Notes for Contributors
Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies
A triannual journal published by Intellect, Ltd
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-italian-cinema-media-studies
Founder and Editor-in-Chief Flavia Laviosa
Wellesley College, United States
http://www.wellesley.edu/italian/faculty/laviosa#mOwX7mVuj1uEUHCr.97
[email protected]
Opinion
The views expressed in the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies (JICMS) are those of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with the opinions of the Principal Editor, the Associate Editors, the Advisory or Editorial Boards.
Rules and restrictions for submissions
Articles submitted to JICMS should be entirely original and unpublished, should not be under consideration by any other publisher, should not have been published previously even in part by any other publication, and should appear in blogs or other online sites. Plagiarism will result in an automatic rejection of the submitted article.
Interviews, events’ reports, independent and experimental artists’ biographies are considered.
Proposals of English translations or edited versions of previously published works will not be considered.
Book/film reviews, conference/film festival reports, interviews/various contributions
For reviews of books, authors should contact the Reviews Editor Ellen Nerenberg at [email protected]
For reviews of films (of independent and experimental filmmakers only), conference and film festival reports, interviews and other original contributions, authors should contact the Editor Flavia Laviosa at [email protected]
Submission procedures
Before submitting their work, authors should contact the Editor and send a brief description of their proposed idea. If the Editor considers the topic appropriate, she will invite the author to submit a full proposal in Microsoft Word 2016 (size 100%, please do not send PDFs).
Writing an abstract has to be more than ‘I am going to look into … using ….’. It has to employ, not just cite, a methodology in a concise way that indicates what the argument, not just the topic, will be and how it will arrive at its conclusions. Some prospective conclusions also need to be present. The abstract should be informative; in other words, it should clearly, but briefly state the following: background/rationale; problems/issues examined (including research questions); details of method(s) used; results/findings; conclusion;
and implication(s)/relevance of the study.
Abstracts should include the following information:
a) a clear title
b) a 500-word description outlining:
c) relevant bibliography and filmography
In addition to a 500-word abstract, authors should send a 150-word biographical note to the Editor, followed by a detailed list of their academic publications, and acceptance that, if the proposal is approved, the article will be submitted within 12 weeks from the official invitation to submit it.
Proposals that do not include the above information will be sent back to the authors.
The Editor and members of the Editorial Board will review abstracts, provide feedback on whether submissions fit the aims and scope of the journal, and offer suggestions on how to improve the proposed topic. If an abstract is accepted, the Editor will invite the author to submit the full-length article. Authors are asked to confirm the date of their submission and are expected to honour such agreement. Should authors have problems in sending the article by the due date, they should notify the Editor at least two weeks prior to the deadline and negotiate a new date. However, any delay will place the article out of the journal’s review/ publication cycle.
The abstract, and later the article, should avoid a literary approach rooted in a Humanities-centred model of inquiry. JICMS represents an outlet for scholars engaged in the history, theory and criticism of film and media practices in Italy. The journal intends to foster critical analysis in the artistic features, production processes and technologies of film- and media-specific areas. Therefore, the abstract, and subsequent article, should avoid treating a film as the narrative of a novel. Instead, authors should engage in a cinematic text analysis where the points discussed about films are supported by technical references to the effect of the following aesthetic features: a) the use of the camera (distance, framing, angles, movement); b) montage, mise-en-scène (lighting, costume, scenic context); and c) music/sound.
Authors should avoid approaching films, themes or directors in a merely descriptive manner. They are expected to engage in in-depth analytical and interpretative work, formulate original perspectives and bring new critical insights. Their analysis should not be based on a preponderance of secondary sources nor be highly derivative of the scholarship referenced, but it should instead make a significant and innovative contribution to the pre-existing research and literature in the field.
Authors should also avoid submitting abstracts and articles that deal with only one film or are close readings of a character’s psychological process. JICMS seeks more comprehensive topics and treatments. Authors, however, should limit the scope of their discussion to 2 or 4 films and few directors. For more information, please see the Aims and Scope of the journal on the website.
When authors submit their full-length articles, they should not include their names or any information that would reveal their identity so that anonymity can be preserved in the blind peer-review process.
They should send their submission as an attachment in word.doc, named with the first few words of the title of their article.
Authors whose native/academic language is other than English are responsible for hiring a professional translator and editor. JICMS does not offer a free of charge English translation/editing service. Authors should have their article reviewed/translated into British English by an academic native speaker of English who would not merely translate the article, but would be both proficient in translation from Italian to English and familiar with critical discourse. Submitted articles are sent to the peer-reviewers only if they reflect the editorial guidelines and if their English version/ translation is free of syntax, grammar or spelling errors.
