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American Philological Association

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249 South 36th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304

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E-mail: apaclassics@sas.upenn.edu

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

(See reverse for sample printed abstract)

 

Abstract Book

 

The APA will publish a volume of abstracts for the papers that will be presented at the 137th Annual Meeting in Montreal, P.Q., Canada. Please send to the APA office, for arrival no later than September 9, 2005, a printed copy of your one-page abstract. In preparing your abstract, please keep the following instructions in mind:

 

  • Abstracts must be one page in length. Abstracts longer than one page will not be published.
  • Use a laser printer or typewriter with a new ribbon. (Please, no submissions on dot-matrix or ink jet printers.)
  • Submit an original copy to the APA office. No e-mail or fax transmissions will be accepted.
  • Guidelines:

 

o      Use 8.5-x-11-inch paper. If A4 paper is used, check that the text length from the top to the bottom is not greater than 10 inches.

o      The left, right, and bottom margins should be 1 inch; the top margin should be .8 inch.

o      Line spacing should be between 1.25 and 1.5.

o      The text of the abstract should be in 11 point Times New Roman font. Abstracts will be reduced by 35% before being printed.

o      The authorís name (first name first, then surname in capitals) should be in the upper left-hand corner. The paper title should be in the upper-right-hand corner. Both name and title should be in 12 point Times New Roman font. (See other side for example.) The title must be the same as in the abstract you originally submitted, although it is understood that the space limitations prescribed above may make it necessary for you to submit a shorter abstract than the one originally reviewed.

 

·       If you originally submitted your abstract to the APA Program Committee (and not, for example, to an affiliated group or three-year colloquium), and if you followed the instructions on Page 6 of the Program Guide published in the October 2004 Newsletter, your abstract already follows the above guidelines. You need only add your name to that abstract and submit it to the APA.

·       Please do NOT fold your abstract when mailing. Use cardboard backing if possible. Abstracts must be received no later than September 9, 2005.

 

Electronic Publication of Abstracts

 

We urge you to submit your abstract to the APA web site for its Annual Meeting section. Please consult the APA web page (http://www.apaclassics.org/AnnualMeeting/06mtg/06e-abstracts.html) for submission guidelines. We hope that making abstracts available on the web in advance of the meeting will stimulate discussion, help members plan their schedules better, and inform them about sessions that they are unable to attend. Please note that abstracts for the web site must be submitted in the correct electronic form directly to the Web Editor.