Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF document file format.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- Submission is free of grammar and spelling errors and adheres to APA format guidelines.
- All files in the article submission are de-identified (there is no title page with the authors' names; and the authors' names do not show up in document properties)
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
Theoretical Articles
In this section, the authors examine theoretical frameworks that guide the thinking of higher education faculty in light of biblical frames. The authors may question existing frameworks, suggest new theories, compare theoretical lenses, etc. This section is particularly interested in articles that explain the coherence and dissonance between our disciplinary or teaching theories and biblical perspectives (e.g. to what extent do the views of our discipline coincide with or have friction with our biblical worldviews?)
Although grounded in relevant literature, articles in this section may not have tested their frameworks or hypotheses in a research study.
Submissions for theoretical papers should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.
Abstracts are required and are limited to 250 words.
Research Articles
Research articles will contain quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods to measure a phenomenon or test a hypothesis.
The section welcomes articles that examine teaching practices (course design, tests of implementation practices, faculty or student perceptions, course or program outcomes, etc.), scholarship productivity of those in faith-based settings (scoping reviews related to faith integration, publication interests, faculty perceptions, etc.), and articles that examine the work and life of faculty in faith-based institutions.
Submissions for this section should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words.
Abstracts are required and are limited to 250 words.
Practical Application Articles
Practical papers serve as a guide or as a call to action for others in higher education. In these papers, authors often tell the story of how they applied their faith in the classroom or in their scholarship. Some authors use this section to provide a call to action - stating a need for more research or work to be done in a particular area regarding faith integration.
These papers differ from research papers because the authors do not test the results of the work. Nonetheless, practical papers are grounded in prior research or theories around faith-based practices. Authors should clearly state the theories or prior research that informed this practice. Papers that address innovative practices should note the ways in which their work differs from prior theories or practices.
Submissions for practical papers should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.
Abstracts are required and are limited to 250 words.
Book Reviews
Submissions that review books published in the last five years are accepted for consideration. Book reviews will be 300 to 1,000 words to be considered for publication and should consider the how the material from the book applies to the work of a higher education professional at a faith-based institution.
Abstracts are not required for book reviews.
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