For Authors
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Focus and Scope
SSJ is a product of the Seminar on Jesuit Spirituality. This Seminar is composed of a group of Jesuits appointed from their provinces in the United States. The Seminar studies topics pertaining to the spiritual doctrine and practice of Jesuits, especially American Jesuits, and gathers current scholarly studies pertaining to the history and ministries of Jesuits throughout the world. It then disseminates the results through this journal. The issues treated may be common also to Jesuits of other regions, other priests, religious, and laity, to both men and women. Hence, the studies, while meant especially for American Jesuits, are not exclusively for them. Others who may find them helpful are cordially welcome to read them.
Submission Types
Submissions of research article manuscripts should be roughly between 4,000–10,000. JEQ welcomes scholarly essay submissions that fit within the focus and scope of the journal. Since scholarly essays are peer-reviewed, manuscripts should be complete, including all notes, bibliographical references, tables, etc. and adhere to Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) as close as possible. Each article should be accompanied by an abstract (max 150 words), as well as three to five keywords for indexing purposes.
Research Articles may include but are not limited to:
– Historical
– Empirical
– Theoretical
– Research Papers
– Comparative Studies
– Interdisciplinary
– Critical Translations
Submissions of commentary articles are responses to specific research articles and should be roughly 1,000–4,000 words in length. Relevant citation of sources should be used when appropriate. Authors are not required to provide an abstract, but are encouraged to identify 3–5 keywords for indexing purposes.
Submissions of reflections should be 2,000–4,000 words. Reflections should engage with the educational heritage and tradition of the Society of Jesus and their apostolates. Submissions should fit within the focus and scope of the journal and should include 1–3 sources, broadly defined, for further engagement on the topic at the end of the article. Obituaries or reflections on the impact of important figures in Jesuit education, as well as opinion pieces are also welcome. Reflections may include notes with bibliographical references, photos, tables, etc. where applicable.
Submissions for interviews should be in the form of a proposal for a guest, topic, and format. Interview formats may include video, audio, and/or text. Any proposal for video and audio must include a plan for closed captions and/or a transcript for accessibility purposes.
Book reviews will occasionally be published on relevant volumes related to Jesuit education. Open submissions will be reviewed and considered for publication. Manuscripts should be a minimum of 1,000 words in length. Authors are not required to provide an abstract, but are encouraged to identify 3–5 keywords for indexing purposes. In addition, please include the following information about the book at the beginning of your review:
- Name of Author(s)
- Name of Editor(s) and Translator(s) if applicable
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Year of publication
- Number of pages in the book
Describe the content of the book concisely, avoiding a chapter-by-chapter summary or excessive detail. Reviews should evaluate the work critically, judging the strengths and shortcomings of the work as it pertains particularly to Jesuit education or idea. The focus of the review should be on evaluating the book, ideally integrating a description of the book within the evaluation.
Books that are seeking reviews may be sent to:
Jesuit Educational Quarterly
c/o A. Taiga Guterres
Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800
Submissions for content types that do not fit within any of the above criteria are welcome for consideration.
Submission Guidelines
Research Article Submissions
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Figures are high-resolution (300 dpi) .jpg, .tif, or .png files. Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary copyright permission to reproduce tables, images, figures, or excerpts.
Please be sure to have the following items available when submitting an article:
- Name, affiliation, and email address for all authors
- Article title
- An abstract (max. 150 words)
- 3–5 keywords for indexing
All Other Submissions
All manuscripts that are not research articles should be sent electronically as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word format to Michael Knox, S.J. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer varius orci ac nulla sodales facilisis. Etiam quis purus quis erat feugiat venenatis. Etiam ac dignissim metus. Praesent quis massa aliquet, consectetur lacus ac, sollicitudin ante. Aliquam vestibulum consequat efficitur.
Manuscripts should be adhere to Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), as close as possible. Please review the submission types for expected word counts. Figures should be high-resolution (300 dpi) .jpg, .tif, or .png files. Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary copyright permission to reproduce tables, images, figures, or excerpts. Submissions for content types that do not fit within any of the above criteria are welcome for consideration.
Please be sure to have the following items available when submitting:
- Submission type
- Name, affiliation, and email address for all authors
- Manuscript title
- 3–5 keywords for indexing
- Any other listed criteria for specific submission type
Manuscript Style
The editors reserve the right to copy-edit contributions to conform to the journal’s style and language requirements. Please prepare the text in American English. For an in-depth guide for the journal’s style guide, including information for citations, abbreviations, and capitalizations for citing primary sources and legislation of the Society of Jesus, refer to the journal’s style guide.
Open Access Policy
SSJ is a fully Open Access journal, which means that all content is freely accessible online. SSJ provides immediate Open Access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and give the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies permission to publish by signing a special IAJS Open Consent to Publish. The IAJS Open Consent to Publish will be sent to the principal author by the responsible desk-editor.
Articles in the SSJ are published under Creative Commons (CC) licenses. They are distributed under the terms of the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License, which permits any non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and publication are credited.