We strongly recommend that you use the sample document as a template for submitting your papers: Sample Document.

You must either copy and paste your original paper into the document or simply type your paper into the document preserving the original formatting. If you choose to copy and paste from your existing document, please do so paragraph by paragraph (excluding the paragraph mark). To view the formatting marks, including the paragraph symbol, click ¶ on the toolbar.

You can also follow the guidelines below:

Format

• Submit in Word 6.0 or newer, PC format preferred (disk or email).
• Also submit 2 hard copies of your paper.

• 2 sided page format.
• 1" top and bottom margins.
• 1.25" side margins.
• .25" gutter.
• 1.5 line spacing.
• 12 pt. Times New Roman font.

Header

• First page header, justified at left margin, in 10 pts. italics:
  University of Washington Working Papers in Linguistics
  Volume 24 (2005) pp. x-y
• Thereafter, even page header, centered in 10 pt. italics:
  Article title (short version if needed).
• Odd page header, centered, in 10 pt. italics:
  Author's first and last names

• Bold and centered, 14 pt.
• Under title in 12 pt. (not bold):
  Name
  Email

Text

• Start two lines from email.
• Indent each new paragraph without skipping a line. Do not indent a paragraph which immediately follows a section heading.

Sections and paragraphs

• Headings: left aligned, 12 pt.
• First bold, second bold and italics, third italics (e.g. 1, 1.2, 1.1.3).
• Skip a line between the end of a paragraph and a section heading.
• One extra space at the end of each section.

Page breaks

• You are responsible for ensuring that page breaks do not occur in the middle of figures / data. Use Format / Paragraph / Line and Page Breaks / Keep with Next wherever you do not want a break to occur.

Page numbers

• Page numbers will be assigned to authors on a first come first served basis.
• First page has no page number.
• Thereafter, page number 0.5" from top and outer side of page (select outside alignment).

Footnotes

• Bottom of page, single spaced, 10 pt.

Examples

• Numbered examples in parentheses, left aligned. If there are sub-examples, they should be lettered a., b., c., etc. The letter should be indented.
• Separate examples from the text by one space.

Questions

• Contact the editors at uwwpl@u.washignton.edu

1. Your document in Word using the Sample Document (ex. submission_JohnDoe.doc)
2. Your document in PDF format

If you have IPA characters in your document, you must use one of the SIL fonts, which can be downloaded here. We prefer the SIL Encore IPA93 Fonts.

If you are unsure of how to use captions and the heading formatting in the submission document, please see the following tutorial.

For any remaining questions about formatting or submitting, please email us at uwwpl@u.washington.edu.