Information for Authors

Please note that the journal now encourages authors to complete their copyright licence to publish form online

All editorial inquiries should be addressed to:

John Hyman (Editor): bja@queens.ox.ac.uk
or Elisabeth Schellekens (Associate Editor): bja.1@durham.ac.uk

Articles should be submitted using the online submission system. They should be formatted in A4, paginated, double spaced throughout (i.e. including references and quotations), with ample margins. They should not normally exceed 7,500 words and should include an abstract of no more than 200 words. References, quotation marks (N.B. single, not double, for standard quotations), etc. should conform to the recent style of the journal. Notes and references should be given as footnotes: there should not be a separate bibliography. Long discursive notes are discouraged. Articles submitted in appropriate form will be refereed blind. Authors will receive proofs but no alterations from the final typescript are permitted in proof. Authors receive free online access to their article and, in addition, have the option of claiming 25 offprints free of charge. These can be claimed using the Oxford Journals Author Services site. Authors may order copies of the issue and further offprints at their own cost through the online system.

During submission you will also be asked to provide a short biographical note. This will be printed in the ‘Notes on Contributors’ section at the start of the issue in which your paper, if accepted, will appear. It should be between 50 and 60 words in length.

It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to the British Society of Aesthetics through Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, Authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance. Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form.

Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to notify OUP immediately if your details change. If your article is accepted for publication OUP will contact you using the email address you have used in the registration process. Please note that OUP does not retain copies of rejected articles.

All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without either the prior written permission of the Publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE, or in the USA by the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923.

Language Editing
Particularly if English is not your first language, before submitting your manuscript you may wish to have it edited for language. This is not a mandatory step, but may help to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by journal editors and reviewers. Language editing does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted for publication. If you would like information about one such service please click here. There are other specialist language editing companies that offer similar services and you can also use any of these. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.

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