Wednesday, October 13, 2004

CFP: Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies

CFP: Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies
Deadline: March 1, 2005

Storytelling, Self, Society is a bi-annual, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed
journal that publishes scholarship on a wide variety of topics related to
storytelling as interpersonal, performance, or public discourse. Papers may
represent disciplines including but not limited to storytelling, folklore,
cultural studies, communication, English, education, library science, health care,
business, peace studies, psychology, sociology, anthropology, pop culture,
theater and performance studies. For more information on the journal, we
invite submitters to visit our web site: http://www.fau.edu/storytelling/journal.htm

For consideration in the Fall 2005 issue, please email a completed manuscript by March 1, 2005, to:

Caren S. Neile, MFA, Ph.D.
Managing Editor, Storytelling, Self, Society
cneile@fau.edu

Manuscripts (headings and in-text citations), abstracts, references/works cited, figures, and tables must conform either to: (a) the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, Fifth Edition) guidelines, or (b) to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2003, Sixth Edition, Modern Language Association of America). Contributors are encouraged to follow the guidelines of these manuals for avoiding bias in language. Each submission should include a single-paragraph abstract of no more than 120 words on a separate page, preceding the manuscript. Submittors should indicate whether their submissions conform for MLA or APA style, and include in the letter to the Managing Editor the history of the manuscript (conference paper, Master's Thesis, Dissertation, part of a larger study, to name a few).

By submitting to SSS, authors warrant that (a) they will not submit their manuscript to any other publication while the manuscript is under review with SSS, (b) the work is original and not previously published in any form, and (c) appropriate credit has been given to other contributors, including students, to the project. Manuscripts should be no more than 20 double-spaced pages (excluding references, tables, figures, or appendixes; 12-pt. Times New Roman, 1-inch page margins all around). Manuscripts that do not conform to the mission of the journal, or do not comply with the submission guidelines, will not be reviewed. In submitting, authors agree to assign copyright of their manuscripts, if accepted, to SSS.