A journal since 1950
The Bible Translator is a refereed journal dedicated to articles about the theory and practice of Bible translation. It appears in two series - Technical Papers in January and July, and Practical Papers in April and October. |
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Subscriptions
Fill out and email or post the Order Form. Payment may be made electronically. Individual subscriptions are US$20.00 or GB£10.00 a year (four issues). Institutional subscriptions are US$30 or GB£15.00 a year. Back issues are US$7.50 or GB£5.00 a copy.
For payment of subscriptions, changes of address, and orders of back issues, please write to:
Translations Office
United Bible Societies
Reading Bridge House
6th Floor
Reading RG1 8PJ
England
Or email: 
bibletranslator(at)ubs-wsc.org
Editorial Correspondence and Manuscripts
Correspondence should be sent to the editors (please do not send book orders to these addresses):
Technical Papers (January and July)
Dr Roger L. Omanson
6417 Lime Ridge Place
Louisville, KY 40222
USA
Or e-mail: rlomanson(at)gmail.com
Practical Papers (April and October)
Dr Stephen W. Pattemore
1 Bluebird Crescent
Albany, Auckland 0632
New Zealand
Or e-mail: swpattemore(at)ihug.co.nz
Reviews
Reviews of new publications in biblical studies and translation and related areas may be sent to:
Reviews Editor
Dr Marijke H. de Lang
Jan Pesijnshof 11
2311 SM Leiden
The Netherlands
E-mail: mhdelang(at)solcon.nl
Contributors
Articles should be submitted in electronic format to the respective editors, be limited to 6,000 words in the case of Technical Papers and to 4,000 words in the case of Practical Papers. Articles should conform to The SBL Handbook of Style (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999). An abbreviated style guide specifically for The Bible Translator can be downloaded from the links below. Footnotes are acceptable in Technical Papers, but should be avoided in Practical Papers. Authors have sole responsibility to ensure that all quotations and facts are accurate.
ABBREVIATED STYLE GUIDE PDF 
200K - updated Jan 2010
ABBREVIATED STYLE GUIDE DOC 
300K - updated Jan 2010
Note:
The United Bible Societies is not responsible for views expressed by contributors. Permission to reproduce articles, either in full or in part, must be obtained from the editors.