Unfolding

University Chaplain in Practice

Style Guide

Overview

Submissions for ACSLHE’s Journal, Unfolding, should be written with US English grammar. If this piece is going to have distinct linguistic uses, please state that in your abstract.

Please assume that readers have no knowledge of your spiritual tradition or practice. Feel free to footnote liberally. Citations should be in Chicago Manual Style formatting.

It is the responsibility of the author to make sure that all references are complete and accurate. As a best practice, and in order to avoid copywrite issues, we recommend paraphrasing quotations rather than using direct quotes or using less than 3 lines of a direct quote. If this piece has been submitted or used somewhere else, you must have permission to use here. Please contact the editor and get written permission if you are unsure.

Formatting Guidelines and Elements

Please use Times New Roman 12 single spaced font. Leave an empty line between paragraphs and other elements below.

• Title of Piece: in Bold
• 1-2 Sentence Bio: plain font
• Short Abstract: 2-3 sentences in italics
• Long Abstract (if applicable): in italics
• Key Words: in italics
• Body of Text

• Leave an empty line between paragraphs
• Use bold font for section headings, italics for subheadings
• Use footnotes

• Author has anonymized the text for submission

Anonymizing Your Piece

To ensure the integrity of anonymous peer-review, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:

• The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with "Author" and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors' name, article title, etc.
• The authors of the document have removed personal information from the file properties by taking the following steps:

• Microsoft Word for Windows:

• Go to File
• Select Info
• Click on Check for Issues
• Click on Inspect Document
• In the Document Inspector dialog box, select the check boxes to choose the type of hidden content that you want inspected.
• Click Remove All
• Click Close
• Save the document

• Microsoft Word for MacOS:

• Go to Tools
• Click Protect Document
• Select Remove personal information for this file on save
• Click OK and save the file

• PDF:

• Go to File
• Select Properties
• Remove any name in the author field
• Click OK
• Save the document

Please Include the Following for Each Type of Submission

Article: 2,500 - 6,000 words

• Must include long abstract, “Data”, methods, “Findings” and references from the findings

Case Study: Max 2000 words

• Context/Background
• Specifics of case (keeping participants anonymous)
• Takeaways/Questions to ponder

Reflective Essay: 1500 words max

• Narrative style
• Context/Background
• Focus on process or experience
• Impact on community or participants
• Takeaways/Questions to ponder

Expression (This may be Liturgy, Art, Poetry, Order of Service etc.): 

• Only submit original content
• Share context or description
• Year the work was created
• How this was (or can be) used
• Religious/Philosophical Tradition
• Things to Consider
• Medium if applicable (acrylic, short film, monologue, liturgy, etc)

Assessment Tools

• Original use of assessment
• Potential uses 

Book Reviews: 800 words max

• Summary
• Key Arguments
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• Potential contributions to university chaplaincy

If this is a series, please upload them all together

• Series being written at the same time for one event (Ex. a series of liturgy, multiple art pieces, poems, etc.)

References

ACSLHE does not include bibliographies or reference lists. Please cite material in full note form for the first mention of each source. After the first citation, cite in short form rather than using “ibid.”.

Online Resources: Do not include a “last accessed” date unless the website mentioned does not have a date of creation or modification.