E-Quality Guidelines for Writers

E-Quality is a quarterly, online publication of Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE). E-Quality is available at no cost and provides information on biblical equality for subscribers and visitors to CBE's Web site, www.cbeinternational.org. CBE's online journal is particularly geared to serve those who are exploring biblical equality, but are not ready to commit to CBE membership or are unable to afford it. E-Quality strives to educate such individuals, while simultaneously offering useful information to members and long-time supporters of biblical equality.

Most of the articles we publish fall into the following categories:

Personal testimonies illustrating how biblical equality provides practical benefits to everyday lives.
Teaching on relevant Bible passages, explaining the meaning, and showing how to apply it to daily life.
Reviews of books about biblical equality that would appeal to a wide audience. (Books must complete CBE's book service review       process before being reviewed in E-Quality.)

E-Quality also features art. If you would like to submit art images for consideration, email mgreulich@cbeinternational.org for more information.

The length of features is generally 1,300-3,000 words. Articles should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (for examples of CMS humanities style documentation, download the Style Guide for Priscilla Papers Authors).

1. Send articles by email to mgreulich@cbeinternational.org (if possible, as an attached Microsoft Word document) or to the address below for snail mail. Please do not send more than two pieces at the same time or submit a piece to another publication at the same time you have submitted it to us. We are unable to consider or respond to authors whose pieces are substantially over 3,000 words.
2. We assume all articles and reviews submitted are original and unpublished, and submitted exclusively to us. If your material is copyrighted, we assume you are authorizing us to publish it. Unless otherwise indicated, we also assume full reprint permission (in all media including various electronic media) of any item we publish. North American serial rights to the article include electronic rights and posting on our Web page (http://www.cbeinternational.org). We reserve the right to accept or reject any article submitted.
3. We attempt to respond to submissions as quickly as possible, but staff reading of manuscripts sometimes takes four weeks or more. We appreciate your patience. If we like your article, we may ask to hold it for possible publication in a future issue.
4. The editors reserve the right to edit and shorten articles as necessary. If we make major changes in content, we will consult with the writer.
5. We plan issues four to six months in advance; please keep this in mind when sending timed pieces.
6. CBE encourages the use of inclusive language.  Please use gender inclusive translations for scripture like the TNIV.
7. We avoid the use of footnotes in E-Quality and instead encourage the use of in-text citations consistent with the CMS.
8. Articles should be accompanied by an abstract.
9. Please also include a two or three sentence description of yourself with your manuscript, along with your address, telephone number and e-mail address. As of right now, E-Quality does not include author photographs.

Megan Greulich
Christians for Biblical Equality
122 W. Franklin Ave, Suite 218
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 872-6898
mgreulich@cbeinternational.org

Disclaimer: Final selection for all material published by CBE in E-Quality is entirely up to the discretion of the editor and CBE executive. E-Quality reserves the right to use or not use any story and to edit all contributions so that the policies and positions of Christians for Biblical Equality are maintained and for clarity, style or length.

revised 06/09/06