期刊名称：ANALYSIS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Aims and Scope
Analysis is the most established and esteemed forum in which to publish short discussions of topics in philosophy. Articles published in Analysis lend themselves to the presentation of cogent but brief arguments for substantive conclusions, and often give rise to discussions which continue over several interchanges. A wide range of topics are covered including: philosophical logic and philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and moral philosophy
A key feature of Analysis is the rapid publication time. The editor of Analysis aims to give authors a decision within eight weeks from submission, and frequently much faster. Once accepted, papers usually appear in Analysis within nine months, and often faster; some pieces may receive very rapid pre-publication on the Analysis Trust web pages at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/journals/analysis/
Instructions to Authors
Author Guidelines
Prospective authors will get the best indication of the sort of papers that ANALYSIS publishes by looking at recent issues. But the headline news is that papers should be:
- analytical in style (what else?!)
- written with great clarity
- on topics of current interest (and note, ANALYSIS does not publish papers on the interpretation of the Great Dead Philosophers)
- brief (normally less than 4000 words, and preferably less than 3000)
We do look with interest at papers that continue recent threads of debate in ANALYSIS, but, because of the intense pressure on space, we have a policy of not normally publishing critiques of papers that have appeared in other journals.
Departmental colleagues of the Editor are not debarred from having submissions considered, but no such paper is accepted unless recommended by an external referee.
Submitted papers do not have to conform to the details of ANALYSIS style. But if a paper is accepted then the author will be asked to produce a disk version for typesetting purposes that conforms to the journal's conventions. See Notes for Authors, below.
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Papers (two copies) should be snail-mailed to:
Professor Michael Clark,
The Editor of ANALYSIS,
Department of Philosophy,
University of Nottingham,
University Park,
Nottingham NG7 2RD,
UK.
Contributors are asked always to send two hard-copies.
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The journal's e-mail address is analysis@nottingham.ac.uk
- In 2004 ANALYSIS received 523 papers, of which 52 have been accepted. Occasionally papers are invited.
- All papers are initially read by the Editor. Some are accepted, perhaps after amendment or resubmission, by the Editor himself and a proportion are then sent out to referees. When papers are sent on, the referees receive "blinded" versions of the papers if copies are sent in that form. And referees' reports are sent on to the authors if the referees agree, though in the interests of speed referees may give brisk verdicts for the Editor's eyes only.
- Referees are drawn principally from the ANALYSIS Committee and other UK philosophers.
- We aim to give authors a decision within eight weeks, and frequently much faster.
- If you don't hear from us in that sort of period, don't let months go by -- complain! (E-mails do very occasionally go astray -- and no office system is perfect.)
- Rejected papers are not returned.
- Once accepted, papers usually appear within nine months, and often faster: some pieces may receive very rapid pre-publication on the ANALYSIS web site.
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Notes for Authors: preparation of final copy
Introduction
In common with most of Blackwell's journals Analysis is now typeset by an outside company from copy-edited versions of authors' disk files. You are asked to send an electronic version as well as a printout of the final version of your paper. These Notes give guidance on the sort of disk files we prefer as well as on more conventional matters of style.
In order to keep typesetting problems to a minimum, it will be very much appreciated if you would follow these guidelines as closely as possible: do please read them carefully. It should be stressed that Analysis doesn't employ a copy-editor: so a carelessly produced disk-file will just waste the Editor's time.
Apologies if these Notes at first seem a little intimidating! But in fact, the headline messages are very straightforward:
says we would like a file on a PC format disk, preferably in MS Word;
and asks you to keep to standard word-processing practices and to keep the layout simple.
adds details of received Analysis style in such matters as spelling.
addresses the vexed matter of the form of citations and reference lists.
describes what happens after you send in your disk.
1. Preferred file formats
Please send your file on a PC format 3.5ins, 1.44Mb disk (even if you use a Macintosh). MS Word files are preferred, but WordPerfect files are also acceptable. Alternatively send it as an email attachment. A hard copy and the completed copyright form should be sent by post.
Do please remember to label your disk clearly with your name and a note of what type of file it contains - 'WordPerfect 6', 'Word 7', 'ASCII Text', or whatever.
