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2011Edition

Director,AcademyPublishingSingaporeAcademyofLaw

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April2011SingaporeAcademyofLaw.Allrightsreserved.

2011Edition25April2011

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Contents

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 1A. CompositionofanArticle ................................................................................................................... 1

1. Authorsfullnameandcredentials ............................................................................................ 12. Text.................................................................................................................................................. 13. Appendices..................................................................................................................................... 2

B. Guidelinesonformatandstyle .......................................................................................................... 21. Presubmission,submission,postsubmissionstepsforauthors ........................................... 2

(a) Formatyourdocument.......................................................................................................... 2(b) Preparegraphics,photosandcharts(ifany)...................................................................... 3(c) Submityourarticle................................................................................................................. 3(d) Attendtootherpostmanuscriptsubmissionmatters ...................................................... 3

2. Writingstyle................................................................................................................................... 4(a) Headings ................................................................................................................................. 4(b) Paragraphnumbering ........................................................................................................... 4(c) Text........................................................................................................................................... 4

(i) Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 4(d) Quotations............................................................................................................................... 4

(i) Quotationswithinasentence ........................................................................................ 4(ii) Quotationsinaseparateblock ...................................................................................... 5 (iii)Changestoquotations.................................................................................................... 5(iv)Errorsinquotations ........................................................................................................ 5

(e) Citingcases,legislationandotherreferences..................................................................... 5(i) Cases ................................................................................................................................. 5(ii) Legislation........................................................................................................................ 7(iii)Otherreferences .............................................................................................................. 8

3. Copyrightcomplianceforthirdpartymaterial........................................................................10C. Whathappensnext?............................................................................................................................11

1. Keymilestonesduringproduction ............................................................................................11(a) Initialcheck ............................................................................................................................11(b) Peerreview.............................................................................................................................11(c) Notificationofacceptanceorotherwise.............................................................................11(d) Copyediting ..........................................................................................................................11(e) Finalcheckbyauthor............................................................................................................11(f) Queriestotheauthor ............................................................................................................12

2. Publication.....................................................................................................................................133. Complimentarycopies.................................................................................................................13

AnnexA:AcademyPublishingJournalCopyrightLicenceAgreement ............................................14

AnnexB:ThirdPartyCopyrightConfirmationForm ...........................................................................15


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INTRODUCTIONThankyouforpublishingwithAcademyPublishing(AP).

ThisAuthorsGuide(theGuide)hasbeendesignedtohelpyougetpublishedasquicklyand easily as possible.Here,youwill find information thatwill assistyou at all stages of thepublishingprocess.

ThefollowingaspectsarecoveredintheGuide:

CompositionofanArticle

Guidelines on Format and Style. Focuses on the authors role in the preparation of themanuscript,andtheimmediatestepsrequiredpriortosubmission.

WhatHappensNext? Abrieflookattheeditorialprocessafterreceiptofanarticle.

A. COMPOSITION OF AN ARTICLEThemostcommonpartsofanarticlearedescribedhere:

Thearticletitle

Theauthorsfullnameandcredentials(seebelow)

Thetext:maintext,withfootnotetextsetoutatthebottomofeachpage

Appendices,ifany

1. Authors full name and credentialsAnauthorscredentialsshouldappear in thefollowingorder: (a)educationalqualifications;(b)

professional

qualifications

and

present

appointment

(if

desired).

Separate

qualifications

of

differenttypeswithsemicolons.

Example

BA (Oxford), LLM (National University of Singapore); MSIArb, MCIArb; BarristeratLaw(Grays Inn), Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore); Consultant, Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPracticeGroup,XYZLLP,Singapore

Generally,educationalandprofessionalqualifications shouldbe setout in some logicalorder,suchastheorderinwhichtheywerereceived.Indicatetheinstitutionawardinganeducational

qualificationorthejurisdictioninwhichaprofessionalqualificationappliesinparenthesesaftertheabbreviationofthequalification.

2. TextThebulkofanarticlewillbethetextandtheaccompanyingelementssuchastables,graphs,andfigures.Themostcommontextelementsarelistedbelow:

Tables. Tablescanbethebestwaytopresentdataorotheressentialinformation.Thetablesyousubmitwithyourarticleshouldbepreparedwiththesameskill,thought,andcareasthetext. Include only those tables that make a positive contribution to the article. All tables


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submitted with the final manuscript mustbe complete. If the tables are obtained fromanothersource,allcopyrightpermissionsmustbesoughtpriortosubmission.

