Journal

About the Proceedings

The objective of the online proceedings is to provide a venue for the publication and distribution of materials relating Christian belief to mathematical and computing sciences. In 2016 the Journal of the ACMS changed from being an online journal to refereed conference proceedings. To view the past journal articles please see the archives.

Encouraged types of submissions to the journal were:

• Scholarly analyses of issues relating Christian belief and mathematical sciences
• Original classroom materials that assist in the integration of faith and learning
• Links to other web sites that have the potential to contribute to the accomplishment of the objectives of the journal
• Reflections on issues of importance to members. These may be brief or lengthy.

Theological perspectives

ACMS has its historical roots in the evangelical and reformed Christian communities yet welcomes submissions with a theological perspective that is consistent with any historic Christian theology, Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox. Articles that are not based on a historic Christian perspective may occasionally be published if the editor deems them to be of sufficient interest to ACMS members and friends.

Top Paper Award

At the 2024 ACMS Conference at Dordt the board instituted a prize for the top paper. To be considered for this prize the paper must meet the following criteria:

• The paper must align with the purposes of ACMS as stated here.
• The paper must be well written and broadly accessible to the ACMS membership.
• The paper must contain at least an implicit inclusion of Christian themes.
• The paper must engage with the relevant literature.

Submissions for the 2026 Proceedings/Journal

All papers should be submitted to the editor Russ Howell (howell@westmont.edu) by September 1, 2026. All submissions must be in LaTeX, using this submission template.

• Length: No formal requirement, although typical length is 7-12 pages plus references.
• Labeling files: Use the last name of first author in the file name (easier for editor to organize submitted materials for review).
• Blinding: You do not need to “blind” your manuscript. The anonymous peer reviewers will include attendees from the conference (who may have attended your presentation).
• Timeline: Decision and reviewer feedback likely during early 2027.

A few things to note regarding the template:

• Make sure the associated .tex file compiles with no errors before sending it off to Russ.
• Be aware that the .tex file has several items in the preamble, which should not be altered, and that Russ should be informed of any packages the authors may have added.
• Begin your paper by scrolling to the commented line % Here is where your paper begins immediately after the \begin{document} construct.
• Please avoid using abbreviations that you create for LaTeX commands, as such a practice causes editorial problems when multiple authors use the same abbreviation for different LaTeX commands.
• We would like to maintain a uniform bibliography style. To keep things simple please use the “plain” style: \bibliographystyle{plain}.
• Finally, some lines after \begin{document} contain comments with instructions (for author bios, photos, and the like) that should be self-explanatory.