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Article Format. Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”.
Headings. Theology and Science uses only two layers of headings. First-level headings should appear in bold, justified with the left margin, with two spaces above the heading and one space below. Second-level headings should appear in normal print, justified with the left margin, with one space above and one space below the heading.
Documentation. Where abbreviation is appropriate, use the standard abbreviations for books of the Bible and other ancient documents. If these are not available to you, write out full titles and the editors will abbreviate. Please do not abbreviate titles of journals or books in your text or notes; rather, provide full titles.
Notes should be placed at the end of the article.
Endnotes. Theology and Science follows Turabian or Chicago Manual of Style. It is not necessary to include words such as “Press” or “Publishing Company.” Please italicize book titles rather than underlining. Here are some samples:
Hans Conzelmannn, Jesus, trans. J. Raymond Lord (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1973), 36-50.
Duane A. Priebe, “Theology and Hermeneutics,” Studies in Lutheran Hermeneutics, ed. John Reumann (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979), 297-301.
Malcolm Jeeves, “Human Natures: An Integrated Picture,” in What About the Soul?: Neuroscience and Christian Anthropology, ed. Joel B. Green (Nashville: Abingdon, 2004), 171-189.
Niels Henrik Gregersen, “Theology in a Neo-Darwinian World,” Studia Theologica 48:2 (1994): 125-149.
Ethan J. Temeles, Irvin L. Pan, Jillian L. Brennan, and Jedediah N. Horwitt, “Evidence for Ecological Causation of Sexual Dimorphism in a Hummingbird,” Science, Vol. 289, No. 5478 (July 2000): 441-443.
For subsequent notes after first entry use—as appropriate—one of the following:
Ibid., 38. (Do not underscore the word Ibid.)
Priebe, “Theology and Hermeneutics,” 299. (shortened title)
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For Example:
Abstract: This document contains the information that Theology and Science contributors will need in order to prepare their articles in such a way as to minimize distress for the Managing Editor.
Key words: Author instructions; Length; Transliterations; Footnotes; Copyright; Formatting
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For Book review inquiry:
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Theology and Science
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