Figures/illustrations. Graphs,flowcharts,diagrams,drawings,maps,andphotographsare

some of the different types of illustrations you may submit as part of your article. Eachillustration shouldbe thoughtfullydesignedor selected in order to showa relationshipofideas,data,orobjectsthatwouldbedifficulttodescribepreciselyorcompletelyusingwordsalone.

Illustrationsorfiguresmustbesubmittedwiththefinalmanuscriptinsoftcopy.Authorsareresponsibleforpreparingorobtainingreproducibleversionsoftheirfigures,alongwithcaptionsandsourcelines.

Footnotes. Footnote indicatorsareused to indicate theauthorityforapropositionmade inthetextofanarticle,orthesourceofthematerialreferredto.Footnotesmayalsobeusedtosetoutinformationthatisrelatedtothesubjectmatterofthearticle,butwhichisconsideredsufficientlyperipheralsuchthatputtingitinthebodyofthearticlewoulddetractfromthepropositionsbeingmade.Footnote indicatorsshouldbegivensuperscriptArabicnumerals

andshouldrunconsecutively,beginningwith1,ineachchapter. References. AP publications use a particular way of referencing source material. More

detailedinformationoncitingreferencesisavailableunderWritingstyle(seepage4).

3. AppendicesAppendices shouldbe limited to material designed to supplement the text. They shouldbepreparedliketherestofthearticle.Ifyouhavemorethanoneappendix,eachshouldbeassignedanumberandtitle.Obtaincopyrightpermissionsforanymaterialsincludedthatarefromothersources.Eachappendixshouldbereferencedsomewhereinthemaintext,anditshouldappearintheorderinwhichitisreferenced.

B. GUIDELINES ON FORMAT AND STYLEAPstrivestopublishtitlesthatdemonstrateexcellenceinthequalityoftechnicalinformationandtheclarityofexpression.Yourideasshouldbepresentedinamannerthatislogical,accurate,andasconciseaspossible.Itisimportantthattechnicalterms,notations,andsymbolsaredefinedandusedwithconsistency.

Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoasanauthortohelpfacilitateasmootherworkflowinthepublishingprocess.

TheseGuidelinesarebynomeanscomprehensive.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutstylepointsnotdiscussedhere,pleaseconsultwiththeEditor.

TheseGuidelineswillcoverthefollowingaspects:

Presubmission,submission,postsubmissionstepsforauthors

Writing style headings, paragraph numbering, text, quotations, citing cases, legislationandotherreferences

Copyrightcomplianceforthirdpartymaterial

1. Pre-submission, submission, post-submission steps for authors(a) Format your document

We can accept most wordprocessing formatsbut we prefer Microsoft Word or Rich TextFormat(RTF).


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PleaseseeWritingstylebelow(seepage4),particularlythereferencestyle.Bysubmittingmanuscript in APs preferred style, fewer changes will have tobe made later on, whichreducesthepossibilityoferrorsbeingintroduced.

Mostformattingcodesareremovedorreplacedwhenweprocessyourmanuscript,sothereis no need for you to use excessive layout styling. PleaseDONOT use options such asautomatic wordbreaking, double columns, automatic paragraph numbering or automaticnumbering(especiallyforbulletpoints).

Youmayuseboldface,italic,subscripts,superscripts,etc,asappropriate.

(b) Prepare graphics, photos and charts (if any)

Submitting your illustrations, pictures, tables and other artwork (such as multimedia andsupplementary files) in an electronic format helps us produce your work to thebest possiblestandards,ensuringaccuracy,clarityandahighlevelofdetail.Pleasenotethatartworkincolourmaynotbereproducedincolourasthetextisgenerallyprintedinblackonly.

Checklist

Beforeyousendusyourartwork,ensurethefollowing:

Files are in the correct format TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), EPS (EncapsulatedPostScript), PDF (Portable Document Format) or AI (Adobe Illustrator). MS Office files(Word,Powerpoint,Excel)arealsoacceptedthoughnotencouraged.

Anyartworkwithinthesourcedocumentisattheappropriate,minimum,resolution:300dpiforhalftones,500dpiforcombinations(lineartandhalftonetogether)and1000dpiforlineart.

