All submission of articles should be sent to Kaari Reierson in electronic form in PC-compatible WordPerfect or MS Word files. Submissions may be sent as an attachment to an e-mail to Journal of Lutheran Ethics or mailed on an CD-ROM to:

The Rev. Kaari Reierson
Journal of Lutheran Ethics, Church in Society
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8765 W. Higgins Rd.
Chicago, IL 60631-4190

Please submit a hard copy of the document to check for mistakes.

JLE encourages various types of submissions. Please consult our "About JLE" page for a description of our mission and standards for potential authors.

Submitting an article for online publication

1. Paragraph Numbering
   Each paragraph in the submission should be numbered sequentially, the numbers enclosed in square brackets, [1], [2], etc.
    
2. Format
   Authors are encouraged to experiment with the possible formats of the Internet, including images (authors are responsible for gaining permissions) and particular ways of presenting material.
    
3. Style
   Please consult the ELCA’s Style Guidelines for any questions of style.
    
4. Documentation
   Documentation should follow the guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style. Notes should be submitted in a separate file–once again, codes for footnotes or endnotes will not transfer from a word processing file to HTML [see 1 above].
    
5. Bibliography
   Please include a bibliography in a separate file. Do not abbreviate titles of journals or books in your text or endnotes. Considering the wider audience, full titles should be provided.
    
6. Supporting Information
   Please submit a brief abstract of 100 words or less and a copy of your curriculum vita.
    
7. History
   Include, if desired, a brief list of historical articles which may be of use and which we might be able to include with the essay. If you would like to refer to church documents not already online, please have them scanned, transfer them into a word processing file, and include them on the disk with a hard copy of the document.