Research articles should not exceed:

Book reviews, theological essays, and conference reports should not exceed half of a publisher’s sheet.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following technical specifications:

Authors may use text emphasis where appropriate (e.g. bold typeface, underlining, letter spacing, etc.).

Quotations should be written in regular font and placed within quotation marks.

The first page of the manuscript should contain:

Bibliographical references should be prepared consistently and according to recognized academic standards.

Whenever possible, authors are encouraged to include:

The journal accepts bibliographic styles commonly used in theology and humanities, provided that they are applied consistently throughout the manuscript.

Research articles should contain:

Papal documents, conciliar constitutions, apostolic exhortations, and other ecclesiastical documents should include:

Examples

Encyclical Letters
John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1995.
If an official URL is available, authors are encouraged to include it:
John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1995. Available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html

Vatican Instructions / Declarations
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas Personae: On Certain Bioethical Questions, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2008.

Conciliar Documents
II Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1965.

Apostolic Exhortations
Francis, Amoris Laetitia: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2016.

Motu proprio
Francis, Vos Estis Lux Mundi, Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2019.

Footnote Citation Style

For footnotes, the journal recommends a shorter theological citation format.

Examples:
John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, no. 57.
Francis, Laudato Si’, no. 101.

Recommended Practice for ‎

For bibliographies: full bibliographical information should be provided.
For footnotes: shortened citation forms are recommended.

This model is consistent with international standards commonly used in theology, philosophy, and humanities scholarship.

If special characters are used (e.g. logical symbols, Greek or Hebrew alphabet), authors should provide: