Durkheimian Studies
Études Durkheimiennes
Information for Contributors
Information for Contributors
The style guide follows the British-English Berghahn Books House Style Guide, which is based on the Oxford Guide to Style (OGD). Please consult either guide for the following conventions: the use of italics, commas, and conjunctions; the positioning of punctuation and quotations marks; the presentation of numbers and dates; the use of the dash; citing references within the text. Detailed examples are provided. Please note that the journal uses British punctuation and spelling, following The Oxford English Dictionary.
References to works by Durkheim should use the Lukes dating-enumeration system: In some items, especially the shorter pieces, the reference to a work by Durkheim may not be given in the text. To obtain details of the dating-enumeration, consult the bibliographies in S. Lukes, Emile Durkheim. His Life and Work, especially the Penguin 1992 edition, or at www.relst.uiuc.edu/durkheim/Bibliography/Bib01.html
In-text referencing should follow the author-date system (see OGD 566-572), with full documentation in the references. Note that article/chapter titles are to be capitalized and enclosed in quotation marks. For multiple listings under an author's name, list the oldest publication first, followed by the next publications, in chronological order.
Notes should be presented as endnotes, and should be kept short and to a minimum.
Note text should be the same font size as the main text. Note reference numbers and asterisks should not be placed on essay titles, section headings, epigraphs, or the essay author's name.
The following referencing conventions must be adhered to:
Book: Durkheim, E. 1912a. Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse. Paris: Alcan.
Translation: Durkheim, E. [1912a] 1995. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Trans. Karen E. Fields. New York: Free Press.
or
Durkheim, E. 1912a. Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse. Paris: Alcan (tr. 1995 The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Trans. Karen E. Fields. New York: Free Press).
Two authors (use comma to separate): Pickering, W.S.F., and H. Martins (eds.), 1994. Debating Durkheim. London and New York: Routledge.
Chapter/essay in a book: Bataille, G. [1938] 1988. 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'. In D. Hollier (ed.), The College of Sociology 1937-39. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Article in a journal: Thompson, K. 1990. 'Religion: The British Contribution,' British Journal of Sociology 41 (4): 531-535.
Dates should be set day/month/year, with no comma, e.g., 26 January 1988.
Italics should be used for words used as words (terms) in written context. Single quotations should be used for in-text quotations, direct speech, or words used in an ironic sense. Double quotations should be used for quotations within quotations.
Please refer to the style guide for detailed examples.
Artwork:
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