Extended deadline: Call for Parergon themed issue proposals

The editors of Parergon are pleased to announce an extended deadline for proposals for the 2026 themed issue of the journal: 30 September 2024. Proposals must outline a collection of up to ten essays on a theme set by the proposer and include:

1. A draft title for the issue.
2. A statement outlining the rationale for the issue.
3. Titles and abstracts of all the essays.
4. A short biographical paragraph for the guest editor(s) and for each contributor.

 

Proposers are advised to review the full submission guidelines for essays at: https://parergon.org/submissions.html

Proposals will be considered by a selection panel drawn from the Parergon International Editorial Board who will be asked to assess and rank the proposals according to the following criteria:

• Suitability for the journal
• Originality of contribution to the chosen field
• Significance/importance of the proposed theme
• Potential for advancing scholarship in a new and exciting way
• Range and quality of authors

 

The Editorial Process

Once a proposal has been accepted:

The guest editor will commission and pre-select the essays before submitting them to the Parergon Editors by an agreed date.

The Parergon Editors will arrange for independent and anonymous peer-review in accordance with the journal’s established criteria.

Occasionally a commissioned essay will be judged not suitable for publication in Parergon. This decision will be taken by the Parergon Editor, based on the anonymous expert reviews.

Essays that have already been published or accepted for publication elsewhere are not eligible for inclusion in the journal.

Please send enquiries and proposals to the Editors, Prof Rosalind Smith and Prof Sarah Ross at editor@parergon.org.