Information on Submitting Articles
OPEN WORDS: Access and English Studies accepts manuscripts year-round and is interested in theory, critique, qualitative or quantitative studies, narrative, biography, history, or pedagogical practice. Prospective contributors should prepare manuscripts in MLA style with all identifying references to the authors deleted. Submissions should include a cover page, giving the name, address, and institutional affiliation of the author. We do consider longer works, but submissions should try to stay under 30 pages. We will acknowledge receipt of submissions immediately and inform contributors of the status in approximately 8-12 weeks.
Electronic submissions should be sent to John Paul Tassoni at or William H. Thelin at . Paper submissions can be sent to John Paul Tassoni, OPEN WORDS, Department of English, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, OH 45042. Please prepare three copies.
OPEN WORDS: Access and English Studies is published twice a year. Single issues are available at $5.00 a copy. Checks should be made out to William H. Thelin and be sent to OPEN WORDS, Department of English, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-1906. Personal and institutional subscriptions should inquire at .