Guidelines for Authors

National Gallery of Canada Review is the official scholarly journal of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). Its purpose is to publish original research on works in the Gallery’s collections and the areas of investigation they represent. Articles are contributed by members of the Gallery staff. Contributions from art historians and specialists not affiliated with the NGC will be considered.

The NGC Review is a bilingual online journal. Articles can be submitted in English or French and will be published in both languages.

Instructions for Authors

The NGC Review publishes articles of up to 8,000 words and 12 illustrations; and shorter notices highlighting new acquisitions or discoveries in the Gallery’s collections, of up to 2,000 words and 5 illustrations. Articles exceeding the word counts and number of illustrations could be considered, at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. All word counts include endnotes.

A complete submission consists of the following: the article, an abstract (no more than 200 words), a detailed list of illustrations, a caption for each illustration, low-resolution images for each illustration. High-resolution images and permission to reproduce the images will be obtained by the NGC Review. Also required at the time of submission is a list of 5 to 7 keywords.

The NGC Review is published online annually in April. To be considered for next year’s issue, articles must be submitted, with a detailed list of illustrations, by the 1st of November.

Language Editing

Authors are encouraged to use language services if they need help preparing their manuscript. Please bear in mind that the decision to publish by the journal will always be based on the merits of each manuscript and the use of a language editing service does not guarantee acceptance. For further information or to order an editing or translation service please go to www.enago.com/pub/utp.

Guidelines:

• Follow Chicago Manuel of Style, 16th ed.
• Use Canadian spelling, based on Canadian Oxford English Dictionary, most recent edition.
• Use Italics for titles of books, periodicals, unfamiliar terms, and short phrases in foreign languages.
• Quotations: Set off as block quotes quotations that are more than 100 words long.
• All changes to the original quotation must be properly identified with square brackets [ ].
• Numbers: Use words to express numbers up to and including 100 (zero to hundred, but 101).
• A complete list of illustrations, a caption for each illustration, and low-resolution images for each illustration.
• NGC Review will obtain permissions and copyright information as well as high-resolution versions of each image.
• Notes must be appended at the end. Please include your fax number and e-mail address with your submission. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned unless accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
• Captions can be provided in two forms: for example, Tom Thomson, 1877-1917, Northern River, 1915, oil on canvas, 115.1 x 102 cm. National Gallery of Canada; or description of what is illustrated.
• Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all information, including dates and citations, which should be verified before the manuscript is submitted. All quotations in the text and notes must be free of error.
• Abstracts should be approximately 200 words; each article should have 5–7 keywords.

About keywords: The best keywords are not individual words, but 2- to 4-word plain-language phrases that precisely describe the article (words that researchers might type into a search engine or library database search tool).