Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (unless an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor)
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a blind review have been followed
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URLs); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines
- Authors who make a submission to this journal must ensure they have read our Privacy and Consent Policy, and agree to its terms
Interviews
Interviews should be 4000 words.Film Reviews
Reviews should be 2000 words.100 Years of South Asian Cinema: Articles
Articles should be between 5000 and 15000 words
100 Years of South Asian Cinema: Photo Essays
Photo Essays should consist of 6 to 10 pictures with a 250 word text for each.Exploratory Essays
The main rationale behind the creation of the Exploratory Essay or 'Tea Staller' (coined by Editorial Board member Saad Quasem) is the need to provide a space within the South Asianist journal that allows scholars to present ideas and on-going research, in under 1500 words, for the purpose of spurring debate, seeking peer-feedback, and attracting potential research collaboration in a format that does not require a lengthy academic peer-review process. Though EE's do not undergo the full due diligence of peer-reviewed academic articles, they would undergo a basic two-stage ‘in-house editing’ process in order to ensure that the main requirements are adequately addressed:
Stage 1: Editor assigns the EE to a senior or assistant editor for review.
- Main criteria for stage 1 EE reviews are:
- descriptive title
- clarity of argument
- outline of at least three main observations
- summary of argument and observations with concluding remarks
- a list of at least 3 outstanding research questions
- 300 word author bio
- circulate to at least two additional South Asianist senior or assistant editors for final review
- submit comments to the author
Stage 2: Assigned editor receives revised EE and
- checks for:
- compliance with all of Stage 1 requirements
- check for grammar and spelling
- works with editorial team to format in South Asianist template
- sends finalised template to author for approval
- sends final to Editors for publication
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Updated May 2021