Professional translations
Translation from Italian to English is available for a fee. We recommend the services of Dr. Jim Carter at [email protected]
Referees
JICMS is a peer-reviewed journal. Strict anonymity is accorded to both authors and referees. All research articles submitted to the journal are double-blind refereed to ensure academic integrity. Readers are given about 4-6 weeks to provide detailed, extensive, constructive feedback, offer comments to authors about strengths and faults in their articles and to make specific suggestions for improvements. Even if the article is rejected, their comments may result in improved resubmissions to this journal or other journals at a later date.
In their reviews, readers evaluate:
Readers also address the following questions in the review process:
True to the spirit of the blind, peer review for all essays that appear in the journal, JICMS would like readers to be aware that no member of the Editorial Board is involved in the review of books authored by other Editorial Board members. Furthermore, Editorial Board members do not review edited volumes which feature their scholarship. By following this practice, the journal avoids cronyism and conflict of interest, while maintaining its academic integrity.
Metadata
Metadata should be sent only when the Editor informs the authors that their articles have been officially accepted for publication. Authors should supply the following information in the same word document (right on top of the text of the article) with the final version of the article:
In the case of co-authored articles, Intellect will assume a shared responsibility and by default arrange their names alphabetically unless the authors suggest otherwise. It is not an Intellect editorial practice to indicate the sections written by the individual authors.
N. B. Titles or contents of PhD dissertations, where authors completed their doctorate, titles of courses taught or list of institutions where they have taught should be avoided.
Intellect Editorial Guidelines
The guidance on the following webpages
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-editors-and-contributors
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/728/house-style-guide-4th-ed-2020.pdf
must be read in conjunction with the Intellect Style Guide, especially for spelling and grammatical queries which the Editor sends electronically to the authors if their proposals are approved.
Presentation/House Style
Contributions should follow the Intellect Editorial Guidelines rigorously. All articles should be written in Microsoft Word 2016 and submitted as an email attachment. The article - including the endnotes, quotations, appendices, bibliography, etc. - should be double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point and size 100% (please do not send enlarged texts), and sent as an email attachment. Articles in PDF format are not accepted. A typescript not adequately prepared and not well presented will be returned to the author. All corrections and improvements to style and construction must be made before authors submit their articles to the Editor.
The first paragraph of each section should have no indentation, and each following paragraph should be indented (4 spaces on the left). The text should be justified and should have at least 2.5 cm/1 inch margins for annotation by the editorial team. Authors should also keep to the same number of lines per page and a standard width setting. Please add page numbers to your article.
The title of the article should be in bold at the beginning of the file, but not enclosed in quotation marks. Bold is also used for headings and subheadings (which should also be in Times New Roman 12 point) in the article which should be set in ordinary text, not ‘all caps’.
Italics may be used (sparingly) to indicate key concepts. Formatting should be kept to a minimum. The text will be reformatted by the typesetter. Any matters concerning the format and presentation of articles not covered by the above notes should be addressed to the Editor.
Language
The journal follows standard British English using the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Please use ‘ize’ endings instead of ‘ise’, which, contrary to common belief, is British as well as American. There are a few exceptions such as 'advertise', 'compromise' and 'analyse', so when in doubt, please consult the OED.
Length of articles
Articles should be 6.000-8.000 words long and must not exceed 8.000 words (including notes, references, bionote and abstract)
Films/TV programmes
Official translations of titles should be set in italics, in title case within brackets, e.g. Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers). Unofficial translations provided by the author for explanation purposes should be set in sentence case, no italics, within quote marks, e.g. Rang De Basanti ('Colour it yellow').
When making reference to films within your text, please provide the year of release in parentheses after the first reference of the film/TV programme title within your text. These titles should be italicized and not underlined.
Citation: Original Title (Translation) (Last name of director year of production).
For example:
Angst essen Seele auf (Fear Eats the Soul) (Fassbinder 1973)
When film titles (especially foreign film titles) are referred to in an article, please set them out in the following format:
Reference:
Surname, Name (Year), Original Title (English Translation), Country: Production Company.
If the translation of the title is the official English release title, continue to refer to the film with its English title; if it is an unofficial translation, namely it is the author’s translation, continue to use the original language title.
For example: Official English release title
Roma città aperta (Rome, Open City) the author should continue using the official English title after the initial dual reference.
