Guidelines for Submission of Articles to
The Journal of Military History

• Authors should submit four paper copies of the manuscript. Text, indented quotations, and footnotes should be double-spaced, in Courier 10 type (traditionally, pica type) on numbered pages, with 1 inch margins. Footnotes must be numbered consecutively from the beginning and appear in a separate section at the end of the article. The editors prefer to work with manuscripts that are about thirty double-spaced pages in length (not counting notes, tables, and charts). Authors should not include their names on the printed copies, as these are sent anonymously to our referees.
  
• Authors are encouraged to supply relevant artwork (maps, charts, line drawings, and photographs) with their essays. The author is responsible for obtaining permission to publish any copyrighted material.
  
• Style will conform to The Chicago Manual of Style (14th ed.). The editors may suggest other changes in the interest of clarity and economy of expression; such changes will not be made without consultation with the author. The editors, however, are the final arbiters of usage, grammar, and length.
  
• All manuscript submissions are sent upon receipt to referees who invest a considerable amount of time in making their appraisals. Because of this investment of time, we request that authors not make multiple submissions. Decisions on a manuscript are normally reached within three months.
  
• The submission of an article, book review, or other communication with the intention that it is to be published in this journal shall be taken as prima facie evidence that the author willingly transfers the copyright to the journal and its parent society, which will, however, freely grant the author the right to reprint his or her piece, if published, in the author's own works. In the case of articles, upon acceptance the author will be sent a contract and an assignment of copyright.
  
• The Society for Military History, the Virginia Military Institute, and the George C. Marshall Foundation disclaim responsibility for statements, either of fact or opinion, made by contributors.