Trinity Journal Book Review Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in reviewing a book for Trinity Journal.  Please note the following items if you want to write a book review:

Deadlines

It is very important to have your book review done in the time frame requested when you agree to do this review. We want our book reviews to appear as soon as possible after the publication of the book.

Format

Please use the following format for the heading of your review:

Author. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication. No. of pages.  Price.

Please type your name as you wish it to appear in the review (no titles or degrees, please), along with your institution (school, church, organization), and its city and state (or country) at the end of the review.  Also, please include the address that you want your offprints to be mailed to.

Please send both a hard copy and a floppy disk containing the review in electronic format noting the word processor brand and version clearly on it.

Style & Content Guidelines

1. The review should give the reader an accurate picture of what a book is about.  That is, its contents should be adequately surveyed/summarized.

2. The review should evaluate the book's strengths and/or weaknesses.

3. The review should assess the book's place in its field (i.e., how it fits in with other books on similar topics, and what its potential value and impact will be).

4. The review should follow the formatting instructions above.  It should be written in good, clear English, following JBL Instructions.

Length

Please contact the book review editor to receive a target word count for your review.  Please stay within the parameters he gives you.

Completed Reviews

Please mail the completed review to the address below with the following information: book title, date review was completed, and word count. Electronic copies may be sent to Dr. Eckhard J. Schnabel as attachments, preferably in MS Word, with an introductory message explaining what should be found as the attached document.  Note that the book review editor reserves the right to decline unsolicited reviews.

Dr. Eckhard J. Schnabel
Book Review Editor
Trinity Journal
2065 Half Day Road
Bannockburn, IL 60015