Anthropology of the Middle East
Information for Contributors
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The Editorial Board welcomes submissions for publication in English or French. Mailed submissions will be reviewed, however e-mail submissions are encouraged. Please note that all correspondence will take place via e-mail. Please e-mail submissions and complete contact information to the following address: soheilairan@gmail.com.
Mailed submissions must include a disk or CD and three printed copies of the article. Please mail materials to:
Dr Soheila Shahshahani, Editor
Anthropology of the Middle East
Shahid Beheshti University
B.P. 19585-193, Tehran, Iran
Further correspondence and inquiries may be directed to Dr Birgit Reinel, Managing Editor, at the following address: birgitreinel@yahoo.de.
Research articles should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words, although longer papers may be considered. Contributions for the Notes from the Field section should include works in progress or works pending funding in the range of 1,500 to 4,000 words. Book reviews should be 500 to 1,500 words, and reports on conferences, films and announcements should be 150 to 700 words in length.
An abstract of not more than 100 words and 5 to 8 keywords must be included, along with a biographical note. The abstract should summarize or paraphrase the content of the article, with exact duplication being avoided. The abstract, keywords and biographical note for French articles must be submitted in English.
Submitted article must be prepared as a Word or RTF file at the A4 paper size standard with 2.5 cm margins on all sides. Both main text and notes should be double-spaced in a 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman.
Articles, notes and reviews should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that have been accepted for publication but do not conform to the AME style may be rejected or returned to the author for amendment. Upon acceptance, authors are required to submit copyright agreements and all necessary permission letters for reprinting or modifying copyrighted materials. The author is fully responsible for obtaining all permissions. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted at proof stage.
The AME style guide is based on the Oxford Guide to Style (OGS), with some deviations for house preferences. The journal uses British punctuation and spelling, following The Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In text citations should follow the Author-Date system with full documentation in the Reference section. Please follow the standard rules of the Academie Francaise for articles in French. Authors may also refer to Regles Typographiques.