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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- How do I contact the Journal?
- How do I subscribe to the Journal?
- How do I unsubscribe to the Journal?
- How much does it cost to subscribe?
- How often is the Journal Published?
- How will I know when a new article has been published?
- I am thinking of submitting an article. Is there a style guide?
- How do I send you my article?
- Are submissions peer reviewed?
- How long will it take to publish an article once I send it in?
- I am an academic based in the UK. Does electronic publication count in the research assessment exercise?
- What format is used for publication of Articles?
- How do I get printed copies of the articles to read?
- Does it matter whether I use a PC or a MAC?
- I wish to cite a JGB article in a paper I am writing. How do I give the reference?
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1. How do I contact the Journal?
Send an email message to Martin.Baumann@unilu.ch
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2. How do I subscribe to the Journal?
Click the Subscriptions link on the menu at the top of this page.
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3. How do I unsubscribe to the Journal?
Same as #2 above.
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4. How much does it cost to subscribe?
The Journal is free.
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5. How often is the Journal Published?
There are no set publication dates, and articles and reviews are published
as soon as they are received and approved.
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6. How will I know when a new article has been published?
We inform all subscribers by email as and when new material is available.
We also post notices on the main discussion lists in Buddhism, such as Buddha-L.
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7. I am thinking of submitting an article. Is there a style
guide?
Yes. Please see Policies.
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8. How do I send you my article?
Questions of this kind are addressed in further detail in Submissions.
In brief, all you need do is upload your wordprocessor file to us as an
attachment to an email message. Any popular wordprocessor format (PC or
Mac) is acceptable, as is plain ASCII text. Alternatively you could send
the file to us on a floppy disk. We do not accept material on paper other
than in exceptional circumstances.
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9. Are submissions peer reviewed?
Yes. Articles submitted for publication are sent to a minimum of two referees
for blind review.
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10. How long will it take to publish an article once I
send it in?
On average not more than four to eight weeks.
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11. I am an academic based in the UK. Does electronic publication
count in the research assessment exercise?
Yes. The funding councils have stated that paper and electronic publications
will be assessed on an equal basis. Further details are available at http://www.rae.ac.uk/.
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12. What format is used for publication of Articles?
The journal's official publication format is Adobe Acrobat. An HTML version
of all publications is also produced for the convenience of subscribers,
but this does not show page numbers and may lack diacritics. Only the official
versions should be used for citation purposes.
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13. How do I get printed copies of the articles to read?
Adobe Acrobat files are stored in the PDF format ("Portable Document
Format"). You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them.(Note:
the Reader is available free from many internet sites such as http://www.adobe.com).
Instructions on how to obtain and configure it are provided on the journal's
Home Page under "Publications in Adobe Acrobat format).
Once you have the Reader installed (PC, MAC and UNIX versions are available),
Download the PDF file you wish to read or print (e.g. King.PDF) from the
Journal's site, and open it in the Acrobat Reader.
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14. Does it matter whether I use a PC or a MAC?
No. Either will read Adobe Acrobat files.
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15. I wish to cite a JGB article in a paper I am writing.
How do I give the reference?
Quote the page numbers, volume and year just as you would in the case of
a paper journal. Example:
Bell, Sandra. "Being Creative With Tradition: Rooting Theravaada Buddhism
in Britain", Journal of Global Buddhism 1 (2000) :1-23.
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