Theatre Journal

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Peer Review Policy

Theatre Journal is a fully peer-reviewed journal published through Johns Hopkins Press in affiliation with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). We feature original contemporary and historical studies and theoretical inquiries that analyze theatre and performance (6,000-9,000 words) as well as Performance and Book reviews. The work should be original, and we do not accept simultaneous submissions. Theatre Journal publishes two general issues and two special issues per year, in March, June, September, and December, Submissions to general issues are on a rolling basis, and submissions to special issues should respond to the calls for papers.

The review process is as follows:All submissions are read by the Editor and Co-Editor who make the first decision to reject, send back for revise and resubmit, or send out to peer review. Rejections are sent with Editor feedback. Essays are sent to two peer reviewers and the process is anonymous.

Our guidelines for Peer Reviewers are as follows:    

As you prepare your review, please consider the following:

• How would you characterize the author's argument?
• Does the author make a substantial enough case for the significance of this essay?
• What are the major points?
• What are the strengths of the article?
• What are its weaknesses?

Theatre Journal seeks to publish the best articles in theatre, dance, and performance studies, essays that are on the cutting edge and that push the field forward.

Given these criteria, what critical revisions would you recommend?

Revisions are reviewed by both Editors who, at that point, make a formal invitation for publication. Authors are usually alerted if the submission is not going to peer review within one to two months. If essays are sent out for peer review, authors can expect to hear back within 4-5 months. Once accepted, essays are usually published.

Editor

Laura Edmondson, Dartmouth College

Co-Editor

Ariel Nereson, University of Buffalo

Performance Review Editor

Gad Guterman, Webster University

Book Review Editor

Alex Ferrone, Université de Montréal

Online Editor

Tarryn Li-Min Chun, University of Notre Dame

Associate Editors

Patrick Anderson, University of California, San Diego, 2034
Awo Mana Asiedu, University of Ghana, 2034
Henry Bial, University of Kansas, 2034
Jill Carter, University of Toronto, 2031
Maria José Contreras, Universidad Católica de Chile, 2031
Kate Elswit, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 2034
Barbara Fuchs, University of California, Los Angeles, 2034
Helena Grehan, Edith Cowan University, 2034
Paola Hernández, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2034
Bethany Hughes, University of Michigan, 2034
Suk-Young Kim, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2034
Ric Knowles, University of Guelph, 2025
Michal Kobialka, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2034
Jisha Menon, Stanford University, 2034
Sean Metzger, University of California, Los Angeles, 2034
Noémie Ndiaye, University of Chicago, 2034
Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2029
Francesca Royster, DePaul University, 2034
Elizabeth W. Son, Northwestern University, 2034
Joanne Tompkins, University of Queensland, 2027
E. J. Westlake, Ohio State University, 2031
Miseong Woo, Yonsei University, 2031
Patricia Ybarra, Brown University, 2034
Harvey Young, Boston University, 2034

Managing Editor

Aileen Keenan

Assistant Editors

Troy Coleman
Sarah Lewis-Cappellari

Founding Editor

Barnard Hewitt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Inquiries concerning performance reviews should be addressed to the Performance Review Editor:

Gad Guterman, Performance Review Editor    
Theatre Journal    
E-mail: tjperformances@athe.org

Inquiries concerning book reviews should be addressed to the Book Review Editor:

Gwyneth Shanks, Book Review Editor    
Theatre Journal    
E-mail: tjbooks@athe.org

Please send book review copies to the contact above. Review copies received by the Johns Hopkins University Press office will be discarded.

Abstracting & Indexing Databases

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Abstracting & Indexing Sources

• Children's Book Review Index   (Active)  (Print)
• Abstracts of English Studies   (Ceased)  (Print)
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Source: Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.

0.6 (2024)
0.6 (Five-Year Impact Factor)
0.00023 (Eigenfactor™ Score)

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Readers include: Scholars and educators in theatre studies and performing arts at over 1,500 colleges and universities; practitioners in the performing arts; general readers interested in the field of drama; all members of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education

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