Submission Guidelines for Book Reviews Submitted to the Trinity Journal

(revised 2/2020)

All submissions must follow the SBL Handbook of Style (Billie Jean Collins, et al., eds., The SBL Handbook of Style for Biblical Studies and Related Disciplines (2nd ed.; Atlanta: SBL, 2014).

• The due dates for submission of book reviews are August 15 for the Fall issue, and February 15 for the Spring issue.
• The title of the review should be as follows: First and Last Name of the author. Book Title: Subtitle where applicable. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Number of Pages. Price.
• The review should include a descriptive portion that summarizes the main content of the book as well as a brief evaluative part highlighting any strength and/or weakness of the book.
• Page citation after a quotation should be in parenthesis and should come after the closing quotation mark but before the final punctuation mark. For example: “…the end” (p. 1).
• Word count should be strictly 1,000 – 1,250 words.
• Recommended font style is Times New Roman, 12 point size, and single line-spacing.
• The reviewer’s full name and institutional affiliation should come at the end of the review and aligned to the right.
• PLEASE NOTE: Emails should be directed to tjbookreviews@tiu.edu.