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General Instructions
Black Ball invites article submissions related to black baseball, including
but not limited to Negro major and minor leagues, and pre-Negro League play. See our
submission guidelines for further information.
Style
Articles should be prepared according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition.
Avoid contractions, first- or second-person pronouns, one- and two-sentence paragraphs,
repetition, and jargon. Italicize as needed but refrain from using headline-style
all-caps and reserve bolding for headings and subheadings. Except in quotations,
render special terms according to modern convention (e.g., "World Series" instead
of "world's series"). All articles accepted for publication are subject to
editorial changes.
Reference Citations
As a research journal, Black Ball places great importance on documentation. Source
citations, in the form of endnotes, and a bibliography are required, and each should
be saved in a file separate from the text. While many primary sources appropriate
for quotation in Black Ball lie in the public domain, written permissions may be
required for materials either unpublished or published after 1922.
Illustrations
Illustrations related in some meaningful way to the article topic are considered.
Good-quality prints or scans (300 dpi or greater, at full size) and all necessary
permissions must be provided to the editor at the time of article delivery. All
illustrations will be reproduced in black and white. Black Ball does not include
sidebars.
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