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About
Animation Studies is the Society for Animation Studies’ double-blind peer-reviewed online journal. It provides an open-access online platform for scholarship and debate on the history, theory, aesthetics, technology and practice of global animated media
The journal publishes original research on topics including (but not limited to) animation theory; animation style, form, and technique; global histories of animation; animation and documentary; animation industries and animation labor; animation pedagogy and archives; expanded animation and mixed media; and intersections between animation and related media. Animation Studies welcomes politically engaged approaches to issues of gender, sexuality, race, and class in animated media.
Early career and underrepresented researchers are especially encouraged to send their work.
Plagiarism
Animation Studies adheres to the best practices set out by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), which are available at http://www.publicationethics.org.
The detection of any form of plagiarism rules out the possibility for the essay to be published.
Focus and Scope
Animation Studies is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes original English-language essays of between 5,000 and 10,000 words (including endnotes and bibliography) on the history, theory, aesthetics and practice of animated media.
Animation Studies provides an open-access online platform for scholarship and debate on the history, theory, aesthetics, technology and practice of global animated media. The journal publishes original research on topics including (but not limited to) animation theory; animation style, form, and technique; global histories of animation; animation and documentary; animation industries and animation labor; animation pedagogy and archives; expanded animation and mixed media; and intersections between animation and related media. Animation Studies welcomes politically engaged approaches to issues of gender, sexuality, race, and class in animated media. Early career and underrepresented researchers are especially encouraged to send in their work.
Copyright Notice
Animation Studies accepts for publication only unpublished texts. The author retains the rights to their text, but grants Animation Studies the perpetual right to distribute the work free of charge by any means and in any parts of the world.
All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons license and are available for download free of charge. For purposes exceeding this license, please contact the authors directly.
Clearing the copyright of any images included in the essay is the responsibility of the author.
Peer Review
Animation Studies relies on double-blind peer review for selecting essays for publication, so as to warrant the quality of its content. The editors strive to ensure that the review process is timely as well as fair and unbiased.
Reviewers are asked to judge the essay only based on: the impact of its topic; the usefulness of its findings; its relevance for the journal; its originality; the research methodology employed; the adequacy and accuracy of the provided references; the quality of the argumentation; and the writing style. The comments provided by the reviewers should always be supported with specific evidence.
The identity of the author(s) is not shared with reviewers, nor is that of the reviewers shared with the authors.
Any manuscript submitted for review is treated by the editors as a confidential document, and the reviewers are reminded to treat it in the same way. Reviewers are given access to the submission file only after they have agreed to review it.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Cristina Formenti, Groningen University
Associate Editors:
Olga Blackledge, independent scholar
David McGowan, University of the Arts London
Christopher Holliday, King's College
Nichola Dobson, Edinburgh College of Art
Editor-at-large:
Mihaela Mihailova, San Francisco State University
Licences
The following licences are allowed:
- CC BY 4.0
Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions - you may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Publication Cycle
Animation Studies accepts submissions throughout the year. However, authors should be aware that papers sent by March 1st of a given year will be considered for publication in November of that same year, while those sent between March 2nd and October 30 will be considered for publication in May of the following year.
Sections
| Section or article type | Public Submissions | Peer Reviewed | Indexed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes |