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References
- ↑ "Information for volume editors" (PDF). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Guidelines for editors of contributed volumes". Georgetown University Press. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Editing an Essay Collection". Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
