Journal of Burma Studies

The authors name or institutional affiliation should not appear anywhere on the manuscript.

The Journal of Burma Studies follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition.

Links to Footnote and In Text Citation Guides

Please use the following links for citation styles. Footnotes and bibliography (http://www.niu.edu/burma/publications/jbs/footnotes.shtml) or In-Text citation (http://www.niu.edu/burma/publications/jbs/in-text.shtml)).

Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted as a .docx file. All text including diacritics must be set in 12 point Times New Roman font (with the exception of Burmese script see below). All text should be double-spaced, including block quotations, headings, bibliographies and reference lists. There should be a 1.5 inch margin on all sides: top and bottom, left and right. The page number should appear on the top right of every page. The title should appear on the top of the first page only. Indent each paragraph and do not leave a blank line between paragraphs. Use US and not UK spellings for English words. The authors name or institutional affiliation should not appear anywhere on the manuscript.

Images and Figures

All figures and images should be transmitted as separate files in high resolution file sizes. Authors will be required to secure any relevant copyright permission.

References

The Journal of Burma Studies follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. References can follow either the Social Sciences (in text author-date) system or the Humanities (notes and bibliography) format at the author’s discretion. All references must be in either footnote or parenthetical form; the author MUST NOT combine the two. In those manuscripts using the Humanities (note) system all references must appear in footnotes at the bottom of each page (not endnotes) and in a bibliography at the end with no parenthetical in text citations. For those manuscripts employing the Social Sciences (in text) system all references must appear in parenthesis in the body of the text and in a reference list at the end with no references in the footnotes. Please note that the formats for bibliographies and reference lists are not the same. Please refer to The Chicago Manual of Style and Journal of Burma Studies style sheets for footnotes and bibliography or in text references for the correct format.

Burmese Script

Appropriate use of Burmese script for single words and short passages in manuscripts is encouraged. For electronic editing and publication purposes, the Journal of Burma Studies requires authors to use Unicode fonts exclusively.

Diacritics

For roman diacritics for Pāli or Burmese terms, please use the diacritics available in the Unicode version of Times New Roman font. All text other than Burmese script and diacritics should appear in the Times New Roman font.

Names

Burmese names should appear in their full form with all syllables at every occurrence in the text, references, notes and bibliography. This is unlike western names that should appear with both first and last name at the first occurrence, but only last name at each subsequent occurrence. In bibliographies and reference lists Burmese names should always be alphabetized by the first letter of the first syllable of the name. Where appropriate prefixes may be added to names (e.g. U, Daw, Ko, Ma, Maung, Saya, etc.), however these do not effect alphabetization. Thus U Than Htut should appear under “T” for Than, not “H” for Htut or “U” for U. Daw Than Than Win should appear under “T” for Than not “W” for Win or “D” for Daw. As appropriate, personal names from other ethnic groups should follow the same format.

Transliteration/Romanization

Authors must use a standard transliteration scheme for Burmese words. Consistency in transliteration is essential and exceptions to the scheme should be made only for well-known place and personal names. A note should appear on the first page indicating which transliteration scheme the author has employed. Examples include the systems found in John Okell’s A Guide to the Romanization of Burmese, Christian Lammerts’ Standardized system for the transliteration of Old Burmese, Burmese, Pali, and Sanskrit, the Myanmar Language Commission’s Myanmar-English Dictionary, and the American Library Association/Library of Congress Romanization Tables.

Abstract and Biography

All articles must be submitted with a brief abstract of the article’s scope, no longer than 250 words and a set of subject keywords. In addition, articles must include a brief (200 words or less) biographical statement including the author’s affiliation and email address. The biographical statement should not be attached to the manuscript when first submitted, but only included after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.