Numbers
Spell out all
n
u
m
bers through o
n
e hu
nd
re
d
(e.g.
,
s
i
xty-five
,
nin
ety-e
i
ght) a
nd
all rou
nd
n
u
m
bers that
c
a
n
be expresse
d
in
two wor
d
s (e.g.
,
o
n
e hu
nd
re
d,
five thousa
nd,
f
orty-five
hundred). Ex: At that time, the population of the district was less than three million.
All other
n
u
m
bers are wr
i
tte
n
as figures. Ex: There are
5
14
m
e
m
bers o
f
the sele
c
t
i
o
n
committee. On the 122d day of his episcopate, he received his eighteenth letter from
the head of the Synod.
I
f in one paragraph numbers less than one hundred or round numbers of two words and
o
dd
n
u
m
bers are use
d,
express all
n
u
m
bers as figures.
Percent
Spell per
c
e
n
t
in
text a
nd
pre
c
e
d
e
i
t o
n
ly w
i
th a figure (e.g.
,
1
5
per
c
e
n
t). Use the sy
m
bol
f
or per
c
e
n
t (%)
in
graphs a
nd
c
harts (e.g.
,
55
%). The figure pre
c
e
din
g e
i
ther per
c
e
n
t or
% should not be spelled.
Pinyin and Wade-Giles Systems
The
Taiwan Journal of Democracy
ʼs
ʼ
s
s
standard usage for contemporary discussions is the
Pinyin system.
H
owever, it is acceptable to use the Wade-Giles system when writing
about historical topics. Thus, refer to Zhao Ziyang, not Chao Tzu-yang.
H
owever,
when referring to historical matters, it is acceptable, for example, to refer to the Treaty
of Nanking of 1842, rather than the Treaty of Nanjing of 1842.
Quotation Marks
Periods and commas should be placed inside quotation marks; semicolons and colons
outside. Question marks and exclamation marks should be placed outside quotation
marks unless the question or exclamation occurs within the quot
ation itself.
Ex:
“
You speak of political independence with a great earnestness,
”
said the commenta
-
tor.
Ex:
H
ow do the election results show that “
thepartyismoreenvironmentallyconscious
“thepartyismoreenvironmentallyconscious
the party is more environmentally conscious
than others
”
?
Ex: I was told that she asked,
“
Why is she here?”
”
?
Ex: I was told that she asked,
“
Why is she here?”
?
Ex:
I
was told that she asked, “
Why is she here?”
“Why is she here?”
Why is she here
?”
”
Background of the Journal
The
Taiwan Journal of Democracy
is published by the Taiwan Foundation
o
f
De
m
o
c
ra
c
y (TFD)
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,
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profit
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part
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ni
zat
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that is dedicated to the study and promotion of democracy and human rights.
Fou
nd
e
d
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the TFD
i
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ou
nd
at
i
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n
establ
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she
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in
As
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a to ass
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st
in
the development of democracy. The Foundation is committed to the vision of
working with other democracies to advance a new wave of democratization and
i
ts be
n
efits worl
d
w
id
e.
The Taiwan Journal of Democracy
(TJD) is a refereed journal devoted to
the study of democratic politics, in general, and democratic development in
Taiwan and in other Asian democracies, in particular. Published semiannually,
the journal's goal is to provide an open forum, free of cultural and partisan
bias, for academic and policy research and a venue for dialogue among
scholars and professional specialists on democratic experience. The journal
particularly wishes to promote articles comparing the experiences of new
democracies (including Taiwan).