Victorian Poetry

Article Manuscript Submission Guidelines

• Submit articles as Microsoft Word files (.docx); eliminate any personal identifying information for the purpose of review
• Manuscripts should be between 6,000 and 11,000 words, inclusive of endnotes
• Provide an article abstract (maximum of 200 words) and a list of 5-6 keywords; these should appear (in that order and labeled as such) immediately following the article title in the MS Word file
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and 12-pt. Times New Roman font, and must conform to the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). Adhere to the Notes-Bibliography System (consisting of shortened citational footnotes plus a bibliography that includes full citations of each source in alphabetical order) with the following exceptions: (1) use parenthetical references in the main text (as opposed to ibid. and / or a footnote) when a work is cited frequently; (2) use the abbreviation l. (or ll.) when quoting poetry by line number(s) and p. (or pp.) when quoting any text by page number(s).
• Americanize all spelling and style throughout except in quotations or titles.
• Authors are welcome to include high-resolution images (JPEG or TIFF) with the understanding that it is the author’s responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and / or settle associated fees. Figures should appear on separate pages at the end of the manuscript with numbers and captions. Indicate placement in the main text as follows: <fig. 1 here>.
• All article manuscripts must be sent through the Scholastica manuscript submission portal

Author Queries, Special Issues, & Proposals

Direct queries, proposals, and correspondence to journal editor Devin M. Garofalo at victorianpoetryjournal@gmail.com. Victorian Poetry is published on a quarterly basis, with special issues traditionally appearing in the spring and the Year’s Work appearing in the fall. Proposals for special issues, clusters, and / or innovative additions to the Year’s Work are welcome.