2. Word-processing and general layout
Word-processing habits The two most frequent avoidable causes of problems in typesetting are (a) papers where the citations are not in the right format, and (b) bad word-processing habits. More about (a) later - but first, please do use good general word-processing practices. Quite apart from helping Analysis, acquiring good habits should make life much easier for you in the long run anyway!In particular
nbsp;Never finish a line with a carriage return except at the end of a paragraph.
nbsp;Never use spaces to indent a paragraph, or to align text - always use tab stops.
nbsp;Never insert stray spaces between words.
nbsp;Never insert a space before a comma, colon or other punctuation mark.
It is also standard typographical practice to follow a period with just one space, whereas typists traditionally used two.
General layout The basic rule is just keep it simple! Do avoid all fancy features like autonumbering of sections. The nearer you are to a vanilla text file with just a few uses of italics, probably the better. But if you can, do use real italics rather than underlining for emphasis etc.
Do not include page numbers or headers or footers in the electronic version.
Headings The article should be headed by
The title
Author Name
- left-aligned. In the case of longer papers, it can be helpful to divide the piece into numbered sections, and the sections may also be given headings, thus
3. Limiting the options
- also left-aligned. But do not overdo this device.
Addresses Your addresses, snail-mail and email, should appear, right-aligned, at the end of the main text.
Use a short form for the snail-mail address, and only indicate your department if it is not a philosophy department. (Your addresses at the time of publication are the ones to use, since the aim is to expedite correspondence from readers.)
Quotations Those over (say) twenty-five words long will appear as indented material. So clearly set off such quotations from the surrounding text. Do not use quotation marks around indented material. The reference for the source of the quotation should normally appear as part of the indented material, thus
and we possess knowledge. (Jones 1981: 44-45)
Other displayed material, such as numbered propositions for discussion, should also be indented and clearly separated from the surrounding text.
Footnotes are to be kept to a minimum, and should not be used for the routine citation of references. Mini-footnotes such as 'op.cit. p. 123' should never be used. If possible any footnotes should be generated by your word-processor so that they are placed at the bottom of the page containing the reference marker.
3. Analysis style
Acknowledgements to colleagues etc. for help and advice, or thanks for research funding etc., should be keyed to the end of the text as the final footnote.
Bracketing Numbered propositions should be marked '(1)', '(2)' and not '1.', '2.'.
Latin phrases Those which are sufficiently familiar like 'vice versa' and 'a priori' will not be printed in italics and should therefore not be italicized in your final version. Do not italicize 'modus ponens', 'modus tollens', etc. Less common foreign phrases should, however, be italicized. For example:
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roman |
italic |
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ad hoc |
argumentum ad hominem |
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ad infinitum |
ceteris paribus |
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a posteriori |
de dicto |
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a priori |
de re |
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contra |
eo ipso |
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modus ponens |
inter alia |
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modus tollens |
mutatis mutandis |
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per se |
pace |
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prima facie |
reductio (ad absurdum) |
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vice versa |
simpliciter |
Punctuation Single quotation marks are to be used except for quotation within a quotation. 'Scare quotes' - to be used very sparingly - should also be single quotes, as here. The placing of other punctuation marks with respect to quotation marks should be guided by logic. For example, if the quotation is a whole sentence, then its full stop should appear inside the scope of the quotation marks; while if the quoted phrase functions as only part of a sentence, then the full stop should fall outside the quotation marks, thus
?this is indeed 'a fancifully fancyless medium of unvarnished news'.
If you possibly can, use different symbols for left-hand and right-hand quote marks.
Where you want to print a dash, use (if possible) an en dash with a space either side. Or failing that, type -- as in this example -- a double hyphen.
Quirky punctuation (misplaced commas are the most frequent oddity) will be quietly changed at the Editor's discretion.
Spelling North American spelling should be Anglicized. In particular, note the preferred spellings of
analyse behaviour
colour defence
premiss (pl. premisses)
sceptic
USA (not U.S.A.)
Possessives should in general follow pronunciation, so
Evans's, Lewis's, Williams's.
On the vexed questions of 'ize' versus 'ise' endings, we will follow Oxford style for the sake of uniformity. So
criticize, standardize, realize.
But note,
analyse, analysing, exercise.
The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the chosen authority here for deciding between alternative spellings.
References to numbered sections within the text should take the form '?', etc.
Symbolism Do please use the standard TrueType Symbol font.
We aim for a certain consistency in the use of symbols.
(a) Use '&' rather than '.' for conjunction,
(b) Only use the horseshoe where the material conditional is definitely meant; otherwise use an arrow for a conditional.
(c) Use the tilde for classical negation and * for intuitionist negation; avoid expressing negations by slashing through symbols, other than those for identity and set-membership.