For example: Unofficial and/or author’s translation of the Italian title
La sfida (‘The challenge’) (Rosi 1958)
Unofficial translations (e.g. those by the author) should be placed in quotation marks with parentheses, with an initial capital only on the first word of the title and subtitle. Subsequently, the author should use the original Italian title in the rest of the article.
TV programs/Series
References examples:
Game of Thrones (2011-2019) USA: HBO.
Gomorra – La serie (Gomorrah) (2014–present) Italy: Sky/Fandango.
Please provide complete production details of all the films mentioned more than once in the text to include in the reference list: Last name, First name (year of release), Title, country of origin: name of production house
Titles
Titles of books, publications, magazines and journals should not be followed by an English translation. See more details and examples under References.
Titles of institutions and organizations in languages other than English should all be followed by the English translation (e.g. Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimediali/Italian Motion Picture Association).
Acronyms
Acronyms should be spelled out and translated when appropriate: e.g. Far East Film Festival (FEFF); or BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro/National Bank of Labour).
Translations
If you translate a citation from another language, please provide only the English translation in the body of your article. In an endnote indicate the following: ‘Unless otherwise indicated, all translations from the original (e.g. Chinese, French, Italian, etc.) are mine’. For reasons of space, original texts in Italian or any other language cannot be published.
Dates
Use 17 January 1987 (without commas; not January 17, 1987 or 17th January, 1987 or 17.1.87). Note: not ‘the 19th century’ but ‘nineteenth-century traditions’ (i.e. spelt out and hyphenated when used adjectivally).
Quotations
Intellect’s style for quotations embedded into a paragraph is single quote marks, with double quote marks used for a second quotation contained within the first. In-text quotations of over 40 words long should be set as a display quote, i.e. set into a separate indented (4 spaces on the left) paragraph with an additional one-line space above and below, and without quote marks at the beginning or end. Please note that for quotations within the text, the punctuation should follow the bracketed reference. Note that there are no spaces between the suspension points.
Avoid breaking up quotations with an insertion, for example: ‘This approach to mise-en-scène’, says MacPerson, ‘is not sufficiently elaborated’ (MacPerson 1998: 33). When italics are used for emphasis within quotations, please ensure that you indicate whether the emphasis is from the original text (original emphasis) or whether it is your own (my own emphasis).
The frequency of in-text quotations (less than 40 words) should not interfere with—that is interrupt or weaken—the momentum of the author's argument.
For a display quote, the bracketed reference appears after the full stop. All omissions in a quotation are indicated thus: [...]. The number of display quotes (40 or more words) should be limited to 6. These should be of moderate length and should be introduced in a scholarly manner. The author should engage critically with the content of the quotations in ways that support the article’s argument.
Overuse of display quotes
This site explains the fair use of quotations: https://www.copyrightuser.org/understand/exceptions/quotation/.
The British Library also explains the following on their page: https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/articles/fair-use-copyright-explained
Personal communications
Personal communications are what the informant said directly to the author, e.g. ‘Pam loved the drums (personal communication)’. This needs no citation in the references list. Equally, the use of personal communications need not refer back to a named informant. However, a more formal research interview can be cited in the text (Gagliardo 12 August 2019 interview) and in the References list.
Notes
Endnotes, not footnotes, must be double-spaced. They may be used for comments and additional information only. In general, if something is worth saying, it is worth saying in the text itself. A note will divert the reader’s attention away from your argument. If you think a note is necessary, make it as brief and to the point as possible. Place note calls outside the punctuation, i.e. after the comma or the full stop. The note call must be in superscripted Arabic (1, 2, 3). Endnote numbers (in superior numerals and not in brackets) come after a punctuation mark in the article and not before.
References
All references in the text should be according to the Harvard system, e.g. (Bordwell 1989: 9).
References refer the reader to a bibliography at the end of the article, before the endnotes. The heading should be References (not Bibliography, Works Cited or other).
Examples of entries:
Bernardelli, Andrea (2016), Cattivi seriali. Personaggi atipici nelle produzioni televisive contemporanee, Rome: Carocci Editore.
Aroldi, Piermarco (2003), ‘Quante storie!’, in Aroldi, P. and Colombo, F. (eds) Le età della tv: indagine su quattro generazioni di spettatori italiani, Milan: Vita e Pensiero, pp. 85-114.
Buonanno, Milly (2010), ‘Da La piovra a L’ultimo padrino. Vent’anni di storie di mafia nella fiction italiana’, Problemi dell’informazione, 35:3, pp. 289-311.
