Promoting Go in the UK and beyond

1. Formatting

Text should be supplied with as little formatting as possible. All formatting apart from any simple subheadings is discarded by the page layout program when the file is imported so formatting the text is a wasted effort on the part of contributors. Files can be text files (txt) or simple Word files (doc) or in Rich Text Format (rtf). PDF format can be read, but should be avoided if possible.

Avoid multiple tabs and multiple spaces.

Carriage returns should be used only at the end of a paragraph.

Use proper capitalisation and never type a word in all caps.

Double quotation marks should be used only to indicate speech.

Use single quotes to indicate textual quotations, unusual terms, names of publications and in any other situation where some form of emphasis is required.

2. Go Specific Rules

The word Go must have an initial capital. The same applies to the name of any other game.

The words Black and White must be capitalised according to whether the word is used as a noun or an adjective. Thus: "After Black 23, the white group is dead.". Sometimes this can be hard to resolve. If in doubt, refer to a well produced book - such as the Ishida Joseki Dictionary - to see how it should be done.

Japanese terms such as sente or joseki will not normally be emphasised as they are common currency in the Go player's language. Unusual terms or those being introduced, for example in an article aimed at beginners, should be set within single quotes eg 'Katte Yomi'.

When referring to diagrams, the word Figure should be used to refer to a diagram that constitutes part of a game record. The word Diagram should be used in all other cases.

The words Figure and Diagram should always be capitalised.

If letters are used in a Diagram these should be set in uppercase.

3. Supply of contributions

Ideally, contributions should be supplied via e-mail. Send mail to:

	journal@britgo.org

Diagrams and Figures may be supplied as hard copy but preferably by e-mail as sgf or mgt files output from a recent Go editor program.

Photographs and other artwork must have a high resolution for printing. If you cannot scan to at least 600 dpi at the anticipated final size, please don't send a scan but rather send the original. Please indicate whether you wish the artwork to be returned to you. Obviously these remarks do not apply to artwork of electronic origin.