Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Journal of Mormon Polygamy is an online platform that welcomes contributions from both credentialed scholars and non-credentialed writers, creating an inclusive space for diverse perspectives on the ongoing discourse over the Mormon practice of plural marriage. Our goal is to democratize the conversation in a setting that encourages open-mindedness, intellectual rigor, and mutual respect.

Typescripts must be in English, formatted in Times New Roman 12-point double-spaced, and should not be less than 5,000 nor more than 20,000 words, including references. Use the TAB key once for paragraph indents. Please avoid using underline: for titles use italic; for emphasis use bold. Authors should not submit manuscripts that are under consideration for publication elsewhere. All typescripts will be assessed by two experts in the field in a double-blind peer review. Authors may be asked to resubmit articles in response to the review evaluation.

Article references should be numbered consecutively throughout and appear as footnotes, which should be formatted in Chicago style. The following generator may be helpful in creating footnotes: https://www.citefast.com/  Do not use bibliographic references. Cited unpublished material should have full location reference. Repositories such as the Church History Library, Salt Lake City, UT (CHL); the Community of Christ Library and Archives, Independence, MO (CoCLA); L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (HBLL); and the Joseph Smith Papers website (JSP) should be cited in full the first time they appear in the paper, and may be abbreviated thereafter. Links to documents may also be included, and are appreciated, but must appear along with the full footnote reference.

Books for review may be sent by pdf to the email address [email protected]. Book review submissions are also gratefully accepted.