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.

Latino Studies

For those interested in publishing articles about Latino/a/x experience, culture, history, and theory within a national, transnational, hemispheric context. Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary journal … Continue reading

December 7, 2022

The Black Scholar

For those interested in publishing articles in Black Studies that are also in conversation with modern topics such as new media studies, popular culture, and … Continue reading

November 9, 2022

Journal of Popular Music Studies

For those interested in publishing articles that deal very broadly with popular music. The Journal of Popular Music Studies (JPMS), which is published by the … Continue reading

November 9, 2022

Journal of Black Studies

For those interested in publishing articles on the Black experience. Founded in 1970 by Afrocentric scholar Molefi Kete Asante, the Journal of Black Studies is … Continue reading

April 19, 2019

MELUS (Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States)

For those with articles that provincialize or problematize the idea of the U.S. and its literary output. MELUS is a quarterly journal, and one of … Continue reading

June 13, 2015