Manuscript Editing for Journal of Appalachian Studies Articles
The Journal of Appalachian Studies is a refereed, multidisciplinary journal of Appalachian studies. It seeks original empirical and applied research, literary criticism, and reflection on conceptual, theoretical, and methodological issues, written so that non-specialists can follow it. Scholars, teachers, activists, and others whose work centers on the region are welcome, and the current editor invites work that places Appalachia in a critical, global context. The University of Illinois Press publishes it twice a year for the Appalachian Studies Association, whose managing editor works from Marshall University.
Articles run 5,000 to 7,000 words, counting notes, citations, and references. Teaching, Research and Community Notes run up to 4,000 words, and roundtables arrive as a single document. Book and media reviews are also published. Citations follow the journal's variation of the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, author-date. Endnotes supplement the discussion and carry no references, and reference list entries take sentence style. Spelling and word breaks follow Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, and whole numbers from zero to one hundred are spelled out. Each submission includes an abstract and a biography of no more than 30 words per contributor. Images carry alt text of about 25 words, with 50 as the maximum. Review is double-blind, and acceptance requires at least two positive reviews. Submissions go through Scholastica.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Appalachian Studies. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
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Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for the Journal of Appalachian Studies
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Journal of Appalachian Studies.
The journal's author guidelines on Scholastica cover length, citations, and images. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our journal article and essay editing page explains how we edit regional and American studies scholarship, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for The Canadian Journal of Native Studies and Atlantis.
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