THE BASICS
Style. For questions about style, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition (University of Chicago Press, 1993).

Length. Papers may be as long as necessary. However, presentation of the paper at the conference will be limited to 15 minutes.

Endnotes. Use endnotes, not footnotes.

Editing/Proofreading. Papers must be final versions when they are submitted. You are responsible for copyediting, proofreading and formatting.

Submission. Your paper must be submitted electronically to contributedpapers@sla.org by 1 May 2008. The paper should be in Microsoft Word (strongly preferred) or Corel WordPerfect and sent as an e-mail attachment.

Format. If your paper is not formatted according to the specifications below, its online publication may be delayed or withheld.

TYPOGRAPHY
Font. The entire paper should be in Times New Roman. Use 12-point Times New Roman for all text.

Titles and Headings. Click here for examples of title and heading style and formatting.

• The title of the paper should be centered at the top of the first page (no blank lines between margin and title) in bold 18-point Times New Roman, with the first letter of each significant word capitalized.
• The author's (and co-author's) names, titles, degrees, and affiliations should appear below the title of the paper in regular (not bold or italic) 14-point Times New Roman, centered, with the first letter of each significant word capitalized. Insert two blank lines between the last line of the title and the first line of the author's name. The author's name and degrees should be on one line, titles, employers, affiliations below. Insert one blank line between the bottom of the first author's name and credentials and the second author's name.
• Insert four blank lines between the last line of the author's names and the first line of text (or the first chapter heading).
• Chapter or major division headings should be in bold 16-point Times New Roman type, centered, with the first letter of each significant word capitalized.
• Subheadings should be no more than one-half line long.
• A-level subheadings should be in bold 14-point Times New Roman, centered, all capital letters.
• B-level subheadings should be in bold 14-point Times New Roman, centered, with the first letter of each significant word capitalized.
• C-level subheadings should be in bold 12-point Times New Roman, flush with the left margin. The first letter of each significant word should be capitalized.
• D-level subheadings should be flush to the left margin in italic 12-point Times New Roman (not boldfaced), followed by a period. The subheading should in line with the first line of the paragraph. Only the first letter of each significant word should be capitalized.
  
  Hint: It's usually a good idea not to use C- and D-level subdivisions.
  
• The endnotes should be titled "Endnotes" and be in bold 16-point Times New Roman type, centered, the same as chapter and major division headings.
• Do not use an outline format to number subheads.

FORMATTING
Pagination. Do not paginate the paper. In particular, do not use the "page break before" or "page break after" commands.

Page Numbers. Do not use page numbers. Do not use the header or footer fields.

Margins. All four margins should be set to one inch.

In MS Word use File-Page Setup. In the Margins tab, set all margins to 1".

Justification. Do not justify text. All text, except where specified otherwise (e.g., titles, bylines), should be flush left, ragged right.

Line Spacing. Single-space the text of your paper. Between paragraphs, include a single blank line. Use two blank lines between the end of a section and a following A-, B-, or C-level subheading. The text of your paper should start four lines below the author lines. Use one blank between an A-, B-, or C-level subheading and the following text.

In MS Word, use Format-Paragraph. In the Indents and Spacing tab, set Spacing Before and After to 0.

Other Spacing. Use only one space after sentences.

Hint: If you are accustomed to using two spaces after sentences, it can be difficult to start using one space consistently. When the paper is finished, use the search-and-replace function to change all the double spaces to single spaces.

Indentation. Indent all paragraphs one-half inch (1.3 cm), using tabs, not spaces.

Widows/Orphans. Use the settings in your word processing application to eliminate widows and orphans (single lines at the top or bottom of a page).

In MS Word, use Format-Paragraph. In the Line and Page Breaks tab, check the box for Widow/Orphan control.

Hyphenation. Do not hyphenate words at the ends of lines. Use the settings in your word processing application to turn off automatic hyphenation.

In MS Word, use Format-Paragraph. In the Line and Page Breaks tab, check the Don't Hyphenate box.

GRAPHICS
Authors are encouraged to use charts, tables, maps, and other useful non-text elements in your paper. Number illustrations, graphs, charts, and other graphics consecutively as Figure 1, Figure 2, and so on, and refer to them as such in the text of the paper.

If you create graphs or other illustrations in another application (such as PowerPoint), do not embed it as an object linked to the original file.

If an image is under copyright, it is the author's responsibility to obtain the proper permissions and provide proof of the permissions to SLA. Copyright and attribution information must be included in the captions for all images used by permission.

HYPERLINKS
Authors also are encouraged to use hyperlinks/bookmarks for cross references within the paper or to related online information.
Don't link to other documents that reside on your computer since those documents will not be available to online readers.

EXAMPLES
Click here for examples of the type formatting specifications.