How to Contact the Editors
For further information, contact the respective editor:
| CEA Critic : e-mail: Daniel Robinson, Editor darobinson@mail.widener.edu |
or mail: Dr. Daniel Robinson Humanities Division Widener University One University Place Chester, PA 19013-5792 |
| CEA Forum : e-mail: Janine Utell, Associate Editor jmutell@mail.widener.edu |
or mail: Dr. Janine Utell Humanities Division Widener University One University Place Chester, PA 19013-5792 |
Guidelines for Submission to The CEA Critic
If you would like to submit an essay for publication in The CEA Critic , please mail two letter-quality hard copies and a Microsoft Word document on an IBM-formatted floppy disk. Manuscripts should be between 15 and 30 pages typed and double-spaced and should follow MLA style. Place any notes and the list of works cited at the end of your word-processing file—do not use the automatic note/reference function of your word-processing program. In other words, type endnotes as you would on a typewriter. Authors are responsible both for the accuracy of quotations and for representing source material fairly. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the most authoritative scholarly editions of the texts about which they are writing--unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise. The editorial staff will edit accepted manuscripts according to house style.
The editor recommends that authors interested in contributing to The CEA Critic consult "Confessions of a Journal Editor," by Jeffrey J. Williams (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/28/2007).
The CEA Critic will publish only articles by members of the College English Association. Non-members are welcome to submit but must join the CEA in order for accepted submissions to be published.
Address manuscripts and inquiries about The CEA Critic to the editor:
Daniel Robinson
CEA Publications Editor
Humanities Division
Widener University
Chester, PA 19013
Please do not e-mail submissions, but you may e-mail inquiries to darobinson@mail.widener.edu
Review Process for The CEA Critic
The editor will send submissions to members of the Editorial Board or to other qualified reviewers. The editor, however, reserves the right to reject submissions that he considers inappropriate for The Critic without sending them out for review. Unrevised conference presentations or unrevised graduate term papers are not appropriate for publication in The Critic . Essays on pedagogy or academia are appropriate for The CEA Forum .
Because our journal aims to publish stimulating literary criticism, reviewers will judge how compelling, coherent, scholarly, original, and important the submitted essays are.
The editor will recycle rejected submissions. The College English Association holds the copyright to all articles published in The CEA Critic . For permission to reprint articles, please contact the editor at the address above
Artwork, Photographs, and Permissions
The editors may accept photographs and artwork related to manuscripts. Only sharply focused black-and-white glossy prints can be considered.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that all persons in each photograph have given permission for the photograph to be published. If a manuscript with photographs is accepted for publication, you must submit the signed consent of each person in the photographs. Please include the name of the photographer (if other than yourself) or the source of the photograph so that the editors may give proper credit.
Illustrations should be camera-ready—either computer-generated or drawn on stiff paper with black, non-smudging ink. If text within an illustration requires editing, you must redo the illustration to accommodate those changes. You must also submit the written permission of students whose work is included in manuscripts and of the copyright holder when the article contains copyrighted artwork and/or more than brief excerpts of published material.
Guidelines for Submission to The CEA Forum
Click here for downloadable guidelines for The CEA ForumNews
The Web Manager welcomes news from CEA affiliates: meeting announcements and calls for papers, books published by members, and changes in affiliate leadership. Items from national or regional associations, including calls for papers and meeting announcements, are also accepted subject to space and time constraints. Members are encouraged to send any news and links they feel may be of interest to the organization.
- Announcements of forthcoming meetings and conventions—including call for papers and names(s) of principal speaker(s), if possible.
- Names of recipients of awards or prizes.
- Copies of publications produced by your regional chapter.
Send news and letters to the Web Manager/Associate Editor at the following address (email is preferred):
Dr. Janine M. Utell
Humanities Division
Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792
Phone: 610-499-4527
jmutell@mail.widener.edu
Longer Articles
Click here for downloadable guidelines for The CEA Forum
We also invite teacher-scholars of college English to submit essays and short praxis-oriented pieces for consideration to The CEA Forum .
Contributions are sought for the following areas:
- Articles : extended pieces considering pedagogy and pedagogical theory; issues pertinent to academe and academic culture, especially in connection to the teaching of English studies; technology and the study of literature and writing; and short works of criticism, particularly as arising from the practice of teaching
- From the Classroom : pieces examining classroom praxis, offering best practices and pitfalls, teaching strategies, and case studies
- Letters and Commentary : responses to published pieces and issues of concern to the profession
Email submissions in MS Word or Rich-Text Format attachment to :
Dr. Janine M. Utell
Humanities Division
Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792
Phone: 610-499-4527
jmutell@mail.widener.edu
Submissions must follow MLA style for documentation.
Contributors who would like their email addresses or websites provided in The Forum with their articles should indicate so at the time of submission. Contributors are also encouraged to include any hyperlinks (correct and complete) in their documents.
Both The CEA Critic and The CEA Forum are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.
Book Reviews
CEA chooses books of general and professional interest to the association’s membership for review. Click here for a regularly-updated list of Books Received. Members are invited to contact Janine Utell if they are interested in writing book reviews, or have suggestions for books to be reviewed. Those interested are requested to include a CV with their initial note of enquiry.