Instructions to Authors

These instructions are a guide to the format and style for manuscripts submitted to The Compass. Most questions concerning format may be answered by examining the most recent issue of the journal.

Manuscript Requirements

  • Submit original and two copies (for review) to the National Editor.
  • Type (with letter quality print) on 8 1/2'' by 11'' white paper.
  • Double spaces throughout.
  • Use 1-inch margins.
  • Number pages in upper right corner.
  • Do not hyphenate words at the end of a line.
  • Do not use footnotes.
  • Underline for italics.
  • Use the metric system.

ORGANIZATION

Headings

Types.-- Three ranks of headings are used, as shown here. Topical headings are indented, underlined (italics), and followed by a period and two hyphens (dash).

Order of Text

TITLE, Author, and Author's Affiliation and Address (underlined) appear two inches from the top of the first page and are followed by an ABSTRACT of no more than 250 words. The body of the text includes such major headings as INTRODUCTION, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, and SUMMARY and such minor headings as Purpose, Materials and Methods, and Previous Work, as appropriate. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and REFERENCES follow the main text.

Citations

Citations in the text take the general form:
``... as Rodgers (1959) demonstrated....''
``... is well documented (Dunbar and Rodgers, 1957).''
Page numbers are given for quotes (e.g., Rodgers, 1959, p. 688). In the REFERENCES complete citations appear in alphabetical order. Typical examples are:
DUNBAR, C. O., AND J. RODGERS. 1957. Principles of Stratigraphy. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 356 p.
RODGERS, J. 1959. The meaning of correlation. American Journal of Science, 257:684-691.

FIGURES

All illustrations, including maps, line drawings, and photographs, are termed Figures and must be numbered in the same sequence in which they are first cited in the text. Parts of a figure can be designated by numbers (not letters). Citations for figures in the text are spelled out in fulle (e.g., Figure 2; Figure 2.1 and 2.2; Figures 2-4). Captions for figures are typed on sheets of paper seperate from the text.

All figures must be submitted at actual publication size (2 1/2'' wide for single-column figures, 5 1/8'' wide for two-column figures, 5 1/8'' by 7 1/2'' for full-page figures) and mounted on 8 1/2'' by 11'' backing (preferably white posterboard). Leave a minimum of 1'' above each figure. For full-page or full-column figures, allow sufficient space for the figure caption to appear beneath the figure. Put the author's name and the figure number on the back of each figure.

TABLES

Tables supplement the text, not duplicate it. Each table is given on a seperate sheet with the caption above the table. Do not use vertical lines. Tables are subject to the same size restrictions as figures.

APPENDIX

Appendices immediately follow the References. A long table or list of data that would interrupt the flow of the text should be presented in the appendix.

REVIEW

Manuscripts submitted for publication in The Compass will be subject to review. Final acceptance of a manuscript may be dependent upon satisfactory revision.


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