History
The
Journal of the International Arthurian Society (JIAS)
publishes articles on any aspect of Arthurian literature written in any
language and in any period of time, medieval and post-medieval,
including adaptations in modern media, as long as these draw on literary
texts.
JIAS complements the annual
Bibliography of the International Arthurian Society (BIAS), and together these two components represent the main publications of the society, previously printed together under the title
Bibliographical
Bulletin of the Arthurian Society/ Bulletin Bibliographique de la
Société Internationale Arthurienne (BBIAS / BBSIA). BBIAS / BBSIA
has been published continuously by the society since 1949. The last
combined volume of the bibliography and research articles was
BBIAS/BBSIA LXIII, published in 2012, containing the bibliography for 2011.
Editorial Board
(Editor) Dr Raluca Radulescu, Bangor University (English and Comparative Literature)
Prof. Keith Busby, University of Wisconsin Madison (French and Comparative Literature)
Dr Frank Brandsma, University of Utrecht (French and Dutch)
Prof. Bart Besamusca, University of Utrecht (Dutch)
Prof. Ad Putter, Bristol University (English)
Prof. Andrew Lynch, University of Western Australia (English, medieval to modern)
Prof. Norris Lacy, Penn State University (French, medieval and medievalism)
Prof. Christine Ferlampin Acher, University of Rennes (French)
Prof. Fabrizio Cigni, University of Rome (Italian)
Prof. Richard Trachsler, University of Zurich (French)
Dr Ceridwen Lloyd Morgan, University of Bangor and Cardiff (Celtic Studies)
Dr Carolyne Larrington, Oxford University (Old Norse)
Prof. Matthias Meyer, University of Vienna (German)
Prof. Cora Dietl, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (German)
Dr Martine Meuwese, University of Utrecht (Art history)
Prof. Sian Echard, UBC (medieval Latin literature)
Prof. Juan Miguel Zarandona (Spanish)
Submissions
Submissions from all categories of scholars, including postgraduate
students, early career researchers and independent scholars are welcome,
as are submissions from non-members of the society.
Submissions are accepted in all three official languages of the
Society (English, French and German). The recommended length for
submissions is around 7,000 words (including endnotes), but shorter
articles as well as longer ones of up to 10,000 will be considered.
Anyone proposing to submit anything beyond these limits should contact
the editor first. The journal does not publish notes.
Survey chapters of the ‘état présent’ in one linguistic field of
Arthurian literature are commissioned by the editor (in consultation
with the editorial board) every year, and are in the region of
7,000-10,000 words.
Guidelines for Submission
JIAS journal follows the MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) style guide, available freely online at
http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/download.shtml (see chapters 10 and 11 in particular).
Double spacing should be used throughout, including quotations and
endnotes, which should be in the same size of type as the rest of the
article (Times New Roman, font 12). The text should be aligned to the
left, not justified. Quotations and references should be checked
carefully. Quotations from texts in one of the three official languages
of the society should be given in the original without translation,
while quotations from other languages, including Latin, should be
accompanied by a translation into the modern language in which the
submission is written. Captions and illustrations should be placed at
the end.
If an article is accepted for publication, authors should provide
100-200 word abstracts in the three official languages of the Society,
and a set of keywords. For submissions in English
JIAS uses British spelling.
Copies of any illustrations should accompany the initial submission.
Images will normally be in black and white; exceptionally colour images
may be allowed if the argument of the article requires this. For initial
consideration images may be sent in the form of scanned photocopies. On
acceptance for publication images should be forwarded to the editor
promptly, along with details of captions and permissions. It is the
responsibility of the author to secure copyright permissions from the
relevant copyright holder for any images used, and to meet any costs
incurred.
Submissions should be sent electronically to
jias@bangor.ac.uk,
with an identical hard copy sent to Dr Raluca Radulescu, Editor,
Journal of the International Arthurian Society, School of English,
Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG, Wales, UK.
The subject line should read, in capitals, NEW SUBMISSION or
RESUBMISSION (as appropriate). Enquiries about submissions are welcome,
to the same address.
JIAS operates a double blind peer-review system; for this
purpose the electronic submission (in Word format only) should not
include any details such as your name, address or professional
affiliation. Please include a separate coversheet with your submission,
indicating your name and institutional affiliation, along with the title
of your essay. In order to anonymise your electronic submission you
need to go into the properties menu of your document (via the ‘File’
menu), and remove your name and institutional affiliation if they appear
there. Your name and any other identifying information (academic
affiliation, address, etc.) should appear only on your coversheet; this
information will be removed from copies sent to readers. The author
should also avoid any self-identification in the argument or
documentation of the article. Final decisions about the acceptance of a
submission for publication in JIAS are made by the Editor.
The
Journal of the International Arthurian Society regrets
that it will charge contributors for the cost of corrections in proof
which the Editor in his or her discretion considers excessive.
Contributors should keep a copy of their typescript and electronic
submission. Typescripts not accepted for publication will not normally
be returned. If your article is accepted, you will be asked to supply a
definitive version of it in both hard copy and as an email attachment
and must make sure the two are identical.
It is a condition of publication in this journal that authors of
articles assign copyright, including electronic copyright, to the
International Arthurian Society. This allows the Editor to deal
efficiently and consistently with requests from third parties for
permission to reproduce material. Permission, without a fee, for authors
to use their own material in other publications, after a reasonable
period of time has elapsed, is not normally withheld. It should be
requested in writing from the Editor.
On publication of each issue of the journal authors will receive, by
email, the finalized pdf file of their contribution as it appears in the
printed volume. Authors of articles will also receive a complimentary
copy of the printed issue in which the article appears.
