Manuscript Editing for Religion & Literature Journal Articles
Since 1984, Religion & Literature has published scholarship on the relations between two human concerns, the religious impulse and literary forms, in any era, place, or language. The University of Notre Dame publishes it three times a year, and its editor is in Notre Dame's Department of English. It welcomes any scholarly approach that treats religion “as a living tradition,” including essays in which literature extends or challenges theology.
Essays run 6,500 to 10,000 words, notes and bibliography included. Citations follow the Chicago Manual of Style as modified by the journal's house style sheet: shortened endnotes, Ibid. for consecutive citations, and a full bibliography. Quotations in other languages give both the original and a translation. Religious terms are capitalized according to the Liturgical Press Style Guide, with exceptions such as lowercase “scripture.” Review is blind, so your name stays out of the manuscript and the file name. Our essay editing applies the house style sheet throughout. You email both a PDF and a Word version to the managing editors.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Religion & Literature. 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.
Essay Editing and Proofreading for Religion & Literature
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 Religion & Literature.
The journal's submission guidelines and house style sheet cover notes, translations, and capitalization. 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 work on literary essays, and academic proofreading for the final pass. We also prepare articles for the Harvard Theological Review and The Journal of Religion.
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Ready to prepare your manuscript for Religion & Literature? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
Direct Support
Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Religion & Literature submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
608-535-6324
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