PlainViews is an e-newsletter to promote dialogue among chaplains and other spiritual care providers on issues of Professional Practice, Advocacy, Education & Research, and Spiritual Development

Editorial Policy
Editorial Style
Sponsorship and Publication
Editorial Oversight
Talk Back
Reviews
Submission Guidelines
Distribution
Subscribe and Unsubscribe
Use of PlainViews Material By Others

Editorial Policy

PlainViews is committed to providing a forum for getting and sharing information about chaplaincy and spiritual care among professional chaplains and those who support them. We seek to present views from all responsible perspectives in order to encourage healthy dialogue among professionals in a still-evolving profession. The views expressed by editors and contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher.

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Editorial Style

Out of respect to the variety of faith practices encompassed by chaplaincy, PlainViews uses the term “G-d” when referring to the supreme deity when requested by an author of an article.

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Sponsorship and Publication

Editorial direction for PlainViews is provided by a multifaith advisory board of pastoral care professionals throughout the world. PlainViews is sponsored and published by HealthCare Chaplaincy.

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Editorial Oversight

The Managing Editor has oversight of all sections of PlainViews. There is no payment for articles in PlainViews, which may be commissioned directly by the editor.

PlainViews is also pleased to accept unsolicited articles, essays, letters, or reviews of current books or articles on any issue relevant to the profession of chaplaincy.

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TalkBack

PlainViews’ TalkBack section features responses to already published articles and reader commentary in PlainViews. For submissions to TalkBack, send an e-mail to info@PlainViews.org with the words “TalkBack” in the subject line. Responses may be edited for sense and grammar and to fit space requirements.

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Reviews

From time to time, PlainViews  will include reviews of books and journal articles that are appropriate for our readership. If you would like to have a book reviewed or should you have a review that you would like considered for inclusion, please submit it to info@plainviews.org.

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Submission Guidelines

Editorial content is divided into the following categories. Please tailor your submission to one of these categories:

Professional Practice: Core values of chaplaincy, i.e., clinical issues, best practices, cutting edge programs, and areas of specialization.

Advocacy: Legislation or regulation that impacts chaplains and other spiritual care providers, promoting chaplains as integral members of the interdisciplinary care team, and spiritual care as a crucial component of healthcare.

Education & Research: New trends in certification, cultural diversity training, professional and bio-ethics, programs to bring chaplains and local clergy together, news of research programs underway or completed, and research that demonstrates the link between spirituality and healing.

Spiritual Development: Care of the soul and spirit, self-care for the caregiver, how chaplains can maintain their own spirituality in the midst of suffering.

Please try to limit your submission to no more than 500 words; for TalkBack, 300 words. While editors read each submission, considerations of space and appropriateness make it impossible for us to guarantee publication. If your article, commentary, or letter to the editor is selected for publication, you will be contacted via e-mail before publication. As noted below, PlainViews permits the reproduction of articles published here, with acknowledgement of the author and the source.

All submissions may be edited and republished by PlainViews or HealthCare Chaplaincy in any format.

Contributors must attribute any submission material that has been published elsewhere or is subject to copyright protection, in whole or part.

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Distribution

PlainViews is distributed to chaplains and pastoral care providers throughout the world. PlainViews is also sent to hospital administrators, nurses, nurse educators, physician groups, others who work with chaplains in healthcare settings, and key members of the media. Permission is hereby granted for individuals to send copies of this newsletter via e-mail to others who might be interested in its content.

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Subscribe and Unsubscribe

If you have received this newsletter from a friend and would like to subscribe, please click on the “subscribe” link on the left hand side of the page, at the bottom. Complete the information required, click on “submit” and you will be subscribed. If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, please click on “HERE” at the bottom of the e-mail and your name will be removed from the list. If that link does not work, follow the directions you will find underneath the “HERE” link.

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Use of PlainViews Material by Others

Permission is hereby granted to use articles from this publication in any electronic or print media as long as credit is given as follows:

“Material from PlainViews, the e-newsletter for chaplains and other spiritual care providers, [publication date, author’s name], published with permission.”

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