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Proposals are optional, but useful for authors who may benefit from guidance before writing the full article. When a proposal does not correspond to an existing candidate, a new candidate should be created with approval from the STARS Executive Committee. An author may use or revise any material in the proposal for the STARS article.

Proposal Requirements:

Title of the article consists of no more than 40 characters and spaces; to facilitate alphabetic sorting, titles may not begin with the words A, An, or The.

Name(s) of the author(s)

Timeline of 5 to 20 one-line entries; date the year in 4 digits, followed by a systems-defined space and text in which the number of characters plus spaces is no more than 85.

Synopsis of essay in 200 to 500 words

Bibliography consists of 2 to 12 references of which at least 1 must be of historic significance and 1 for further reading.

Biography of each author in 50 to 100 words.

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-Proposal requirements:
+Proposals are optional, but useful for authors who may benefit from guidance before writing the full article. When a proposal does not correspond to an existing candidate, a new candidate should be created with approval from the STARS Executive Committee. An author may use or revise any material in the proposal for the STARS article.
-Title of the article with the number of characters plus spaces no more than 40; to facilitate good alphabetic sorting, titles may not begin with the words A, An, or The.
+Proposal Requirements:
+Title of the article consists of no more than 40 characters and spaces; to facilitate alphabetic sorting, titles may not begin with the words A, An, or The.
 Name(s) of the author(s)
-Timeline consisting of 5 to 15 entries; each entry states the year in 4 digits, followed by a large systems-defined space and then text in which the number of characters plus spaces can be no more than 85
+Timeline of 5 to 20 one-line entries; date the year in 4 digits, followed by a systems-defined space and text in which the number of characters plus spaces is no more than 85.
-Synopsis of 200 to 500 words
-Bibliography consisting of 2 to 12 references of which at least 1 must be of historic significance and 1 for further reading.
+Synopsis of essay in 200 to 500 words
-Biography of each author in 50 to 100 words
+Bibliography consists of 2 to 12 references of which at least 1 must be of historic significance and 1 for further reading.
-An individual is invited to write a STARS article only after submitting a proposal and having it approved by the executive committee of the STARS Editorial Board.
+Biography of each author in 50 to 100 words.