NWSA Journal

Author Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

The NWSA Journal, the peer-reviewed publication of the National Women’s Studies Association, is committed to providing a forum in which the research of feminist scholars, both established and new, results in critical dialogue. We invite submissions in all areas relating to Women’s Studies. Critical essays, reviews, archives, and reports that engage in a feminist perspective will also be considered. We seek submissions on topics such as:

Feminist pedagogy / Feminist theory and research methodologies, including global feminism / Women and science / Women and religion, including fundamentalism / Women, girls, and education /Ecology, ecofeminism, health and the environment/Feminist generations: the future of feminism, young feminists, children /Post-colonial studies /Women and the arts / Women writers: autobiographies and reflexive writings / Race, class, sexualities, and gender intersections /Women and the media /Women and disabilities /Women’s history/ Immigration

Submissions for regular issues should be prepared in the following manner:

1) Three copies (two hard copies and one electronic copy) should be send to the NWSAJ office. The electronic copy should be sent to: nwsaj@lsu.edu. All manuscripts should be double spaced. Hard copies should be on standard U.S. paper (8 1/2 x 11) and electronic copies should be saved in Word or Rich Text Format (rtf).

2) The text in all three copies should have all identifying information removed, with the exception of the cover page, which should contain the author's institutional affiliation and contact information.

3) Each cover page should contain the following acknowledgment: “This is a draft copy of a manuscript submitted to NWSAJ. If it is accepted for publication, the copyright will be assigned to the publisher, Johns Hopkins University Press.”

4) An abstract with keywords listed at the end should be included with each copy.

The editorial staff will read each manuscript to determine whether it should be sent out for review. Manuscripts submitted with identifying information or without abstracts will not be sent out for review.

For consideration, send your manuscript (20-30 pages) as described above, with parenthetical notes and a complete references page, formatted according to the Style Guide and the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, to:

NWSA Journal
Louisiana State University
146 Hodges Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
nwsaj@lsu.edu