1. Length. “Articles” are typically 20 to 30 pages in length (5000 to 7500 words).

2. Abstract. Please include a 100 to 150 word abstract summarizing the major argument and focus of the essay.

3. Author Identification. Please provide a brief identification of the author (including institutional affiliation as you would want it to appear with the article).

4. Contact Information. In addition, please include your name, address, phone numbers, email, and FAX numbers. Being able to reach you quickly greatly expedites the preparation/review of your article, so give us the best information you can.

5. Note the Style Sheet for additional requirements.
style sheet

6. Electronic submissions by email attachment are preferred. Alternatively you may submit an article by mail, on a floppy disk or cd.

7. Timeline. We strive to review submissions and reply in a timely manner. We will acknowledge receipt of your article immediately. But it may take us 1 to 3 months to review the essay and decide whether or not to send it out for blind peer review. We will notify you at that point. If the essay is sent out for review, you can expect another 2 to 3 month wait until we send you the reviewers recommendations for revision. In total, it can take 6 months to a year from first submission to acceptance and publication.

8. Peer Review. Articles are typically sent to at least two peer reviewers. The editorial staff will respond with comments from the reviewers and suggestions for revision or a decision to not publish.

9. Revisions. Most articles or notes will require some revision, and acceptance for publication is contingent upon how the author addresses suggestions for revision. We will specify a deadline for return of revisions. In order to keep to our schedule of publication, we need the cooperation of all authors in returning their revised articles promptly. (Revisions should also be sent as an email attachment.)

10. Copyright Form. You will be notified by email if your submission is accepted. We will also mail you Wiley-Blackwell’s Copyright Transfer Agreement Form, which is required from each author prior to publication. Please promptly return it by mail. If necessary, you may fax the form to us (765-361-6051), but the original must follow within seven days since Wiley-Blackwell must have an original signature before beginning production. Please return it as soon as you receive it, so that journal production is not delayed.
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11. Copy-Editing. Text will be copy-edited to the standards of our style sheet and for consistent usage in the journal. Authors will be contacted about editorial changes which might effect substance. That is why phone, fax, and email addresses are important. If we cannot contact you, we may be forced to make the changes in order to meet our production deadline, so please reply promptly.

12. Page Proofs. Authors will receive an email alert from Wiley-Blackwell containing a link to a website where the proof can be downloaded as a PDF (portable document format). Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read this file.

Please keep revisions to a minimum, as changes at the page proof stage are costly. Please do not make corrections except for clear errors. Remember that some changes will reflect copy editing.

Please send us your corrected proof sheets within two weeks after you have received them from Wiley-Blackwell. Please notify us as well if there are no corrections. Send to Thomas Pearson, Managing Editor, at the address below.

If you have question please contact:
Thomas Pearson, Ph.D.
Associate and Managing Editor,
Teaching Theology and Religion
Associate Director, Wabash Center
301 West Wabash Ave.
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
e-mail: pearsont@wabash.edu
800-655-7117
fax : 765-361-6051
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu