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Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Stance welcomes papers concerning any philosophical topic. Current undergraduates may submit a paper between 1500 and 3500 words in length (footnotes may extend the word limit 500 words at most). Stance asks that each undergraduate only submit one paper for the journal per year. Papers should avoid unnecessary technicality and strive to be accessible to the widest possible audience without sacrificing clarity or rigor. They are evaluated on the following criteria: depth of inquiry, quality of research, creativity, lucidity, and most importantly originality.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word (.doc) format and sent as an attachment to stance@bsu.edu
Manuscripts should be double-spaced (including quotations, excerpts, and footnotes)
The right margin should not be justified
To facilitate our anonymous review process, submissions are to be prepared for blind review. Include a cover page with the author's name, affiliation, title, and email address. Papers, including footnotes, should have no other identifying markers.
Footnotes should follow Chicago Manual of Style. Examples on our website under Notes for Contributors.
Please use American spellings and punctuation, except when directly quoting a source that has followed British style.

Musings Submission Guidelines

Stance welcomes philosophy-inspired, creative work for our "Musings" section. Works for the "Musings" section may be in the format appropriate for the work and will be evaluated by standards appropriate for such work. Please address any questions about submissions to stance@bsu.edu
For complete guidelines and to get a better idea of what Stance is looking for please visit http://stance.iweb.bsu.edu.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 18, 2009 if sent electronically, or postmarked by Friday, December 11, 2009 if mailed.

Musings Submission Procedure

If possible, work submitted for consideration in the "Musings" section should be sent in Microsoft Word format (.doc) as an attachment to stance@bsu.edu
If e-mail submission is inappropriate due to the format of the work, submissions may also be sent via post:

Stance
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306-0500

* If submissions are sent by mail they must be postmarked by Friday, December 11, 2009. Only “Musings” section submissions will be accepted by mail.
* We accept only two submissions per author.
* In the case of text there is a word limit of 1000 words.
* All forms of media are accepted, and although they may not be able to be printed in the journal, they can certainly appear on our website.
* It may be the case that we ask to publish a portion or excerpt of a submitted work (with the author's approval).

Authors' Rights
Stance requires first publication right. All other rights reside with the author. Click on the “Author’s Rights” link to the left for a “Publications Rights” form.