Contemporary Literature seeks scholarly essays on post-World War II literature that offer scope, supply a new dimension to conventional approaches, or transform customary ways of reading writers.
Contemporary Literature also seeks interviews that focus on an author’s writing, pursue and elaborate a line of questioning and response, and provide insight into central aspects of the writer’s significance. Submitted interviews should not duplicate material available elsewhere in the author’s essays or in other interviews.
Style
We prefer a length of 25-35 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman typeface, double-spaced throughout. Articles should include a Works Cited listing and, if needed, footnotes. Interviews do not include footnotes or a Works Cited listing. Any works cited in an interview piece should include the author name, title of the work, and year of publication in the main text.
Procedures
Contemporary Literature uses a web-based submission system: http://conl.msubmit.net/.
Authors should submit their manuscript in Microsoft Word and put identifying information such as name or institutional affiliation only in the cover letter; include full contact information in the cover letter. The editors cannot review manuscripts that are simultaneously under consideration elsewhere. All details should conform to those recommended by the most recent edition of the MLA Handbook.
Review
Manuscripts may be submitted at any time; the review process generally takes 4-6 months.
Questions about the review process may be addressed to [email protected].
Statement on Gold Open Access
Contemporary Literature offers the option of gold open access (OA) to articles published in the journal. This means that after an article has gone through peer review and is accepted, the published version would be eligible to be made freely available via open access, for a fee. The authors, or their institutions, or funding bodies, must pay an article processing fee to help defray the costs of publication. The electronic version of the article will then appear on the journal website, free for readers to access without a paywall, in perpetuity and without an embargo. Gold OA articles are published under the CC-BY-ND-NC license, which allows sharing and access, but does not allow republication, commercial use, or distribution. A less restrictive CC license may be negotiated with the publisher separately for a higher fee. Articles can also be made open access at any point after they have been published in the journal, even if some time has passed since initial publication. Please direct questions about open access to the editorial contact.
OA fee information and payment options
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Publishing Fees
We accept publishing fees for gold open access (OA) and page fees. Page fees are requested when a research grant or other institutional funds are available to underwrite publication costs. Ability to pay is not a condition for acceptance of a manuscript. To pay online, please go to: https://charge.wisc.edu/uwpress/PublishingFees.aspx or email [email protected] for assistance.