Proceedings of the british academy

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY

Proposal for themed volume

Please first read the general information on the Proceedings of the British Academy at

www. britishacademy. ac. uk/publications/guidelines-proposing-proceedings-british-academy-themed-volume

The principal proposer/Editor should only complete this form once the proposed contents list of the volume has been settled.

The next advertised closing date for submission of proposals is 16 September 2016.

Selection of the Proceedings volumes will be carried out by the British Academy’s Publications Committee in November 2016.

The principal proposer/Editor must complete §§ 1–12 of the form, and email the whole form to the Head of Publications at the British Academy (*****@***ac. uk). It is intended that this form, in Word, should be filled in electronically, and sent as an email attachment. Please type your answers where indicated by the colons (all answers should be in Times New Roman 11pt, with single line spacing). There are no predefined boxes to limit the length of your answers, but please keep your answers succinct (§§ 6, 8 & 9 require fuller answers). Please ensure that you complete all sections of the form, that you provide all the information we need, and that all information is accurate and that there are no spelling or typographical errors. Your application will be judged solely on the information completed in this form, together with the referee’s report.

You need to obtain a reference. A reference form is plete § 1 of the reference form and email the form to the referee, together with a copy of your completed proposal form. Please ask your referee to email their reference direct to the British Academy by the closing date of 16 September 2016. An application cannot be considered unless the proposal and the reference have been submitted on or before the specified deadline.

1. Title of volume

Please give the title of the volume. This should be clear, simple and eye-catching, and suitable for use on publicity material.

Main title in full :

Sub-title (if any) :

2. Principal proposer/Editor

Full name (surname underlined) and title

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Present appointment and employing institution

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Address for correspondence (including post code)

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Telephone no. :

Email address :

3. Other Editors

Please provide the following information for each other Editor of the volume.

Full name (surname underlined) and title

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Present appointment and employing institution

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Address for correspondence (including post code)

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Telephone no. :

Email address :

mmary

Please provide a summary of the nature and scope of the volume – in accessible language suitable for an informed, general readership (max. 150 words).

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5. Background

Please provide any information that you think may help the Publications Committee understand the background to this publication proposal. If the proposed volume arises from a conference, provide brief information on the conference (including when and where it was held, and whether it received any form of British Academy support), and comment briefly on how successful it was in achieving its aims.

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6. Details of volume

Describe the aims and objectives of the volume, in sufficient detail to allow assessors to evaluate its importance. Explain the focus of the volume and its theme(s). Why is the topic now particularly appropriate for a themed volume? What new scholarly developments will be discussed? What will be the likely impact of the volume on scholarship? What are the wider (e. g. public policy, public interest) implications? How does the proposed volume differ from other recent or scheduled publications/conferences on this topic?

[This question provides your opportunity to sell the significance of the volume, and requires a fuller answer. It should anticipate some of what you would intend to say in the Introduction about how the volume pushes forward the study of the subject.]

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Please explain the principal target readership(s) at which the volume will be pitched.

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7. Disciplines

Please mark with a 1 the discipline most relevant to this proposal. If the proposal is cross-disciplinary in nature, please mark with a 2 the discipline next most relevant to it. You may mark with an X other disciplines that are highly relevant to the proposal.

Anthropology
Archaeology
Business and management studies
Classics and ancient history
Communications and media studies
Economics
Education
English language and literature
Geography
History
History of art
Law
Linguistics
Medieval studies
Modern languages
Music
Oriental and African studies
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Religious studies
Sociology
other (e. g. in the natural sciences) List here :

Special consideration will be given to proposals that are cross-disciplinary in nature. If the topic is cross-disciplinary, explain which disciplines would be interested in this volume, and how the interaction would benefit scholarship.

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8. Contents list of volume

Please list the Contents of the volume, giving the authors of the papers (with affiliations) and the paper titles. All authors should have formally agreed to contribute to this volume according to a rough timetable you have given them (please indicate any contributors who have not yet confirmed their willingness).

All volumes must contain an Introduction (see the ‘Guidelines for proposing and editing a themed volume’). A Conclusion that ties the volume together at the end might also be considered.

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You may add here any comments to explain your choice of authors and titles (or any deliberate omissions). Where appropriate, please add any comments to explain any particular balances or imbalances within the list of contributors (e. g. male/female; UK-based/international; senior scholars/early-career scholars).

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You may add here any comments to explain how the volume will constitute a coherent book rather than simply a collection of papers.

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9. Abstracts

Please provide here (in Contents List order) an abstract of every paper in the volume.

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10. Specific information on papers

Recommended length of papers :

Can you confirm that, to the best of your knowledge,

no paper has been published (or is promised for publication) elsewhere? Yes / No

The language of publication will be English.

Can you confirm that the submission of final texts in English will not present a problem? Yes / No

Please give an indication of any special typesetting requirements that you foresee (e. g., special characters, extensive tabular matter)

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Please give an indication of the nature and level of any illustration that you foresee for the volume, explaining briefly how the illustrations will enhance the volume

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bmission of text

Deadline for contributors to submit final drafts to Editor(s) :

Each paper should be reviewed by one referee who isn’t an Editor of the volume or an author contributing to the volume.

Allowing time for editorial scrutiny, give an estimated date when the final approved text will be submitted to the Publications Committee for production :

12. Referee

Please provide the name and address of a scholar who could provide a reference for this proposal. Your referee should be able to give an informed view of the volume, and assess its likely impact on scholarship. Your referee should not be directly involved with any aspect of the volume, and should be drawn from outside your own employing institution.

Name (surname underlined) and title

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Address for correspondence (including postcode)

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Email :

Submitting the proposal

Once you have completed §§ 1–12 of the form, the whole form should be emailed to the Head of Publications at the British Academy (*****@***ac. uk).

Complete § 1 of the reference form and email the form to your referee, together with a copy of your completed proposal form – allowing them time to be able to compose their reference by the closing date. Please ask your referee to email their reference direct to the British Academy. It is your responsibility to ensure that the reference is submitted to the British Academy in time. An application cannot be considered unless the proposal and the reference have been submitted on or before the closing date.

The closing date for submission of proposals is 16 September 2016.

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Proposal for Proceedings of the British Academy themed volume

Reference Form

Editor: How to complete the form Referee: How to complete the form

Please complete section 1 in typescript, Please complete sections 2–3 in typescript.

and forward the form to your referee, together Email the form to Head of Publications at

with a copy of your completed proposal the British Academy at *****@***ac. uk

16 September 2016. Do not send it to the applicant.

1. Name of principal proposer/Editor 2. Name of referee

Name : Tel no : Email :

Name : Tel no : Email :

3. Reference

Please give in the space provided your confidential assessment of the academic quality and scholarly importance of the proposed volume, the focus of its contents, the likely impact on scholarship, the wider significance and interest, the scholarly standing of and contribution to be made by the named authors, and the ability of the Editor(s) to deliver the publication: ________________________________________________________________________________ ‘Signature’ : Date :

The British Academy is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and complies with the provisions of the Act. To pursue its legitimate interests the Academy makes extensive use of peer review. The Academy is not exempt from disclosing the content of a reference to an applicant invoking the Data Protection Act, unless by doing so the identity of the author of the reference is revealed. The policy of the Academy is to maintain strict confidentiality, unless the referee explicitly consents to the disclosure of his or her identity. Please indicate below if you are willing for your reference to be disclosed. Otherwise, confidentiality will be preserved and, where necessary to protect your identity, the content of your reference will not be revealed to the applicant.

I am willing for my reference to be disclosed to the applicant Yes / No