(d) Don't enclose quantifiers in parentheses.
(e) Use the box and diamond for modalities.
Symbolic letters (particularly lower-case letters as in 'two objects a and b are ...', 'Jack believes that p', 'at time t2') should normally be italicized.
Acronyms Please avoid multiplying acronyms: they should be used very sparingly.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references and quotations.
4. Citations
Imposing some kind of order on styles of citations is always one of the biggest editorial headaches in preparing papers for the press; so your cooperation in following these instructions will be particularly appreciated. From January 1996 we have used a conventional author-date system, in fact that recommended in The Chicago Manual of Style (see 14th Edition, chapter 16, for more details).
Citations are to be keyed to a list at the end of the paper headed 'References'. Items on this list should appear in alphabetical order by author in the following style:
Appiah, A. 1986. The importance of triviality. Philosophical Review 94: 209-31.
Dennett, D. C. 1987. Mid-term examination. In his The Intentional Stance, 339-50. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Dummett, M. 1993. The Seas of Language. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Gibbard, A. 1981. Two recent theories of conditionals. In Ifs, ed. W. L. Harper, R. Stalnaker and G. Pearce, 21147. Dordrecht: Reidel.
Heal, J. 1999. Thoughts and holism: reply to Cohen. Analysis 59: 71-78.
Heidegger, M. 1959. Introduction to Metaphysics. Trans. K. Manheim. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Quine, W. V. 1976. Carnap and logical truth. In his Ways of Paradox and other essays, 107-32. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
Smith, P. and O. R. Jones.1986. The Philosophy of Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Please note very carefully the various conventions.
nbsp;Journal article titles have 'sentence' punctuation, and are not enclosed in quotation marks, but end with a period.
nbsp;Journal titles and book titles have 'headline' punctuation with significant words in capitals.
nbsp;Journal volume numbers are given in arabic, not roman, numerals.
nbsp;Omit 'pp.' from page number citations. Give the last two digits for page ranges, with an en-dash ('-') as separator.
nbsp;Every reference finishes with a period.
Citations of these works in the body of the text should take the snappy form '(Appiah 1986: 212)', or 'Appiah (1986: 212) has argued that...', or 'see Dummett 1993 and Dennett 1987 for more details'. Please note the following conventions:
nbsp;If it is obvious from the context who the author is, a citation like (1986: 212) suffices.
nbsp;If you want to refer to the paper use 'Appiah 1986' (without brackets): 'Appiah (1986)' refers to the philosopher - it means 'Appiah (in his 1986 paper)'.
nbsp;Omit 'p.' or 'pp.', using a colon to separate dates from page numbers.
The following extract, from the Chicago Manual.69, gives the abbreviation system to be used for inclusive page numbers.
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First number |
Second number |
Examples |
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Less than 100 |
Use all digits |
3-10, 71-72, 96-117 |
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100 or multiple of 100 |
Use all digits |
1-104, 600-613, 1100-1123 |
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101 through 109 (in multiples of 100) |
Used changed part only, omitting unneeded zeros |
107-8, 505-17, 1002-6 |
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110 through 199 (in multiples of 100) |
Use two digits, or more if necessary |
221-25, 295-306 |
5. What next?
If you have followed the instructions this far, duty has been done (and many thanks for all that)!
You will be emailed and told how to go to the SNP Bestset eproof web page to get your proofs in the form of a PDF file. Proof corrections should be made within a week, preferably by email (or if necessary, by fax). We do not employ a copy editor; so do please read the proofs with special care, looking especially for omitted words, and the sort of mistakes such as 'of' for 'on', or 'casual' for 'causal', that aren't picked up by spelling-checkers.
You should avoid any major changes, and especially changes that threaten to affect the pagination. Rewriting of the material originally submitted may be disallowed at the Editor's discretion.
NEW: Online production tracking is now available for your article through Blackwell's Author Services.
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Editorial Board
Editorial Information
Editor
Michael Clark, University of Nottingham, UK
Email: analysis@nottingham.ac.uk
The Analysis Committee
J. Brown
T. S. Champlin
T. M Crane
R. Crisp
C. Daly
J. P. Dancy
P. T. Geach
A. E. Hills (Secretary)
R. Hopkins
R. J. Keefe
J. Ketland
R. Le Poidevin
H. Lillehammer
D. H. Mellor (Chairman)
H. W. Noonan
A. D. Oliver
J. M. Saul
N. Shackel
P. Smith
R. Wedgewood
T. Williamson
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