The proposal should list those who have agreed to be contributors and give the proposed titles of their articles and a brief abstract of each. Respondents may be very important to a volume. Dialogue has been an important feature of Semeia volumes. This may occur within a given set of papers, especially if authors have been working together closely. More frequently, respondents can supply exchange of ideas and critique, and there are many ways to use such persons.
Respondents can comment on the whole volume or a single paper or set of papers.
If time permits, two rounds of critique can be set up so that contributors and respondents can redo their work in the light of critiques. Consider including an annotated bibliography, introducing readers to that literature with which biblical scholars might not be familiar. The Board has the task and responsibility of adjudicating all proposals whether they come from Board members or others. Carefully prepared proposals are essential to this process. Each proposal will receive careful attention by members of the Editorial Board.