· The Editors welcome the submission of manuscripts for publication in the following sections of the journal — articles: 6-8,000 words and book reviews: maximum 1500 words. Word limits include footnotes. Under certain circumstances the editors will accept longer papers.
· Manuscripts should make an original contribution to our understanding of human rights, and should not merely describe a particular incidence.
· For a submission to be accepted for review by the academic editors of the journal the following documents must be included:
1)
Manuscripts must be submitted
in digital form and so should be e-mailed or (hardcopy plus 3.5"
floppy disk) to the Managing Editor: Editorial Board, Australian Journal of
Human Rights, Faculty of Law,
2) Six keywords must be submitted with the manuscript as will be required if the article is published for web searches
3) Abstract of no more than 200 words must be submitted.
4) All manuscripts must be formatted according to the journal style guide, this includes full referencing both in text and in the bibliography
Manuscripts that fail to meet these requirements will not be considered to have been submitted for consideration for publication.
· Manuscripts must be original and not published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
· All submissions are subject to a two-stage review. Articles are sent to the academic editors of the AJHR to assess the suitability of the article for the journal. If accepted, articles are anonymously peer reviewed. It is anticipated that this process should take 10 weeks.
· The manuscript should be typed in double-spacing on one side of the page. It should contain no identifying markings, but be accompanied by a covering letter that should set out the name(s), address(es) and contain details of the author(s) together with a word count for the article.
· The manuscript is to be formatted in accordance with the style guide
of the journal. It is the author’s responsibility to check the accuracy and
spelling of references and information such as names, cases and citation.
Manuscripts will be sent back to authors for editing if they do not meet the
standards stipulated in the AJHR Style Guide.
General Points:
Gender neutral language must be used (‘his or her’; ‘he or she’; avoid the use of ‘they’).
Spelling is in accordance with the Oxford English Dictionary.
Dates should be in the form ‘27 May 1997’ and years ‘1925–90’ (unless the date spans centuries).
Punctuation: there should be only one space between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next.
Acronyms: should be spelt out with the acronym at the first usage. Acronyms are preceded by ‘the’ only if they are not usually pronounced as a word. For example: ‘CEDAW’ but ‘the UN’.
Abbreviations: minimise the use of periods. For example ‘p’ not ‘p.’, ‘UN’ not ‘U.N.’.
Quotations of less than 30 words should stand within the text in single inverted commas.
A quotation within a quotation should have double inverted commas.
Quotations of more than 30 words should be set in 9 point with an
indent, without quotation marks. A quotation within this should be further
indented or contained within single inverted commas.
References must be cited at the end of quotations.
Minimise archaic language: for example use ‘while’ rather than ‘whilst’, ‘among’ rather than ‘amongst’.
Tables should be presented as a word table with rows and columns rather
than as a tabulated table, as these do not translate well into HTML for web
publication.
Numbers: Spell out numbers up to ten (and all numbers
if at the start of a sentence). Use figures for 10 and over. Exceptions to this
are measurements such as:
2 per cent
$10 and $9 million
4 kilometres
3 cents
Do not
use commas in four figure numbers.
Paragraphs
should be justified, beginning at margin and
spacing 3 points before and after, with double-spaced line spacing.
Default style: general text should be Times New Roman, 12 pt. Font.
Margins: 2.5cm at top, bottom right and left.
Paper: A4 (210x297mm) portrait
Header
and footer: 127mm but no
text
Headings:
Headings should not be numbered.
Different level headings should be consistently formatted, either by using Microsoft Word’s heading levels or the following guide:
Level 1 (Heading) - 12 point bold, all upper case
Level 2 (Subheading)- 12 point bold and italics, only first word and proper names upper case
Level 3 (Subsubheading)- 12 point italics, only first word and proper names upper case
Footnotes: should be explanatory only and kept to a minimum (where possible limited to 40 words).
In-text footnote makers should appear before punctuation.
Footnote text should be Times New Roman, 10 pt. Font, single spaced.
Use ‘above’ for ibid or supra. Use ‘compare’ for cp. Use 'contrast' for cf.
Abstract: should be formatted as per default style
Currencies: formatting of currencies should take the following form
The AJHR has adopted an in-text Harvard System as the style of referencing. As such, footnotes are not to be used for references. References must be cited in-text and listed under appropriate headings at the end of the article (see below for lists for bibliography).
