Reviews of Peer-Reviewed Journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences

We give you the scuttlebutt on academic journals—aiding you in selecting the right journal for publication—in reviews that are sometimes snarky, sometimes lengthy, always helpful. Written by Princeton University graduate students and Wendy Laura Belcher.

Modern & Contemporary France

For those interested in publishing articles about the politics, culture (books, film, cuisine…), and history of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century France This international journal claims … Continue reading

November 28, 2022

The French Review

For those interested in publishing articles on French and Francophone literature, cinema, culture, linguistics, and pedagogy (e.g., original lesson plan ideas). The official journal of … Continue reading

September 26, 2022

Essays in French Literature and Culture

For those interested in publishing articles in special issues on French and Francophone keywords. Essays in French Literature and Culture is a peer-reviewed journal published … Continue reading

April 19, 2019

Journal of African American History

For historians (or scholars analyzing primary sources) interested in publishing articles that address African American life, culture, religion, politics and movements against state violence. This is … Continue reading

March 8, 2017

Nineteenth-Century French Studies

For those who would like to publish scholarly articles on nineteenth-century French literature, culture, and social/political issues. NCFS is independent journal that purports to publish … Continue reading

March 1, 2017

Modern Philology

For those interested in publishing articles that speak to an aesthetic problem in a canonical text written before 1900 by a Western author, that deeply … Continue reading

February 23, 2017

Yale French Studies

For those who are senior scholars with Ivy connections, as this is a closed journal that does not publish “unsolicited articles” on French literature and … Continue reading

February 14, 2017

Representations

For those with articles that engage with cultural studies, reading practices, and debates about interpretation (especially if you have something to say about surface reading … Continue reading

June 14, 2015

Journals Reviewed

The following 110+ journals (in alphabetical order) are reviewed on this blog (based on the advice in Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A … Continue reading