UseonlyTimes/TimesNewRoman,preferablysize12pt.

Allillustrationsareprovidedasseparatefiles.

Allartworkisnumberedaccordingtoitssequenceinthetext.

Figures/illustrationshavecaptions.Inaddition,allfiguresarereferredtointhetext.

(c) Submit your article

Submissionofyourarticle implies that ithasnotbeenpreviouslypublishedelsewhere inanymedia, inEnglishnor inanyother language,and that it isnotunderconsiderationforpublicationelsewhere. The contribution of the author(s) shouldbe an original one and should in no wayviolateanyexistingcopyright,anditshouldcontainnothingofalibellousorscandalousnature.

In

general,

articles

should

not

exceed

10,000

words

in

length,

case

notes

5,000

words

and

bookreviews2,000words.Departuresfrom thisguidelinewillbeconsideredonacasebycasebasis.

Yourmanuscript(accompaniedbya100wordabstract)[email protected].

(d) Attend to other post-manuscript submission matters

Oncethearticleisacceptedforpublication,grantacopyrightlicencetoAP.SeeNotificationofacceptanceorotherwise,below(seepage11).

Checktheeditedproofs.SeeFinalcheckbyauthor,below(seepage11).


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2. Writing style(a) Headings

Toavoidconfusion, it is important for there tobeconsistency in thestyleof theheadingsandsubheadingsinyourmanuscript.APjournalsusethefollowingheadinglevelsandstyles,whicharealltobealignedwiththeleftmargin:

I. Firstlevelheading

A. Secondlevelheading

(1) Thirdlevelheading

(a) Fourthlevelheading

Youmayadoptyourownstyleofheadings,butpleasebeconsistentintheexecutionofthestyle.

PleasenotethatoriginalstylesandformatswilleventuallybealteredduringeditingtoconformtotheAPhousestyle.

(b) Paragraph numbering

Thetextshouldbeorganisedintonumberedparagraphs.Authorsshouldnumbertheparagraphsinthetextsequentiallystartingfrom1.

Anycrossreferenceswithinthemanuscriptshouldbetoparagraphnumbersonly.

(c) Text

Bodytextshouldbesetin12ptTimes(orTimesNewRoman)andjustifiedwith1.5linespacing.Youmayusesymbolswherecertaincharactersoraccentsneedtobeadded.

(i) Abbreviations

Abbreviationsandacronyms,unlessuniversallyknown,shouldalwaysbestatedinfullwhenitfirst appears in the article and its abbreviation indicated after it in parentheses within doublequotationmarks,foreg,InlandRevenueAuthorityofSingapore(IRAS).

(d) Quotations

(i) Quotations within a sentence

Enclose quotations within a sentence in double quotation marks ( ). Aquotation within aquotation should be enclosed in single quotation marks ( ). Include punctuation withinquotationmarksonlyifacompletesentenceisquoted.

Examples

Inaddition,s2alsostatesthattheseactivitiesmustbedoneinanyplacetowhichthepublicoranyclassofthepublichasaccesswhethergratuitouslyorotherwise.[Fullstopaftertheclosingquotationmarkasthequotationisnotacompletesentence.]


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Whenaskedwhatwasinthebag,thedefendanttoldthenarcoticsofficer,IamcarryingChinesemedicine.[Fullstopwithin thequotationmarksasacompletesentence isquoted;noadditionalfullstoprequiredaftertheclosingquotationmark.]

(ii) Quotations in a separate block

Aquotationlonger thanthreelinesshouldbesetoutinaseparateblockindentedfromtheleftmargin.

(iii) Changes to quotations

Ingeneral,aquotationshouldbereproducedexactlyasitappearsinthesource,withnochangestospelling,capitalisationorpunctuation.However,ifdesired,citationsmaybeomittedandthephrase[internalcitationsomitted]addedtotheendofthequotation.

Ifitisnecessarytomakeinterpolations,corrections,explanations,translationsorcommentsfor clarity, these shouldbe enclosed in squarebrackets ([ ]). Omissions shouldbe indicatedwiththeuseofanellipsis(),whichshouldconsistofthreefullstops,nomoreorless,withaspacebeforeandafter.Donottypeafullstopafteranellipsisthatendsasentence.

Examples

Thecontractspecified thatproperty in thegoodsshallnotpass to theBuyer [ie, theplaintiff]untilpaymentinfullhasbeenreceivedbytheVendor[thedefendant].

Heclearlyintend[ed]totakedishonestlythechequeoutoftheplaintiffspossession.

ThemanneroftheattackwasviciousandverydestructiveTherecanhavebeennoexcuse.

(iv) Errors in quotations

Spellingorgrammaticalerrorsinquotationsshouldberetained,withtheword[sic](Latinforthusorso)inbracketsinsertedaftertheerror.

Examples

Hecannothavehad[sic]beenunawareofthepresenceoftheclause.

The trialjudge took the view that the case was governedby the principle inRylance [sic] vFletcher.

(e) Citing cases, legislation and other references

(i) Cases

Whencitingalocalreportedjudgmentfrom1965to2009,citetheSLR(R)inpreferencetoothereditionsoftheSingaporeLawReports.Whencitingalocalreportedjudgmentfrom2010, use the SLR citation. Only where a Singapore case is unreported should its neutral


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citation(eg,[2004]SGHC12)beused.WhenaUScaseiscited,puttheyearofthejudgmentattheendofthecitation,followingtheUSpractice.

Examples

Reportedcase

MultiPakSingaporePteLtdv IntracoLtd [1993] 1SLR(R)220 notMultiPakSingaporePteLtdvIntracoLtd[1993]2SLR113

ASMAssemblyAutomationLtdvAuriginTechnologyPteLtd[2010]1SLR1at[10]

SheldonvOuthwaite[1996]1AC102

MabovQueensland(No2)(1992)175CLR1at45

HerbagevTimesNewspapersLtdTheTimes(1May1981)

Unreportedcase

cited

by

neutral

citation

VictorAdamIbrahimvTanKimSengtradingasHockHuatEngineering[2003]SGHC155

UKcasecitedbyneutralcitation

GrobbelaarvNewsGroupNewspapersLtd[2001]EWCACiv1213at[10]

UScase

LojukvQuandt706F2d1456at1458(7thCir,1983)

Casewithparallelcitations

Halpern

v

Toronto

(City)

(2003)

172

OAC

276,

65

OR

(3d)

161

Indicatingcourtlevels

TheSeaway[2004]2SLR(R)577(HC);[2005]1SLR(R)435(CA)

Casenamechangedonappeal

Burswood Nominees Ltd v Liao Eng Kiat [2004] 2SLR(R) 436 (HC); Liao Eng Kiat v BurswoodNomineesLtd[2004]4SLR(R)690(CA)

Pinpoint citations. When referring to a particular passage in a case, cite to the relevantparagraph number(s) in the judgment rather than to the page number(s), thus: [2006]

1SLR(R)484at[38].

Examples

Thisprinciplewasappliedintwosubsequentcases:AndermattInvestmentsPteLtdvComptrollerofIncomeTax[1995]2SLR(R)866at[27]andJDLtdvComptrollerofIncomeTax[2006]1SLR(R)484at[38].


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Englishcases. InserttheICLRcitationbeforeexistingnonICLRcitation.OnlyincludeextraparallelcitationsiftheyareICLRcitations.1

Examples

[1964]P356;[1964]2WLR1108;[1984]2AllER233

(ii) Legislation

Examples

TheConstitution

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(RS(A)14of1966)

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(1980Reprint)

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(1985RevEd)

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(1985RevEd,1992Reprint)

ConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(1985RevEd,1999Reprint)

Whereachapternumberhasbeenassigned

MisuseofDrugsAct(Cap185,2001RevEd)s2(1)

CentralProvidentFund(InvestmentSchemes)Regulations(Cap36,Rg9,2002RevEd)

RulesofCourt(Cap322,R5,2004RevEd)O14r1

Wherenochapternumberhasbeenassigned

Contracts(RightsofThirdParties)Act2001(Act39of2001)

PreventionofPollutionoftheSea(Oil)Regulations1991(GNNoS58/1991)reg3

Malaysianstatute

FilmCensorshipAct2002(No620of2002)(Msia)s5

UKstatute

DealinginCulturalObjects(Offences)Act2003(c27)(UK)s3

USlegislation

NonDetentionAct18USC(US)4001(a)(2000)

[NB:USCstandsforUnitedStatesCode.]