Multiple works by the same author
Buonanno, Milly (2010), ‘Da La piovra a L’ultimo padrino. Vent’anni di storie di mafia nella fiction italiana’, Problemi dell’informazione, 35.3, pp. 289-311.
_________ (2012a), La fiction italiana. Narrazioni televisive e identità nazionale, Rome and Bari: Laterza.
Multiple editions of the same source:
Pasolini, Pier Paolo ([1973] 1979), ‘Un uomo con le mani sporche come quelle di un bambino’, in G. Chiararcossi (ed.), Descrizioni di descrizioni, Torino: Einaudi, pp. XX–XX.
The original publication date in square brackets is all authors need to acknowledge the original publication - because what is important for the Reference list is the source they used. However, if they want to reference its original place of publication in the text, that is of course fine.
Authors should not group films together under a separate Filmography heading. Instead, they should incorporate all films into the main body of References and list them alphabetically by director and provide all production information. The same rule applies to music/new media. Authors should identify the director/composer and list alphabetically with books, journals and articles.
Titles of books or articles in other languages should not be translated into English.
TV programmes should be alphabetized by title and incorporated into the main body of references.
Titles of films or books that are mentioned with sufficient analytical focus must be added to the References with their full details, even if they are not quoted On the other hand, there is no need to add to the references titles of films that are only mentioned very briefly in passing.
Illustrations
We welcome images illustrating an article. Authors are allowed to submit a maximum of 5 images. All images need a resolution of at least 300 dpi. All images, graphs and tables should be sent as a separate jpeg or tiff file and not embedded into the text of the article. The files should be clearly labelled and an indication should be given as to where they should be placed in the text.
The image should always be accompanied by a suitable caption and the following is the required style for captions:
Figure 1: Caption (title of the image)
On the text of the article authors should indicate where to insert the images in this way:
Insert Figure 1: Caption
Intellect allows 24 pages of images per volume (average of 8 per issue). If authors wish to feature more colour pages within, then these can be purchased at 10 GBP per page.
Please note that this is per page, so if authors feature two colour images on one page, it would still count as one of your 24 pages.
Permissions/Copyright/Liability
Copyright clearance is the responsibility of the author who should clear copyright before submitting images. The Intellect Copyright License form covers this. Authors should keep evidence of image permissions for their own records. They should also ensure that a full credit is provided for the caption. Unless a specific agreement has been made, accepted articles become the copyright of the journal.
PDF copies and discounted subscriptions
Authors will receive free copies of the PDFs of their articles for their personal use. Restrictions on the use of these PDFs will still be in place, and authors must adhere to Intellect’s Green Open Access policy should they wish to share or upload their articles online.
Unfortunately, we are unable to supply a free PDF copy of articles due to contractual agreements with our partners that prohibit us from giving free access to published PDFs. Journals are made sustainable through subscriptions and “pay per view” purchases. Authors contribute to the long-term sustainability of a journal by encouraging their institutions to subscribe or, to at least, purchase articles on a “pay per view” basis. Our partners (EBSCO and IngentaConnect), who provide these services, demand that we do not undermine their efforts to sell electronic copies of journals by giving away free PDFs of published articles.
The issue will be available online around 2 weeks from the date we send to print. Board members will each get a free hard copy, but PDFs will need to be purchased. All editorial board members' institutions are entitled to a half price subscription for print and online.
The copyright of the Word.doc submissions to Intellect are owned by the contributors, it is therefore up to them if they wish to share the Word documents, but the final PDFs cannot be shared.
Authors may purchase print copies of the journal at a 50% discount. They and their institutions are also entitled to a 50% discount for the first year they are subscribed.
PDFs of other articles can be purchased from the journal’s website. Each published issue will be available online around 2 weeks from the date Intellect sends it to print.
Single print issues of JICMS from the past three years can be ordered direct from Intellect's distributors, Turpin, here: http://ebiz.turpin-distribution.com/products/234516-journal-of-italian-cinema-media-studies-jicms.aspx.
You can also purchase JICMS's entire back catalogue in pdf form at:
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/jicms
Institutions can order subscriptions from Turpin here:
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Alternatively, please contact Intellect's journals marketing and subscriptions manager, Nicola Reisner, at [email protected], who can advise on purchasing options and packages.
Online posting policy
There is a 12-month embargo period from date of publication for posting the post-print version of your article - this is the version post-peer review. The pre-print version (before peer review) may be posted online at any time.
