Governance of the journal was transferred to the University of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns in 2018, and Dr. Connie Snyder Mick assumed the role Editor-in-Chief.

Authors will be prompted to obtain a user ID and password upon their first visit to the site, which is required in order to submit a manuscript.

Contributors should remove authors' names from a manuscript to ensure that it remains anonymous and meets the double-blind review process of this journal.

The Journal, after receiving comments and suggestions from reviewers, retains the right to accept or reject manuscripts submitted for publication.

Due to the number of manuscripts submitted to the Journal, final decisions regarding publications are usually returned no sooner than three months from the date of submission.