Ethos is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly journal devoted to scholarly articles dealing with the interrelationships between the individual and the social milieu, between the psychological disciplines and the social disciplines.
All manuscripts submitted to Ethos must be in AAA style. Authors may obtain a copy of the “AAA Style Guide” from the publications section of the AAA website at http://www.aaanet.org/publications/style_guide.pdf, or by writing to the Editor, Janet Dixon Keller, at the address below. For matters of style not covered here or in the “AAA Style Guide,” consult Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003) for spelling and hyphenation of words and The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003) for capitalization, punctuation and so forth.
Manuscripts for review should be sent to Janet Dixon Keller, Ethos Editorial Office, Department of Anthropology, 109 Davenport Hall, 607 South Mathews Avenue, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA. Email: ethos-spa@uiuc.edu.
Please note: Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication in Ethos who are not currently members of the Society for Psychological Anthropology will be invited to join the association or subscribe independently to Ethos for the year in which their contribution appears in the journal.
Manuscripts. Manuscripts for review must be submitted in hard copy and electronic form to Janet Dixon Keller, Editor, Ethos, as above. Two hard copies and one electronic copy of the manuscript as a WORD file(s) on disk or CD are required. Manuscripts must be typed double-spaced. Hard, paper copy should be printed on one side of 8 1/2” by 11” nonerasable white bond paper. Margins throughout (top, bottom, and both sides) should be about 1.5” (3.7 centimeters), to be used for editorial queries and typemarking. Include as separate sections, and in the following order: an abstract of 150 words or less followed by 5 key words; a separate title page with complete title and author(s)’ name(s), affiliation(s), address(es) and phone/e-mail contact(s); text beginning on a new page and with running head throughout; notes, references, and figure captions each beginning on a separate page and with continuing running head; and each table or illustration clearly numbered on a separate page. All pages of the manuscript should be numbered consecutively. An optimal manuscript length for article submissions is 10,000 words or 50,000 characters, with spaces.
References. All entries in the reference list must be cited in the text and vice versa. References in the text are cited in parentheses, with last name(s), year of publication, and, where necessary, page numbers; for example: (Jones 1976:34–37; Smith 1972, 1973). Compile reference list in alphabetical order—in chronological order for two or more works by the same author(s). See “AAA Style Guide” for further information.
Tables. Number tables consecutively in order of their appearance in the text. Provide a short, descriptive title for each table, and indicate in the margin approximately where the table should appear in the text. Do not embed tables in the text but supply them as separate documents, one table per file.
Figures. Authors are responsible for supplying figures and tables camera ready, that is, suitable for reproduction. Almost all figures are reduced before publication; charts with considerable detail will not reduce well, and lettering must be large enough to withstand reduction. Do not embed figures in article text but supply them as separate documents, one figure per file. Do not send pdfs, PowerPoint, Corel, or Excel files as art. Scans should be provided as Photoshop tiff files at the proper resolution at 300 dpi. Digital line art should be provided as Illustrator eps files at 1200 dpi, in bitmap mode (not grayscale). Do not use color for graphs and charts, but shades of gray instead. Indicate in the margin approximately where each figure should appear in the text. Additional art preparation guidelines will be supplied if the manuscript is accepted for publication.
Proofs. Authors are expected to check their proofs for typographical errors and errors in fact. No rewriting at proof stage will be permitted, and any changes suggested by authors may be disregarded at the discretion of the editor. Authors should return proofs to the editor within 48 hours of receiving them, and they should keep the editor informed of address changes until they have received proofs.
We remind authors of the American Anthropological Association’s 1974 resolution on the generic use of the term man. We suggest that, whenever possible, the generic term man be replaced by more comprehensive and nondiscriminatory terms such as people and human beings. Other unnecessarily gendered language should be avoided, including the personification as male of hypothetical groups or individuals (e.g., “the anthropologist’s view of his task”). This is critical where cross-cultural materials are presented (e.g., “the native healer invokes his spirit guide”). Is “native healer” a gender-specific role in this culture? As well, authors are cautioned in the use of his/her as a matter of style; we recommend pluralization or use of the possessive their (“anthropologists’ view of their task”) in working around such modifiers.
