Ethos is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly journal devoted to scholarly articles dealing with the interrelationships between the individual and the social milieu, between the psychological disciplines and the social disciplines.
Manuscripts. Manuscripts for review should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ethos. If you have not already registered an account at the Ethos Manuscript Central site, you will be prompted to create one. Once you have completed the User Account Creation process and clicked “Finish,” you will be prompted to log into your user account. You may then enter your “Author Center” and click to submit your work. If you already have an account, please sign in and enter your “Author Center” to proceed with your submission. Please follow the instructions provided throughout the electronic manuscript submission process. Uploading of manuscript files will be Step 6 – File Upload in the submission process within your “Author Center.” When your manuscript is successfully submitted, you will receive an immediate email confirmation.
Ethos accepts manuscripts of 8,000 to 10,000 words (55,000 - 65,000 characters with spaces). Your main text file should be uploaded in WORD.doc format. The text should follow AAA guidelines as outlined in the “AAA Style Guide.” For matters of style not covered in the guide consult Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003) for spelling and hyphenation of words and The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003) for capitalization, punctuation, and so forth. Include in the main file as separate sections and in the following order: an abstract of 150 words or less followed by 4 key terms; a title page with complete title and author(s)’ name(s) and affiliation(s); the body of the text; notes as endnotes; References Cited (see below); and a list of figure and table captions. Each section should begin on a new page and all pages should be numbered consecutively.
Figures and tables should be clearly numbered and each uploaded (Step 6) as a separate file. Figures should NOT have captions in the artwork file. Table titles should appear with tables. See special instructions for submitting tables and figures below.
References. All entries in the References Cited list must be cited in the text and vice versa. References in the text are cited in parentheses, with last names(s), year of publication, and, where necessary, page numbers; for example, (Jones 1976:34-37). Compile References Cited in alphabetical order and in chronological order for two or more works by the same author(s). See the “AAA Style Guide” for further information.
Tables. Number tables consecutively in order of their appearance in the text. Provide a short, descriptive title for each table with each table file and also include table titles in the separate listing of table and figure captions. Within the body of the text indicate clearly where each table should appear. Do NOT embed tables in the text but supply them as separate documents, one table per file. Tables should be prepared in WORD.
Figures. Authors must supply material suitable for reproduction. There are three preferred formats for digital artwork submission: Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Tagged Image Format (TIFF). We prefer that line art be saved as EPS files. Alternately, these may be saved as PDF files at 600 dots per inch (dpi) or better at final size. Tone art, or photographic images, should be saved as TIFF files with a resolution of 300 dpi at final size. For combination figures, or artwork that contains both photographs and labeling, we recommend saving figures as EPS files, or as PDF files with a resolution of 600 dpi or better at final size. For all text within a figure please be certain that font size is large enough to undergo reduction in publication. Do NOT send PowerPoint, Corel, or Excel files as art. Indicate in the body of the text where each figure should appear. Additional art preparation guidelines may be supplied if the manuscript is accepted for publication.
Copy Editing and Proofs. Authors are expected to check copy edited manuscripts and their proofs for typographical errors and errors in fact. No rewriting at proof stage is permitted, and any changes suggested by authors at either stage are subject to editorial approval. Authors should return corrections to copy edits and proofs to the editor within 48 hours of receiving them, and they should keep the editor informed of address and contact information changes until they have received proofs.
We remind authors of the American Anthropological Association’s 1974 resolution on the generic use of the term man. Whenever possible this term should be replaced by more comprehensive and nondiscriminatory language such as people and human beings. Other unnecessarily gendered language should be avoided, including the personification as male of hypothetical groups or individuals (e.g., “the anthropologist’s view of his task”). This is critical where cross-cultural materials are presented (e.g., “the native healer invokes his spirit guide”). Is “native healer” a gender specific role in the society at issue? As well, authors are cautioned in the use of she/he and his/her as a matter of style. We recommend pluralization or use of the possessive their (“anthropologists’ view of their task”) in working around such modifiers.
