JSI will soon launch Josephology Studies, a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. We welcome contributions from all topics in Josephology, especially Joseph in Scripture, the early Church Fathers, the liturgy, the magisterium, devotional piety, as well as reviews on new books, movies, art, and music.

Please include a short abstract of 300 words or less at the beginning of your paper and email it to JosephologySociety@gmail.com by September 8, 2025. Submissions should be formatted according to the Josephology Studies style guide provided below. Please note that submissions must be original and not previously published in English. JSI also welcomes submissions on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Bible Quotations & Abbreviations

Please use the RSV-CE, unless the essay necessitates the use of another version. If the author translates a verse of Scripture directly, the corresponding original language should be provided in a footnote. Abbreviations are as follows:

Gen
Ex
Lev
Num
Deut
Jos
Jgs
Ruth
1 Sam
2 Sam
1 Kgs
2 Kgs
1 Chr
2 Chr
Ezra
Neh
Tob
Jdt
Esth
1 Mac
2 Mac
Job
Ps
Prov
Eccl
Song
Wis
Sir
Is
Jer
Lam
Bar
Ezek
Dan
Hos
Joel
Amos
Ob
Jon
Mic
Nah
Hab
Zeph
Hag
Zech
Mal

Mt
Mk
Lk
Jn
Acts
Rom
1 Cor
2 Cor
Gal
Eph
Phil
Col
1 Thess
2 Thess
1 Tim
2 Tim
Tit
Phlm
Heb
Jas
1 Pet
2 Pet
1 Jn
2 Jn
3 Jn
Jude
Rev

I. Guidelines for Submissions

1. Papers should conform to The Chicago Manual of Style (current edition), not APA nor MLA. The Antiphon style guide is also an excellent source to be consulted.

2. Articles are unique, not published previously in English, and are the copyright property of Josephology Studies.

3. Submissions are peer reviewed by an editorial board and an advisory board of scholars with applicable expertise.

4. Email files attached in Word (.doc or .docx), rich-text (.rtf) or Pages (.pages) format.

5. Include a 250-word abstract with your submission and keywords (e.g., Josephology, fatherhood, Augustine).

6. Articles may vary in length (typically 5 to 15 pages).

7. Please submit papers to JosephologySociety@gmail.com.

8. After article approval, authors will receive one additional opportunity to read through the type-set piece in order to make any final corrections. Detecting errors lies with the author.

9. Authors receive a PDF of the final work. Please advise editors if you will share your article on Academia or elsewhere.

10. If you have any questions on these instructions, please ask via: JosephologySociety@gmail.com.

11. Please advise at the same email address if you are interested in participating in the advisory board.

12. Articles may be submitted by one author or multiple authors.

II. Josephology Studies' Style Guidelines

1. Use footnotes in accord with Chicago style, not endnotes nor parenthetical references (except for biblical citations).

2. Place all bibliographical data in single-spaced, non-indented footnotes.

3. Note callouts should be positioned after punctuation.

4. Avoid quick successions of note callouts (the possibility of two or more falling on the same line of type), since they can cause serious problems for typesetting footnotes. Overly lengthy notes that will spill onto the following page should be avoided.

5. Use “vol.” rather than “v.”

6. Do not use op. cit. And do not use p. for page numbers. Simply list the numbers.

7. Always include the author’s name in the note (except where it is appropriate to use Ibid.). Subsequent references to the same work can use an abbreviated form of author, title, and page number. If a reference to the same work follows immediately in sequence, use Ibid.

8. Use Times New Roman 12-point font.

9. Avoid dots: PhD, STD, USA not Ph.D., S.T.D., U.S.A. Use dots: e.g., etc., i.e., not eg, etc, ie. If end of sentence it's etc. not etc.. Dashes: hyphen (-), em dash (—), en dash (–); e.g., well-being; Joseph — the Terror of Demons — receives protodulia; 2000–2020. Scholarly journals avoid honorary titles (e.g., St., Ven., Bl., Pope, Rev., etc.) except when quoting titles or if needed to clarify who the person is or in the beginning of the article.

10. Greek and Hebrew do not need to be transliterated. Please check that the spelling and diacritical marks are correct.

11. The Catechism of the Catholic Church should be spelled out the first time and thereafter abbreviated as CCC.

12. In accord with Scripture and the CCC, JSI prefers to use "legal father" (cf. CCC 532) or simply "father" (cf. Lk 2:48) to describe Joseph's unique fatherhood instead of the term "foster father."

Advisory Board

Rev. Edward Looney, MDiv, STL

Founder

John D. Lewis, BS

Cofounder

Very Rev. Donald H. Calloway, MIC, MDiv, STB, STL

Rev. Larry Toschi, OSJ, MSTM, MDiv, MA

Rev. Joseph F. Chorpenning, OSFS, STB, STL, PhD

Rev. Boniface Hicks, OSB, MDiv, STL

Rev. Michael Ademola Odubela, OSJ, STL

Deacon Mark Miravalle, PhD, STD

Subdeacon Dennis Mifsud, BTheol, MA, STL

Dr. Scott Hahn, MDiv

Dr. Joseph E.S. Uujamhan, KSG, FAEng

Andrew Kong, JCL, LLB, BSc

Scott L. Smith, Jr., JD, MTh

Mike Aquilina, MTh

Cecilia Lawrence, BS

Editor

Rev. Neil J. Roy, STL, PhD

Priest of the Diocese of Peterborough, Canada

Associate Editor

Dr. Robert Fastiggi, MTh

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Layout & Design

Yrene Corona de Lewis, BS

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

*To read a sample scholarly article, please click here to see "The Heart of Joseph: A Synthesized Theology, History, and Devotion" in Ecce Mater Tua.

Paper Sample*