1. Fonts and sizes:

Main text – Arial 11
Main title only – Arial 12
Footnotes – Calibri 10

2. Spacing – Single, with 1 line between paragraphs (there should be no indent at the start of a paragraph).

3. Justify the whole text (including footnotes)

4. Titles should be in title case and should follow the exact layout of provided sample chapters

5. ‘z’-check (our spelling preference is for ‘s’ according to the UK convention – standardise, recognise, compromise etc etc) Use the search function (Ctrl F) to check systematically.

6. Colour, not color (Ctrl F…)

7. Practise is the verb, practice is noun (Ctrl F ‘pract’ will help you check systematically)

8. Replace ‘&’ with ‘and’ (Ctrl F…)

9. Get rid of double spaces between sentences (Ctrl F…)

10. Quotations of more than three lines should be indented on both sides by .75 and should be font size 10. Follow exactly the format of indented quotations in the Daisaku Ikeda chapter.

11. Eliminate double inverted commas (“…”). We use single ones (‘…’) Double ones should only be used for a quotation within a quotation (and not even there if the main quotation is in indented format)

12. Check referencing is exactly in line with Chicago Manual of Style (down to the last comma…) ( http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html)

Except :

- We use single inverted commas (‘…’) for article titles etc in line with usual UK style. This overrides the examples in the Chicago guide

- For dates, we use e.g. 10^th March, 2014, again following UK conventions. This overrides Chicago.

- Where a journal has an issue number in addition to a volume number, follow this example:

Philosophy of Music Education Review 20, no. 1 (Spring 2012): 25.

13. Check Bibliography is exactly in line with Chicago Manual of Style (down to the last comma…)

(http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html)

Except :

- We use single inverted commas (‘…’) for article titles etc in line with usual UK style. This overrides the examples in the Chicago guide

- For dates, we use e.g. 10^th March, 2014, again following UK conventions. This overrides Chicago.

- Where a journal has an issue number in addition to a volume number, follow this example:

Philosophy of Music Education Review 20, no. 1 (Spring 2012): 25-33.

14. Ensure foreign language words are given in italics

Exceptions - very common Latin words like etc, per se…

Proper nouns like Qur’an

15. Numbers in the main text, up to 100, should be written out, not in figures (the most thorough way is to check each figure with Ctrl F and skim down the document to see any stray highlighted figures)

16. Programme, not program

17. 1950s, 1960s etc (not 1950’s, 1960’s etc) (Search 0’s to check)

18. When a section title is mentioned in the main body of the text it should be in inverted commas.

19. Any numbered list where a new line is started for each point should be numbered (exactly) like this (same indentation, same spacing – After: 6pt )

1. First point….

2. Second point…

3. Third point….

20. Likewise, bullet points should be in this (exact) form:

• Set the context;

• Create a hospitable space;

• Explore questions that matter;

• Encourage everyone’s contribution;

• Connect diverse perspectives;

• Listen together for patterns and insights;

• Share collective discoveries.

21. Any numbered list within the text which isn’t given as a list with a new line for each point should be numbered like this: 1) 2) etc, not like this: i) ii) etc

22. The questions for reflection should be listed in the following format, slightly different to numbered lists elsewhere (with different indentation, and a full line between each numbered question):

1. What do you think about the idea of ‘bringing out the best in oneself and others,’ as a basis for a philosophy of dialogue? What other goals and intentions conducive to dialogue can you mention?

2. Do you agree with the idea that the development of human qualities enables one to have stronger dialogical skills? Can you give examples showing that sometimes dialogue simply ‘does its work?’

What do you think about a religious movement promoting dialogue? What are the pros and cons?