Copyright policy
The author retains copyright of the work originally submitted to Intellect and Intellect holds the copyright to the published PDFs. Therefore, it is fine for the author to use their original piece as a chapter or translation in a different language in a book stating something along the lines of:
‘An earlier version of this piece was published in the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies Volume xx, issue xx, year xxxx, published by Intellect Ltd, Bristol’
Abstracting & Indexing of JICMS
Authors are asked to do the following to facilitate citations of their publications:
Online searchability: Make the most of keywords in the title and the abstract so that your articles appear higher in search engine results.
Abstracts should be clear, descriptive and not narrow in scope.
Make sure there are as many links as possible to your articles, e.g. from your institute's website, LinkedIn, blogs, social media and email signatures.
Publish Open Access - Intellect offers Gold Open Access and Green Open Access (see
https://www.intellectbooks.com/open-access). This will allow readers without institutional subscriptions to access, and therefore cite the articles.
Promote your articles by presenting and networking at conferences and use your institutions' communication channels such as newsletters and press releases.
If you feel the journal should be indexed with a particular database, please send us the details and we will look into submitting the title on your behalf.
Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies
A triannual journal published by Intellect, Ltd
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-italian-cinema-media-studies
Founder and Editor-in-Chief Flavia Laviosa
Wellesley College, United States
http://www.wellesley.edu/italian/faculty/laviosa#mOwX7mVuj1uEUHCr.97
[email protected]
Opinion
The views expressed in the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies (JICMS) are those of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with the opinions of the Principal Editor, the Associate Editors, the Advisory or Editorial Boards.
Rules and restrictions for submissions
Articles submitted to JICMS should be entirely original and unpublished, should not be under consideration by any other publisher, should not have been published previously even in part by any other publication, and should appear in blogs or other online sites. Plagiarism will result in an automatic rejection of the submitted article.
Interviews, events’ reports, independent and experimental artists’ biographies are considered.
Proposals of English translations or edited versions of previously published works will not be considered.
Book/film reviews, conference/film festival reports, interviews/various contributions
For reviews of books, authors should contact the Reviews Editor Ellen Nerenberg at [email protected]
For reviews of films (of independent and experimental filmmakers only), conference and film festival reports, interviews and other original contributions, authors should contact the Editor Flavia Laviosa at [email protected]
Submission procedures
Before submitting their work, authors should contact the Editor and send a brief description of their proposed idea. If the Editor considers the topic appropriate, she will invite the author to submit a full proposal in Microsoft Word 2016 (size 100%, please do not send PDFs).
Writing an abstract has to be more than ‘I am going to look into … using ….’. It has to employ, not just cite, a methodology in a concise way that indicates what the argument, not just the topic, will be and how it will arrive at its conclusions. Some prospective conclusions also need to be present. The abstract should be informative; in other words, it should clearly, but briefly state the following: background/rationale; problems/issues examined (including research questions); details of method(s) used; results/findings; conclusion;
and implication(s)/relevance of the study.
Abstracts should include the following information:
a) a clear title
b) a 500-word description outlining:
- the topic
- the critical approach of the proposed article—whether theoretical or historical
- a cohesive description of the proposed article’s argument and objective
c) relevant bibliography and filmography
In addition to a 500-word abstract, authors should send a 150-word biographical note to the Editor, followed by a detailed list of their academic publications, and acceptance that, if the proposal is approved, the article will be submitted within 12 weeks from the official invitation to submit it.
Proposals that do not include the above information will be sent back to the authors.
The Editor and members of the Editorial Board will review abstracts, provide feedback on whether submissions fit the aims and scope of the journal, and offer suggestions on how to improve the proposed topic. If an abstract is accepted, the Editor will invite the author to submit the full-length article. Authors are asked to confirm the date of their submission and are expected to honour such agreement. Should authors have problems in sending the article by the due date, they should notify the Editor at least two weeks prior to the deadline and negotiate a new date. However, any delay will place the article out of the journal’s review/ publication cycle.
The abstract, and later the article, should avoid a literary approach rooted in a Humanities-centred model of inquiry. JICMS represents an outlet for scholars engaged in the history, theory and criticism of film and media practices in Italy. The journal intends to foster critical analysis in the artistic features, production processes and technologies of film- and media-specific areas. Therefore, the abstract, and subsequent article, should avoid treating a film as the narrative of a novel. Instead, authors should engage in a cinematic text analysis where the points discussed about films are supported by technical references to the effect of the following aesthetic features: a) the use of the camera (distance, framing, angles, movement); b) montage, mise-en-scène (lighting, costume, scenic context); and c) music/sound.
