Submissions
Limina welcomes submissions from all researchers, and particularly encourages submissions from postgraduate researchers.
We are committed to publishing the work of postgraduate students and early-career researchers, realising the importance of developing an early publication record. We encourage interdisciplinary material (e.g. philosophy, music, anthropology) and are open to speculative, topical or non-traditional approaches in addition to more traditional papers.
We accept a range of works including academic articles, short scholarly essays (ephemera), creative works, practice-based research works, and book reviews.
Call for papers
Submissions
Limina aims to publish two volumes per year: a themed edition and a general edition. The themed edition takes its topic from the Limina annual conference, but article submissions are not limited to conference presenters.
For the general edition, we accept submissions on a rolling basis throughout the year.
See below for details on how to submit.
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Articles
Limina publishes scholarly articles of 5000 to 7000 words from any field within the humanities and social sciences. Please refer to the editorial policy for comprehensive details of the appraisal process, and the style guide for information on the correct format for submissions. Authors retain copyright of their articles and may republish them anywhere provided that Limina is acknowledged as the original place of publication.
Submit your article as an email attachment in MS Word format to Limina Journal. In a separate document, please also provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your institutional affiliation
- The title of the article
- A 150 word abstract
- List a minimum of 8 keywords for your article
- A statement certifying that this article is not under consideration elsewhere
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Book Reviews
Limina accepts reviews (of up to 1,200 words) of academic texts, prose, poetry collections, and anthologies released within the last three years. We prioritise Australian authors and publishers, but also encourage suggestions for potential books. Reviews should be submitted to Limina 3-6 months after you have received the work to review. If you have a text that you think merits an academic review or have any inquiries at all, please send us an email at [email protected]
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Ephemera
Limina accepts unsolicited submissions of critical essays, long-form literary reviews, translations of scholarly work and academically informed reflections from across Australia and the world. They can range from 3000-4500 words and must be written in a scholarly and professional manner abiding by Limina's style guide. Subject matters can be broad for our general edition, although would need to dovetail with the theme of our special edition.
Submit your piece as an email attachment in MS Word format to Limina Journal. In a separate document, please also provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your institutional affiliation
- The title of the article
- A 150 word abstract
- List a minimum of 8 keywords for your article
- A statement certifying that this article is not under consideration elsewhere.
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Creative Works
In addition to scholarly articles, Limina Journal also publishes creative works. We welcome submissions of creative writing from across Australia and the world.
We welcome pieces of:
- Fiction, creative non-fiction, dramatic works, short stories (up to 5,000 words)
- Poetry (up to 3 poems, up to 3 pages each)
- Flash fiction (up to 3 works)
Submit your piece as an email attachment in MS Word format to Limina Journal. In a separate document, please also provide:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your institutional affiliation
- The title of the article
- A 150 word abstract
- List a minimum of 8 keywords for your article
A statement certifying that this article is not under consideration elsewhere.
How to submit
Please send submissions to [email protected]. Include your submission as an attachment in MS Word format.
In the body of the email, please specify what category you are submitting to: Journal Article, Book Review, Creative Work, Practice-Based Research, or Ephemera.
Please also include a separate attached document providing the following details:
- Your name
- Your email address
- (Optional) Your institutional affiliation
- The title of the submission
- (For journal articles and ephemera) A 150-word abstract
- A 150-word author bio that will be published with your piece
A list of a minimum of 8 keywords for your article statement certifying that this article is not under consideration elsewhere.
Note for Creative Works: You also have the option to include a 150-word abstract, if you so wish. This is an opportunity to give context to your piece, placing it alongside the works and ideas that inspired it. However, an abstract is not mandatory for creative works.
What’s the difference between a Creative Work and Practice-Based Research Work submission? Limina distinguishes between creative works and practice-based research works to help our editors in assessing the submission. While practice-based research methods usually involve the creation of creative works, and creative works can often interface with research, we consider a Creative Work to be a work that is primarily artistic in nature, while practice-based research works are works created in an explicit research context. It is up to the submitter to determine which category they believe best fits their work, however a practice-based research work should have an explicit research framing—for example, it should have a research aim, and a sense of what the contribution it is seeking to make within its field. As such, we strongly encourage Practice-Based researchers to include a research statement as part of their submission. For further guidance on Practice-Based Research, see below.
Article Processing Charges
Limina does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) or Article Submission Charge.
Peer review process
Limina adopts a double-blind peer-review process. We depend on esteemed academics and professorial staff from Australia and worldwide to referee submissions and seek to provide the submitting postgraduate or early career researcher with prompt evaluation and an efficient publication process.
All articles submitted to Limina are reviewed by three members of the Editorial Collective. When an article is accepted by at least two reviewers, authors are sent feedback and are required to submit a revised article. Revised articles are then sent to peer reviewers.
The Editorial Collective collates the referee's reports and recommendations and decides if the article is acceptable in its present form; suitable for publication if amended according to referee's comments attached; unsuitable for publication in its present form but requires revision and re-submission in order to be re-refereed; or declined. Thereafter, authors are given roughly six weeks to resubmit their article.
Each article is carefully approved and copy-edited by the Editorial Collective before publication.
Guidelines for Practice-based Research
Creative practice research is a research methodology which aims to create new academic knowledge through the making of a creative artifact. The types of creative artifacts that Limina is currently able to accept are textual works such as short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction.
We encourage practice-based researchers to include a short research statement within the body of their submission. The aim of such a research statement is to give context to the creative artefact as a work of research. As such, it should inform the reader about the background (including research aim), contribution, and significance of your research, and should include scholarly citations. Research statements are typically around 250 words in length.
For more information about what creative practice research involves and how to write research statements, you can check out the ERA’s 2023 Submissions Guidelines Appendix D (p. 53), which includes a helpful example of a research statement, which can help you decide what information it is important to include. You can find the guidelines here at: https://www.arc.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/era_2023_submission_guidelines_0.pdf