# SEEJ Style Guide

This guide is meant to provide a reference for preparing, copyediting, and proofreading articles and reviews for the Slavic and East European Journal. 

**This style guide was introduced in December 2019. Please note that the style outlined in this guide differs from the style used in SEEJ issues published before Volume 64 (2020).**

For things not addressed in this style guide, consult the [**MLA Style Guide**](https://style.mla.org/).

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**Note: Because SEEJ is published in the United States, please use American English spellings.**
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In order to minimize confusion and ambiguities, this guide provides a copious amount of examples:

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