The Editors of the Numismatic Chronicle welcome articles and short notes from Fellows of the Society and others. They may deal with coinage, medals, tokens, or paper money of any period. In the interests of economy and clarity all contributions should be written concisely. They should where possible show the relevance to historical or general knowledge of the numismatic information that is discussed.

It is often helpful to discuss an intended contribution with one of the Editors at an early stage in its preparation.

Typescripts are normally sent to one or more referees, and they cannot be regarded as having been accepted for publication until they have been submitted to, and approved by, the Editorial Committee in their final form.

Long articles may have to be published in instalments, since the Editors must try to assemble a varied and balance volume, containing something for all tastes.

Authors receive 25 off-prints gratis. Further copies at cost price may be ordered when returning the proofs.

The Editors are responsible for the publication of the Numismatic Chronicle and authors are requested in all cases to correspond with them and not with the printers.
Presentation

All manuscripts should be clearly written or typed on one side of the sheet with a left-hand margin of at least 3 cm, and plenty of blank space generally (paper is relatively cheap), to enable the Editors to add clear annotations or instructions for the printer. It is important that all typescripts should be double-spaced. Footnotes (also double-spaced) should be gathered at the end.

Illustrations should be supplied in the form of photographs wherever possible. Contributors wishing to illustrate from plaster casts must consult the Editors in advance. Photographs should be not too dark in tone, and all the items on one plate should be as evenly matched in tone as possible. Plates are to be mounted on transparent sheets, obtainable from the Editors. Contributors should in any case consult with the Editors before arranging and mounting plates or preparing diagrams for insertion in the text.

Contributors intending to provide material on disc should consult the Editors at an early stage, to make sure that systems are compatible and that their contribution is set in accordance with the style of the Numismatic Chronicle.
Style

Contributors should conform to the general style of recent volumes of the Chronicle, and may consult H. Hart’s Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford (39th edn, 1983). Note that arabic numbers are to be used in preference to roman numerals.

References to books should be set out as follows: author’s initials and surname, comma, title underlined (to indicate italic type), parenthesis, place of publication, comma, stated date of publication, parenthesis, comma, vol. and the volume number if needed, comma, p. or pp. and the opening and closing page numbers using the fewest possible figures (but note that the number 1 is retained for numbers in the ‘teens, e.g. 213-17). Thus:

A. H. M. Jones, The Later Roman Empire, 284-602. A Social, Economic, and Administrative Survey (Oxford, 1964), vol. 3, pp. 347-80.

Note that the principal words in the titles of books written in English have the first letter capitalised.

For articles in journals, a slightly simpler form is to be used. The title of the article should be enclosed in single inverted commas, and principal words should not be capitalised. The titles of journals should be abbreviated in accordance with he list printed below, and other accepted abbreviations may be used for historical or archaeological journals, and for numismatic journals as listed in HBN or Numismatic Literature. Authors are asked to supply the Editors with a key to any unlisted abbreviations they have used, so that they can be incorporated into the list for the volume. Articles thus:

A.S. DeShazo and M.L. Bates, ‘The Umayyad governors of al-‘Iraq and the changing annulet patterns on their dirhams’, NC 14 (1974), pp. 110-18.

After the first mention, shortened references may be given, omitting authors’ initials, and these should be used in preference to op. cit. or loc. cit. Subsequent references thus:

DeShazo and Bates, ‘Umayyad governors’, p. 115.

Abbreviations should be used as little as possible in text that is intended to read as continuous English prose. When c. (circa) is used before a date it should be typed close up to the date. Roman, not italic, should be used for the following abbreviations: ad loc., cf., e.g., ibid., id., i.e., etc. No full stop should be used after contractions; Dr, Revd, Mr, Mrs Mme, or Mlle, or after metric units such as g or km. A space should be left between numerals and the unit (4.2 g, 21.4 gr). For a list of abbreviations, see the end of this page.

Dates should be given in the form 13 October 1066. The era (BC, AD, AH) should be added sparingly. It will be printed in small capitals without full stops and, except for BC, should precede the figures: 39 BC, but AD 117, AH 396.

Capitals should be used sparingly. They should be employed for titles an dignities of individuals only when these are followed by the person’s name (thus ‘Duke William of Normandy’, but ‘William, duke of Normandy’, or ‘the duke’).

Coin Hoards. The Numismatic Chronicle now carries a new section entitled ‘Coin Hoards’. This publishes concise accounts of hoards in a format similar to Coin Hoards, vols. 1-7. The purpose of this section is to publish material submitted to the editors in the nature of:

1. new finds; 2. additional information about published finds; 3. summary reports of finds that have been published in non-numismatic journals.

Unlike the periodical Coin Hoards, the Numismatic Chronicle does not attempt to summarise finds already published in numismatic journals or numismatic books. It does, however, carry preliminary reports of finds that are to be published more fully elsewhere. The section is additional to the usual contents of the Chronicle, and it should not deter the fuller publication of hoards as Articles or Notes.

For the format, authors should look at the ‘Coin Hoards’ section in the latest volume. The degree of detail provided in the listing of the contents of any hoard will vary according to the information available, the nature of the coin series, and whether it is a preliminary or final report. Authors should provide full bibliographical details (in the Chronicle’s house style) of any references an abbreviations used. These will be included in a consolidated list or a footnote, as seems most appropriate. An estimate of the date of deposit, under the rubric ‘Dep. c…’ or ‘Dep. after…’, will be included at the head of each entry. Please provide the modern name of the findspot, region/province, and country, and the date of discovery, so far as is known. Comments about the circumstances of the find or the nature of the hoard/parcel may be included. If the author wishes to include a discussion of the numismatic significance of the find the Editors may advise that the report should be published as an Article or Note in the Chronicle or elsewhere. Illustrations are welcome, but if more than one plate is required contributors should consult the Editors, who may suggest depositing sets of photographs with one or more major institutions. Photographs should be cut out and mounted as whole or part plates as described above. The author’s name will appear after the entry, unless it is specifically requested that the entry be anonymous. Please indicate the form in which you would like your name to appear.

Authors should submit the contributions in the prescribed format, with each entry typed on separate A4 sheets, double-spaced and with ample margins. They should be sent to the appropriate Editor, as indicated above.