The Journal of American Culture

The official publication of the American Culture Association

Edited by:
Kathy Merlock Jackson

Print ISSN: 1542-7331
Online ISSN: 1542-734X
Frequency: Quarterly
Current Volume: 33 / 2010

TopAuthor Guidelines

General Author Guidelines

The Journal of American Culture, edited at Virginia Wesleyan College, showcases articles on the Americas, especially those addressing broad and substantive cultural issues. It includes research on entertainment media and the popular arts that characterizes and illuminates life in the Americas in the twenty-first century. The journal also provides a steady and wide-ranging forum for aesthetic, historical, sociological, and ethical inquiries into the diverse cultures of the Americas, representing various times, places, and orientations, with a view toward creating a useful resource for all, with articles written in accessible language and reflecting interdisciplinary approaches and comparative analyses that will be of interest to the American Culture Association's diverse membership.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION Authors should submit papers in current MLA style with a works cited page and a minimum of endnotes. Electronic submissions, sent in Microsoft Word via e-mail attachments to jac@vwc.edu, are preferred. However, we will also accept two copies of the paper for the peer-review process, as well as a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want them returned. Upon acceptance of your work, you will be required to submit the material electronically via e-mail attachment or on disk in PC/IBM format. Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must subscribe to JAC for at least one year at the time of acceptance. Subscription includes membership in the American Culture Association.

Manuscripts should be addressed to Kathy Merlock Jackson, Editor, The Journal of American Culture, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502-5599. Book review inquiries should be sent to Ray Browne, Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403.

Please note that Word 2007 is not yet compatible with journal production systems. Unfortunately, the journal cannot accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents until such time as a stable production version is released. Please use Word's 'Save As' option therefore to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.

ARTWORK We are happy to receive your artwork in digital format. There are three preferred formats for digital artwork submission: Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Tagged Image Format (TIFF). We suggest that line art be saved as EPS files. Alternately, these may be saved as PDF files at 600 dots per inch (dpi) or better at final size. Tone art, or photographic images, should be saved as TIFF files with a resolution of 300 dpi at final size. For combination figures, or artwork that contains both photographs and labeling, we recommend saving figures as EPS files, or as PDF files with a resolution of 600 dpi or better at final size. More detailed information on the submission of electronic artwork can be found at http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/illustration.asp

PERMISSIONS Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission from original copyright owners of figures, tables, or quotations of 500 words or more that are to be reprinted in the journal.

COPYRIGHT Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors are required to sign a copyright transfer agreement. A copy of Wiley Periodicals, Inc. copyright guidelines will be sent to authors at the time of acceptance.

OFFPRINTS Free access to the final PDF offprint or your article will be available via author services only. Please therefore sign up for author services if you would like to access your article PDF offprint and enjoy the many other benefits the service offers. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ to sign up for Author Services.
Additional offprints can be ordered when page proofs are distributed during the production process.

Author Services enables authors to track their article - once it has been accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production. The author will receive an e-mail with a unique link that enables them to register and have their article automatically added to the system. Please ensure that a complete e-mail address is provided when submitting the manuscript. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.

AUTHOR MATERIAL ARCHIVE POLICY Please note that unless specifically requested, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. will dispose of all hardcopy or electronic material two months after publication. If you require the return of any material submitted, please inform the editorial office or production editor as soon as possible if you have not yet done so.