Within the Text: In-text citations Guide
The Harvard system of
referencing requires you to include three pieces of information about a source within
the text of your submission. This information is:
At
the End of the Text:
At the end of your text, you
must include a List of References. This is a list of all
the books, journal articles and other sources of information you have referred
to in your assignments. Full bibliographical information must be included.
Please see below for further information in relation to the required form of
the Bibliography.
To
cite a direct quotation: Write the text word for word and place single inverted commas at the
beginning and end of the quote. The author, date and page number must be
included.
For
Example: ‘
To
cite a quotation or idea from an author who attributes it to another source: You must acknowledge both sources
in your text
For
Example: Graham Gibbs, in his 1981 study into student learning wrote that
‘because students are aware of their tutor’s mastery of the subject matter, it
is quite common for them to assume that their reader has no needs at all’
(Gibbs 1981, 39, quoted in Bowden 1985, 35).
To
cite the overall content of a work: You do not need to include page numbers
because it is the entire work you are referring to
For
Example: Larsen and Greene (1989) studied the effects of pollution in three
major cities...
To cite from a journal: Same as from a book, if the page number is required as it is for direct quoting.
For Example: For a direct quote:(Entwhistle 1977, 23) and for an idea only:
(Entwistle 1977)
To cite an idea from more than one work: Separate
the references either with a semicolon
For
Example: (Entwistle 1977; Haddon 1969)
To
cite from an article or book with more than two authors: list names with ‘and’ in between.
For
Example: (Sontag and Paglia 1987)
To
cite from an article or book with three or more authors: Use the surname of the first
author and et al. ("and others")
For
Example: Browne et al. (1987) argued that...
or: (Browne et al, 1987)
To cite from
authors with the
same surname who have published in the same year: use their initials to indicate different
people. Only put period between first and second initial and not after second
initial.
For
Example: The theory was first developed in 1978 (Smith AK 1979: 654), but later
many of its elements were refuted (Smith JA 1979: 123).
To
cite more than one work by the same author: Arrange citations in chronological order
For
Example: (Smith 1981, 1984, 1985)
To
cite an author
who published more than one work in the same year: Attach an a, b, c, d
etc. after the year
For
Example: Dawkins (1972a, 1972b)
completed a number of studies on...
To
cite from newspapers: List the name of the newspaper, the date, year and page number
For
Example: (Sydney Morning Herald 7 Mar 1994: 8)
To
cite from a privately obtained interview or other personal communication: include the abbreviation 'pers.
comm.' in your reference
For
Example: (Daly B 1994, pers. comm, 7 Aug)
To
cite from a CD-ROM:
Include the full title and year of publication
For
Example: (CD-ROM, Microsoft Encarta, 1995)
To cite from an Internet source: In-text citations usually require page numbers, but Internet documents rarely contain them. Use the author name and the date created
For Example: (Cogdill, 1996)
BUT if the author's name is unknown, cite the website URL however do not include the http://: For Example: (www.aaa.unsw.edu.au)
To cite from a film or
video: Include the full title and year
of release
For Example: (Three
Colours Red, 1995)
To cite a quotation from a judgement: Write the text word for word and
place single inverted commas at the beginning and end of the quote. The judge,
case, date and paragraph number must be included. Note that the word ‘at’ must appear before
the paragraph number.
For
Example: ‘
To cite legislation: Legislation should appear in text with the Act title followed by the date of Act, both in italics, jurisdiction in parentheses, and a section number if appropriate.
If desired, a shortened title may be given in parentheses after the first mention of the Act and used subsequently.
For Example: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
(
To cite
Legal Provisions: They are to be
abbreviated consistently (except at the start of a sentence) with spaces
between abbreviation and number. There
is to be no periods or full stops and no hyphens
For
Example: subs (1), not sub-s (1).
Singular abbreviations: s, subs, para, cl, art, reg, r, Div, Subdiv, Pt, Sch.
Plural abbreviations: ss, subss, paras, cll, arts, regs, rr, Divs, Subdivs, Pts, Schs.
To cite International Legal Material: International legal material (for example, cases, treaties, UN resolutions, etc) should be listed by shortened title in the text. Do not give the full citation. If desired, an abbreviated title may be given in parentheses after the first mention of the legal material and used subsequently. Do not put the document name in italics. To cite specific articles within an international law document cite the document then in parentheses the article number.
