REVIEWER
GUIDELINES
(February 2008)
Please
use the following format as a header for your book review:
To Save the Land and
People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in
FORM: Reviews should be single-sided, double-spaced,
and between 500-600 words in length. Please submit the review in Word format
using the Times New Roman font and 12 point type size.
CONTENT: Please include in the review a brief summary
of the scope, purpose, and content of the book, and an explanation of its
significance in the literature on the subject. Include also an evaluation of
the author’s use of available sources, organization and presentation of
material, and achievement of his or her overall purpose. Your evaluation may be
favorable or unfavorable, but the review should avoid personal references,
express criticism in a respectful and balanced manner, and avoid irrelevant
digressions. Do not list typographical or other minor errors; mention them only
if they significantly impair the value of the book.
CITATIONS: Please supply page numbers (e.g., 22 or
22-23) for all quoted phrases and passages. If you refer to other books or
articles in your review, please provide complete bibliographical information,
including the exact page citation. We will copyedit your review prior to
publication. We will silently correct any errors we might find, and edit for
clarity and accuracy.
SUBMISSION: Please complete the review on the assigned
date or inform the editor of your need for an extension. Submit your review in both of these formats:
1. an electronic version as an e-mail attachment
to wvhistory@mail.wvu.edu
2. a paper version by regular mail to our office
address
The
above formats are ideal for our publication methods, but we can accept a paper
version with an accompanying disc clearly labeled with the reviewer’s name.
Faxed book reviews are entirely unusable and cannot be accepted.
Thank
you in advance for your attention to these details.
Ken Fones-Wolf, Editor
Department of History,
Tel.: 304-293-2421,
x5240
E-mail: wvhistory@mail.wvu.edu