Mission Studies accepts unsolicited manuscripts, and particularly encourages articles from IAMS members.
Manuscripts should be sent to
Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau
Associate Professor of History and Theology of Mission
Asbury Theological Seminary
204 N Lexington Avenue,
Wilmore
KY 40390, USA
Phone:+1 (859) 858 2262
Email:
editor@missionstudies.org
kimapachuau@yahoo.com
kima_pachuau@asburyseminary.edu
Manuscripts should be approximately 20 - 30 pp. in length, double spaced typed pages.
Articles can be submitted in English, Spanish, French or German; they will be published in the language in which they are submitted unless previously arranged otherwise with the editors.
Two hard copies should be submitted; if possible, articles should also be submitted on computer disk (Word Perfect or Word 6.0 or above)
A 300 word summary of the article should be included, as well as a 100 word biographical statement. These will be translated into English if submitted in another language.
Text should be broken up with subtitles.
Manuscripts become property of Mission Studies and may be edited as necessary.
Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned.
Style Requirements
Inclusive language should be used. Manuscripts will be edited accordingly.
Mission Studies follows the internationally recognized "Anthropological Style," e.g. as followed by Missiology: An International Review
References are placed in the text in parentheses, with author's last name, year and page number(s)-- e.g. (White 1973:1-42).
Bible citations are placed in the text -- e.g. (Gal 3:10).
Lengthy notes are to be avoided. However, necessary notes should be placed at the end of the text, under the heading, "Notes."
At the end of the text, references will be listed under "References Cited," according to the following examples:
BOOK:
Toulmin, Stephen
1953 Philosophy of Science. New York: Harper and Row.
BOOK IN TRANSLATION:
Weber, Max
1963 The Sociology of Religion. Trans. By Ephraim Fischoff.
Boston: Beacon Press.
EDITED BOOK
Schreiter, Robert J., ed.
1991 Faces of Jesus in Africa. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
BOOK WRITTEN OR EDITED BY SEVERAL AUTHORS / EDITORS:
Pope-Levison, Priscilla and John R. Levison
1992 Jesus in Global Contexts. Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox Press.
Scherer, James A. and Stephen B. Bevans, eds.
1992 New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 1:
Basic Statements 1974-1991. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Peacock, James
1996 "Anthropology and Missionaries: A Commentary."
Missiology: An International Review XXIV, 2:163 -165.
ARTICLE IN A BOOK
Burrows, William R.
1996 "A Seventh Paradigm? Catholics and Radical Inculturation."
In Willem Saayman and Klippes Kritzinger, eds. Mission in
Bold Humilitv. David Bosch's Work Considered. Maryknoll,
NY: Orbis Books: 121-138.
Other Points
For matters not covered and for further information, see the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), or consult with the editor of Mission Studies.
English spelling follows the latest edition of Webster 's New Collegiate Dictionary. Original spelling, however, should be retained in quotations.
Foreign words-except proper names and places-- in respective languages should be underlined or italicized (e.g. in English, Sitz in Leben; in all languages, Missio Dei).
Capitalization of words should be done sparingly.
Do NOT captitalize "church," "gospel," "mission."
DO capitalize "Incarnation," "Catholic Church," "Lutheranism," etc.
Payment
As with other scholarly journals, payment is made in copies of articles published. Authors will received two copies of the issue in which their article appears.
Book Reviews
All Book Reviews are solicited.
Book Reviews are from 300 to 600 words, with everything double spaced, including the bibliographical information at the beginning of the review.
Begin with complete bibliographical information on the book: complete title (italicized or underlined), author or editor, translator, edition, series, place of publication, publisher, date, pages (Roman and Arabic), Price. E.g:
The New Catholicity: Theology Between the Global and the Local. By Robert J. Schreiter. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997. xii + 140 pp. $18.95.
Generally, the review should include five elements:
- Situation of the book within the current literature on the subject
- Identification of the author or editor
- A brief synopsis of the contents
- Critique of the organization, substance and style of the book
- Identification of the intended audience (if this is not already clear)
At the end of the review, the reviewer should use two lines for identification, placed at the right margin:
- The reviewer's name
- The institution with which the reviewer is associated, and / or the city and country from which the person writes. e.g.
José M. DeMesa
East Asian Pastoral Institute, Manila, Philippines
Further questions may be addressed to the editor.