UKsubsidiarylegislation

ElectronicCommunications(UniversalService)Regulations2003(SI2003No33)(UK)

1 Theseinclude(inorderofpreference):QueensBench(QB),AppealCases(AC),Chancery(Ch),

Family(Fam),Probate(P),WeeklyLawReports(WLR)andAllEnglandLawReports(AllER).


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Bills

ComputerMisuse(Amendment)Bill2003(Bill22of2003)cl4

Parliamentarydebates

SingaporeParliamentaryDebates,OfficialReport(31October2002)vol20atcols14241426(DavidTELim,ActingMinisterforInformation,CommunicationsandtheArts)

UnitedKingdom,HouseofLords,ParliamentaryDebates(4July2003)vol650atcol1148(BaronessPitkeathley)

Commonwealth(Australia),HouseofRepresentatives,ParliamentaryDebates(4November2003)at 23761, (accessed 5January2004)(PeterCostello,Treasurer)

SelectCommitteereports

Reportof theSelectCommitteeontheAdvanceMedicalDirectiveBill(BillNo40/95)(Parl1of1996,11March1996)

UnitedKingdom,ReportoftheCommitteeonHomosexualOffencesandProstitution(Cmnd247,1957)at42(Chairman:SirJohnFrederickWolfenden)

(iii) Other references

Examples

Books

Kow Keng Siong, Sentencing Principles in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2009) atpara09.039

CavinderBullSCetal,CompetitionLawandPolicy inSingapore (CavinderBullSC&LimChongKingeneds)(Singapore:AcademyPublishing,2009)

Aristotle,Ethics(JAKThomsontrans)(TheFolioSociety,2003)

HalsburysLawsofEnglandvol8(3)(Butterworths,4thEdReissue,2003)atpara405

Chapterinabook

Davinder Singh SC, Crossexamination in Modern Advocacy Perspectives from Singapore(EleanorWong,LokViMingSC&VinodhCoomaraswamySCgeneds)(Singapore:AcademyPublishing,2008)ch7atpara07.083,p121

Articlesinlegaljournals

TeoKeangSood,CollectiveSalesinSingaporeSelectedIssues(2010)22SAcLJ66at101

TanChengHanSC,CompanyLaw(2008)9SALAnnRev175at181,para8.16Meilan E Wong, The Implications of School Choice for Children with Disabilities (1993)

103YaleLJ827at830


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Articlesinscientificjournals

OoiGiokLing,TheRoleoftheStateinNatureConservationinSingaporeSocietyandNaturalResources2002;15(5):455460,at459.

[Notethat15isthevolumeno,5isthenumberofthepart,andthearticlerunsfrompages455to460.]

Articlesinserialpublications

HoKaWei&BenNadarajan,Thwarting theCyberTerroristTheStraitsTimes (14November2003)atpH1

JeremySummers,WereInnocentUntilWereProvedGuilty...orUntilOurAssetsareSeizedTheTimes(London)(29November2003)atp34

ShashiNathan&TaniaChin,EthicsintheCriminalCourt,InterSe(JanJun2010)p39

MaterialsontheInternet

DavidBainbridge,TrademarkInfringement,theInternetandJurisdiction[2003]1JILT(4July2003)(accessed23April2004)

National Heritage Board website (accessed23April2004)

LawReformWorkingPapersandReports

LawReformCommittee,SingaporeAcademyofLaw,ReportoftheSubCommitteeontheStatusofChildrenBornThroughArtificialConception (26September1997)atpara1.2 (Chairman:JeffreyChanWahTeck)

Law Reform and Revision Division, AttorneyGenerals Chambers, ProposedAmendment to theInternationalArbitrationActonRulesofArbitration:Report(LRRDNo11/2002,2October2002)

UnitedKingdom,RoyalCommissiononCriminalJustice,Report(Cmnd2263,1993)(Chairman:

ViscountRuncimanofDoxford)Australian Law Reform Commission, Sentencing: Penalties (Discussion Paper No 30, 1997) at

para286

Treaties

ConventionfortheProtectionofHumanRightsandFundamentalFreedoms(4November1950),EurTSNo5,312UNTS221,1953UKTSNo71,Art6 (entered into force3September1953)(EuropeanHumanRightsConvention)

UnitedStatesSingaporeFreeTradeAgreement(6May2003)

Dissertationsandforthcomingmaterials

S

M

Huang,

Equality

Before

the

Law:

Article

8:

Constitution

of

the

Federation

of

Malaya

(1963)

(unpublished LLM thesis, University of Singapore, archived at the CJKoh Law Library,NationalUniversityofSingapore)

Jane Doe, Mary Tan in TheWives ofDistinguishedMen (John Smith ed, forthcoming, 2009)(manuscriptatpara3)


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Footnotesarepreferred toendnotes.Footnotereferencingshouldbeaccurateandcompletewhenthemanuscriptissubmitted.

