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No. 1/2009


Instructions to contributors


      Kairos, Evangelical Journal of Theology is an academic journal for general evangelical issues, embracing complete thematic and disciplinary openness. It publishes works in various disciplines: biblical theology, systematic theology, applied theology, ethics, church history, church life and sociology of religion, philosophy, and psychology. The journal also publishes interdisciplinary work. Kairos is an academic journal for which papers are subject to anonymous review procedures. Texts may be published that concern relevant topics. They should be written to be interesting to readers and at a level in keeping with a standard of writing appropriate for an academic theological journal.
      The journal will publish papers in the following categories: original academic papers, preliminary announcements, review articles, papers published at conferences, papers from fields of expertise and professional reviews. The author may suggest a category, but the editorial board, considering the judgment of two reviewers, will make final decisions.
      The editorial board only accepts manuscripts in Croatian or English that have not been previously published. Manuscripts may be sent by post in three hard copies or submitted by e-mail or on a computer disk. The editorial board reserves the right to edit a manuscript in keeping with the journal's standards, as well as standards acceptable to literary Croatian and English. Manuscripts will not be returned.
      Manuscripts should be sent to the following address: Biblijski institut, Kušlanova 21, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia or by e-mail: stanko.jambrek@zg.t-com.hr.
      Contributors are requested to note the following instructions:

Articles

      1. The recommended length of papers (including summary and references) varies from 16 to 32 typewritten pages. Text should be double spaced with no more than 30 lines per page, with 60 characters per line. All pages should be numbered.
      2. The author's name and surname, the name and address of the employing institution, e-mail address and the title of the article written in capital letters should be on the first page.
      3. Authors should use the following procedure for references and quotations: The source must be noted in the text and not in footnotes. The reference should be in brackets, containing the author's surname, year of publication and, for quotations or references from books, the page number; e.g. (Johnson, 1999) or (Johnson, 1999, 21). If a reference has two authors, both should be noted e.g. (Buden and Robinson, 2001). Where there are three or more authors, the formula "et al" should be used e.g. (Čanji et al, 1957). All references in the text must be presented in this form, avoiding such forms as "ibid," "op.cit," "loc. cit," etc. Authors should use footnotes exclusively for commenting on or adding to what has been said in the text.
      4. In the bibliography, at the end of the article, the author should supply the full data about all works cited as references. All references should be listed alphabetically, according to the surname of the author, and chronologically where works of the same author are concerned. Where several works by the same author, which have been published in the same year, are cited, they should be differentiated by letters (a, b, c etc.) following the year of publication. If the work has several authors, all authors should be listed. For works accessible on the Internet, after giving the main information (title, author etc.), the source address (http://) and date of input should be cited. The reference list should be written as follows:

Yancey, P. (1995) The Jesus I Never Knew. Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.

      5. A summary must accompany the text. The summary will be translated into Croatian. The summary should be between 15 and 20 lines (100 - 250 words), and should describe the aim of the work, the methodology used and the work's key findings and conclusions.

Reviews

      Reviews can be from Croatian or foreign publications, published no more than two years prior, counting from the day the text is received. The length of a review should be from three to eight pages. The name and surname of the author of the work reviewed should go on the first line. The title, in all caps, goes on the second line and, if necessary, the subtitle in lower case letters. The third line should display: the name of the publisher, the place where the work was published, the year of publication and the number of pages. A review should be signed at the end.

Notices and Information

      The journal also publishes notices and information about lectures, debates, academic conferences and other events of interest and importance in the Croatian and international academic arena. They should not exceed three pages and must be signed.

Topics and Deadlines

      Every issue has its own theme, but in spite of the theme, the editorial office will publish articles that it receives that get positive reviews. Topics of future issues are:
      Vol. 1, No. 2 November 2007: 100 Years of the Pentecostal Movement in Croatia (Articles accepted until September 15, 2007).
      Vol. 2, No. 1 May 2008: The Unity and Fellowship of Christians (Articles accepted until March 15, 2008).
      Vol. 2, No. 2 November 2008: Evangelical Christianity and Proclamation of the Gospel (Articles accepted until September 15, 2008).
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