ABOUT THE JOURNAL MELUS

Editor:  Professor Martha J. Cutter (Martha.Cutter@uconn.edu)
First published in 1974, MELUS features articles, interviews, and reviews encompassing the multi-ethnic scope of American literature past and present. Most issues are thematically organized for greater understanding of topics, criticism, and theory in the total picture of American literature MELUS hopes to present.

MELUS is published by The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States for members and subscribing institutions. The Journal is a non-profit publication, supported solely by dues of Society members, library subscriptions, and funds from Patrons. The editorial office is supported by the University of Connecticut.

Submissions:
MELUS welcomes essays and interviews of interest to those concerned with the multi-ethnic scope of literature in the United States. As the publication of a society of writers, researchers, and teachers, the journal is open to all scholarly methods and theoretical approaches. MELUS seeks, above all, to advance ongoing and rigorous critical conversations about ethnic texts and their historical and theoretical contexts.
Whether theoretical or analytical, comparative within a single ethnic literature or cross-cultural, the most desirable essays will be between 7,000 and 10,000 words, including notes and works cited. MELUS welcomes articles on American literature not written in English, but translations should accompany foreign language titles and quotations in other languages. Contributors are also urged to avoid sexist, racist, and other discriminatory language.

Only members of The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States may publish articles in MELUS. Most articles are sent anonymously to two consultant readers with expertise in the article’s area. Articles recommended by these readers are then reviewed by the Editor, who will consult additional experts if necessary. Final decisions are made by the Editor.

Electronic submission is required. Please send an email attachment to the Editor, Professor Martha J. Cutter, at melus@uconn.edu. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the most recent edition of the MLA Style Manual. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript, except on a separate title or cover sheet. Authors should not refer to themselves in the first person in the submitted text or notes if such reference might lead to identification; any necessary reference to the author’s previous work, for example, can be in the third person. Inquiries may be directed to melus@uconn.edu. Essays under review at other journals will not be considered for publication in MELUS.

Martha J. Cutter is the Editor.
Nina Forsberg is the Managing Editor.
Betsy Huang is the Book Review Editor.

Address correspondence to:
MELUS
University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Rd. U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025.

Subscribing to the MELUS Journal:
Membership Subscriptions:
The 2008 rates for regular members is $50.00;
students, limited income, and retirees are $30.00;
add $10.00 for international addresses.

All non-institutional journal payments should be sent to:
Derek Royal
Assistant Professor of English
Dept. of Literature and Languages
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
vox: (903) 886-5275
fax: (903) 886-5980
derek_royal@tamu-commerce.edu
 
Institutional Subscriptions:
The annual subscription rate for 2008 is $80.00,
plus $10.00 for international addresses.
Institutions and libraries wishing to subscribe to the journal should contact melus@uconn.edu.

* FREQUENCY - The journal is issued four times a year, in March (Spring), June (Summer), September (Fall), and December (Winter).

ABOUT THE MELUS SOCIETY
Founded in 1973, MELUS endeavors to expand the definition of American literature through the study and teaching of Latino American, Native American, African American, Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts.
MELUS has contributed strongly to American literary studies by presenting sessions in the conventions of such scholarly organizations as the Modern Language Association and its Regionals, College English Association, National Women's Studies Association, American Studies Association, American Literature Association, and Popular Culture Association. Theoretical papers at MELUS sessions and in the MELUS journal point to a new, more broadly conceived American literature. Building a community of writers and scholars of American ethnic literatures, MELUS has held, since 1987, its own national conferences annually every April at various sites across the United States.

For more information see: http://www.ship.edu/~kmlong/melus/