Glossary Guidelines

The purpose of the Glossary is to define, in a language and style of writing appropriate to a broad, general audience, key terms related to globalization and autonomy. These terms derive from the Research Articles and Summaries available in the Compendium, as well as chapters in the academic publication series.

Audience – We anticipate a diverse audience for the Compendium including senior high school and undergraduate students, academics involved in the study of globalization and autonomy as well as those outside the field, and other professionals.

Our goal is for glossary terms to be maximally accessible in terms of language and style of writing. You should, thus, write from the assumption that the reader is unfamiliar with the concept, person, organization, event, or place as well as many other globalization and autonomy related terms.

Language – Keep language simple (Grade 12 reading level) and avoid academic jargon. For longer (Key Word/Concept) entries, consider starting with a summary paragraph, then providing refinement and detail.

Length – Please keep definitions within the following word lengths:

Key Word/Concept – 750
Organization – 350
Event – 350
Person – 350
Place – 350

Scope – Although our aim is to be thorough, we cannot reasonably expect, nor is it the goal of the Compendium, to produce an exhaustive encyclopedia on globalization. The same holds for individual glossary entries. Entries should not attempt to be exhaustive; rather they should focus on 1-3 salient points to be made about the term with respect to globalization and autonomy. Examples of policies, practices, or events that situate the term within the context of a particular globalization and/or autonomy issue will be especially helpful to readers.

References and Suggested Readings – Given the intended audience and nature of the glossary, we encourage authors of glossary entries to minimize the number of citations. In fact, no citations are best! You may, however, if you wish, include a short list of Suggested Readings (fewer than five). Keep in mind the scope of the intended audience and that some segments of that audience, chiefly high school students, will not have access to a university library. Resources available on the Internet make good suggested readings for this portion of our audience.

Essential citations should follow author-date format. Examples can be found here:

Endnotes or footnotes are not permissible in glossary entries. Works cited should appear as a list at the end of the entry. This list should be separate from any suggested readings. Please provide full bibliographic information for all items in each list.

As a matter of general interest, we will be inter-linking the glossary definitions. For example, if you mention the WTO in your definition, it will link to the definition for the World Trade Organization. There is no need to identify these links yourself.

All Glossary Articles will be peer reviewed.

Please send all correspondence related to submission of Glossary Articles to the Compendium's Editors at: [email protected]

Link to the Glossary List of Terms