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Author Guidelines

What is The Philanthropist?

The Philanthropist is a quarterly e-review providing a forum for thoughtful discussion and debate about the nonprofit world in Canada. It publishes articles and useful information directed towards practitioners, scholars, supporters, and others engaged in the sector. 

In the coming weeks we will be developing author guidelines for submissions to The Philanthropist.

Submitting

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1.    The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2.    The submission file is in word.doc or RTF document file format.
3.    Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4.    The text is double-spaced, with single space between sentences; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5.    The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. In Step 1, please ensure that:

   - You select a section from the 'Journal Section' menu.

   - You review, complete, and check off each item in the 'Submission Checklist.'

2. In Step 2, please ensure that:

   - You provide your personal information (name, email, etc.).

   - You provide the title of your article or reviewed book.

3. In Step 3, please ensure that:

   - You upload a copy of your manuscript in Word (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) format, not DOCX (.docx).

   - You upload a copy of your manuscript inWord (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) format, not DOCX (.docx).

   - Do not include figures, tables, or images within your manuscript file. Instead, upload each separately in Step 4.

4. In Step 4, upload all tables, figures, images, and supplementary files:

   - Tables should be saved and uploaded as separate Word (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) files, not DOCX (.docx).

   - Figures and images should be saved and uploaded using high quality image formats: BMP, TIFF, EPS, JPEG (uncompressed); not GIF or compressed JPEG.

   - Audio and video files should be saved and uploaded using the MPEG format (MP3 for audio and MPEG for video).

5. In Step 5, finish your submission by reviewing your submission details and confirming that your submission is complete.
   

Copyright Notice

Copyright for all published material is retained jointly by The Philanthropist and the author(s). Permission to reprint, with full attribution, is normally granted without charge to other publications, but the editors reserve the right to determine if permission should be given.

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