Submissions
Articles
All article submissions shall be original and unpublished. It should be sent to the General Editor in electronic form, preferably WordPerfect or MS Word. All submissions are subject to a peer-review process by the Editorial Board. When submitting an article, one must clearly double-check all the citations in the paper. The standard reference works are:
- Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, 7thed., rev. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and University of Chicago Press editorial staff (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
- Shawna Vyhmeister, AIIAS Research Standards and Writing Manual: Requirements and Recommendations for the Theological Seminary and the Graduate School, 2nded.(Silang, Cavite, Philippines: AIIAS Publications, April 2013).
- Due to a wider readership is encouraged, all other ancient Near Eastern languages should be transliterated, following the well accepted conventions in the Patrick H. Alexander et al., eds., SBL Handbook of Style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), 25-29.
Each submitted article should be, 4000 words maximum, or 15 to 20 pages (double spaced) in a word processor.
Book Reviews
Critical book reviews on recent (not more than two years old) publications can be submitted to the Editor. The bibliographic reference of the review should comply with the following layout:
Title of book, by author. Trans. by [if applicable]. Name of series [if applicable]. Place: Publisher, year. Pp. [including Roman and Arabic numbers]. ISBN. Price [together with currency].
The book review should contain a brief and objective description of the content of the book which is then followed by critical interaction, an evaluation of the contribution of the volume, and the audience for whom it is most suited. Ideally, 40–50% of the book review should be dedicated to critical interaction with the book’s content.
Each author (and/or book reviewer) is responsible to carefully read and correct his article after peer-review before returning it to the editor. If an author does not comply with this requirement, publication of the article may be delayed, or may not be published if no agreement is found between the author and the Editorial Board.
Copyright Notice
The Journal of AIIAS African Theological Association is an annual journal that seeks to publish quality biblical-theological papers, in the context of the African Seventh-day Adventist community of faith. Focus areas shall include, leadership, archaeology, historical theology, missiology and Church planting. However, the ideas expressed in the articles, dissertation abstracts, and book reviews are the entire responsibility of the authors and do not represent the thinking of the members of the AIIAS African Association.
Each submitted article is sent anonymously to at least one reader. For this reason all identifying information (name of author, academic affiliation, physical and/or email address) should be submitted separately. The criteria that determines the acceptance of the manuscript include, but not limited to, (a) original contribution, (b) argumentation, logic, style, and (c) adequate documentation. The final decision on whether or not an article will be published in JAATA is made by the editor(s) in consultation with the Editorial Board.
Each author (and/or book reviewer) is responsible to carefully read and correct his article after peer-review before returning it to the editor. If an author does not comply with this requirement, publication of the article may be delayed, or may not be published if no agreement is found between the author and the Editorial Board.
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