submission to lit journal/ abstract question

[lindsey372]

For those of you who have submitted abstracts/proposals to journals before, please help me figure this out!  

The submission info says that all submissions must be MLA format, and that you may submit 1 page proposals or short 10-12 page essays.

NOW - should the proposal be single spaced or double????

 

[fuzzylogician]

Journals have submission guidelines for authors that discuss issues like formatting, length requirements, and such. Sometimes it can be a bit hard to find, but I've never seen a journal that didn't have such a guide. Look for links like "for authors" or "submission guidelines." If you can't find one, look for the guidelines for the journal's publisher on the publisher's webpage. 

[lindsey372]

thanks FL, I'll keep looking...

[EmmaJava]

Double.

[sarabethke]

One thing that's become my motto this year is: "Double spacing is required for a reason--it's easier to read." Unless there are submission guidelines that specifically say otherwise.