After extensive searching on the Internet, I failed to find a venue for Hispanists to share with colleagues their myriad of experiences with publishing, particularly the handling of the review and publication processes by refereed journals. My motive is not to encourage irrational venting sessions for rejected authors, but to prompt an intelligent and useful exchange that might assist scholars with choosing prospective journals that exemplify professionalim and integrity; journals that conduct the entire review process expeditiously and provide authors with useful feedback for improving their manuscripts. Many true horror stories have been shared at academic conferences and within language and literature departments across the country, and these should indeed be shared here to help each other avoid potential pitfalls. Besides assisting our fellow scholars, if this blog also succeeds at ultimately improving the management of certain refereed journals, then many in the profession will benefit.
This journal is just a few years old, but generally very professional. It is sponsored by the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater and edited by Barbara Mujica. Their goal is to publish excellent scholarship (as well as theater reviews and book reviews) about the performance of Early Modern Spanish theater. I published an article with them and in my experience, if you submit your article before their September deadline and they accept, it will appear in their March issue, which they publish for their annual conference in connection with the Chamizal Siglo de Oro Theater Festival in El Paso, Texas.
This journal is just a few years old, but generally very professional. It is sponsored by the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater and edited by Barbara Mujica. Their goal is to publish excellent scholarship (as well as theater reviews and book reviews) about the performance of Early Modern Spanish theater. I published an article with them and in my experience, if you submit your article before their September deadline and they accept, it will appear in their March issue, which they publish for their annual conference in connection with the Chamizal Siglo de Oro Theater Festival in El Paso, Texas.
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