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Author Guidelines

General Information

Submissions should be written in standard U. S. English, following the style of one accepted academic, disciplinary organization consistently. For example:

Abstracts

All manuscripts should include a summative abstract of between 100 and 150 words.

Submission Information

Authors should send a copy of their submission via email, or mail one disk copy (preferably in ASCII or Microsoft Word). Authors agree to a Copyright Transfer Agreement that gives DSQ copyright to the paper once it is published. DSQ does not consider manuscripts that are simultaneously submitted elsewhere or previously published elsewhere.

Guidelines for Proposing (and Editing) a Special Section/Theme/Issue

The following are intended as general guidelines for proposing (and editing) a special section, theme, or issue of Disability Studies Quarterly. Each proposal idea will, of course, have individual variance in its development process, depending on such things as:

  • the resources of the proposal's editors (to complete the work proposed);
  • the depth and breadth of available scholarly/creative material rleated to the proposed theme;
  • the availability of reviewers for the proposed theme issue (who would not also be authors)

Potential editors of any proposed theme should consult with the DSQ editors frequently in the development of their proposal and, if accepted, throughout the editing process.

  1. Send a letter of inquiry to the DSQ editors about your idea OR complete a brief proposal.
  2. Complete a brief proposal, ideally 250-500 words, that addresses the following:
    • WHAT is your proposed topic/idea/theme?
    • WHY do you think this is an important topic?
    • WHO will be the likely audience interested in this topic?
    • WHEN would you expect the issue to be ready? (suggest a brief outline of the editorial timeline)
    • COMPETITIVENESS: Has other work like this already been published? If so, where?
    • DEPTH AND BREADTH: What is your sense of the depth and breadth of scholarship/creative material available in this area (topic)? Do you predict you will have difficulty finding contributors, etc?
    • MATTERS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Are there any innovative features to the issue/theme you propose that you want to draw our attention to?
    • WHAT KIND of proposal are you making? Are you proposing a focused section (3-5 papers) or a more complete issue (that would also potentially include cultural commentary, creative work, scholarly work, book/film reviews related to this topic/theme)? Will your call for submissions to the theme issue by entirely open or do you have particular authors you will contact and solicit for submissions?
  3. Send the proposal to the DSQ editors; electronic submission is ideal. Expect a brief review/discussion process for your idea to take 1-4 weeks, depending on our next scheduled editorial meeting.
  4. If proposal is approved, develop a reasonable timeline for the issue/idea with the DSQ editors. In general, the entire production process will likely require12-24 months once a Call for Papers (CFP) goes out.
  5. Develop and distribute a Call for Papers (CFP). Even themes/issues that will rely on some solicited material should still have an open submission call for papers. Consult with DSQ editors about venues for distributing the CFP.
  6. Once a CFP is out, also begin to develop a list of potential reviewers for all submissions. DSQ is a peer reviewed journal and even submissions for a special section/issue should have at least ONE external reviewer (in addition to the issue editor). 2-3 reviewers is ideal.

A General Timeline might look like this:

  • Deadline for submissions sent into issue editors: 4-6 months from the CFP (time for submission depends upon the level of draft/finished product you expect)
  • (Issue) Editorial and review process once submissions are received: 4-6 months
  • Final copyediting of material: 2-4 weeks (At this stage the issue editors also write an editorial introduction for the material)
  • Coding and uploading to the DSQ pre-live stage: 2-4 weeks

 

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. This area holds conditions that authors must agree to before submitting an item.  Unless all items are checked, the system refuses to continue.
 

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