Book Reviews

Book Review Guidelines

ATJCS welcomes book reviews of recent publications which are relevant to the aims and scope of the journal.

Reviewers are encouraged to contact the journal’s book review editor (atjcs.editor@netactmail.org.za) to propose a book review or enquire about a book for review.

ATJCS is pleased to partner with Langham Publishing, Eerdmans, and Westminster/John Knox Press to make available review copies of Langham, Eerdmans, and W/JKP titles. See below for more information.

Reviewers are expected to have some competence in the field of the book under review.

Reviews should be 750-1000 words in length, and should consist of roughly equal parts description and critical engagement.

Submissions

Information on submitting a book review to this site can be found on our Submissions page.

Books for Review

ATJCS is pleased to partner with Langham Publishing, Eerdmans, and Westminster/John Knox Press to make available review copies of Langham, Eerdmans, and W/JKP titles.

For Langham Publishing - https://langhamliterature.org/books

  1. Indicate to the ATJCS Book Review Editor (atjcs,editor@netactmail.org.za) your competence and willingness to review a particular Langham Publication.
  2. Upon approval of your request, the book review editor will secure a water-marked PDF copy of the requested book from Langham Publishing.
  3. The water-marked PDF copy will be provided to the reviewer. Reviewers are expected to submit reviews in a timely manner (within 3 months of receiving the book).
  4. Upon publication of the book review in ATCJS, Langham Publishing will send a hardcopy of the reviewed book to the reviewer.

For Eerdmans - https://www.eerdmans.com/

  1. Indicate to the ATJCS Book Review Editor (atjcs.editor@netactmail.org.za) your competence and willingness to review a particular Eerdmans publication.
  2. Upon approval of your request, the book review editor will request a review copy of the book from Eerdmans. Eerdmans will provide the reviewer a digital copy of the book for review. Eerdmans titles are made available through the NetGalley platform (https://www.netgalley.com)– reviewers will have to create their own (free) user account to access the book. Kindly note that Eerdmans titles will only be available through NetGalley for a limited period of time.
  3. Reviewers are expected to submit reviews in a timely manner (within 3 months of receiving the book).

For Westminster/John Knox Press - https://www.wjkbooks.com/

  1. Indicate to the ATJCS Book Review Editor (atjcs.editor@netactmail.org.za) your competence and willingness to review a particular W/JKP publication.
  2. Upon approval of your request, the book review editor will secure PDF copy of the requested book from W/JKP.
  3. The PDF copy will be provided to the reviewer. Reviewers are expected to submit reviews in a timely manner (within 3 months of receiving the book).