When an article is scheduled for publication, the writer will be notified and given an opportunity to order reprints. Titles of articles should be limited to two lines of not more than thirty-two characters each and should clearly indicate the manuscript's content. The introductory paragraph of the article should clearly indicate the direction of the manuscript. Overly discursive or vague openings are not appropriate for the readership of English Journal . Writers are expected to follow the conventions of standard edited American English.
Care regarding references is extremely important.
Double and triple-check page numbers, dates, and other citation elements, keeping in mind that any undetected errors could be carried to 45,000 EJ readers. Securing permissions for copyrighted work is the responsibility of the author. While short excerpts from copyrighted material may usually be quoted without permission, any excerpts from poetry and song lyrics almost always require the author's written permission. To protect the students' identity, it is generally preferable to use pseudonyms. If real names must be used, the author must secure permission as above.