Manuscript Editing for Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society Articles
Horizons is the journal of the College Theology Society, published twice a year by Cambridge University Press with its editorial office at Villanova University. Rooted in the Catholic tradition of “faith seeking understanding,” it describes itself as ecumenical and publishes articles, roundtables, and book reviews across theology and religious studies. Society membership is not required to submit.
Articles run 25 to 30 pages, about 10,000 words, before notes. Notes follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, with full documentation at the first note and shortened forms after that, and there is no bibliography. Greek and Hebrew follow the SBL transliteration system, and biblical citations go in parentheses in the text with the translation named. The abstract, up to 150 words, goes on a separate title page with up to eight keywords and a 50-word vita. Review is double-anonymized. Off the Grid Editing applies the journal's style guide to church documents and Scripture citations. You email the Word file to the editors.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Horizons. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for Horizons
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Horizons.
Cambridge's author instructions cover notes, transliteration, and the title page. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our journal article and essay editing page explains how we edit theological articles, and academic proofreading covers the last read before submission. For books, see Cambridge University Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for Theological Studies.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Horizons submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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