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Aims and scopeEditorial policy
Submissions
Contacting French Studies
AIMS AND SCOPE
French Studies is published on behalf of the Society for French Studies by Oxford University Press. It publishes articles and reviews spanning all areas of the subject, including language and linguistics (historical and contemporary), all periods and aspects of literature in France and the French-speaking world, thought and the history of ideas, cultural studies, film, and critical theory. Since its first publication (in 1947), the journal has been a leading forum for the publication of ground-breaking work and for critical debate. The current editors are Professor Jean Duffy (General Editor), Professor Colin Davis and Dr Neil Kenny (Co-Editors). Editorial responsibility for French Studies rests with the Editors and the Editorial Board (View full editorial board), assisted by the Advisory Board (View advisory board).
French Studies publishes about twenty articles per volume and its review section is unmatched in its breadth and its quality, providing prompt coverage of work published in French, English, German, and Italian. We publish more than 200 reviews in each volume. We also publish other types of article, including états présents outlining the current state of research on major authors or topics. And we occasionally publish special issues of the journal, devoted to a particular topic or author.
EDITORIAL POLICY
Articles are published in English or in French.
The journal aims in particular to publish articles which, in addition to making a contribution to a specialized area of knowledge, will be likely to have notable impact on wider critical debate. The journal is open to interdisciplinary or other submissions which explore innovative critical approaches. Articles submitted for publication will be assessed according to their originality and the importance of the contribution which they make, and their appeal to the interests of a wide international readership. In considering articles for publication, the Editors will consult with independent expert readers. A decision about publication will normally be reached within a period of three to four months. The Editors will also satisfy themselves that any work published in the journal does not contain any defamatory, unlawful or otherwise objectionable material, nor material which is inaccurate or misleading.
SUBMISSIONS
Please submit articles (and books for review) to the address below, not to individual Editors.
BOOKS FOR REVIEW
Books submitted for review should be sent to The Editors, Reviews, French Studies, Taylor Institution, St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3NA, England.
(Please DO NOT send books to individual editors.)
REVIEWS
Book reviews are commissioned by the Editors. Reviewers are asked to prepare their piece in accordance with our Style Notes for Reviews and to submit it as an email attachment.
ARTICLES
Articles should preferably be submitted by email to french.studies@taylib.ox.ac.uk; please include three files (doc, .docx, or rtf) as follows:
(1) the article itself: please anonymize this file, so that if we send the article to independent readers they will not know your identity; between the title and the beginning of your article, please insert an abstract of approximately 200 words, written in the language of the article.
(2) a covering letter addressed to: The General Editor, French Studies, Taylor Institution, St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3NA, England. Authors must supply their own full postal address in this covering letter. They should also declare that the article is not offered for submission to any other journal and will not be while under consideration at French Studies.
(3) a full title page for the article, with author’s name and institution (or, where you have none, your place of residence), plus a word count for the article that includes endnotes.
Files must not be ‘Read-only’ because we will need to change the file names (and possibly edit the document properties to ensure anonymity). Upon receipt the article will be logged in and you will be sent a reference number which you should quote in all enquiries.
(If email submission of your article is not possible, please send the above 3 documents, including 6 paper copies of the article, to French Studies, Taylor Institution, St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3NA, England.)
Articles should not as a rule exceed 6000-8000 words in length, including notes.
Before sending your article to us, please apply carefully the style and presentation indicated in our Style Notes for Articles otherwise it may be returned with a request for you to do so before we can consider it. Our house style is MHRA style, the full version of which can downloaded by clicking here.
You are requested to ensure that the text submitted is clear, correct, and definitive; authors’ changes may not as a rule be made at proof stage.
If you have any queries about submitting your article please contact the French Studies office by email or at the postal address above.
PROPOSALS FOR ÉTATS PRÉSENTS
Authors may also wish to propose an état présent, an essay of 3000-4500 words providing an overview of research and publication on a given topic and highlighting in particular the most important recent developments in the field. This is subject to the usual process of peer review and authors should contact the Editors at french.studies@taylib.ox.ac.uk in the first instance, before submitting an état présent.
PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL NUMBERS
We welcome proposals for guest-edited special issues of the journal, devoted to a particular topic or author. When preparing and submitting such a proposal, please follow our detailed guidelines. Special Issues Guidelines
SHORTER ARTICLES
Authors of shorter articles (1200 words or less) may wish to consider submitting them to a sister publication, French Studies Bulletin: A Quarterly Supplement. Submissions should be sent (as soon as possible where topicality is of the essence) to Professor Mary Orr, School of Humanities (Modern Languages), University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK email
CONTACTING FRENCH STUDIES
If you have any queries please email Liz Skalka in the French Studies office.