Guidelines for
Contributors
• Editors will consider for publication articles or reviews in the
social sciences or in the humanities that, at minimum, fulfill the following
conditions: exhibition of high-quality scholarship; topical relevance to the
Catholic Church’s social teaching; and compatibility with the teaching of the
Church’s Magisterium. Submissions to the Articles
section are peer-reviewed by at least two referees.
• Prospective contributors of a symposium, article, review, or
documentation piece may submit an MS Word document via e-mail to the
appropriate editor:
Articles and symposia: Kevin Schmiesing, kschmiesing at acton.org.
Book reviews or review essays: Gregory Beabout,
beabout at slu.edu (314) 977-7189.
Public and Church Affairs: Stephen M. Krason, catholicsocialscientists at gmail.com; (740) 284-5377.
Documentation: Stephanie B. McKenny, smckenny at gmail.com.
• Contributors should observe the following word limits:
Articles and symposium submissions, 5,000; book reviews, 1000 words;
Public and Church Affairs articles, 2000; Documentation articles, 2000.
Submissions outside of these guidelines will be considered on a
case-by-case basis.
• Articles should be submitted ready for blind review. The author’s name
should appear nowhere in the manuscript and identifying references (such as, “As
I have shown in my book…”) should be avoided.
• Articles must begin with an abstract consisting of approximately 100
words.
• Graphs and illustrations should be placed at the end of the
manuscript, one to a page, with their locations and captions clearly indicated
in the text of the manuscript. All such non-text items should be submitted as
JPG files.
• The Review is
interdisciplinary; therefore, any established academic style will be accepted (APA,
MLA, CMS, etc.). Contributors should strive above all to be consistent, paying
particular attention to reference and footnote/endnote styles.
• The Review is printed
annually in September. Submissions made by December 1 have the best chance of
appearing in the following year’s issue.