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SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO ART JOURNAL  

Art Journal welcomes submissions of essays, features, interviews, forums, and other projects concerning modern and contemporary art from authors and artists worldwide and at any career stage. Except in extraordinary circumstances, previously published material is ineligible for consideration. 

Please note that as of September 2024 we have adopted a new submission system. Please read the following carefully before submitting to Art Journal.  

Submissions to Art Journal may be in any language and must not have been previously published in print or online. Art Journal publishes articles up to a maximum of 8,000 words in length, including notes. Submissions over 8,000 words will be returned to the author. Please be aware that texts significantly below the 8,000-word limit are encouraged. Articles should be accompanied by a list of illustrations (with captions), a Microsoft Word file no larger than 10 MB containing all illustrations with a maximum of twenty (20) images and captions, a cover sheet with a biographical statement of no more than sixty (60) words, and a 250-word abstract in English.  

Articles should be accompanied by five documents:  

1. a cover sheet with a biographical statement of no more than sixty words
2. a 250-word abstract in English
3. a Microsoft Word file of anonymized manuscript no larger than 10 MB, containing all illustrations with a maximum of twenty images and captions
4. a Microsoft Word file list of illustrations (captions only)
5. a Microsoft Word file no larger than 10 MB containing all images and captions

Please ensure that all references to the author’s name in the main text, notes, and illustrations are removed. If a text is not properly anonymized, it compromises the double-blind peer review process (when the author’s name becomes known to a reviewer), and we may be obliged to terminate consideration of the text.  

Photographs and scans of all images should be in the author’s possession when a manuscript is submitted for consideration. If the manuscript is accepted, the author will need to supply high-resolution images promptly. CAA encourages authors to employ fair use for third-party works in copyright according to the principles and limitations outlined in CAA’s Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts. It is the responsibility of the author to determine whether fair use may be invoked for third-party materials (authors will still need to obtain permission for third-party works that are not utilized under fair use and pay all reproduction fees). Please see CAA’s resources on Fair Use and Images Sources and Rights Clearance Agencies for more. Any documents granting permission should be kept by the author, who will provide copies when submitting final materials for publication to the editorial assistant.  

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT 

All articles are submitted through Taylor & Francis’s Submission Portal. Authors can submit articles by clicking on the Submit an Article button. Please do not email submissions directly to the Editor-in-Chief, but please feel free to contact us with questions: 

Derek Conrad Murray 

Editor-in-Chief, Art Journal  

art.journal.editor@collegeart.org 

ARTIST’S PROJECT PROPOSALS 

Please contact Art Journal Editor-in-Chief, Derek Conrad Murray, for specific instructions: art.journal.editor@collegeart.org.  

SPECIAL ISSUES AND THEMATIC FEATURE PROPOSALS 

Please contact Art Journal Editor-in-Chief, Derek Conrad Murray, for specific instructions directly at art.journal.editor@collegeart.org. 

REVIEWS  

All reviews for Art Journal are commissioned. Art Journal adheres to CAA’s Guidelines for Conflict of Interest and does not accept unsolicited reviews. Please submit inquiries, letters about published reviews, and commissioned reviews by email to: 

Balbir K. Singh  
Reviews Editor, Art Journal  
balbir.k.singh@concordia.ca