Authors should avoid approaching films, themes or directors in a merely descriptive manner. They are expected to engage in in-depth analytical and interpretative work, formulate original perspectives and bring new critical insights. Their analysis should not be based on a preponderance of secondary sources nor be highly derivative of the scholarship referenced, but it should instead make a significant and innovative contribution to the pre-existing research and literature in the field.
Authors should also avoid submitting abstracts and articles that deal with only one film or are close readings of a character’s psychological process. JICMS seeks more comprehensive topics and treatments. Authors, however, should limit the scope of their discussion to 2 or 4 films and few directors. For more information, please see the Aims and Scope of the journal on the website.
When authors submit their full-length articles, they should not include their names or any information that would reveal their identity so that anonymity can be preserved in the blind peer-review process.
They should send their submission as an attachment in word.doc, named with the first few words of the title of their article.
Authors whose native/academic language is other than English are responsible for hiring a professional translator and editor. JICMS does not offer a free of charge English translation/editing service. Authors should have their article reviewed/translated into British English by an academic native speaker of English who would not merely translate the article, but would be both proficient in translation from Italian to English and familiar with critical discourse. Submitted articles are sent to the peer-reviewers only if they reflect the editorial guidelines and if their English version/ translation is free of syntax, grammar or spelling errors.
Professional translations
Translation from Italian to English is available for a fee. We recommend the services of Dr. Jim Carter at [email protected]
Referees
JICMS is a peer-reviewed journal. Strict anonymity is accorded to both authors and referees. All research articles submitted to the journal are double-blind refereed to ensure academic integrity. Readers are given about 4-6 weeks to provide detailed, extensive, constructive feedback, offer comments to authors about strengths and faults in their articles and to make specific suggestions for improvements. Even if the article is rejected, their comments may result in improved resubmissions to this journal or other journals at a later date.
In their reviews, readers evaluate:
- Importance of the subject
- Originality of the approach
- Soundness of the scholarship displayed
- Level of interest and pertinence for the journal’s readership
- Quality of article structure
- Depth and strength of the argument
- Clarity of expression
Readers also address the following questions in the review process:
- Is the purpose of the research stated well?
- Is the significance of this research explained relative to the existing literature?
- Does the paper offer new insights and contribute to the development of the subject?
- Are there any typographical and syntactical errors?
- Does the article need to be proofread by a native English speaker?
True to the spirit of the blind, peer review for all essays that appear in the journal, JICMS would like readers to be aware that no member of the Editorial Board is involved in the review of books authored by other Editorial Board members. Furthermore, Editorial Board members do not review edited volumes which feature their scholarship. By following this practice, the journal avoids cronyism and conflict of interest, while maintaining its academic integrity.
Metadata
Metadata should be sent only when the Editor informs the authors that their articles have been officially accepted for publication. Authors should supply the following information in the same word document (right on top of the text of the article) with the final version of the article:
- Article Title (Only the initial letter of the first word in upper case)
- Author(s)’s name(s) and last name(s), followed by current academic affiliation(s)
In the case of co-authored articles, Intellect will assume a shared responsibility and by default arrange their names alphabetically unless the authors suggest otherwise. It is not an Intellect editorial practice to indicate the sections written by the individual authors.
- Abstract of 150 words (this will appear on Intellect’s website)
- Keywords (eight, listed one per line, in lower case where possible). Select effective keywords to facilitate online searchability so that the article appears higher in search engine results
- Author’s Biography of 150 words. Indicate:
- current academic title, position and affiliation: Teaching Fellow, Graduate student/ PhD candidate/student, Visiting Lecturer/Professor, Researcher, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Full Professor, Reader etc.
- specific field(s) of research
- list of publications with titles of books only (not titles of individual articles) followed by the name of the publisher and year of publication in parentheses, e.g. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)
- professionally related activities
N. B. Titles or contents of PhD dissertations, where authors completed their doctorate, titles of courses taught or list of institutions where they have taught should be avoided.
- Author’s institutional email
- Author’s institutional postal addresses
- Author’s ORCID ID
- Received date (when the article was first submitted): day, name of the month, year
- Accepted date (when the article was officially accepted): day, name of the month, year
Intellect Editorial Guidelines
The guidance on the following webpages
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-editors-and-contributors
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/728/house-style-guide-4th-ed-2020.pdf
must be read in conjunction with the Intellect Style Guide, especially for spelling and grammatical queries which the Editor sends electronically to the authors if their proposals are approved.
