American Quarterly

Author Guidelines

American Quarterly represents innovative interdisciplinary scholarship that engages with key issues in American Studies. The journal publishes essays that examine American societies and cultures, past and present, in global and local contexts. This includes work that contributes to our understanding of the United States in its diversity, its relations with its hemispheric neighbors, and its impact on world politics and culture. Through the publication of reviews of books, exhibitions, and diverse media, the journal seeks to make available the broad range of emergent approaches to American Studies.

Authors should submit their manuscripts (preferably) via email to american.quarterly@usc.edu, as attached documents in either Word or Word Perfect formats, or (alternatively) mail three copies to the editor. Manuscripts are evaluated anonymousely, so authors' names should appear on a separate title page or in correspondence only. Manuscripts should be in the range of 5,000 – 10,000 words, with a maximum of 10,000 words total, including footnotes, and conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Essay submissions over 12,000 words will be returned to authors without being read.

All submissions and correspondence should be directed to:

AMERICAN QUARTERLY
Center for American Studies and Ethnicity
3470 Trousdale Parkway
WPH 303
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-4033
Email: american.quarterly@usc.edu
Telephone: 213-821-2543
Fax: 213-821-5578