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Lessons from the European Journal of Cultural Studies

Lessons from the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Pertti Alasuutari University of Tampere. Editors: Pertti Alasuutari, University of Tampere, Finland Ann Gray, Lincoln University, UK Joke Hermes, InHolland University, The Netherlands Publisher: Sage. Frequency: Quarterly

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Lessons from the European Journal of Cultural Studies

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  1. Lessons from the European Journal of Cultural Studies Pertti Alasuutari University of Tampere

  2. Editors: Pertti Alasuutari, University of Tampere, Finland Ann Gray, Lincoln University, UK Joke Hermes, InHolland University, The Netherlands Publisher:Sage Frequency: Quarterly ISSN: 1367-5494 eISSN: 1460-3551 Months of Distribution: February - May - August - November Current Volume: 11Current Issue: 2

  3. Aims and Scope • An international journal based in Europe • Promotes a conception of cultural studies rooted in lived experience • Adopts a broad-ranging view of cultural studies • The journal is interdisciplinary • It engages in critical discussions on power relations concerning gender, class, sexual preference, ethnicity and other macro or micro sites of political struggle

  4. Aims and Scope Explained • International, not a journal of European cultural studies or European studies • You need to address a truly international readership: • Tie in your research with a theoretical or methodological point or show how your case has truly international relevance

  5. The Kind of Papers We Wish to Publish • From the ‘Birmingham school’ to an international cross‑disciplinary intellectual movement • Yet we are not interested in publishing any kind of studies of culture • Analyses of cultural products is a way of approaching contemporary culture and society, but we expect links with wider society

  6. The Kind of Papers We Wish to Publish • Papers concentrating on social and cultural theory are also welcome • However, we are not interested in papers analyzing what a classic or a prominent theorist has said or where their ideas originate • We are in favour of theorizing drawing on empirical observations and in well‑theorized empirical case‑study research

  7. The Kind of Papers We Wish to Publish • No preference for any particular methods • However, we are in favour of innovative research • The journal is not a place for reporting on findings from for instance social surveys, even if they deal with cultural factors as independent variables

  8. Lessons and hints • Methodological rigour is rare and always welcome • A clear question and a well-founded answer is the key point • It also helps in a clear organization of the paper • The review process • based on voluntary work, takes its time • Intersubjective at best, it is not a plea court • Be grateful for the feedback even when the paper is rejected

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