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Prepare your manuscript for English Academy Review.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-08-01
Article types
Review
Letter
Lectio
Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
- Use a structured abstract.
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- A structured abstract of 200 words in length, covering the main factual points and a statement of objective or problem, theoretical strategy(ies), findings and/or conclusions should accompany the article, plus a list of at least six focused keywords for abstracting and indexing services.
- All references should be specified in parentheses in the text (and in both the abstract and the text of notes) by surname(s) of the author(s), the year of the publication and page number(s), for example (Dworkin 1986, 45–52).
Keywords
- Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- Box 124 Wits 2050 References The Chicago Manual of Style’s author–date system (17th ed.) should be used.
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- The complete citation should appear at the end of the manuscript under the caption “References”.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
Funding statement
- Include or confirm the funding statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Competing interests
- Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Cover letter
- Include or confirm the cover letter required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Article structure and word limits
- Notes: Notes should be numbered serially throughout the text by superscript numbers (without parentheses) to the right of any punctuation marks.
- Manuscripts should be typed, double spaced, and on one side of standard A4 paper.
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- Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
- A licence to publish agreement must also be signed and returned to the journal editor upon acceptance of the article.
- Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
- Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
- Presentation Manuscripts should be submitted, as file attachment containing the article using software that is compatible with MS Word.
- The contact details of the author, namely, name, address, telephone number(s) and e-mail address should be typed on a separate sheet.
- If institutions do not pay this fee, it is the author’s responsibility to do so.
Preprints and prior publication
- If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
Authorship and originality
- Review / Letter: Instructions to contributors Authors should submit a letter requesting review, confirming that the article in question is original work, does not violate any contractual agreement and has not been published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, in any form including electronic.
Language and text style
- Box 124 Wits 2050 Tel +2711 717 9339 englishacademy@societies.wits.ac.za All correspondence must be addressed to The Administrative Officer The English Academy of Southern Africa P. O.
- Where to send articles Articles must be submitted to the English Academy Office P. O.
Manuscript structure
- The notes themselves should be inserted by means of MS Word’s “Insert Footnote” function (ALT + CTRL + F).
What your package checks
Abstract: 200 words
References: Harvard
Format: double spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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