Submission Guidelines

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We're glad you want to write for the periodicals. Here are some general guidelines:

• Write for a broad audience—seekers come from all backgrounds, countries, professions, ages.
  
• Support metaphysical statements with clear, simple reasoning.
  
• Give details, such as city names, names of people—anything that gives your manuscript "color."
  
• Use quotations from the Bible, Science and Health, or other texts sparingly.
  
• Put ideas in your own words. Avoid jargon, language, or assumptions that aren't generally understood.
  
• Brevity is best—eliminate excess verbiage. Even very short articles and testimonies can be effective.
  
• Feel free to tackle any topic. No subject is taboo as long as it is meaningful to a public audience and there is a spiritual concept to be brought out.
  
• Speak from your heart to the heart of your reader. Avoid an academic or intellectual tone. Let the Christ in you address the Christ in the reader.

You might find it helpful to submit a short summary of the main points of your proposed submission, rather than a fully written manuscript. A summary consists of one or two short paragraphs, and greatly assists editors in evaluating new article ideas while saving you time. However, if you prefer, you can always send your completed manuscript.

The email address for submissions is: jshwrite@csps.com

Or you may mail your submissions to:
The Christian Science Journal, P03-30
The Christian Science Publishing Society
210 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 USA

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