For literary submissions, see guidelines below:

NOTES ON MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

• As the purpose of QJI is to critique the conventional wisdom in a given area, each article published should, at its outset, indicate briefly what the conventional view is and how the position asserted differs from that generally accepted. In composing your article, please keep in mind that QJI is an interdisciplinary journal with a general readership of scholars who, though informed in their own areas of expertise, need to be informed explicitly of the extent to which your vision critiques the conventional wisdom.
  
  
• Please submit 4 hard copies and one disk copy of your Microsoft Word manuscript. Use 1 1/4" margins on all sides and doublespace your essay.
  
  
• All manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two readers. As manuscripts are reviewed anonymously, please remove any means of identifying yourself from three of the four hard copies of the manuscript. On the fourth copy, include your name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and telephone number in the upper left-hand corner of the first page.
  
  
• References should be in the APA format. Please refrain from using footnotes or endnotes.  Include all graphs, photos, etc. within the document where you want them to be placed.  The responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of all documentation rests entirely with the author of the article submitted.
  
  
• Manuscripts accepted for publication will be copyedited by at least two members of the staff.
  
  
• Manuscripts/disks to be returned MUST be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
  
  
• All first North American serial rights belong to QJI.
  
  
• For literary submissions, please send one copy, single spaced, of 3-5 poems, one short story, one play, or one piece of creative non-fiction, ATTN: Literary Editor. Include a cover letter with the title of the piece(s) and your contact information. Do not put your name on the manuscript, but for works of more than one page, be sure to include the title on each page. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere. Enclose SASE for response only. Manuscripts will not be returned, but will be recycled.
  
  
• Specific questions regarding requirements for submission may be directed to Dr. Norman Dolch, LSUS Institute for Human Services & Public Policy), One University Place, Shreveport, Louisiana, 71115. Address email inquiries to ndolch@lsus.edu