Presentation/House Style
Contributions should follow the Intellect Editorial Guidelines rigorously. All articles should be written in Microsoft Word 2016 and submitted as an email attachment. The article - including the endnotes, quotations, appendices, bibliography, etc. - should be double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point and size 100% (please do not send enlarged texts), and sent as an email attachment. Articles in PDF format are not accepted. A typescript not adequately prepared and not well presented will be returned to the author. All corrections and improvements to style and construction must be made before authors submit their articles to the Editor.
The first paragraph of each section should have no indentation, and each following paragraph should be indented (4 spaces on the left). The text should be justified and should have at least 2.5 cm/1 inch margins for annotation by the editorial team. Authors should also keep to the same number of lines per page and a standard width setting. Please add page numbers to your article.
The title of the article should be in bold at the beginning of the file, but not enclosed in quotation marks. Bold is also used for headings and subheadings (which should also be in Times New Roman 12 point) in the article which should be set in ordinary text, not ‘all caps’.
Italics may be used (sparingly) to indicate key concepts. Formatting should be kept to a minimum. The text will be reformatted by the typesetter. Any matters concerning the format and presentation of articles not covered by the above notes should be addressed to the Editor.
Language
The journal follows standard British English using the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Please use ‘ize’ endings instead of ‘ise’, which, contrary to common belief, is British as well as American. There are a few exceptions such as 'advertise', 'compromise' and 'analyse', so when in doubt, please consult the OED.
Length of articles
Articles should be 6.000-8.000 words long and must not exceed 8.000 words (including notes, references, bionote and abstract)
Films/TV programmes
Official translations of titles should be set in italics, in title case within brackets, e.g. Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers). Unofficial translations provided by the author for explanation purposes should be set in sentence case, no italics, within quote marks, e.g. Rang De Basanti ('Colour it yellow').
When making reference to films within your text, please provide the year of release in parentheses after the first reference of the film/TV programme title within your text. These titles should be italicized and not underlined.
Citation: Original Title (Translation) (Last name of director year of production).
For example:
Angst essen Seele auf (Fear Eats the Soul) (Fassbinder 1973)
When film titles (especially foreign film titles) are referred to in an article, please set them out in the following format:
Reference:
Surname, Name (Year), Original Title (English Translation), Country: Production Company.
If the translation of the title is the official English release title, continue to refer to the film with its English title; if it is an unofficial translation, namely it is the author’s translation, continue to use the original language title.
For example: Official English release title
Roma città aperta (Rome, Open City) the author should continue using the official English title after the initial dual reference.
For example: Unofficial and/or author’s translation of the Italian title
La sfida (‘The challenge’) (Rosi 1958)
Unofficial translations (e.g. those by the author) should be placed in quotation marks with parentheses, with an initial capital only on the first word of the title and subtitle. Subsequently, the author should use the original Italian title in the rest of the article.
TV programs/Series
References examples:
Game of Thrones (2011-2019) USA: HBO.
Gomorra – La serie (Gomorrah) (2014–present) Italy: Sky/Fandango.
Please provide complete production details of all the films mentioned more than once in the text to include in the reference list: Last name, First name (year of release), Title, country of origin: name of production house
Titles
Titles of books, publications, magazines and journals should not be followed by an English translation. See more details and examples under References.
Titles of institutions and organizations in languages other than English should all be followed by the English translation (e.g. Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimediali/Italian Motion Picture Association).
Acronyms
Acronyms should be spelled out and translated when appropriate: e.g. Far East Film Festival (FEFF); or BNL (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro/National Bank of Labour).
Translations
If you translate a citation from another language, please provide only the English translation in the body of your article. In an endnote indicate the following: ‘Unless otherwise indicated, all translations from the original (e.g. Chinese, French, Italian, etc.) are mine’. For reasons of space, original texts in Italian or any other language cannot be published.
Dates
Use 17 January 1987 (without commas; not January 17, 1987 or 17th January, 1987 or 17.1.87). Note: not ‘the 19th century’ but ‘nineteenth-century traditions’ (i.e. spelt out and hyphenated when used adjectivally).
Quotations
Intellect’s style for quotations embedded into a paragraph is single quote marks, with double quote marks used for a second quotation contained within the first. In-text quotations of over 40 words long should be set as a display quote, i.e. set into a separate indented (4 spaces on the left) paragraph with an additional one-line space above and below, and without quote marks at the beginning or end. Please note that for quotations within the text, the punctuation should follow the bracketed reference. Note that there are no spaces between the suspension points.
