All submissions that are within scope will undergo initial review by the Editorial Board (EB) who collectively vote on whether they will be sent to review. Submissions that fall outside of the journal’s scope may be rejected. Based on the type of work, submissions going to review will then proceed to the corresponding review process.

Research articles review process:

• Authors should aim for a text that is 3,000-8,000 words in length, although exceptions will be considered
• Authors should submit an abstract of 150-200 words
• Submissions will undergo one round of open review by a member of the EB (i.e., the identities of the author and EB member will be known to each other)
• A second round of anonymous peer review by an outside reviewer

Creative works review process:

• Creative works should be a maximum of 5,000 words in length, although exceptions will be considered
• Submissions will undergo review by the Creative Writing Editor or another member of EB

Book reviews review process:

• Maximum 1,500 words in length
• Submissions will undergo review by Book Review Editor

Reviewers will generally make recommendations to authors to improve their submissions. Authors whose papers receive a positive review will be given the opportunity to make revisions and to respond to reviewer feedback. Decisions/review feedback will be communicated to authors by the Managing Editor or Editor in Chief.

Outcomes of review:

• Accepted
• Minor revisions required
• Major revisions required
• Revise and resubmit
• Reject

The Editorial Board will make the final decision whether to publish the submission.