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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The text has not been previously published and is not under consideration in another journal (or an explanation has been provided in the comments to the editor).
  • The text includes introduction, main text, conclusion, reference list, abstract, keywords and information about the author in the original language and a Ukrainian translation of the abstract, keywords, and information about the author and author’s affiliation.
  • The text is in MS Word (docх) file format.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font Times New Roman; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text is formatted according to the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • In preparing the text, the author used AI tools only in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics requirements.

Author Guidelines

General Information

The journal publishes original scholarly articles that cover different aspects of theological research, as well as critical reviews of the latest theological publications (no more than two years old from the date of publication). Articles are about 5000–7000 words long. Length of reviews: 500 words — a short overview, 1500 words — a full review.

The journal accepts articles via its website. To submit a text, you need to register at http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/login. If you need assistance with registration and submission, please contact us at reflections@eeit-edu.info. Please note that the system accepts article metadata in both Ukrainian and English. If you cannot submit your article in both languages. Use one language for both fields.

Article Formatting Rules

The journal practices double blind peer review of all articles. The review process usually takes 30 days from the date of submission of the article for review. Authors may receive one of three responses: accept the material, accept the material with minor/substantial revision, or reject the material.

  • The journal accepts articles in English and Ukrainian in Word (docх) format.
  • The article must include a title, abstract, keywords, list of references, and the author’s full name and affiliation. This information must be submitted in two languages (English and Ukrainian).
  • The abstract should be about 200 words.
  • The text of the article should be 5,000–6,000 words without references.
  • Title of the article: Times New Roman, 16pt; Information about the author, abstract and keywords: Times New Roman, 11pt; Main text and list of references: Times New Roman, 12pt; Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10pt. A standard A4 page, single-spaced, with 2.54 mm margins.
  • The journal accepts articles in the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed. The first time a source is cited, provide a full footnote citation; for subsequent citations of the same source, use a short version. The text of articles in Ukrainian should be formatted according to the requirements of Ukrainian State Standards (ДСТУ), and all references should be formatted according to the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed.
  • In English-language articles, biblical abbreviations are formatted according to the recommendations of the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed. In articles in Ukrainian — according to the recommendations collected in the fourth edition of the Bible by the Ukrainian Bible Society (Kyiv, 2022).
  • Cyrillic sources in the bibliography should be transliterated according to the ALA-LC transliteration systemhttps://www.translitteration.com/transliteration/en/ukrainian/ala-lc/

Book Review Formatting Rules

A review is a critical written response to a published research paper. In world practice, reviews are used as a way of conducting a scholarly dialogue with colleagues or opponents. In the evangelical academic environment of Eastern Europe, scholarly dialogue is still in its infancy. That is why the editorial board sees the need to introduce a review section in the journal. Only reviews of books published within the last two years are accepted.

  • The editorial board of the journal accepts book reviews in English and Ukrainian in Word (docх) format.
  • The review should include the title, full name and place of work or affiliations of the author. This information should be provided in two languages (English and Ukrainian).
  • The text of a full review should be 1,000-1,500 words, the text of a short review should be 500 words.
  • Title of the review: Times New Roman, 16pt; Information about the author, abstract and keywords: Times New Roman, 11pt; Main text and list of references: Times New Roman, 12pt; Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10pt. A standard A4 page, single-spaced, with 2.54 mm margins.
  • The journal accepts reviews in the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed. The text of reviews in Ukrainian should be formatted according to the requirements of Ukrainian State Standards (ДСТУ), and all references should be formatted according to the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed.
  • In English-language reviews, biblical abbreviations are formatted according to the recommendations of the Chicago Manual of Style 17/18 ed. In reviews in Ukrainian — according to the recommendations collected in the fourth edition of the Bible by the Ukrainian Bible Society (Kyiv, 2022).

For details on the formatting requirements for submission, see "Authors’ Guidelines."

Articles

The section publishes original research articles covering various aspects of theological studies. Articles should not exceed 5000-7000 words.

Translations

The section publishes original translations of biblical and church documents, and relevant theological research.

Reviews

The journal accepts reviews of publications related to the disciplinary field of theology, biblical studies, church history and related fields of science and published no more than two years ago.

New Publications

The section "New editions" contains short descriptions of the content of new books and articles on theological topics and their complete bibliographic data.

Academic Life

The reports on theological conferences, seminars etc.

Copyright Notice

All articles published in the Journal are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

By submitting an article for publication in Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology the author grants the editors the right to publish the article and distribute it in electronic and print form.

The author reserves all copyrights and the right to use the materials of the article in whole or in part for educational purposes, to write his own dissertations, to prepare abstracts, conference reports, oral presentations, etc., as well as post electronic copies of articles (including the final electronic version downloaded from the journal’s official website) on non-commercial web-resources without the consent of the editorial board and founders.

Privacy Statement

The journal's Editorial Board is fully responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts. Information about these manuscripts should only be shared with the author(s), reviewers, potential reviewers, other journal editors, or consultants, and not disclosed to any third parties (not involved in the publication process).

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents by reviewers. They must not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the Editor-in-Chief (See Publication Ethics).