Avoid breaking up quotations with an insertion, for example: ‘This approach to mise-en-scène’, says MacPerson, ‘is not sufficiently elaborated’ (MacPerson 1998: 33). When italics are used for emphasis within quotations, please ensure that you indicate whether the emphasis is from the original text (original emphasis) or whether it is your own (my own emphasis).
The frequency of in-text quotations (less than 40 words) should not interfere with—that is interrupt or weaken—the momentum of the author's argument.
For a display quote, the bracketed reference appears after the full stop. All omissions in a quotation are indicated thus: [...]. The number of display quotes (40 or more words) should be limited to 6. These should be of moderate length and should be introduced in a scholarly manner. The author should engage critically with the content of the quotations in ways that support the article’s argument.
Overuse of display quotes
This site explains the fair use of quotations: https://www.copyrightuser.org/understand/exceptions/quotation/.
The British Library also explains the following on their page: https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/articles/fair-use-copyright-explained
Personal communications
Personal communications are what the informant said directly to the author, e.g. ‘Pam loved the drums (personal communication)’. This needs no citation in the references list. Equally, the use of personal communications need not refer back to a named informant. However, a more formal research interview can be cited in the text (Gagliardo 12 August 2019 interview) and in the References list.
Notes
Endnotes, not footnotes, must be double-spaced. They may be used for comments and additional information only. In general, if something is worth saying, it is worth saying in the text itself. A note will divert the reader’s attention away from your argument. If you think a note is necessary, make it as brief and to the point as possible. Place note calls outside the punctuation, i.e. after the comma or the full stop. The note call must be in superscripted Arabic (1, 2, 3). Endnote numbers (in superior numerals and not in brackets) come after a punctuation mark in the article and not before.
References
All references in the text should be according to the Harvard system, e.g. (Bordwell 1989: 9).
References refer the reader to a bibliography at the end of the article, before the endnotes. The heading should be References (not Bibliography, Works Cited or other).
Examples of entries:
Bernardelli, Andrea (2016), Cattivi seriali. Personaggi atipici nelle produzioni televisive contemporanee, Rome: Carocci Editore.
Aroldi, Piermarco (2003), ‘Quante storie!’, in Aroldi, P. and Colombo, F. (eds) Le età della tv: indagine su quattro generazioni di spettatori italiani, Milan: Vita e Pensiero, pp. 85-114.
Buonanno, Milly (2010), ‘Da La piovra a L’ultimo padrino. Vent’anni di storie di mafia nella fiction italiana’, Problemi dell’informazione, 35:3, pp. 289-311.
Multiple works by the same author
Buonanno, Milly (2010), ‘Da La piovra a L’ultimo padrino. Vent’anni di storie di mafia nella fiction italiana’, Problemi dell’informazione, 35.3, pp. 289-311.
_________ (2012a), La fiction italiana. Narrazioni televisive e identità nazionale, Rome and Bari: Laterza.
Multiple editions of the same source:
Pasolini, Pier Paolo ([1973] 1979), ‘Un uomo con le mani sporche come quelle di un bambino’, in G. Chiararcossi (ed.), Descrizioni di descrizioni, Torino: Einaudi, pp. XX–XX.
The original publication date in square brackets is all authors need to acknowledge the original publication - because what is important for the Reference list is the source they used. However, if they want to reference its original place of publication in the text, that is of course fine.
Authors should not group films together under a separate Filmography heading. Instead, they should incorporate all films into the main body of References and list them alphabetically by director and provide all production information. The same rule applies to music/new media. Authors should identify the director/composer and list alphabetically with books, journals and articles.
Titles of books or articles in other languages should not be translated into English.
TV programmes should be alphabetized by title and incorporated into the main body of references.
Titles of films or books that are mentioned with sufficient analytical focus must be added to the References with their full details, even if they are not quoted On the other hand, there is no need to add to the references titles of films that are only mentioned very briefly in passing.
Illustrations
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The image should always be accompanied by a suitable caption and the following is the required style for captions:
Figure 1: Caption (title of the image)
On the text of the article authors should indicate where to insert the images in this way:
Insert Figure 1: Caption
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Please note that this is per page, so if authors feature two colour images on one page, it would still count as one of your 24 pages.
Permissions/Copyright/Liability
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Online posting policy
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Copyright policy
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‘An earlier version of this piece was published in the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies Volume xx, issue xx, year xxxx, published by Intellect Ltd, Bristol’
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