Openings: Studies in Book Art: Announcements

Openings: Studies in Book Art Call for Articles

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:38:19 -0800

Openings: Studies in Book Art is committed to publishing current scholarly research on the artist book. We accept critical academic articles for double-blind peer-review as well as articles dedicated to studio praxis, student perspectives, book and exhibition reviews that are provide scholarship and perspectives about the book as medium, construct, and work of art, in all of the books manifold interdisciplinary forms throughout the world.

Openings welcomes manuscripts involving the artist book with a focus upon, but not exclusively limited to:

The history of the book, ancient to contemporary; interdisciplinary methodologies; topical debates considering the development of the artist book; studio praxis; history; art history; material culture; visual studies; museum studies; collecting; cultural history; multimedia; pop culture; public art; art activism; pedagogy; methodology; historiography; etc.

Works that reflect interdisciplinary and diverse perspectives are especially welcome.

Manuscript submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and must be formatted according to the Submission Preparation Checklist.

Please note that membership in CBAA is not required to contribute to Openings.

Openings: Studies in Book Art is now a rolling publication.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0800

Openings: Studies in Book Art, the journal of the College Book Art Association (CBAA) publishes scholarly articles focusing on: academic research, book reviews, exhibition reviews, student perspectives and studio praxis associated with book art and artist books in all their forms, is adopting a rolling publishing model.

This switch to a rolling, or continuous, publication allows Openings to publish materials in a timely manner that allows scholars to disseminate content faster, increasing the likelihood for articles to have an influence beyond academia.

Publishing individual articles, as soon as they have gone through their editing process, will allow Openings to always put forth fresh content, making it more likely for articles to show up in search results and attract more interest.

It also makes the submission of articles easier. When you have an article ready that you would like to submit you can do it then and there and not have to wait for a particular window.

As a result, please submit your articles, books reviews, exhibition reviews, student perspectives, and studio praxis related articles to Openings. This is your CBAA journal. When you share your work and perspective you make it the journal you want it to be.