Manuscript Submission Guidelines
- Peer review policy
- Article types
- How to submit your manuscript
- Journal contributor's publishing agreement
4.1 SAGE Open
- Declaration of conflicting interests policy
- Other conventions
- Acknowledgments
7.1 Funding acknowledgement
- Permissions
- Manuscript style
9.1 File types
9.2 Journal style
9.3 Reference style
9.4 Manuscript preparation
9.4.1 Keywords and abstracts: Helping readers find your article online
9.4.2 Corresponding author contact details
9.4.3 Guidelines for submitting artwork, figures and other graphics
9.4.4 Guidelines for submitting supplemental files
9.4.5 English language editing services
- After acceptance
10.1 Proofs
10.2 E-Prints and complimentary copies
10.3 SAGE production
- Further information
Law, Culture, and the Humanities (LCH) publishes a wide range of scholarship in legal history, legal theory and jurisprudence, law and cultural studies, law and literature, and legal hermeneutics.
1. Peer review policy
LCH operates a strictly anonymous peer review process in which the reviewers name is withheld from the author and, the authors name from the reviewer. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review but our standard policy practice is for both identities to remain concealed. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, and an editorial decision is generally reached within (eg) 4-6 weeks of submission.
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2. Article types
In addition to regular articles, LCH publishes Commentaries and book reviews. Articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length (including footnotes), normally, but either shorter or longer submissions may be considered on their merits.
Commentaries are solicited by the Editor, but all are peer reviewed.
Ideas for book reviews should be submitted directly to the book review editor, James Martel (jmartel@sfsu.edu). For the format, see any recent issue of LCH.
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3. How to submit your manuscript
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you carefully read and adhere to all the guidelines and instructions to authors provided below. Manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.
Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor by e-mail attachment to:
Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Professor Austin Sarat
Department of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought
Amherst College
Amherst, MA. 01002
lch@amherst.eduSubmissions should in RICH TEXT FORMAT and include a 100 word abstract, and a list of key words. Please do not put your name or identifying information on the main text. Provide your name(s), address(es) and contact information on a separate title page. Any tables, maps, or illustrations should identified by the title of the article.
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4. Journal contributor's publishing agreement
Before publication SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor's Publishing Agreement. SAGE's Journal Contributor's Publishing Agreement is a exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
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5. Declaration of conflicting interests
Within your Journal Contributor's Publishing Agreement you will be required to make a certification with respect to a declaration of conflicting interests. LCH does not require a declaration of conflicting interests but recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
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6. Other conventions
Not applicable
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7. Acknowledgements
Any acknowledgements should appear first at the end of your article prior to your Declaration of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes and your References.
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an 'Acknowledgements' section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department chair who provided only general support. Authors should disclose whether they had any writing assistance and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
7.1 Funding Acknowledgement
To compile with the guidance for Research Funders, Authors and Publishers issued by the Research Information Network (RIN), LCH additionally requires all Authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading. All research articles should have a funding acknowledgement in the form of a sentence as follows, with the funding agency written out in full, followed by the grant number in square brackets:
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council [grant number xxx].
Multiple grant numbers should be separated by comma and space. Where the research was supported by more than one agency, the different agencies should be separated by semi-colon, with "and" before the final funder. Thus:
This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Natural Environment Research Council [grant number zzzz]; and the Economic and Social Research Council [grant number aaaa].
In some cases, research is not funded by a specific project grant, but rather from the block grant and other resources available to a university, college or other research institution. Where no specific funding has been provided for the research we ask that corresponding authors use the following sentence:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Please include this information under a separate heading entitled "Funding" directly after any other Acknowledgements prior to your 'Declaration of Conflicting Interests' (if applicable), any Notes and your References.
For more information on the guidance for Research Funders, Authors and Publishers, please visit: http://www.rin.ac.uk/funders-acknowledgement
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8. Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, Please visit our Frequently Asked Questionson the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
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9. Manuscript style
9.1 File types
Only electronic files conforming to the journal's guidelines will be accepted. Preferred formats for the text and tables of your manuscript are RTF. Please also refer to additional guideline on submitting artwork [and supplemental files] below.
9.2 Journal Style
Click here to review style guidelines for Law, Culture and the Humanities
9.3 Reference Style
References should follow the 'Humane' System. They should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text, and even though they will be set as footnotes should be supplied separate from the main text. Click here for further information
9.4. Manuscript Preparation
The text should be double-spaced throughout and with a minimum of 3cm for left and right hand margins and 5cm at head and foot. Text should be standard 10 or 12 point.
9.4.1 Your Title, Keywords and Abstracts: Helping readers find your article online
The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article online through online search engines such as Google. Please refer to the information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords by visiting SAGE's Journal Author Gateway Guidelines on How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.
9.4.2 Corresponding Author Contact details
Provide full contact details for the corresponding author including email, mailing address and telephone numbers. Academic affiliations are required for all co-authors.
9.4.3 Guidelines for submitting artwork, figures and other graphics
For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit SAGE's Manuscript Submission Guidelines.
If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures, these figures will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. If a charge applies you will be informed by your SAGE Production Editor. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from SAGE after receipt of your accepted article.
9.4.4 Guidelines for submitting supplemental files
LCH does not currently accept supplemental files.
9.4.5 English Language Editing services
Non-English speaking authors who would like to refine their use of language in their manuscripts might consider using a professional editing service. Visit http:/www.sagepub.co.uk/authors/journal/submission.sp for further information.
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10. After acceptance
10.1 Proofs
We will email a PDF of the proofs to the corresponding author.
10.2 E-Prints and Complimentary Copies
SAGE provides authors with access to a PDF of their final article. For further information please visit http:/www.sagepub.co.uk/authors/journal/reprint.sp. We additionally provide the corresponding author with complimentary copy of the print issue in which the article appears up to a maximum of 5 copies for onward supply by the corresponding author to co-authors.
10.3 SAGE Production
At SAGE we place an extremely strong emphasis on the highest production standards possible. We attach high importance to our quality service levels in copy-editing, typesetting, printing, and online publication (http://online.sagepub.com/). We also seek to uphold excellent author relations throughout the publication process.
We value your feedback to ensure we continue to improve our author service levels. On publication all corresponding authors will receive a brief survey questionnaire on your experience of publishing in LCH with SAGE.
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11. Further information
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the Manuscript Submission process should be sent to the Editorial Office as follows:
Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Professor Austin Sarat
Department of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought
Amherst College
Amherst, MA. 01002
lch@amherst.edu
