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We thank you for your efforts to keep New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession accessible to all.  We welcome any questions you have about style, citation, or any other matters related to our publication process. 

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• Submission should present original, previously unpublished materials.
  
• Essays should use the author-date format of the Chicago Manual of Style, 17^th edition. References to primary or secondary sources should be cited within the main text, with the year following the author’s name or with a parenthetical citation with the following (last name year of publication, page number). 
  
• These references should be keyed to a Works Cited page at the end of the essay. 
  
• Works Cited should include all entries, whatever the medium, alphabetized in a list. In other words, do not divide between print and online sources. Relatedly, the access date for online sources not needed unless the website is undated.
• Works Cited should include the DOI for journal articles.
• Footnotes should be used sparingly.
• Use consistent spelling (either American or British).
• Use consistent single- / double-quotation formats.
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced, including all notes and the Works Cited. Use a 12-point font and 1” margins all around.
• Use a single-space after periods, commas, semi-colons, and colons.
• Only use quotation marks around words/ phrases that are quotations and that are followed by an in-text parenthetical citation. Avoid the casual use of quotation marks.
• Italicize foreign words and phrases.
• Translate all foreign-language quotations.
• Replace Latin abbreviations with English equivalents.
• Italicizing or underlining for emphasis should be done sparingly.
• Section breaks should be indicated by bolding and centering a subheading title.
• Authors must obtain high quality images (and any relevant permissions) if they wish to use illustrations. We recommend authors take advantage of options that do not require permissions:

• Use Creative Commons or similarly licensed content.
• Find works in the public domain.
• Apply Fair Use.
• Consider if you wish to have your essay evaluated according to a strict, double-blind review process. If so, please anonymize your essay and indicate your decision in your submission e-mail.