The Annual Review of Virtue and the Professions
Submission Guidelines
The Annual Review of Virtue and the Professions requires that all submissions conform to the submission preparation checklist outlined below.
Publication Schedule
The Review will be published annually in May, with the first issue arriving in May of 2027. Authors are invited to submit papers on a rolling basis in response to the thematic call. Submissions should be submitted to the Managing Editor, Samantha Deane, University of Notre Dame (sdeane2@nd.edu).
Submission Types
Articles – Scholarly articles that critically engage with empirical data or theoretical questions on cultivating character in the professions are encouraged. We aim to promote the exchange and collaboration among practitioners and scholars from a range of disciplines, including architecture, business, education, engineering, medicine, science, law, journalism, and the humanities. Please see the Aims and Scope for more details.
Book Reviews – The managing editor directly commissions book reviews to experts in the relevant fields. However, we will consider unsolicited book review drafts and will determine whether to publish them on a one-on-one basis, taking into consideration the quality and contribution of each draft. Please note that unsolicited book review submissions are not guaranteed publication. We value reviews that critically engage with a book’s argument—showing where it leads, where it falters, and why it matters.
Peer Review
Submissions under consideration will be sent out to two anonymous reviewers for double-blind peer review. When submitting revisions, please address both reviewers’ comments in your letter to the editor.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in comments to the Managing Editor).
- The submission has been prepared as a Microsoft Word file.
- The submission adheres to the bibliographic style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) or APA Style, as described below.
- The submission is prepared for blind review. If the submission is to the articles section, the author has removed their name entirely from the paper, including from the title page. If the author is cited, “Author” and year should be used in the citation, instead of author’s name, paper title, etc.
The number of words (excluding notes and bibliography) does not exceed:
(a) 8,000 words for articles
(b) 3,000 words for book reviews
- In addition to your primary submission, please upload a separate title page that includes: article title; all authors’ names, email address, and primary institutional affiliations; acknowledgments section (if applicable); abstract and 5 keywords
Text generated from AI, machine learning, or similar algorithmic tools, in full or in part, cannot be used in papers published in the Journal of Virtues and Vocations. In addition, an AI program cannot be an author of an article for the Journal. A violation of this policy constitutes scientific misconduct.
APA Style Guide for The Annual Review of Virtue and the Professions
General Principles
The Journal follows Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), Authors should strive for clarity, conciseness, and readability while maintaining scholarly rigor.
Manuscript Structure
A typical submission should include the following components, in this order:
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Main text
References
Tables (if applicable)
Figures (if applicable)
Appendices (if applicable)
Title Page
- Include the manuscript title, concise and descriptive.
- Provide author name(s) and institutional affiliation(s).
- Include a corresponding author email address.
- If required by the journal, include acknowledgments or funding statements.
Abstract
- Length: 150–250 words
- The abstract should clearly state the central question or thesis, the intellectual context, and the contribution to ongoing scholarly conversations.
- Abstracts may be descriptive and argumentative rather than method-focused.
Headings
Headings are optional but encouraged for longer manuscripts to guide the reader through the argument. Use headings rhetorically, not mechanically.
Use APA’s five-level heading structure to organize the manuscript:
- Level 1: Centered, Bold, Title Case
- Level 2: Flush Left, Bold, Title Case
- Level 3: Flush Left, Bold Italic, Title Case
- Level 4: Indented, Bold, Title Case, Ending With a Period.
- Level 5: Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case, Ending With a Period.
Do not number headings
In-Text Citations
Paraphrasing
- Include author surname(s) and year of publication.
- Example: (Smith, 2021)
Direct Quotations
- Include author, year, and page number.
- Example: (Smith, 2021, p. 45)
Multiple Authors
- Two authors: (Garcia & Lee, 2020)
- Three or more authors: (Nguyen et al., 2019)
Multiple Sources
- List alphabetically and separate with semicolons.
- Example: (Brown, 2018; Chen, 2020; Patel, 2019)
By adhering to these guidelines, we ensure that scholarship in The Review remains accessible and engaging for a broad audience.
Notes
When essential information does not fit into the narrative of the text, consider using an endnote. Endnotes should be used sparingly and formatted with Arabic numerals.
Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest, which can be perceived to be relevant to an article, between authors, coauthors, editors or reviewers must be disclosed at the time of submission (in the case of authors), or at the time of review (by editors or reviewers). If identified after publication, articles may be subjected to retraction, correction or update. Retractions, corrections, or updates may be presented on the journal’s website. Such changes will be made after careful consideration by the journals’ editorial team. Authors should notify us as soon as possible if they find any errors post publication
Copyright Notice
The copyright for articles in this journal is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal. By virtue of their publication in this open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution (to both the author and Virtues & Vocations, the publisher of The Annual Review of Virtue and the Professions ) for educational and other non-commercial uses.
Open Access
The Review operates on a diamond open-access model, with no APCs charged to authors.
Privacy Statement
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