Art Inquiries: Notes for Contributors

Submission of a Manuscript

Art Inquiries is published annually on an open-access digital platform and accepts manuscripts on a rolling basis. We are always seeking engaging, well-written scholarship and criticism by artists or art historians at any stage in their career. Authors need not be members of SECAC to submit their work. You may submit your manuscript to Kris Belden-Adams, Editor, by sending a digital copy (in a Microsoft Word-compatible file) to kkbelden@oldmiss.edu. After initial evaluation and, if it seems potentially appropriate, your manuscript will go through a blind review—all identifying information removed—by at least two anonymous peer reviewers. Please note that the review process can take several months.

Format

Articles generally run 5,000 to 9,000 words in length and should include full and responsible endnotes. Please double space your manuscript, including endnotes, and provide a list of captions, with thumbnail images, following the full text. Authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all endnotes.

Style Guidelines

In preparing your manuscript, please follow the most recent edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. In accordance with this, please ensure use of a single space—rather than a double space—after each period.

Illustrations

Articles may be accompanied by images. We recommend no more than ten. Authors are urged to include only images that are especially germane to their argument. Reproductions may be in color or black and white. A list of figures, including all caption material—e.g., artist, title, date, dimensions, and any other pertinent or required information—should be included at the end of the manuscript. If the manuscript is selected for publication, it is the responsibility of the author to procure high quality reproductions of all illustrations as well as the rights to publish the images. Images should be 300 (or higher) dpi digital files.

Reviews

Correspondence regarding exhibition reviews, or proposals for exhibition reviews, should be sent to Kristina Olson, Exhibition Review Editor, at kristina.olson@mail.wvu.edu. Drafts are typically due in May and generally run 1,500 words.

If you are interested in becoming a book reviewer for Art Inquiries, send your area of expertise and a current CV to Evie Terrono, Book Reviews Editor, at eterrono@rmc.edu. Typically, each journal issue includes three book reviews of 2,000 words each. For timely completion of the reviews and to allow for editorial comments, drafts are due by mid-March of each year.