Gothic Studies

This journal, Gothic Studies, is the official journal of the International Gothic Studies. This journal studies Gothic Literature from as far back as the eighteenth century through this present day and time with contents containing articles, reviews, and related material.  This journal is not only a forum for discussions of gothic literature but also provide a place for scholars to go and find reliable information. This particular journal releases a publication biannually, once in May and once in month of November. Gothic Studies can be accessed in the TTU Library database in Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson).

Bill Hughes is the editor of this magnificently well put together journal, in which he founded. His reliability comes in that he obtained a Doctorate degree in Literature and once held a position as the President of the International Gothic Association.

Submissions to this journal are restricted to scholars in the field of gothic studies. A submission should be no less than 3,000 words and no more than 9,000 words. The submission should include the manuscript and an abstract of 100-200 words.

While researching a Gothic topic for a research paper, I found an interesting article about M.R. James by Scott Brewster and significantly benefitted my paper. Some other articles I viewed were Carol Davison’s “The Gothic and Addiction: A Mad Tango” and Kristina Aiken’s “Battling Addictions in Dracula”. When discussing Gothic Literature, there isn’t a better source.

The Gothic Studies journal can be a very useful source for many different facets of Literature. Gothic tendencies show up in many different works and in the present day it is more popular than ever with the vampire craze. Scholars would have no issues with reliability in this journal. This would be a great source for students at any level looking for information on a gothic theme. This journal has a very high reputation and after reviewing it I understand why.

Byron Journal

 

                The Byron Journal has been in publication since 1973 semiannually in June and December. Based at Liverpool the Byron Society holds responsibility for producing this amazing journal for interested Byron scholars and college students around the world. As considered the top international forum for Byron scholars, the journal produces articles and notes pertaining to anything associated with Byron.

The Chief Editor for the Byron Journal is Jonathon Shears. Shears has a doctorate and currently holds a professor position at Keele University. The remaining editors and advisory editors include many professors and doctors of Literature.

Submissions for this website have many guidelines that one must follow in order for that particular submission to be accepted by the Byron Journal. Any articles submitted must not have been published before the submission. The copyright will be in ownership of the journal and any publications of the submission to any other company must have the permission of the editors of the Byron Journal. Some contents of this journal include: N.E. Gayle’s “Don Juan and the Dirty Scythe of Time”, Madeleine Callaghan’s “The Struggle with Language in Byron’s Cain”, and Elizabeth Stewart-Smith’s “Hours of Idleness”.

This journal would be very useful for a variety of different people and professions. Any student doing research into Byron and his themes would find this journal very useful. This journal is peer reviewed and has a very high reputation, as evident in the longevity of the journal . Scholars and professors of Literature should find no problem in using this journal as a very reliable resource for studies and for lectures.