Journal of Buddhist Ethics

Guidelines for Contributors

Unsolicited manuscripts pertaining to any of the topics listed under the journal's Subject Classifications are welcome and may be submitted to the journal.

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics publishes material in the following categories:

Research Articles (5,000 words and over)
Book Reviews

Research Articles will present original research in any of the ten areas under the journal's list of Subject Classifications. Articles will normally be over 5,000 words but not exceeding 7,500. Contributors are welcome to contact the editors beforehand to discuss proposals or for guidance regarding the sorts of topics which are suitable for publication in the journal. Research articles will be subject to blind peer review by appropriate members of the Editorial Board or external evaluators selected at the editors' discretion. Research articles must be submitted according to the Submission Procedures described below.

Book Reviews

As appropriate, the journal will publish reviews of various materials addressing issues which are included under the journal's Subject Classifications.

Publishers or others wishing to have books, audio tapes, videotapes, software or other publications in any media reviewed should send copies for consideration to either of the general editors, at the appropriate address listed below.

Authors should send inquiries directly to either of the General Editors:

Professor Damien Keown
Department of Historical & Cultural Studies
University of London, Goldsmiths' College
London SE14 6NW
United Kingdom
Internet e-mail: d.keown@gold.ac.uk

Professor Charles Prebish
The Pennsylvania State University
Religious Studies Program
108 Weaver Building University Park
Pennsylvania 16802 U.S.A.
Internet e-mail: csp1@psu.edu

Submission Procedures

The process of submission is designed to be as simple as possible.

Manuscripts can be submitted for consideration in any popular word- processing format (e.g., WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, etc.). Either IBM PC or Macintosh format is acceptable. Please click here for the JBE Style Guide:

All submissions should be preceded by a header containing the title of the manuscript, the name(s) of the author(s), any affiliations, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers. The header should be formatted as in the following example:
1. Title: Title of Submission
2. Author(s): A.N. Author
3. Word length: 6,500 words
4. Date of submission: 1 November 1994
5. Address:
  Name of Institution
  Name of Department
  Full Postal Address
  E-Mail Address
  Telephone Number
Please include an abstract of no more than 150 words after the header.
Send the wordprocessor file as an attachment to an email message to Charles Prebish (csp1@psu.edu). You can also send it on a disk.
Please state the word processor you have used (e.g., Word for Windows v.6).
If you have used a special diacritic font, please give the name (e.g., Indic Transliterator, CS Bitstream Charter, etc.). For transliteration issues, see the JBE Style Guide.

NOTE

Authors of accepted manuscripts assign to Journal of Buddhist Ethics the right to publish the text both electronically and in any other format and to make it available permanently in an electronic archive.

Revised 17th March 2003