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How do I contact the Journal? EditorsDaniel G. Cozort (Dickinson College) Christopher Ives (Stonehill College Book Review EditorJames Mark Shields Editorial Board George Bond (Northwestern) HOW DO I CONTACT THE JOURNAL?For General Enquiries, send an email message to Daniel Cozort at cozort@dickinson.edu. For Submissions and Publication Enquiries send an email message to Christopher Ives at cives@stonehill.udu. For Technical Problems send an email message (in English) to Daniel Cozort. HOW OFTEN IS THE JOURNAL PUBLISHED?There are no set publication dates, and articles and reviews are published as soon as they are received and approved. HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN A NEW ARTICLE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED?We post notices on the main discussion lists in Buddhism, such as H-Buddhism. HOW CAN I RETRIEVE ARTICLES?http://www.buddhistethics.org/
I AM THINKING OF SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE. IS THERE A STYLE GUIDE?Yes. Please see the file the latest Style Guide. HOW DO I SEND YOU MY ARTICLE?Questions of this kind are addressed in further detail on our submissions page. In brief, all you need do is upload your wordprocessor file to us as an attachment to an email message. Any popular wordprocessor format (PC or Mac) is acceptable, as is plain ASCII text. We do not accept material on paper other than in exceptional circumstances. ARE SUBMISSIONS PEER-REVIEWED?Yes. Articles submitted for publication are sent to a minimum of two referees for blind review. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO PUBLISH AN ARTICLE AFTER I SEND IT IN?On average not more than four to eight weeks. If you have submitted an article, you can contact us at any time to check on where we are in the process. I AM AN ACADEMIC BASED IN THE UK. DOES ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION COUNT IN THE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXERCISE?Yes. The funding councils have stated that paper and electronic publications will be assessed on an equal basis. Further details are available at http://www.gold.ac.uk/history/hyperjournal/rae.htm. WHAT FORMAT IS USED FOR PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES?Up to and including volume 2, the official version of our articles was in plain ASCII text. From volume 3 onwards the journal's official publication format is Adobe Acrobat. HOW DO I GET PRINTED COPIED OF THE ARTICLES TO READ?This depends on whether you have downloaded an ASCII file from volumes 1 and 2, or an Adobe Acrobat file from volume 3 onwards. ASCII FILES ADOBE ACROBAT FILES Once you have the Reader installed (PC, MAC and UNIX versions are available), Download the PDF file you wish to read or print (e.g. King.PDF) from the Journal's site, and open it in the Acrobat Reader. DOES IT MATTER WHETHER I USE A PC OR A MAC?No. Either will read ASCII files or Adobe Acrobat files. I WISH TO CITE A JBE ARTICLE IN A PAPER I AM WRITING. HOW DO I GIVE THE REFERENCE?Quote the page numbers, volume and year just as you would in the case of a paper journal. Example: King, Winston L. 1995. "Judeo-Christian and Buddhist Justice," Journal of Buddhist Ethics 2:67-82.
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