The Bible Translator
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
Order online: Go to the UBS Shop and create an account.
Payment may be made electronically or by mail. 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 May 2009
ABBREVIATED STYLE GUIDE DOC 
300K - updated May 2009
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.
The Spanish journal Traducción de la Biblia is published electronically and is available free of charge at 
http://www.traducciondelabiblia.org/
Correspondence and Manuscripts
Correspondence and manuscripts should be sent to the editor:
Esteban Voth esvoth(at)aol.com
Le Sycomore is a journal for French-speaking Bible translators in Africa, although many articles are of interest to those in other parts of the world. It is currently published twice a year.
Subscriptions
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Correspondence and Manuscripts
Other correspondence and manuscripts should be sent to the editor:
Dr. Lynell Zogbo
01 BP 1529
Abidjan 01
Côte d’Ivoire
Or e-mail: blewoue(at)biblesocieties.org