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Author Guidelines

 

What is The Philanthropist?
The Philanthropist is a quarterly journal (January, April, July, and October) that publishes articles and information of interest and assistance to managers and directors of Canadian charitable organizations and foundations, and their legal and financial directors.

Our Audience
The Philanthropist has a diverse readership consisting of Canadian practitioners in the legal and financial professions, and managers and directors of Canadian charitable organizations and foundations. Although our readers have a common interest in matters concerning philanthropy in Canada, they do not have a common base of knowledge. As such, articles addressing specific aspects of philanthropy (e.g., legal or tax aspects) should be written with a general audience in mind.


What We're Looking For
The Philanthropist encourages the submission of manuscripts dealing with legal, accounting, financial, management, educational, and other policy issues affecting philanthropy in Canada. These include legal and research articles; viewpoint and for-the-record articles; and book reviews.

Articles

Legal and research articles
These articles are based on research and/or analysis of legal cases pertaining to philanthropy in Canada.

• Manuscripts may be between 7,500 and 15,000 words (including all footnotes and references).
• All articles must be accompanied by a brief summary (100-125 words), which should also be translated into French. For those who require the service, translations of abstracts can be undertaken by the The Philathropist at a cost of 20 cents per word.
• All articles must be accompanied by a list of keywords (5 maximum).
• The Philanthropist does not accept material that has been published elsewhere, except in the case of conference papers that have been made available only to those attending conference.
• The Philanthropist will undertake to edit conference papers to effect a change from the spoken to the written form, but it is preferred that authors develop their own papers before submission.
• Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all citations.

Viewpoint and for-the-record articles
These articles are not based on research, but present information of interest to those active in Canadian philanthropy and contribute to the debate on issues relevant to philanthropy in Canada.

Viewpoint articles offer opinions and "food for thought" to readers (e.g., "Sustainability: Illusion or Reality?" in Volume 17, No. 4).

For-the-Record articles are generally reprinted from other sources (e.g., For the Record: Letter to The Honourable Elinor Caplan, Minister of National Revenue re: Charity and "Political Activities" in Volume 18, No. 4).

• Manuscripts should be no longer than 7,500 (including all footnotes and references).
• All articles must be accompanied by a brief summary (100-125 words).
• All articles must be accompanied by a brief summary (100-125 words), which should also be translated into French. For those who require the service, translations of abstracts can be undertaken by the The Philathropist at a cost of 20 cents per word.
• All articles must be accompanied by a list of keywords (5 maximum); see examples in keyword index.

Book reviews
The Philanthropist also carries reviews of new books that are of interest to its readers. Book reviewers are normally recruited by the Editor. However, suggestions are welcome. Please email the Editor at: editor@thephilanthropist.ca.

Editorial Policy

• The editors of The Philanthropist retain the right to edit all material for length, style and grammatical or spelling errors, and to improve clarity. No alteration of meaning or substance will be undertaken without consultation with the author.
• The editors of The Philanthropist also retain the right to insert headings, subheadings, and other organizational additions that will assist the reader.

Payment
The Philanthropist does not pay for editorial material, but authors wil recieve a PDF of their article.

Editorial Style
The Philanthropist adheres to the following:

• for legal citations, Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 5th edition.
• for grammar, punctuation, references, and non-legal citations, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition.
• for spelling, Canadian Oxford Dictionary.

Keywords

The Philanthropist requests that potential authors assign keywords (examples are listed below) to their article. Authors should confine their selection to no more than five keywords (1-5 words is fine).

Philanthropy
Law
Charity
Charitable Corporations
Charitable Foundation
Charitable Gifts
Charity Law
Charitable Organization
Charitable Trust
Education
Endowments
Foundations
Foundations-Private
Canadian Foundation
Hospital Foundation
Public-private intersection
Donor
Public Trustee of Ontario
Charities Accounting Act
Charitable Gifts Act
The Corporations Act
Public Policy
Charitable Purposes/Religious
Corporate Giving
Charitable Trusts/Education
Charitable/Values
Healthcare Research/Foundation Support
Philanthropy/Trends
Private Philanthropy
Tax Law
Tax Credit
Public Trustee
Income Tax Act
Registration of Charities
Legal Implications
Administration
Government Agency
Education Endowments
Trustees
Asset Management
Fundraising
Performance Measurement
Charity/Politics Boundary
Grants
Business Practices
Policies and Procedures
Humanity
Common Law
Property
Investment
Political Boundaries
Environmentalism
Social Services
Charitable Objects
Computer Technology
Self-help Groups
Unions
Nonprofit Management
Philanthropy/Values
Philanthropy/Media Role
Philanthropy/The Arts
Philanthropy Trends
Planned Giving
Nonprofit Management/Volunteers
Types of Giving/Emotive/Cognitive/Religious
United Way
Nonprofit Enterprise
Volunteerism
Volunteers
Charities/Public Policy
Social Capital
Accountability
Case Law
Legislation
History
Liability
Panel on accountability and governance
Transparency
Governance
Ontario law reform commission
Social Service

Submitting

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1.    The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2.    The submission file is in word.doc or RTF document file format.
3.    Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4.    The text is double-spaced, with single space between sentences; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5.    The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. In Step 1, please ensure that:

   - You select a section from the 'Journal Section' menu.

   - You review, complete, and check off each item in the 'Submission Checklist.'

2. In Step 2, please ensure that:

   - You provide your personal information (name, email, etc.).

   - You provide the title of your article or reviewed book.

3. In Step 3, please ensure that:

   - You upload a copy of your manuscript in Word (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) format, not DOCX (.docx).

   - You upload a copy of your manuscript inWord (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) format, not DOCX (.docx).

   - Do not include figures, tables, or images within your manuscript file. Instead, upload each separately in Step 4.

4. In Step 4, upload all tables, figures, images, and supplementary files:

   - Tables should be saved and uploaded as separate Word (.doc) or RTF (.rtf) files, not DOCX (.docx).

   - Figures and images should be saved and uploaded using high quality image formats: BMP, TIFF, EPS, JPEG (uncompressed); not GIF or compressed JPEG.

   - Audio and video files should be saved and uploaded using the MPEG format (MP3 for audio and MPEG for video).

5. In Step 5, finish your submission by reviewing your submission details and confirming that your submission is complete.
   

Copyright Notice

Copyright for all published material is retained jointly by The Philanthropist and the author(s). Permission to reprint, with full attribution, is normally granted without charge to other publications, but the editors reserve the right to determine if permission should be given.

Privacy Statement

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