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American Catholic Studies is a double-blind refereed journal that publishes high quality studies and book reviews for academics, opinion leaders, and informed general readers. We welcome submissions in the fields of US Roman Catholic history, sociology, theology, architecture, art, cinema, music, popular movements, and related areas at the journal staffs’ discretion. Manuscripts seeking publication should be emailed to americancatholicstudies@villanova.edu.

Submission Instructions

Use Microsoft Word to prepare your manuscript for possible publication. The text should be double-spaced, in 12 pt. Times New Roman, with 1"-margins. The length should run approximately 7,000 to 10,000 words, including footnotes.

American Catholic Studies is pleased to announce its new style guide, based on the 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and providing thorough guidance to preparing your manuscript for submission. The file can be downloaded here: Style Guide.

Manuscript

• Page 1: Include the title, the name(s) of author(s), institutional affiliation, department and/or home address, and current email address.
• Page 2: Insert your abstract (no more than 200 words) and a brief bio (no more than 80 words).
• Page 3: Begin your text. Follow this style guide, the current edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, and Merriam-Webster Online for all matters regarding style, capitalization, numbers, punctuation, and so on. Please include subheadings throughout your manuscript.

Footnotes

• All citations should be in the form of footnotes, rather than endnotes.
• The first footnote (unnumbered) should be a brief (2 – 3 sentences) biographical sketch of author.
• The footnote style should follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition (2024).

Photos

• Upon the manuscript being accepted for publication, the author is responsible for locating and obtaining permissions for use of photos.  American Catholics Studies is willing to assist the author in this process.
• Scanned photos must be at least 300 dpi quality and in jpg or tiff file formats.
• Photos may be submitted electronically to American Catholic Studies through email to jeanette.redmond@villanova.edu and must include captions and credit lines for each photo submitted.
• New for 2024: We ask authors to submit alt-text for photos so that they are more accessible for Project MUSE subscribers who use screen readers. For more information about writing alt-text, please contact jeanette.redmond@villanova.edu.