Manuscript Editing for Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Articles
Founded in 1976, the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament publishes peer-reviewed scholarship on the Old Testament by new and established scholars. It welcomes original approaches to interpreting the literature of the Hebrew Bible and related fields. Sage publishes it five times a year, including a Book List issue prepared with the Society for Old Testament Study.
Articles run 5,000 to 10,000 words, footnotes included and bibliography excluded. References follow Sage Harvard, and every citation needs a matching reference-list entry. Biblical references put a full stop between chapter and verse, as in 1 Sam. 10.8, and use the journal's book abbreviations. Greek and Hebrew appear in the SBL Greek and SBL Hebrew fonts, with occasional transliteration following SBL sections 5.1 and 5.3. An unstructured abstract follows the title, with at least five keywords. Review is double-anonymized, with two independent reviews needed for a decision. Off the Grid Editing applies Sage Harvard and converts each verse reference to the journal's form. Submissions go through Sage Track.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. 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 the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
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 Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.
Sage's author instructions cover length, verse references, and Hebrew. 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.
See journal article and essay editing for how we edit biblical scholarship, and academic proofreading for the last read before submission. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Sage manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for the Journal for the Study of the New Testament and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Journal for the Study of the Old Testament submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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