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. The range of submissions we accept varies from academic articles, short scholarly essays (ephemera), creative 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. The general edition is open for submission throughout the year.
Each edition comprises articles and academic reviews of recently published books within the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Article Processing Charges
Limina does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) or Article Submission Charge.
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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.
Limina Creative Practice Research Guidelines
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 we accept are textual works such as short stories and poetry.
We also require a short research statement which will be published alongside the creative artifact. The aim of the 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. The word limit for a research statement is 500 words.
For more information about creative practice research and research statements, see the ERA’s 2023 Submissions Guidelines Appendix D (p. 53), which includes an example research statement. Although our word limit is larger than the ERA’s, the structure they suggest can still be helpful for deciding what information 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
RMIT also have a useful guide to research statements here: https://rmit.libguides.com/creativepracticeresearch/writing-NTRO-statements
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.