Victorians

Manuscript Submissions

Victorians: A Journal of Culture and Literature welcomes interdisciplinary approaches to Victorian literature and culture and continues to respond to developmental shifts in the discipline of Victorian studies. VCL looks forward to continuing its long history of scholarly excellence and professional integrity.

Please direct any questions to: Kristen Pond at victoriansjournal@baylor.edu

Article types

The journal accepts essays and book reviews.

Submission requirements

Manuscript Format

Articles should be submitted via Scholastica. All editorial communication should be sent to victoriansjournal@baylor.edu. Word count: 7,500 to 9,500 inclusive. Our citation style now follows The Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition) notes and bibliography system, which uses short-cite footnotes and a full bibliography.

Originality of the Submitted Work

Submissions should be original work that has neither been published nor simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere. Contributors of accepted articles will be asked to assign their copyrights to The Ohio State University Press. Authors are also responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material for which they do not hold copyright and to assure that due acknowledgements are included where required. Permission documents should be sent to the editor with the electronic manuscript.

Victorians expects the research, argument, and writing to be the work of the human author. Any use of generative AI must be disclosed during the submission process, and failure to do so amounts to plagiarism. Any decision about appropriate use of an AI tool, for example, for the processing of large amounts of data, lies with the journal editors.

Images

Images for initial files can be embedded in the Microsoft word file. Please confirm rights and permissions for images for both print and online format. Captions should be included.

For final files, images should be sent individually, in .tiff or .jpg format, at least 300 dpi at page display size.  The files should be numbered consecutively, and captions should be provided along with callouts (where to place images) in the main text of the manuscript, including a permission line where appropriate. Alt text for accessibility should also be included. Authors are responsible for researching and confirming rights and permissions for images for both print and online format.

Editorial Board

Susan Civale, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Mary Ellis Gibson, Colby College, US
Linda Hughes, TCU, US
Mark Knight, Lancaster University, UK
Charles LaPorte, University of Washington, US
Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College, US
Elizabeth Ludlow, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Emma Mason, University of Warwick, UK
Stefanie Markovits, Yale University, US
Carolyn Oulton, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Aubrey Plourde, University of Lynchburg, US
Talia Schaffer, Graduate Center, CUNY, US
Rebecca L. Schneider New Mexico Highlands University, US
Doreen Thierauf, North Carolina Wesleyan University, US
Maria Su Wang, Biola University, US
Winter Jade Werner, Wheaton College Mimi Winnick, Virginia Commonwealth University, US

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