STYLESHEET - KIK-IRPA
The series generally follows the SBL Handbook of Style, which may be consulted online:
The following instructions summ up the main points
MAIN TEXT
Use subtitles where appropriate, but avoid numerations such as 1.3.2.
Subtitles should be printed in italics.
Do not indent the first paragraph of a chapter or a new section. Indent, however, all paragraphs that the first paragraph.
FOOTNOTES
Use your processor´s automatic footnote feature.
Each new chapter should begin with footnote 1.
Footnotes should be placed after a comma or period, like this.1
PUNCTUATION
Only one space after punctuation.
QUOTATION MARKS
Place quatations marks outside periods and commas, like “this.”
BLOCK QUOTATIONS
In case of five or more lines
Do not use quotation marks
Set quotation off from main text
For an example, see SBL Handbook 4.1.7.
Use block quotations only when they add substantially to your argument.
INCLUSIVE NUMBERS
See SBL Handbook 4.2.3.
GREEK, HEBREW ETC.
Indicate which font you used.
TRANSLITERATION OF GREEK, HEBREW ETC.
See SBL Handbook of Style, chapter 5
FOOTNOTES
Cite author and year only, followed by a specific page number, like this: Momigliano 1975, 45.
Do not include p. or pp.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Momigliano, A. D. 1975. Alien Wisdom: The Limits of Hellenization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
_______. 1990. The Classical Foundations of Modern Historiography. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Articles
Beck, R. 1998. “The Mysteries of Mithras: A New Account of their Genesis.” JRS 88:115-28.
Further examples, see SBL Handbook 7.4
ABBREVIATIONS
Modern scholarly literature:
Do not follow the abbreviations in the SBL Handbook of Style, but instead follow the abbreviations of l´Année Philologique:
Abbreviations of journals not included in the Année Philologique: either write in full or provide a separate list which details the abbreviations you used.
Abbreviations should be written in italics.
Ancient sources
Classical authors: The Oxford Classical Dictionary (SBL Handbook is inconsistent and incomplete)
Papyri Oates et al., Checklist, available online:
Biblical materials, including Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi:
SBL Handbook of Style
Church Fathers: SBL Handbook of Style, Appendix H (again incomplete, in which case, use an abbreviation that makes sense or, if necessary, write in full)
Rabbinic Literature SBL Handbook of Style
INDEX
Provide a subject index.
Indices of primary sources are not necessary, but may be included if deemed appropriate.
Indices of modern authors are not necessary.
BACKCOVER
Provide a short description (max. 200 words) that sums up the essence of your book, with an eye to prospective readers/buyers.
Provide also a short bio (max. 100 words) for inclusion on the backcover.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Your manuscripts should be subdivided as follows:
Table of Contents
Abbreviations (only when necessary)
List of figures (only when necessary)
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 etc.
Bibliography
Index
QUOTATIONS AND ‘FAIR USE’
Concerning quotations and illustrations, see SBL Handbook of Style 3.1.4. It is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission for quotations and illustrations.
SUBMISSION
Always submit an electronic and a paper version.
PROOFREADING
After the text has been set, one set of proofs will be sent to the author, allowing him or her to make corrections and complete the index.
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