Martins
Library is one of the leading international libraries that publish
materials on every possible topic. For an
article to be acceptable for publication, the material must be original, a
useful extension of knowledge, well-presented and free from commercial prejudice. Martins Library encourages the submission of articles on any
topic as well as current news around the globe. Articles that are primarily focused
on adult content are not accepted to the mission of this library. The
discussion should be accessible to an audience across disciplines and promote
conversation across fields and practices of all kinds. We welcome the use of
visual images and auditory and video clips (without adult content) to
illustrate the text. The length of articles is normally no greater than 5,500
words but should not exceed 7,500 words, including an abstract and notes.
Please review the following topics in preparing your article
for submission. Authors
are advised to consult the Editor by mail if they have any doubts about the
suitability of their material. If you
have any questions or if you need assistance, please feel free to Contact Us
The Guidelines are written under the following sub-headings
Submission
Requirements
Submission Guidelines
Article Types
Formatting the Article
Citations and References
Rights and Permission
Acceptable File Types
Submitting an Article
Formatting the Article
Citations and References
Rights and Permission
Acceptable File Types
Submitting an Article
Contribution Submission Agreement
Articles for submission must be previously unpublished and
in English. Papers should be well-written, and we encourage clarity on any
subject. It is important that papers be copy-edited carefully before
submission. Drafts are not acceptable. In order to ensure diversity of subject
matter, approaches, and voices, papers by authors who have not published in Martins Library for at least a year prior to submission are normally given
precedence. In submitting work to Martins Library, authors agree to the policies
of this library, including free access and use of the material published in it
with, of course, proper acknowledgment of authorship and source. If you have
any questions about whether your article is appropriate for this library, send it directly to the
editor for a preliminary review via mail.
All articles will be blind-refereed except when invited. The decision of the editorial board is final. Articles accepted for publication will be copyrighted by Martins Library. Because Martins Library relies on the generosity of scholars who contribute their time to review articles, we ask that authors should not submit their work to other libraries or journal websites at the same time. By using computer technology throughout, we expect that the review process will move quickly and that authors will be notified in a reasonable time. In sending work to Martins Library for possible publication, the submitter attests that the work is original and that he or she is the author, that it has not been published, and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Time of publication is decided by Martins Library Editorial Team, who has the customary right to edit material accepted for publication if necessary.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you
carefully read and adhere to all the guidelines and instructions to authors
provided below. Manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.
Our submission guidelines have been carefully prepared to facilitate the
editorial process of publishing articles online. Strict adherence to formatting
guidelines (described below) has three purposes. First, consistent and uniform
formatting allows the editors and reviewers to concentrate on the content of
articles submitted. Second, it allows for reliable translation of authors'
formatting to the web page. The third consideration is both aesthetic and
practical: multiple stylistic formats are ugly and distracting on a web page
and interfere with reading. Therefore, please observe the following formatting
instructions carefully. Submissions which do not adhere to these instructions
will be returned to the author.
ARTICLE TYPES
Contributions usually take one of the following forms:
- Research/review papers describing original content of a subject.
- Case study papers describing new and innovative articles giving complete details on the data.
- Discussion papers, which explore a subject from a theoretical view point.
- Correspondence about previously published papers.
FORMATTING
THE ARTICLE
The article should be prepared according to the following
guidelines:
1.
The length of articles is normally
no greater than 5,500 words but should not exceed 7,500 words, including an
abstract and notes. An article exceeding the length limit will be returned to
the author.
2.
At the beginning of the article, the
title, abstract and a list of key words should immediately precede the text. Do
not include the author’s name or any other identifying information. Any identifying
reference in the endnotes should be left blank.
3.
Please use section headings in bold
type and number them. Because Martins Library uses no page numbers, numbered
sections will permit accurate references in citing the article.
4.
All citations should be in endnotes
and not in the text. Number endnotes sequentially with Arabic numbers. Use the
endnote function in your word processing program so that the notes appear at
the end of the article.
