Submissions

Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace is a publication of the Plowshares peace studies collaborative of Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester Colleges. As such, it arises from the perspectives of the three historic peace churches-Society of Friends, Church of the Brethren, and the Mennonite Church-associated with the colleges that compose the collaborative, but the journal is interested in the contributions of all religious traditions to questions about religion, conflict, and peace. It addresses both the problem of religion and conflict and the possibility and practices of religion and peace. Since naming the problem can sometimes be easier than identifying the possibilities, we are especially interested in submissions that give particular attention to peace. Articles may address everything from interpersonal relationships to international politics and draw from any discipline or combination of disciplines that can illuminate the journal's central concerns. The journal also seeks field reports and case studies from peace practitioners who are working in conflict zones, devising peace processes, or otherwise actively applying peace theory. While the journal's first audience is scholars from a variety of disciplines, articles should be relevant and accessible to peace practitioners and anyone else concerned about these themes. Peers will review submissions.

Articles of up to 8000 words and case studies of up to 3000 words can be sent electronically to jrcpeditor@plowsharesproject.org. Each article should be accompanied by complete contact information, a short abstract, and a brief biographical note outlining the author's credentials and, where appropriate, affiliation. All articles published in Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace must be original and exclusive. Submission deadlines are March 1 for fall issues and September 1 for spring issues.

Manuscripts must be prepared as MS Word documents or RTF files. Please double space the text, block quotations, and endnotes, leaving one inch margins all around. Style must conform to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. 2003.

Copyright of articles is retained by the author. Authors must agree to give open access to their work, provided users give proper credit to the author and do not alter the work in any way.

Manuscript Guidelines

Papers selected for publication in Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace will be returned to writers after the jury process with queries to the author and requests for changes. Final work should conform to these guidelines.

  1. Submit articles of up to 8,000 words.
  2. Use The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, as the authority on style and grammar.
  3. Write in an academic style, but one that is accessible to users from other disciplines. The journal is multi-disciplinary. Do not assume that all users will understand the terminology of your field of study.
  4. Place notes at the end of the article as endnotes.
  5. Double space the manuscript, including block quotations.
  6. Use roman type at 11 points with 1 inch margins all around.
  7. Do not use other formatting, such as single spacing for quotations, various type faces, varieties of type sizes for headings or subheadings.
  8. Use tabs for indents, not spaces.
  9. Provide an abstract of about 100 words.
  10. Provide a biographical note about the author.
  11. Provide two to six key words for electronic searching.
  12. Verify that all material is original or properly cited.

Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace is a project of Plowshares, a peace studies collaborative of Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester Colleges. The journal is shaped by, but not confined to, the perspectives of the three historic peace churches—Society of Friends, Church of the Brethren, and the Mennonite Church—associated with the colleges that compose the collaborative. The journal addresses both the problem of religion and conflict and the possibility and practices of peace, giving particular attention to peace.