SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 20, 2006

THEME: Chaos or Community?

IN MEMORIUM: Coretta Scott King.

JOURNAL OF ETHNIC STUDIES: JES welcomes academic papers, articles, reviews (books, film, performance, etc.), personal narratives, fiction, poetry, and photo essays. Please submit one hard copy and one digital copy in an 8 ½ x 11 manila envelope to the Ethnic Studies Office only. Manuscript guidelines are available online or in the Ethnic Studies office. Submissions, which do not meet guidelines, are subject to rejection.

E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS: Attach your submission as a Microsoft Word document only. Type JES3 on subject line. E-mail your submissions to: nicholas.baham@csueastbay.edu.

MANUSCRIPTS: Articles submitted to the JES should not be currently under review by another journal or on the Internet. Send one copy of the manuscript by e-mail attachment to nicholas.baham@csueastbay.edu in one Microsoft Word only. This file should, also, include the title page, references, figures, and tables. Use endnotes.

BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Limit reviews to 1000 words excluding author, title, date, publishers, number of pages, cost, ISBN, reference citations, as well as the reviewer's name and institution. Reviews should be double spaced, in Microsoft Word, and in Times Roman, 12 point type. Reviews should provide brief content synopses and critical comments.

ARTICLES: You may address research, theory, or practice, but student articles may not exceed 2500 words, graduate/faculty may not exceed 5000 excluding the title page, biographical information, and references.

PERSONAL NARRATIVES OR FICTION: Limit work to 1000 words.

POETRY: Submit one to three poems. Limit work to 25 lines or less per poem.

PHOTO ESSAYS: Submit in jpg format on a CD. Limit work to 4-20 photos. Include short identifying written essay.

MANUSCRIPT FORMAT AND STYLE: Use MLA guidelines (use endnotes). The selection process is conducted by the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. The editors reserve the right to make changes in the manuscripts, for clarity and space considerations. JES offers proofing copies prior to publication.