NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Preparation of manuscripts

The first page should include the title of the paper, the name of the author and an abstract of not more than 150 words which will be printed along with the text; subsequent pages should be numbered and an address for correspondence should appear at the end. Contributions should normally be in English, although material in other languages may be considered. The Editors will be glad to help with texts prepared in English by non-English-speaking contributors.

Submission of manuscripts

Contributions should be submitted electronically by clicking here All contributions will be submitted to referees and no correspondence will be entered into concerning papers which are declined.

Notes and references

These should be given sparingly, and indicated in the text by a number, either superscribed or in brackets. This number will refer to a Notes and References list at the end of the paper. Citations should conform to conventions based on the following examples:

1. See, for example, N. Hammerstein, `Accademie, societa scientifiche in Leibnitz', in L. Boehm and E. Raimondi (eds.), Universita, accademie e societa scientifiche in Italia e in Germania dal cinquecento al settecento (Bologna, 1981), pp. 395--419.
2. A similar case is quoted in V. Hantzsch, `Beitrage zur alteren Geschichte der kurfurstlichen Kunstkammer in Dresden', Neues Archiv fur Sachsische Geschichte und Altertumskunde 23 (1902), pp. 220--96.
3. J. F. Hayward, Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism 1540--1620 (London, 1976).
4. See Hammerstein, op. cit. (note 1), p. 397.

Please avoid use of ibid., idem., and loc. cit. References to works already cited should be given as in note 4 (above). Avoid all other abbreviations: the international and inter-disciplinary scope of the journal demand that all references should be immediately comprehensible to a wide readership.

If you use EndNote to facilitate referencing citations (not required for submission), this journal's style is available for use.

Illustrations

All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) should be referred to in the text and in the Figure legend as Fig. 1, etc.
Illustrations should be submitted in Adobe Photoshop compatible formats, preferably .tif, or alternatively .eps or .jpg, and saved as separate files,
not embedded in the text file.
A separate list of captions should be submitted with the text.
Colour printing will not normally be available, unless contributors are in a position to cover the extra costs involved.
For additional requirements on preparing electronic figures, visit: www.oxfordjournals.org/for_authors/figures.html
Photographs that are not available electronically should be glossy black-and-white prints. Each illustration should be marked on the back with the
author’s name and the figure number.

Permissions

Authors will need to clear permissions for all illustrations, where appropriate, to submit with the article. We recommend beginning this process as early as possible, to avoid delays in publication.
Permission to reproduce copyright material, for print and online publication in erpetuity, must be cleared and if necessary paid for by the author; this includes applications and payments to DACS, ARS and similar licensing agencies where appropriate. Evidence in writing that such permissions have been secured from the rights-holder must be made available. It is also the author’s responsibility to include acknowledgements as stipulated by the particular institutions.
Oxford Journals can offer information and documentation to assist authors in securing print and online permissions. A template permission request letter is also available from the journal office, on request. Please see the Guidelines for Authors section.
Information on permissions contacts for a number of main galleries and museums can also be provided.
Should you require further details, please contact either the Production Editor or the Oxford Journals Rights Department on
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Copyright

It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press. Please download the Licence to Publish Form. 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. As part of the licence agreement, you may however reuse your material in other publications provided that the journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication and Oxford University Press as the Publisher.

Proofs and publication

Authors will receive proofs of their contributions in the form of pdf files, for the correction of typographical errors only. In order to minimize delays, it will be assumed that proofs not returned within seven days of issue have met with the author’s satisfaction. Authors should ensure that they retain a copy of any work submitted. Once the text has been corrected the paper will be published forthwith on the Journal’s website;
publication in hard copy will follow at the first available date. No revision of the online text is permitted and no offprints will be issued before publication of the issue in which the article appears.

Offprints

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