A print and on-line publication of the American Association of Turkey, Journal of American Studies of Turkey publishes work in English by scholars of any nationality on American literature, history, art, music, film, popular culture, institutions, politics, economics, geography and related subjects. We particularly welcome articles which cross conventional borders between academic disciplines as well as comparative studies of American and other cultures. JAST also publishes creative work, notes, comments as well as book and film reviews. All articles are reviewed by an objective, blind peer-referee process before acceptance.

The JAST homepage can be reached below.

Note to Contributors

The Editorial Board welcomes submission of material for consideration as an article, as a book or film review, as a comment on articles previously published in the Journal of American Studies of Turkey or as a note about past events, announcing coming ones, or constituting calls for papers. The articles should be approximately 3000-5000 words in length (10-15 double-spaced typed pages), the book reviews should not exceed 500 words (two double-spaced typed pages), and comments and notes should be as brief as possible. The articles should be consistent with the objectives and scope of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey.

No manuscript will be considered for publication if it is currently under consideration by another journal or press or if it has been published or is soon to be published elsewhere. Both restrictions apply to the substance as well as to the exact wording of the manuscript. If the manuscript is accepted, the editorial board expects that its appearance in the Journal of American Studies of Turkey will precede republication of the essay, or any significant part thereof, in another work.

Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order of presentation. First sheet: title, subtitle (if any), author's name, affiliation, full postal address and telephone (and/or Fax) number, e-mail address (if any), acknowledgements (if any). Respective affiliations and addresses of co-authors should be clearly indicated. Subsequent sheets: main body of text, list of references (works cited) and notes (if any), appendices (if any). The text should be organized under appropriate section headings where possible.

Notes, limited to explanatory ones, should be included only when absolutely necessary. The MLA-1988 author-page style of documentation should be strictly observed.

Book reviews should include a brief description of the subjects covered in the book; an evaluation of the book's strength and weaknesses; and the kind(s) of audiences to whom the book might appeal. The heading of the review should include the following information:
a. Title.
b. Author(s) or Editor(s).
c. Publication date.
d. Number of pages.
e. Price of book and postage and handling charges (if known).
f. Name and address of publisher.

Manuscripts should be prepared on a word processor and printed double-spaced (including notes and works cited) with wide margins, on one side of the paper only. They should be sent in four copies (making sure you retain one for your files), along with their text-only or MS-Word files on a 3.5 inch HD diskette in IBM-compatible format.

The copyright of all material published will be vested in the Journal of American Studies of Turkey unless otherwise specifically agreed.

For submissions and questions please contact:

Assist. Prof. Dr. Barış Gümüşbaş

or

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Gökalp Akkerman