options in a Mac); clicking Security; selecting "Remove personal information from file properties on save"; clicking Save.