2008 CONFERENCE THEME:
Catholic Social
Teaching
and Health Care
Spring,
2008
Papers must be
submitted by
December 1, 2007 for consideration.
The Journal of Catholic Social Thought will dedicate at least one
issue per year to a significant theme or document relevant to Catholic
social teaching. Distinguished scholars will be invited to
author original papers for presentation at the annual conference hosted at Villanova University and for publication in the Journal.
Both the Journal issue and the conference will be supplemented by an
open "call for papers." Details on how to contribute to the
Journal and/or the conference, are posted below.
Contributors are encouraged to
explore:
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Themes in Catholic social
teaching which illuminate and inform the nature, causes and consequences
related to each issue.
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Theoretical or empirical
research that advances the discourse of Catholic social teaching.
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Analysis of existing
literature and research from the Catholic perspective that is particularly relevant to
the issues.
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Recommendations on how future
teaching documents might advance our understanding of the selected topic.
Papers may be selected for
presentation at these conferences and/or be included in a future issue of
the Journal of Catholic Social Thought, published by Villanova
University.
To be considered for conference
participation:
Papers are solicited with a first right of refusal for publication in
the Journal of Catholic Social Thought. Each must be original
work that has not been or is not currently under consideration for
publication elsewhere.
A single copy of a final draft must be submitted on or before the
deadline specified above in the following format:
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Format according to the
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (1998) or the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (1999).
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Number all pages.
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Double space throughout.
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Indent each paragraph.
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Do not include headers or
footers.
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Type titles of paragraphs
or sections in ALL CAPITALS.
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When referring to
Catholic social teaching or Catholic social thought, capitalize only the
word Catholic, unless the phrase is used in a title, in which case all
words are to be capitalized.
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When referring to papal
encyclicals, capitalize the title as you would with any title (i.e.
Pacem in Terris, Laborem Exercerns).
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Place footnotes at the
bottom of the pages on which they occur.
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Include a 100 to 150 word
abstract.
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Forward one paper copy of
the manuscript.
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Submit an electronic file
in Microsoft Word (doc) format.
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Electronic files may be
made by regular or electronic mail as attachments.
Papers may be selected for
presentation at the conference, publication in the Journal or both.
For more information about the conference series, contact:
Barbara Wall, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President
for Mission Effectiveness
202 Vasey Hall
Villanova University
Villanova, PA 19085
barbara.wall@villanova.edu