For Example: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the Declaration) states that everyone is entitled to its rights and freedoms ‘…without distinction of any kind…’(art 2) and to equal protection against violations of the Declaration (art 7).
OR
To
Cite from speeches and Parliamentary Debates: Name,
House, date, a, b, c or d etc if there are subsequent speeches/articles from
the same person in the same year.
eg.( Lord Irving,
House of Lords, 1998, a)
The references to be listed at the end of the article are to be organised in the following way and according to the following style guide.
The heading should be References.
Lists should appear in the following order:
Domestic cases;
Domestic legislation;
International legal material;
References.
Please refer to the following guidelines when referencing.
For Unreported cases should be cited as: Case name (unreported,
<medium neutral court designator in the form Smith v Jones [1998] HCA 99] >, <court>, <judge>,
<no>, <date>)
For Example:
Applicant A v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 142 ALR 331
Dranichnikov v MIMA & Ors [2001] FCA 769
Khawar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1999) 168 ALR 190.
Canada (AG) v Ward [1993] 2 SCR 681.
All domestic
legislation referred to in the text must be listed at the end of the article
under a heading ‘List of <Country> legislation’. Note that legislation
from different countries should be listed separately.
Act titles
and Rules of Court are to be in italics. Do not use italics for Bill titles.
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No 6) (Cth) 2001
The full citation or details must be listed at the end of the article under a heading ‘List of international legal materials’. The document title must be listed in full with no abbreviation, then the date it entered into force listed as month, day, year, then the identifying document details.
Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women,
Convention
Relating to the Status of Refugees,
International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Protocol
Relating to the Status of Refugees,
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, GA Res 217A (III), UN Doc A/810 (1948)
Books and Journal Articles
To
cite from a book: Bibliographical Details (or Information about a book)
Include full bibliographic details, presented in the following order:
Examples:
Smith G and Brown J (1993) Introduction
to Sociology UNSW Press, Sydney
Leeder
SR, Dobson A J, Gribberd R W and Patel N K (1996) The Australia Film Industry (2nd edn), Dominion
Press,
To
cite Articles from a Book Collection
When a book is a collection of articles, each by different
authors, but with an editor(s), use the following layout:
Marton F, Hounsell D and Entwistle N (eds) (1982) The Experience of Learning Scottish
Academic Press, Edinburgh
When you use an article
from a book collection, the title of the article appears in quotations; the
title of the book is either underlined or italicised. When listing an article
from a book collection, place the information in the following order:
For
Example:
Curthoys A (1997) 'History and identity' in
To
cite Journal Articles
When referencing journal articles you need to place the information in the
following order:
Examples:
Kozulin A (1997)'Literature as a
Psychological Tool' 7
(3) Educational Psychologist pp 253-265
Souban JC, Kouzman TH and
Whitman W(1991) 'A Sociological Survey into
To cite Internet Sources
A Note About Internet Sources
There are some special problems
and demands when referencing Internet sites. In comparison to print material,
electronic sources can easily be changed, or vanish altogether. This makes full
and accurate information essential. If an Internet source
has no author, use identifying words from the title (e.g. 'Australian
Government Official Website')
Avoid dividing an electronic address.
Place the Internet address on a single line when possible.
A
World Wide Web Page
Author Known:
Author
Unknown:
For Example:
a web page with an
author:
Winston J (1999) A look at referencing [Online] Available:
www.aaa.edu.au/aaa.html [2000, October 20].
an unauthored web page:
[Online] 1999 Available:
www.aaa.edu.au/index.html [2000, October 20]
To
cite a foreign language title:
Put the translation in parenthesis after the original title:
Jung CG (1964) Der
Mensch und seine Symbole (Man and his Symbols)
Allen & Unwin,
To
cite a newspaper article with a named author:
Donaghy, B (1999) ´National meeting set to
review tertiary admissions` Campus News 3-9 March pp 3
To cite
an unattributed newspaper article:
'UNSW gains top ranking from quality team'
To cite Government
publications:
Give the name of the ministry
or agency that has issued the report:
Department of Education, Employment & Training Annual
Report 1991-92 AGPS,