The Faulkner Journal is devoted to academic study of arguably the most important American writer of the twentieth century. His work has long encouraged an uncommonly rich variety of interpretive methods, and the editors welcome a range of scholarly approaches, including biographical, historical, theoretical, and textual. The Faulkner Journal encourages the diversity of critical biographical, archival, and creative work being done in William Faulkner studies. In particular, we seek submissions that put fresh perspectives into play with important earlier Faulkner research.
Articles may be submitted via Scholastica. If you have additional questions, issues or require further information, you can email the editors:
Cheryl Lester, University of Kansas chlester@ku.edu
Julie Beth Napolin, The New School napolinj@newschool.edu
Rebecca Nisetich, University of Southern Maine rebecca.nisetich@maine.edu
In addition to insightful essays, most issues contain book reviews. Book reviews are assigned by the book review editor, Solveig Dunkel. Inquiries related to book reviews may be directed to: dunkel.solveig@gmail.com
Authors should submit their manuscripts online with Scholastica at faulknerjournal.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
The Faulkner Journal requires submissions in Word (.doc or .docx) format. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the MLA Handbook, 9th edition. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Submissions should be at least 5,000 words in length and should not exceed 10,000 words, including endnotes. An abstract of around 100 words and a brief author biographical statement should accompany each submission.
The Faulkner Journal now adheres to a double-blind review process. Thus no information that would identify the author (including name, affiliation, and expressions of thanks to those who have helped with the project) should appear anywhere in the manuscript. Authors referring to their own prior published work should cite it as a third party would.
Please note that the journal will not consider work currently under review elsewhere. Once a manuscript has been submitted, we are unable to accept further revisions.
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Submission Policy: All submissions to The Faulkner Journal must be original work, and may not be under consideration elsewhere. We print essays that are in the range of 5,000-10,000 words, excluding footnotes (we do not consider longer work).
Type of preliminary review: Upon receipt, the editorial group at The Faulkner Journal carefully screens submitted work for suitability. “Suitability” covers a wide range of considerations and does not always reflect negatively on the caliber of the submission. If the editors decide that the article is suitable for the journal, it will be sent out to two external reviewers. Typically, one reviewer will be a member of the editorial board and another, external reviewer will be selected based on expertise. Upon receipt of the two external reviewers, assuming they are in agreement, we will send a publication decision to the author: reject, revise and resubmit, or accept. If there is a marked disagreement between reviewers, then we will send the article to a third external reviewer before issuing a final decision. In general, if we sent out an essay for review, we believe that the essay has the potential to appear in the journal.
Type of review: We have a double blind review process, meaning that any and all identifying marks must be removed from the essay prior to its being sent to readers. In general, we specify a two-month period for the completion of reviews. We ask readers to submit a report of approximately 400-500 words, though suggested revisions may run longer. The criteria for review include: 1) original contribution to the field of study; 2) engagement with critical debates in the field, or in the study author and/or literary work; 3) coherence and development of the essay’s argument; 4) supporting evidence for the essay’s claims. Readers generally recommend reject, revise/resubmit; accept without revisions. The latter recommendation is rare.
Revisions/Re-review: In the majority of cases, readers recommend revisions. The essay is returned to the author with two reports, and the time for revisions is at the author’s discretion, though in ordinary circumstances we recommend a minimum of 6 weeks. If the requested revisions are minor, the essay is then reviewed by the editorial group. If the requested revisions are more ambitious, the essay is returned to the readers. After acceptance the essay is assigned a publication date.
Cheryl Lester, University of Kansas
Julie Beth Napolin, The New School
Rebecca Nisetich, University of Southern Maine
Laura Wilson, Independent Scholar
Solveig Dunkel, Université Paris Nanterre
Lily Wilson, University of Southern Maine
Angus Jackson, The New School
Aliyyah Abdur-Rahman, Brown University
Melanie Benson Taylor, Dartmouth College
Michael P. Bibler, Louisiana State University
John N. Duvall, Purdue University
Kristin Fujie, Lewis & Clark College
Sarah Gleeson-White, University of Sydney
Richard L. Godden, University of California, Irvine
Catherine Gunther Kodat, Lawrence University
Taylor Hagood, Florida Atlantic University
Ahmed Honeini, Royal Holloway, University of London
Barbara Ladd, Emory University
Peter Lurie, University of Richmond
John T. Matthews, Boston University
Joanna Davis-McElligatt, University of North Texas
Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Julian Murphet, University of New South Wales
Susan Scott Parrish, University of Michigan
D. Matthew Ramsey, Salve Regina University
Hans Skei, University of Oslo
Frédérique Spill, Université de Picardie-Jules Verne
Harilaos Stecopoulos, University of Iowa
Jenna Sciuto, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Theresa M. Towner, University of Texas at Dallas
Jay Watson, University of Mississippi
Randall Wilhelm, Anderson University
Michael Zeitlin, University of British Columbia
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