Notes
for Contributors
It
is recommended that potential contributors first write either to the
editor or to the section editor to determine whether or not the subjects
on which they wish to write have already been assigned.
Contributions
concerning methods and approaches for studying the areas under discussion
are desired.
Structural
and systematic reflection on the articles already published in the journal
are welcome.
Reviews
and assessments of articles published in the journal are invited in
order to stimulate further research. Such reviews and assessments
will form the content of a special section called Reviews and Evaluations
of Articles. Contributors are requested to follow the following guide-lines
for content and format:
I. CONTENT
1.
Essential Information:
(a)
if about a man or woman: date and country of birth; geographical and
historical setting; education; major influences; important stages
in life and thought; influence, important writings and publications
(commentaries, studies, books or articles).
(b)
if about doctrine, system of ideas and/or school: definitions; leading
exponents, most important ideas; historical period of influence; listing
of important writings and commentaries on the doctrine, system and
school.
(c)
if about tribes, peoples or countries: name and geographical setting;
history of studies and sources; origin and history; major influences,
social structure,commerce, industry, government, language, religion,
art, music, etc., influence on other people, contributions, questions
to be studied, description of how life is seen by the group; description
of the corresponding symbols, images and the network of their correlative
function, description of how he group tries to survive by adapting
itself to or by manipulating the patterns of life.
2. Ultimate Reality and Meaning of Subject Matter Studies in Depth
and Social Impact
(a)
description and definition of important names, terms, symbols, metaphors
used to express ultimate reality and meaning of human existence.
(b)
elaboration of basic idea or ideas: here the contributor should be
guided by such questions as:
•Is
the ultimate reality and meaning dealt with directly or indirectly?
How is it expressed: as space model, e.g., milieu, horizon, context,
etc.: time model, e.g. origin, cause, ultimate, final, etc.: person
model, e.g. God, spirit, spirits, etc.?
•What is the final horizon, the central idea in terms of which
the meaning of human existence is understood?
•What is the conception of the universe, its origin and destiny,
if there is one" What is the role of man/woman, his/her moral
ends and moral relations to the universe and its creator(s), if any,
or to the totality of existence?
•What is the logicogenetic development of what is taken as ultimate?
Are these ideas original or derivative? If derivative, from whom and
how?
•What is the meaning of the universe? What is the meaning of
human existence? What does man/woman expect from life? What are the
desires man/woman expects to be fulfilled (e.g. to harmonize the world?
to live forever? to enable family, clan, society continue to survive?
to be united with God or with the universe? etc.)
•What is the relation between the desires, the reality in which
man lives and the heaven to which he wants to go?
•How is happiness or a better future visualized? What is man/woman
expected to do to reach the desired happiness?
•In what context do such desires make sense and in what context
do they not? Do these ideas contribute to a greater and deeper understanding
of the ultimate reality and meaning of human existence or experience?
The
contributor should not dwell on beliefs incidental to these ultimates,
unless for understanding them. It is also expected that he/she will
criticize and evaluate these basic ideas.
II. FORMAT
1.Manuscripts:
A manuscript should be submitted in triplicate to the relevant Section
Editor or to the Editor. The manuscript will be sent to two or three
scholars for comment. The comment and the author's reply may be published
in the journal.
2.Language:
English is the preferred language. All articles should be submitted
in English, but other languages will be used in the case of exceptional
papers where English submission is difficult.
3.Length:
Preferred maximum length of any article is 40 doublespaced pages.
4.References:
(a)
References should be included in the text within parentheses and arranged
as this example: (Hartshorne, 1967, pp. 156-158).
(b) All references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the
manuscript, author, title, publisher, etc. and should be arranged
as in the following examples:
Book:
Hartshorne, C. 1967. The Divine Relativity. A social conception of
God. 3rd edition. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Article:
Horvath, T. 1969. 'Encyclopedia of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality
and Meaning: A plan for a new encyclopedia'. Revue de L'Universite
d'Ottawa. 39:94-106.
5.Abstracts:
Every
contributor should include with his manuscript a short abstract limited
to 250 words and a glossary, i.e. an indication of the specific interpretation
he gives to all the key? terms (e.g. 'mana', systems analysis, etc.)
used in that particular area of research. Finally a short introduction
about the? contributor is also requested. 6.Page proofs, reprints:
The contributor receives page proofs. For other than printer's errors,
changes in page proofs in excess of 10% will be charged to the contributor.
Each author (or main author of a multi-author work) will receive 5
complimentary copies of the issue in which his/her article appears.
Offprints may be ordered from the printer.
