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

Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

For those interested in publishing articles that address the relationship between politics and issues of race, ethnicity, immigration and indigeneity. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, … Continue reading

March 20, 2019

Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race

For scholars interested in publishing social science research and criticism on race, with a special focus on African Americans. Launched in the spring of 2004, … Continue reading

April 11, 2017