Hyphenation Is a New Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Critical Moments Discourse

HypheNation:

HypheNation is a new interdisciplinary journal for the study of critical moments discourse. It aims to support and showcase the work of Emory graduate students and graduate students in the broader academic community. We accept forward-thinking and critical work that is intentionally interdisciplinary in topic, scope, and method. Beyond exposing our audience to the insights gained by interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship, we hope that submissions will also contribute to our understanding of interdisciplinarity as an idea, as a way to shape and re-imagine academic and non-academic communities, and as one of the most productive modes of approaching contemporary scholarship. In other words, we want to hear from scholars who are thinking about what it means to live life on the hyphen, the scholars for whom the generative force of their work comes both from the friction of forcing two or more disciplines to converse with each other and from allowing disciplines that would converse the space for those conversations to occur.

HypheNation is published twice annually-in November and June. Papers for the inaugural issue were requested by the staff from the community of scholars who could speak to significance of this historical undertaking. Details for the call for papers for the next issue are listed below.

HypheNation is a free access online journal and all essays and reviews are downloadable using Adobe Acrobat Reader. What we Publish:

HypheNation publishes academic essays of various disciplines, provocative interviews, exhibition reviews, conference findings and book reviews. A virtual space is provided for a selection of art work by a variety of artists.

Academic Essays: All submissions should be between 3000-8000 words in length.

Interviews: HypheNation provides space for interviews by graduate students who are bold and audacious in their discussions about ideas about what it means to live life on the hyphen. Interviews should be between 2000-5000 words in length.

Conference Findings and Book Reviews: We have allocated space for the review of national and international conferences, related to the deconstruction of particular critical moments. Book and gallery reviews will be accepted year round. Book Review submissions should not exceed 600 words including author, title, date, publishers, number of pages, cost, ISBN, reference citations, as well as the reviewer's name and institution. Reviews should be single spaced, in a Word ". doc" file, and in Arial 10 point type.

Artists Showcase: A section of the journal is dedicated the exploration of critical moments as presented by artists who seek to disturb the peace and capture moments in time.

Submission Guidelines

Submission Process: Manuscripts submitted to HypheNation should not be currently under review by another Journal or been made available in print or on the Internet. One copy of the manuscript should be sent as an e-mail attachment to [email protected] in one Microsoft Word (or Word- compatible) file. This file should include the title page, abstract, references, figures, and tables. Articles can also be sent by mail to: HypheNation, The Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, S415 The Callaway Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322-0660. Please include a correspondence address and email address. Manuscripts and Disks cannot be returned.

Once submissions have been received, authors will be notified that their work has been forwarded for review. The editors of HypheNation seek to respond within two months of submission to the journal. Papers not selected will be discarded. Format: Manuscripts submitted to HypheNation should be double-spaced and printed on one side of the paper only. An abstract of 200 words plus a short biographical note should also be attached. To ensure anonymity, please include a title page with author name(s) and remove personal references from the text. All papers will be formatted according to the journal’s current style. For submissions of photography please review the visual materials permissions form.

Style: HypheNation seeks articles written in an accessible and readable style. Papers that do not meet a good standard of written English will not be considered. Referring to the Chicago Manual of Style, Fifteenth Edition, prospective authors should follow the guidelines provided in this Web page as a primary reference.

Copyright: The Copyright of published articles remains with the authors. Any person wishing to cite or make any other use of an article published in this journal should contact the author directly for their permission.

Quality Control: HypheNation operates a pre-selection policy to identify papers that meet minimum requirements for consideration (i.e. English, topical relevance, etc). Two associate reviewers for comments and recommendations to the Editorial Team then read all selected manuscripts.

Editorial Procedures: Authors of accepted papers are sent a summary of reviewers’ comments by email indicating suggested or required changes to the text, and a date for the return of the amended manuscript. The editorial team in preparation for publication carries out final editing and proofreading.

The Editorial Team: HypheNation is managed and edited by doctoral students at the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, with the support and assistance of a volunteer staff of university faculty and graduate students. Associate reviewers are recruited according to specialization and experience.

The Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, S415 The Callaway Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322-0660