5.
References should conform to the
style displayed in the samples below under Citations and References.
6.
Font should be 13-point Times New
Roman, whether in normal, bold, or italic, including endnotes. Please do not
insert line breaks in the text or special spacing for formatting.
7.
The paragraph break should be
indicated by an extra line space rather than an indentation at the beginning of
a paragraph.
8.
Only the left hand margin should be
justified.
CITATIONS
AND REFERENCES
Endnote reference numbers should be placed at the end of the
sentence. References in articles submitted to Martins Library should
conform to the formats below. For references that do not fit these forms,
please follow the American Psychology Association (APA) documentation style.
There are several online sources for this showing endnote
citation and reference list forms. See, for example
It is acceptable to include a bibliography. Citations in the
endnotes should supply all pertinent information.
CITATIONS
FROM MARTINS LIBRARY
Citations of articles published in Martins Library should include author, title, volume number, year, and section number (since this online publication does not use the pagination of print formats).
Citations of articles published in Martins Library should include author, title, volume number, year, and section number (since this online publication does not use the pagination of print formats).
RIGHTS AND PERMISSION
It is the responsibility of the
author to obtain permission for the use of any copyrighted material, including
images, sound, and video files. It is preferable to place images directly in
the text but, when permission is un-obtainable; it is acceptable to include a
link to the image directly in the text.
ACCEPTABLE FILE TYPES (FORMATS)
Please submit texts in MS Word. If
submitting from a Macintosh computer, please include the three-letter file
extension in the file name of your article. PDF files are not acceptable.
Images should be in .jpg or .png formats.
Naming files: File names should not contain spaces. They may contain letters, numbers, hyphens (-) and underscores (_). No other punctuation is allowed. Files must have the two-letter file extension identifying the file type (i.e. .doc, .docx), whether submitted from a Windows or Macintosh computer.
Examples of unacceptable file names:
Articles with adult content (Text or Images)
Images should be in .jpg or .png formats.
Naming files: File names should not contain spaces. They may contain letters, numbers, hyphens (-) and underscores (_). No other punctuation is allowed. Files must have the two-letter file extension identifying the file type (i.e. .doc, .docx), whether submitted from a Windows or Macintosh computer.
Examples of unacceptable file names:
Articles with adult content (Text or Images)
SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details. An e-mail message with the article as an attachment to Martins Library should be sent to martinslibrary1@gmail.com. Use "Article/Seminar/Project Submission" as the subject in the email address block. The message should include
All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details. An e-mail message with the article as an attachment to Martins Library should be sent to martinslibrary1@gmail.com. Use "Article/Seminar/Project Submission" as the subject in the email address block. The message should include
(1) The author’s name,
(2) The title of the article,
(3) An abstract of no more than 150
words, and
(4) Any relevant information about
the author, including institutional affiliation, mailing and e-mail addresses.
Once you have prepared your paper observing the formatting, attach it to the e-mail message and click "Send." An acknowledgement will be sent indicating that the paper has been received.
Once you have prepared your paper observing the formatting, attach it to the e-mail message and click "Send." An acknowledgement will be sent indicating that the paper has been received.
CONTRIBUTOR’S PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
Martins
Library takes issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of
best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of
our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of
articles published in this Library. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation
of this Library against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked using
duplication-checking software. Where an article is found to have plagiarized
other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or
with insufficient acknowledgement, or where authorship of the article is
contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to:
publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article
(removing it from the Library); taking up the matter with the head of
department or dean of the author’s institution and/or relevant academic bodies
or societies; banning the author from publication in this Library, or
appropriate legal action.
DISCLAIMER
Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Martins
Library are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the
editors or sponsor of Martins Library. No representation, express or implied,
is made of the accuracy of the material in this Library and Martins Library
cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions
that may be made. The reader should make his or her own evaluation of the
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