Mid-Atlantic Almanack 2011 Edition
Call for Manuscripts for the
Mid-Atlantic AlmanackThe Mid-Atlantic Almanack, the annual refereed journal of the Mid-Atlantic Popular/ American Culture Association, issues an open call for submissions. The preferred method of delivery is to e-mail materials to Gary Earl Ross .
The Due Date for Submissions is May 1, 2011
We suggest an initial query e-mail. If you mail your submission, please enclose three double-spaced copies. Please also include a short (one paragraph), “About the Author” biography and a manuscript abstract of the same length. Photos or illustrations are encouraged. Authors must obtain written reproduction permission from illustration copyright holders. Since the Almanack will be published in both print and online formats, authors need to be sure to acquire proper permissions for both formats.
Send pictures or artwork via e-mail as separate files in one of these formats: .tiff, .jpeg or .eps. For good reproduction in the Almanack, these files should be at least 300 DPI in resolution. If you cannot send large picture files via e-mail, copy them to CD or DVD and mail them to the address below. So more articles can be published in each annual edition, try to hold your manuscript length to 20 pages, including notes and bibliography. Documentation may be in the form appropriate for the discipline of the writer. Otherwise, MLA or APA style is preferred.
However, when using Microsoft Word, DO NOT EMBED NOTES in the copy. Certain versions of Word do not typeset properly, even after notes are removed. Also, the Almanack does not use page-by-page footnotes. All notes and citations should be at the end. Promising submissions will be sent to two associate editors for peer review and publish/not publish recommendations.
At the time of publication, contributing authors must be paid members of the Mid-Atlantic Popular/ American Culture Association.
What type of articles does the Mid-Atlantic Almanack publish?
Among the considerations are whether the author’s work is of potential interest to MAP/ACA’s multi-disciplinary membership. If it is only appropriate for a journal in the scholar’s own academic specialty, the editor will make that suggestion. Articles published in the Almanack don’t deal with close readings of a single motion picture, TV show episode, book or poem. Film, TV, literary and other print and online disciplinary journals provide an adequate forum for publishing these kinds of studies. Also, criticism that puts popular cultural phenomena in some social context typically requires more than one instance before it can be dubbed “popular.” Media hype creates passing fads, but popular acceptance of additional imitations and variations on the original premise create genres. Editorial preference will be given to articles that communicate their ideas clearly to diverse academic audiences, avoiding undefined or unnecessary disciplinary jargon. The Almanack will also attempt to provide as much diversity in subject matter and critical/historical approaches as submissions permit.
Contact:
Professor Gary Earl Ross
State University of New York at Buffalo
Educational Opportunity Center
465 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
geross@buffalo.edu Garyearlross.com
via mapaca.net