Plath Profiles is an interdisciplinary journal that welcomes the submission of scholarly articles, visual poetry, creative writing, art, book reviews, memoir, pedagogy, student research, and other works on Sylvia Plath, including on the subject of Plath’s writings and relating to Plath’s work and life.
Authors must ensure that;
1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word or another RTF document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. All articles must be submitted electronically via the Scholarworks/OJS website. No submissions via email will be reviewed.
5. Please save in Microsoft Word, single-spaced 12-point type, .25 indents, no tabs, no unnecessary hard returns, name and title on every page.
6. Include a short author biography of no more than 50 words in the body of the file after the works cited list.
Articles must include an abstract as part of the submission. For creative submissions, please provide a brief description of the engagement with Plath’s oeuvre.
1. Images and diagrams must be submitted separately, be fully credited, and have rights obtained in advance by the author.
2. We are unable to acquire the rights to reprint Plath’s poems, photos, or other archival items for the author.
3. Quotations from Plath’s works must fall within the guidelines of ‘fair use’.
4. Poor formatting, styling, or citation may result in the rejection of your submission.
