The Door will have four annual issues
February 1 (deadline for articles & texts January 1/ deadline for the news January 15)
May 1 (deadline April 1/April 15)
September 1 (deadline August 1/August 15)
December 1 (deadline November 1/November 15)
How do we operate?
All interested parties may contact us and join the making of the portal. The only cost is the annual fee of 300 euro for research partners and 300-600 euro per year for advertising partners. We offer all partners a link in the homepage and a text of about one to two pages in length (about 500 words/3000 characters) with further hyperlinks to your own web-pages.
News
The door also includes a news desk. We are able to publish very short notices and news (about 250 words) related to new studies, conferences, new vacancies, international student/staff recruitments etc.
Short articles
The Door also hosts short articles and essays about recent trends in study of diaconia. Length of the texts is about 500 words.
Articles in the Door
The Door will have two articles in each issue both of which will offer observations and comments about the current situation around the international diaconia research community. Articles may vary considerably; some will focus on particular research results and projects, and others will shed more light on discussions in certain geographical areas or give a national perspective. Some articles may be churchy and others may focus on a more secular perspective. Some writers focus on current situation in the society, whereas others speak about historical development of the concepts, models or views. An ideal text is short, clear and concise.
Continuing call for articles: all interested parties are invited to send their short articles to the editorial assistant.
Length: about 2 pages, 500 words, 3000 characters
Links, references and lay-out: Texts can contain hyperlinks and short references (J.N.Collins, Diakonia, 1990). Basic tools of lay-out are also accepted: italics, bold etc
Language: The Door operates in English (UK preferred; make explicit if US articulation is used). All texts have to be corrected and polished before sending to the Door.
Options for themes:
What are the recent results of the study of diaconia: personal view/university/national …?
or
What kind of needs exist currently in the writers context (themes of research)?
or
What are the new plans and ideas?
News in the Door
The Door provides news in each issue about the international diaconia research community. Short and clear texts are preferred.
Continuing call to send news to The Door: all interested parties are invited to send their written news and ideas about the news to the editorial assistant.
Length: max 1 page, 250 words, 1500 characters
Links, references and lay-out: Texts can contain hyperlinks and short references (J.N.Collins, Diakonia, 1990). Basic tools of lay-out are also accepted: italics, bold etc
Language: The Door operates in English (UK preferred; make explicit if US articulation is used). All texts have bee corrected and polished before sending to the Door.