Examples

26 YogambikaiNagarajahv IndianOverseasBank [1996]2SLR(R)774; seealsoSumitomoBankLtdvThahir

KartikaRatna [1992] 3 SLR(R) 638 and PengAnnRealty Pte Ltd v LiuChoChit [1994] 2 SLR(R) 682.

ContrastthedissentingjudgmentofLaiJinBankLtdvThahirKartikaRatna[1992]3SLR(R)638at[2].

27 YogambikaiNagarajahvIndianOverseasBank[1996]2SLR(R)774 not ibid,Yogambikai.

28 PengAnnRealtyPteLtdvLiuChoChit[1994]2SLR(R)682at[5][10] not supra,PengAnnRealty,n26

above.

29 Thispointisexaminedatthetextaccompanyingnn7984below.

30 Thispointisexaminedatparas2831ofthemaintextbelow.

When referring to an authority cited in another footnote, pleasebe very precise in yourreferencetoavoidconfusionandreducethechancesoferrorsoccurring.Pleaserefrainfromusingibid,id,supra,infra;insteadthecitation/sourceshouldberepeatedinfull.

Examples

78 [2001]2SLR(R)583at[43][45]perYongCJ.

79 [2001]2SLR(R)583at[43][45]perYongCJ not Ibid.

80 [2001]2SLR(R)583at[60] not Idat[60].

81

[2001]

2

SLR(R)

583

at

[74];

see

also

Public

Prosecutor

v

Mazlan

bin

Maidun

[1992]

3

SLR(R)

968.

3. Copyright compliance for third party materialAP respects the copyright ownership of other publishers and requires its authors to obtaincopyrightpermissiontoreproduceanymaterialthattheydidnotcreatethemselves.Theauthorhastheresponsibilitytoidentifymaterialsthatrequirecopyrightpermissionandtoobtainsuchpermissionfromthecopyrightowner.

Authors should identify all quotes, figures or tables requiring permission and beginrequestingpermissionsatthewritingstageandbeforesubmissionofmanuscript.Nomanuscriptwithoutstandingpermissionrequestswillbeturnedoverforproduction.

AP

will

assume

that

all

necessary

copyright

permissions

have

been

sought

and

obtained.

Where there are copyright permissions obtained, please list this in the Third Party CopyrightConfirmationForm(seeAnnexB)andsendittogetherwiththemanuscript.


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C. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?1. Key milestones during productionDuringthetimebetweenyourarticlesubmissionanditsfinalprinting,thefollowingwilloccur.

(a) Initial check

TheEditordoesaninitialcheckonyourmanuscript.Thisinvolves:

Sending the author an acknowledgment letter/email. [NB: An acknowledgment does notconstituteacceptanceforpublication.]

Checkingyourmanuscriptforcompleteness.

Checkingyourartwork/tables/figures(ifany)forclarity.

(b) Peer review

AP academic journals are peerreviewed publications. For certain journals, articles forconsideration will undergo a doubleblind peer review process, in which the identity of theReferee is withheld from the author and vice versa. The review process may take between23weeks.

Only articles which havebeen deemed suitable for publicationby our independent andexpertRefereeswillbeaccepted.

(c) Notification of acceptance or otherwiseAuthorswillreceivenotificationoftheoutcomeofthepeerreview.Authorswhosearticleshave

beenacceptedforpublicationwillberequestedtograntacopyrightlicencetoAPtopublishtheirarticle,priortocommencementofcopyediting.APsstandardCopyrightLicenceAgreementmay

befoundatAnnexA.

(d) Copy-editing

Whenthemanuscriptisreadytoentertheproductionprocess,itiscopyeditedinthestyleofthejournal and typeset. The artwork is sized according to the required specifications. The mainobjective of copyediting is toensure that the text is clear and correctwith regard to spelling,grammarandsyntax.Itisnotintendedthatyourmanuscriptberewritteninanyotherway.

