Guide for Sending Articles to Catalyst

If you have recently written an article that you think would be suitable for publication in Catalyst, we would be very pleased to receive it. However, please take note of and follow the instructions below before you send an article to our Editor.

1. Please do not send us an article that has already been published in another journal, unless you can supply us with explicit permission from the publisher of the other journal.
2. Please do not send us papers that contain in part or in full the work of others and pass this off as your own work.
3. Write your article using Microsoft Word or a compatible word processor. Use a common, easy-to-read font such as Calibri or Times New Roman.
4. Structure your article well. Include an introduction and conclusion, and guide the reader through the body with informative headings.
5. Use words and phrases that should be understood by a good Grade 12 student. Do not try to impress by using terms familiar only to highly educated specialists.
6. We prefer writers to use footnotes. Use the “Insert footnote” function on the References tab in Word.
7. Include a complete list of resources you consulted at the end. Use a widely accepted referencing style so others can find those books, articles or web pages.
8. Ideally we want articles between 4000–6000 words. We will reject articles that repeat information to extend their length, or that we judge insufficiently related to pastoral and socio-cultural issues in Melanesia.
9. Send your article as an email attachment to the MI General Editor. Your article will be considered at a meeting of the MI’s Editorial Committee, who will collect feedback and let you know of their decision.

We also welcome letters to the editor concerning articles published in previous issues of Catalyst. We will consider publishing high-quality letters, but only with the letter writer’s permission.

Submit an article Replace with the MI editorial address before publishing (the original used a personal Gmail).