Instructions for the Seminar Papers Online Edition

• Only papers accepted for the 2004 Annual Meeting and approved by Program Unit Chairs may be submitted.
• Papers must be emailed to the SBL as an attachment to the following address: seminar.papers@sbl-site.org. Papers sent to any other address will be deleted.
• Papers will be converted to PDF format and uploaded to the SBL website.
• A printed copy of the paper must be sent to the SBL office. No faxed papers will be accepted. The mailing address for papers is:
  Matthew S. Collins, Seminar Papers, 825 Houston Mill Road, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30329
• The electronic and printed versions of the paper must follow these guidelines exactly. Any papers not following these guidelines will be returned for revision.
• Style — all papers must follow The SBL Handbook of Style. The handbook is available on the SBL web site at:
  http://sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf
• For points not covered in the SBL Handbook, please refer to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
• Electronic copy file format — must be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF (rich text) format — no exceptions.
• All papers must be printed or formatted for an 8½ x 11 inch paper size.
• All text must be in a Times font
• All non-western characters must use the SBL fonts found on the SBL website at: http://www.sbl-site.org/educational/biblicalfonts.aspx
• The first page of the paper must contain the following items:

  XXXX

  -Author's full name and institution. If there is no institution, the author's city of residence must be listed. No titles, positions or honorifics are permitted. Do not use abbreviations. -The full title of the paper. -The name of the program unit to which the paper was submitted. Please check the website for the correct name.

• Illustrations or photos must be embedded within the electronic file: no separate graphics are permitted.
  
  Material requiring permissions:
  
• If you use illustrations (or significant textual materials) from other publications, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the original publisher and enclosing copies of the permission with your paper.
• Any applicable permissions fees are the responsibility of the author.
  
  
• Length: 10,000 words or less (including footnotes). Papers longer than this limit will be returned.
• DEADLINE: Emailed copy — July 1, 2004. Print copy — July 7, 2004
• POSTING: The Seminar Papers Online will be posted by September 1, 2004.