Manymanuscriptsdeal withhighly technical or specialisedareas. Abasic familiaritywithlegal/technical English on the part of the Editor is assumed,but a detailed knowledge of thedisciplineconcernedisnot.Itisassumedthatthelegalcontentandexpressionofthemanuscripthasbeenthoroughlyresearchedandcheckedbytheauthorpriortosubmission.

(e) Final check by author

As the author of the work, AP relies on you to submit a clean, correct copy. As soon as themanuscripthasbeenedited,onesetofeditedproofinMSWordformatwillbesenttotheauthor.Upon receipt of the proof, author(s) may review the content to ensure that the meaning andintentionoftheirtexthasnotchangedduringtheeditingphase.


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Pleaseuse thisproofonlyforcheckingediting,completenessandcorrectnessof text, tablesandfigures.

Checklist

Remembertocheckyourproofsfor:

Conversionerrors.

Theresultof(copy)editingactions(forexample:language,housestyle,linkingofcaptionstofigures,graphicalconventions,legalnomenclature,etc).

Theuseofillustrations(aretheydepictedattheiractualsizeandroughlyinplace?)

Clearmarkingofcorrectionsisessentialfortheproductionofaqualitypublication.Pleasetrackallnecessarycorrections.ThisfeaturecanbeenabledinMicrosoftWordundertheToolsmenu:

It is important toensure thatallofyourcorrectionsaresentback tous inonecommunication.PleasecheckcarefullythatyourcorrectionsarecompletebeforereturningthetrackedMSWordfile.NotethatAPmayproceedwiththepublicationofyourmanuscript,asis,ifnoresponseisreceivedfromtheproofreadrequestwithinthestipulateddeadline.

Asageneralguideline,allcorrectedproofsshouldbereturnedwithin2weeksofreceipt.

(f) Queries to the authorTheremaybealistofcomments/queriesfromtheEditoronaQueriestoAuthorsheetenclosedwithyourprooformarkedoutintheeditedproof.TheEditormayalsoaskyoutoupdatetextorauthorities in the footnotes that wereunavailable (in press)at the time you submittedyourmanuscriptbut are available now. Please answer all of the Editors queries and return yourcorrectedproofwithinthespecifiedtimeframe.


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2. PublicationAPpublishesyourarticle.Thisinvolves:

Correctinganyerrorsyouidentifyontheeditedproof.

EnsuringthattheTextisinorder.

Sendingthefinalisedfilestotheprinter.

Distributingtheprintedcopiesoftheissue.

SalesandMarketing.

3. Complimentary copiesOffprintsofindividualarticleswillnotbepublished.Instead,acomplimentarycopyoftheissue

will

be

sent

to

you

generally

within

two

weeks

of

publication.

Please

note

that

receipt

of

the

publication depends on the destination. Please allow for more time for addresses outsideSingapore.

Ifyouwishtoordercopiesoftheissue,pleasecontactSales&Marketingon(+65)63324388,[email protected]/ebookshop.


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ANNEX A

Academy Publishing Journal Copyright Licence AgreementAll submissions published in any APjournal are subject to the following copyright licenceagreement.

Author: _____________________________________________________________________

Titleofarticle: _______________________________________________________________

Theauthorwarrantsandrepresentsthattheworkisanoriginalworkanddoesnotinfringeuponanycopyrightorotherright(s),andthatitdoesnotcontaininfringing,libellous,obsceneorotherunlawfulmatter, that the work has notbeen previously published elsewhere nor has itbeen submitted forpublication elsewhere before, and that he/she has obtained the customary permission from thecopyrightownerorhislegalrepresentativewheneverapassagefromcopyrightedmaterialisquotedoratableorillustrationfromsuchmaterialisused.

CopyrightLicenceAgreement

InconsiderationoftheSingaporeAcademyofLaw(theAcademy)agreeingtopublishthework(s)submittedbyyou,theauthor,inthe[TitleofJournal],youherebygranttheAcademythenonexclusiverightbywayofanirrevocable,sublicensable,transferable,royaltyfreelicenceto:

(a)

publish

the

work(s)

in

printed

formats;

(b) publish the work(s) on the Internet or other online transmissions orby means of any otherelectronicmediumwhethernowknownorsubsequentlydeveloped,includingbutnotlimitedtoCDROMs;

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