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Manuscript Preparation

This document provides details on typesetting and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas.

Formatting Requirements

  • We accept essays or reviews written in English or Spanish.
  • Do not include a title page or abstract.
  • Essay submissions should be 20 to 30 pages. Images and notes are included within the page limit.
  • Reviews and interviews should be 5 to 10 pages in length. Reviews and interviews may include images. Images are included within the page limit.
  • Use the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition
  • Insert page numbers as a footer
  • Do not tab paragraphs; rather force a line break and all new paragraphs begin flush left.
  • Use full name in first mention, then surname only (e.g. "Jane Smith"..."Smith")
  • Block quotes should be set apart by a forced line break—not italicized. Do not use quotation marks.
  • Be consistent in your use of abbreviations. In your first reference spell everything out and follow by abbreviations in parenthesis [e.g. New Argentine Cinema (NAC)].
  • All foreign words in italics; include English translation in brackets if necessary.
  • Page size should be 8.5 x 11-inches.
  • Double space the body of your essay.
  • Font:
    1. Main Body—12 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available
    2. Endnotes—10 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available
  • Copyedit your manuscript.
  • When possible, there should be no pages where more than a quarter of the page is empty space.

Additional Recommendations

Endnotes

  • Place all endnote numbers at the end of sentences and separate multiple citations in an endnote with semi-colons.
  • Please use Arabic numerals for the numbering system
  • Use 10 point font.
  • Flush left
  • There should be no space between each note.

    • Images

  • Limit 8 images per essay. 4 color images and 4 black and white images. Please limit the number of images you include to only those significant to your discussion, and refrain from an excessive number of images simply for the sake of including them.
  • Accompanying images, tables, figures, or illustrations should be inserted where intended to be located within each essay and numbered. Images will be allotted half a page each. The designer will help to finesse this element, among others, but if you format your essay in that manner the job will be easier.
  • When first introducing or addressing an image within the text note the title in italics followed by (date); Follow this reference with (Figure #) at the end of the sentence. [e.g. Title (2009)...(Figure 1).]. Each image should include a caption that indicates: Figure number, Artist, Title of work, Date, Medium, and Size if known (period), followed by copyright information (Image courtesy of ______________ ).
  • In addition to imbedding your images into your word document, please provide the highest quality digital copy of the image as a separate le and title it by Fig # and placement within your essay, for example: after paragraph 6, etc. Images should be jpg, tif, or pdf, and should be at least 300dpi, and approximately four inches in one direction to make sure they print clearly.
  • Hemisphere does not accept responsibility for copyright issues that may arise. The author is responsible for acquiring copyright permission for all images included in their essay or review and published in the journal.

    Contributor Information

    Include a brief bio at the end of your submission, which includes the author’s status (e.g. M.A. / Ph.D. Student or Ph.D. Candidate), department, institution name and location, advisor, and topic of your thesis or dissertation project.

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