Openings: Studies in Book Art Call for Articles

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:38:19 +0000

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.

Call for Peer Reviewers

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Openings: Studies in Book Art is seeking peer reviewers with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests to assist in reviewing articles for the journal. The journal will maintain a database with the names and interests reviewers and will match them to articles as needed.

The journal follows a double-blind review process so author and reviewer remain anonymous to each other throughout the process. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the article and make publishing recommendations which will then go to the editorial board for final decision.

If you are interested in being considered to be added to our peer reviewer database, please submit a short (1-2 paragraph) statement describing your qualifications and area(s) of expertise along with a CV to Openings editor at journal@collegebookart.org.

The editorial board will make decisions about peer reviewers based on their qualifications and the need to have widely distributed areas of expertise that cover the variety of article subjects the journal wishes to publish.

Full call for peer reviewers in PDF form

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Openings: Studies in Book Art Call for Articles

Call for Peer Reviewers