Please send manuscripts to

Michael Bamberg

Clark University

Department of Psychology

Worcester, MA 01610 -- USA

Guidelines for Contributors:

1.  Narrative Inquiry publishes exclusively in English.

2. Authors should submit four copies of their MANUSCRIPT, double-spaced (12 pt) and prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th edition).

The manuscript should include an abstract and a covering letter stating the format of the contribution and the preference whether the author prefers the manuscript to be reviewed anonymously, or openly.

3.  The journal publishes target articles along with invited commentaries, articles, research notes, unsolicited commentaries, review articles, book reviews and occasional announce­ments. Articles should preferably not exceed 8ooo words (incl. endnotes and references). Notes and commentaries should not exceed 2500 words.

4.  Upon acceptance the author will be requested to send the final version on disk (IBM compatible, preferably WP) accompanied by two hard copies of the text.

5.  FIGURE S and TABLES should be numbered, with appropriate captions, and be placed following the reference section. Reference to any Figures and Tables should be made in the text and their desired position should be indicated on the hard copy.

6.  QUOTATIONS should be given in double quotation marks. Quotations longer than 4 lines should be indented with one line space above and below the indented passage.

7.  FOOTNOTES should be kept to a minimum; be numbered consecutively throughout the text; and follow the main text in a section 'Notes', starting on a new page. The notes should not contain reference material if this can be absorbed in the text and References section.

8.  To facilitate quick review of manuscripts, authors should submit a list of three possible reviewers. The addresses and telephone numbers of potential reviewers should be in­cluded. All submissions are screened first by the editors for an initial acceptance decision. Those papers considered to fit the scope of the journal are further reviewed by three independent reviewers. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned to the authors if rejected. If the manuscript is accepted, substantive commentaries upon the paper may be published simultaneously.

9.  Manuscripts are received by the explicit understanding that they are original pieces of work and not under simultaneous consideration by any other publication. Submission of an article for publication implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to publisher upon acceptance.

Accepted papers may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the publisher. It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce illustrations, tables, etc. from other publications.

10.  Authors will receive a copy of page proofs for final corrections. These must be returned by the dates determined by the publication schedule. Authors receive one copy of the journal upon publication.