Content
- We welcome articles from members.
- Only in very exceptional circumstances do we accept contributions from other authors.
- All articles submitted should have a clear Lincolnshire connection, or a clear and relevant suggestion of unusual sources of information to help Journal readers.
- Articles may be in form of queries or requests for help from other members.
- We will not publish your contact details, but we can forward any responses we receive to your contribution.
Format
- Please send your article as a doc, docx or rtf file - via email please - to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . If you wish to submit your contribution in another format, please check with the editor beforehand. - If you wish to submit a handwritten article please address it to FAO Editor, Lincolnshire Family History Society, Queen’s Park Community Hub, South Park, Lincoln, LN5 8EW.
- Place a title at the top of the article, followed by your Name and Membership Number.
- Save your file with the title of the article, then an underscore and then your surname. For example: AnInterestingHeadstone_SMITH.docx. This just makes it easier for the Editor to find and save.
- Please use footnotes rather than endnotes.
Surnames
- It would be extremely helpful if, within articles, any surnames are put in capitals and highlighted in bold e.g. Arthur ABBOTT.
Pictures
- Where possible and appropriate, pictures are always good to help illustrate an article
- You must make it absolutely clear that the image is your own property, or that it is in the public domain, and provide a reference.
- Please submit images as separate files attached to your email in jpeg format.
- Use helpful file names such as headstone01.jpeg or headstone-fig02.jpeg
- You may include the image in your word file to show where you would like it to go, but the page layout is the Editor’s decision.
- Captions are helpful.
Length
- Up to 1000 words will probably not need shortening.
- 1001 to 1700 words may require the editor to cut out portions.
- Over 1700 words - if interesting enough we may spread it over two editions or, exceptionally, print it complete but heavily edited. Alternatively, we may add it to our Online Article page (in the Members Only Area) and not include it in the Journal, although we may ask you to provide a synopsis which will appear.
- We reserve the right to edit all articles submitted and 'the Editor's decision is final'.
Copyright
- If your article, or a substantial part of it, has been published elsewhere, care must be taken not to infringe copyright, particularly if the original publication was commercial or you received payment for it. In such cases, please contact the original publisher (including another society if applicable) to establish whether permission is required for republication, and forward any correspondence to the Editor.
- If your article contains quotations from documents held by archives, libraries, record offices or other repositories, please remember that the repository may impose conditions on copying, publication or reproduction. Always check the repository’s published guidelines.
In particular:
- Publishing an entire document, such as a letter, diary entry or memoir, will normally require permission from the copyright holder unless the copyright has expired.
- Limited quotations from longer documents, such as wills, correspondence or reports, are often permissible for the purposes of criticism, review, research or historical commentary, provided they are properly attributed and no more is used than is necessary.
- Short quotations from books and published works are generally acceptable when acknowledged and used in a way that fairly represents the original author's meaning.
- Where there is any doubt about copyright ownership or permission requirements, contributors should consult the Editor before submitting the article.
Please note: Ownership of the original document and ownership of the copyright are not always the same. An archive or repository may hold the document, while copyright remains with the creator, the creator's estate, or another rights holder.