For a list of references in the journal I end, I'd wanted to have a hanging indent for each reference. Using the available documentation:
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Help:Manual_StylesI tried to use various sources of documentation to create a Hanging Indent Style. I click in the document and use Edit, Styles, New, Hanging indent, and click on the lower left box (left indent) to make it 1p, which invokes -1 in the first line indent box. I click Apply and Done, and that saves the style. Next I go to the document, click Edit, Edit Text, and in the left margin where it says No Style, click, chose hanging indent from the dropdown box, and voila!
Doing so, I think, removes any previous formatting, such as italicizing of the journal name/volume and book title, so do that afterwards.
Success! Neophyte here, glad that I figured it out.