Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission Requirements:

We prefer to receive files in Microsoft Word (.doc) or a compatible format.

Format for Bibliographic References:

All bibliographic references should conform to the APA 7 (American Psychological Association) referencing system.

Book

Rawls, J. (1971). A theory of justice. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Edited Book

Reardon, B. A., & Snauwaert, D. T. (Eds.). (2015). Betty A. Reardon:  A pioneer in education for peace and human rights. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Book chapter

Scanlon, T. (2002). Rawls on justification. In S. R. Freeman (Ed.), The Cambridge companion to Rawls (pp. 139-167). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rivage-Seul, M., & Rivage-Seul, M. (1994). Critical thought and moral imagination:  Peace education in Freirean perspective. In P. L. McLaren & C. Lankshear (Eds.), Politics of liberation:  Paths from Freire (pp. 41-61). New York: Routledge.

Journal Article

Snauwaert, D. T. (2024). The moral point of view of humanity and nuclear risk. Peace Review, 36(4), 571-580. doi:10.1080/10402659.2024.2416041

Reardon, B. A., & Snauwaert, D. T. (2011). Reflective pedagogy, cosmopolitanism, and critical peace education for political efficacy: A discussion of Betty A. Reardon’s assessment of the field. In Factis Pax:  Journal of Peace Education and Social Justice, 5(1), 1-14.

Heading Levels Format Template

Title

Begin your paper with the paper title at the top of the first page of text. The paper title acts as a de facto Level 1 heading: It is centered and in bold title case font. Do not use the heading “Introduction”; text at the beginning of the paper is assumed to be the introduction.

APA Style headings have five possible levels. Each main section starts with the highest level of heading, even if one section has fewer levels of subheading than another section. For example, in a paper with Level 1 Method, Results, and Discussion headings, the Method and Results sections may each have two levels of subheading (Levels 2 and 3), and the Discussion section may have only one level of subheading (Level 2).

Level 2 Heading in the Introduction

Use Level 2 headings for any headings within the introduction, Level 3 for subsections of any Level 2 headings, and so on.

Level 1 Heading for First Main Section After the Introduction

After the introduction (regardless of whether it includes headings), use a Level 1 heading for the next main section of the paper (e.g., Method).

Level 2 Heading

Use Level 2 headings for subsections of Level 1 headings. Do not label headings with numbers or letters.  All topics of equal importance should have the same level of heading.

Level 3 Heading

Use Level 3 headings for subsections of Level 2 headings. Do not use abbreviations in headings unless they already defined in the text.

Level 4 Heading. Use Level 4 headings for subsections of Level 3 headings. Use only the number of headings necessary to differentiate distinct sections in your paper. Short student papers may not require any headings.

Level 4 Heading. It is not necessary to add blank lines before or after headings, even if a heading falls at the end of a page. Do not add extra spacing between paragraphs.

Level 5 Heading. Use Level 5 headings for subsections of Level 4 headings.

 (https://apastyle.apa.org).

Articles should not exceed 10,000 words; commentaries and issue pieces should be 4,000 words, and book reviews 1,000 to 2,000 words. The page length includes the References section. All text, including quotations and bibliographic references, should be double-spaced.

Review Process

Publishing decisions are made within 90 days based upon recommendations of reviewers through a double-blind review process.

Articles that are resubmitted after requested revisions are reconsidered in terms of compliance with reviewer criticisms.
To facilitate the review process, the title page should not include the author’s name or institutional affiliation. On a separate page, include the title, author name and affiliation, and e-mail address.

Peer Review Process

This journal uses a double blind peer review system. Manuscripts are blindly reviewed by at least 2 reviewers with expertise appropriate for the article submitted.  The reviewers are asked to rate and comment on the following elements:

Reviewers are required to make one of the following recommendations:

• Accept without revision
• Accept with minor revisions
• Resubmit with major revisions
• Reject

Potential conflicts of interest will be identified and managed in recruitment of reviewers from UT with appropriate expertise for evaluation of the work.