In conjunction with the ‘Nineteenth-Century Narratives of Horror’, the North West Long Nineteenth Century Research Network organised a Meet the Editors session with key editorial members of the Gothic Studies journal: editor Dr Emily Alder and book reviews editor Dr Sorcha Ni Fhlainn. This event was very well received, and as it was online, attracted PGRs/ECRs from far and wide. After a brief welcome and introduction from our hosts, Dr Emma Liggins and Dr Sonja Lawrenson, editor Dr Emily Alder introduced the remit of the journal, outlined her role, and provided a detailed overview of the submission process for an article, offering some general tips for those new to journal article publishing along the way.
Gothic Studies publishes three issues per year working with a rolling deadline for article submission, the process from submission to acceptance to publication taking somewhere between six and twelve months. More generally, articles are usually no longer than six thousand words, sent directly to the editor and once provisionally accepted are then submitted to the peer review process. Writers are encouraged to contact the editor ahead of submission to discuss their ideas, check the style guide and peruse other articles as it is important to ensure …read more
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