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PanGaia Contributor's Guidelines
Publisher's
Note
Font: Use a standard serif typeface such as Times New Roman or Courier, or a clear sans serif font such as Arial, sized at 12 points. Headings: Center topical headings within a long document; you may use boldface if you wish. Italics: Utilize italics if appropriate; if your word processor cannot make italics, underline or mark with _lines_ instead. Justification: Left-justify all documents. Do not use right-justification or place a hard carriage return at the end of each line. Margins: Minimum of one inch, maximum of two inches, all around. Quote Marks and Apostrophes: Use "smart" or wrapping quotes if you can. Do not use the apostrophe instead of quotes, and do not use the single open quote mark as an apostrophe. Spacing: Double-space lines and print on one side of the paper only. Indent first line of each paragraph with one tab, not with individual spaces; do not put a blank line between paragraphs. Put only one space between sentences, not two.
Dashes: There are four different lengths of dashes with different usages. They are explained below, listed in order of shortest to longest. Those dashes that occur most commonly in Blessed Bee, Inc. publications are the hyphen and the em dash. The minus sign () is the shortest dash and requires a special character code in word processors. It is used primarily in mathematical formulas and not likely to be encountered in our publications. The hyphen (-) has two types of usage: 1. To break a word at the end of a line. This is a decision on the part of the editor and should not be used in submissions. Please turn your automatic hyphenation off before typing your final draft. 2. Internal hyphens are used for combining words that represent a compound idea (decision-maker), in fractions (two-thirds), and in compound adjectives (3-year-old child) except where the first word ends in "-ly" (commonly held ideals). The en dash (-) has two primary uses: 1. To indicate a range (2-3 cups of flour; 1929-36) and 2. To indicate an equal relationship between two words (East-West rally; mother-daughter relationship). Note that when an en dash is used, there are no spaces around it. The
em dash, which in our publications always has a space on either side of it 1. To indicate an abrupt change
of topic or train of thought: 2. For emphasis: 3. As a substitute for
parentheses: Ellipses:
The primary purpose of ellipses is to indicate that text has been left out of
a direct quote. When used in this manner, the three dots follow any existing punctuation
so that sometimes there are four dots: In Issue 47, Carol Christ wrote, "In the United States, . . . we live in a work-driven culture. Ellipses are also used to indicate that a thought
trails off gradually; however this is used primarily in conversation, and should
not be used at the end of paragraphs or articles unless absolutely necessary. Although ellipses
are used to indicate a pause in conversation, they should not be used to indicate
a pause in a ritual. Instead, use the word "pause" in brackets: Foreign
Words: Foreign words appear first in italics: picante, and thereafter in normal
type. Translations can appear in parenthesis: picante (spicy); or in Quotation Marks: In
American usage, double quote marks are the standard. Use quotation marks around
all direct quotations: Single
quotation marks are to be used only to set off a quote within a quote: Use
quotation marks when a word or phrase is used in a truly unusual way, but only
for the first mention: Use quotes for titles of
events: Use
quotes for other new namings: Times
and Dates: You may spell out or abbreviate the time of day: Do not use
military format for dates or time: Spell out the days of
the week and the months of the year: If
you don't like the Christian dating system, you may use B.C.E. (Before Common
Era) and C.E. (Common Era) in place of B.C. and A.D. That way the numbers do not
change. A year
within the current century may be abbreviated by using the last two digits preceded
by a single quote pointing away from the numbers. However, since we are now in
the 21st century, all twentieth century dates need to be prefaced with "19." Refer
to decades by spelling out the number or by using their two digits preceded by
a single quote mark and followed by an "s." The decade 2000-2009 does
not have a numerical name yet; proposals include "the oughts," "the
zeroes," and "the ones." Some decades have special names, which
should be capitalized if they are used. Titles: All book titles, other product
titles, record albums, CDs, cassette tapes, movies, videos, magazines, journals,
ship's names, plays, and newspaper titles should be in italics, not quotes or
all caps. Article, song, and poem names go in quotes. Websites and Other
Electronic Tidbits: Leave off the "http://" beginning of a Website address
unless the next part of the URL does not include "www." Never hyphenate
URLs or other electronic data. Do not underline Website or email addresses.
Do not use angle brackets around email
addresses. If an email or Website address is the last word in a sentence, use
a period at the end, even though the period is not part of the address. Do not use angle brackets, smileys or other emoticons, abbreviations like "ROTFL," dingbats, or other conventions of online communication in offline writing. Only use them when quoting online activity.
Gender References: Because SageWoman is a women's magazine, assume a female audience and use feminine pronouns in generic examples. With the blindfold on, guide the initiate carefully through the maze, making sure she does not stumble. PanGaia and newWitch all have mixed-gender audiences, so use both genders for examples, or alternate. In general, do not use the masculine gender to refer to both males and females, as this can make women feel left out. You may use gender-exclusive language to describe things like Coming-of-Age ceremonies which include only one gender. Choose a volunteer
from the audience. He or she should pass out the paper and make sure everyone
has something to write with. Numbers:
Spell out most numbers that are one or two digits long, unless they refer to a
person's age. Always spell out a number at the beginning of a sentence. Numbers
used in dates are always written as numerals. People's Names: The first time you mention a person, give her full name including any titles. After that, refer to the person by her last name only, unless she has a unique name like Starhawk or Amber K, in which case you should continue to use her full name. Ellen
Evert Hopman, who co-edited the book People of the Earth, recently starred in
a video called Pagans. For this video, Hopman and her friends performed rituals
at each of the Sabbats. The exception to this rule is mailing addresses. In
this case the state should be abbreviated with the two-letter state postal code: References and Citations: Because of space limitations, we use a combined format for endnotes and bibliography. In this combined format, the author's first name appears first. If you use footnotes, include all your references in the endnote section. Use only one source per citation; if you are consulting multiple sources, give each its own citation. Do not duplicate sources between "References" and "Further Reading." Number the quotes, not the sources! Some scientific journals number by sources; we don't. If you quote someone
else's work directly, you must attribute it, including the page number(s). Exception:
never give page numbers for Bible quotes; instead give chapter and verse. Use
numbered notes at the end of a document to identify quotations or add extra commentary
(used sparingly): This endnote example refers
to a term referenced in an article with a footnote: When endnotes are not used, all bibliographical sources should be listed in alphabetical order by author or editor's last name (or title if there is no author or editor) under the heading "References." Cite books and
other long works with the author's name(s), title, publisher, publisher's city
and state, and copyright date; include page numbers if relevant. Note the punctuation:
use commas everywhere except in page abbreviations and at the end of the entry.
Books with subtitles use a colon between the primary and secondary title. For a chapter or article in an edited
volume: Cite
articles and other short works with the author's name, title, place of appearance,
and copyright date. Cite
a personal letter, e-mail message, or interview by type and date. For online
data, cite the author, the title, the format in which you found the data, and
the publication date. If you can't find a publication date, give the date when
you found the data.
Capitalize proper nouns, but do not capitalize generic nouns or verbs. Ancient Mother,
when used in addressing deity; ancient mother, when Baha'i Candomble devas Earth-centered religions Family
Tradition, Fam Trad GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time Hebrew I-Ching Jesus
Christ Kabbalah Lady
Green, the Lady of the Lake magic
(not Magic or magick or majik) Native American the Old Religion, the Old Ways Pagan,
Paganism a
quest Reiki Sabbats Tao,
Taoism, Taoist Voodoo Website,
Web page yoga Zen Publisher:
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