{"id":53,"date":"2024-10-17T12:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/meridians25thanniversary\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:32:38","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/meridians\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:10px\">Submission Guidelines <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d37064eb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jump to<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#deadlines\">Deadlines <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#submissiondetails\">Submission Details <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#doubleanonymized\">Double-Anonymized Review Process<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#generalmanu\">General Manuscript Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#formatting-manuscripts\">Formatting Manuscripts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#creativesubmission\">Creative Submission Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#formattingcreative\">Formatting Creative Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#suppvisual\">Supplementary Visual Content Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#demographicdata\">Demographic Data Collection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.67%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>About <\/strong><strong><em>Meridians<\/em><\/strong><strong> Publications<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em>Meridians&nbsp;<\/em>seeks to publish original work that is grounded in the particularities of history, economics, geography, class, and culture; that informs the contradictions and politics of women\u2019s lives; illuminates the forms and meanings of resistance, migration and exile and artistic expressions; that provokes the critical interrogation of the terms used to shape activist agendas, theoretical paradigms, and political coalitions; and that is substantive and readable, as well as relevant and useful to researchers, educators, students, and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mc04.manuscriptcentral.com\/dup-mer\">Submit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1061711 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>What We<\/strong> <strong>Accept<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scholarly essays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poetry, fiction, and non-fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual art and photo-essays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political manifestos and position papers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archival documents of continuing interest from national and international communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>What We Do Not Accept<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manuscripts or materials that are under review elsewhere or that have been previously published<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simultaneous submissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unsolicited book, film, or video reviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emailed submissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Publish<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                 <em>Meridians <\/em>publishes submissions in eleven different feature areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>In the Archives <\/summary>\n<p>Submissions of documents from institutional or organizational repositories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Counterpoints<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that initiate a self-conscious examination of the analytical and political vocabulary of the fields in which feminists work.<br><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Culturework<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that analyze creative work, interviews with artists, photo or art essays, poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama.<br><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Essays<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that are research based or theoretical scholarly monographs.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>In the Trenches<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that consider where practical application and community activism take women around the world and in what forms these manifest themselves.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Memoirs\/Testimonos<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that analyze the formation of consciousness and examine the production of racial, sexual, and national subjects.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Media Matters<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that focus on the debates, meaning, political, and uses of visual, musical, or cybernet representations in popular culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>State of the Field<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that consider four to five recent scholarly publications anchored by a common theme related to feminism, race, and transnationalism, and analyze the way contemporary scholarship fits into existing debates and questions essential to the field.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Interviews<\/summary>\n<p>Interviews of and by culture workers, scholars, and activists.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Pedagogy<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions that consider theoretical and or practical approaches to teaching that are centered in feminism, race, and transnationalism.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Poetry, Fiction, Plays, Creative Nonfiction<\/summary>\n<p>Submissions of creative works engaging culturally and\/or politically with feminism, race, and transnationalism<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Deadlines\"><strong>Deadlines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Meridians<\/em>&nbsp;has submission deadlines three times a year: May 31st, September 30th, and&nbsp;January 31st.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions for each cycle are sent out for review in the period before the next submission deadline. For example, a submission received on May 30th would be sent out for review between March 31st and September 30th, whereas a submission received on June 1 would not be sent out for review until after the September 30th deadline. These dedicated review windows are intended to better streamline the workflow of our editorial staff, as well as give authors a clearer sense of the timeline for receiving a decision on their submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"submissiondetails\"><strong>Submission Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All submissions must be made through ScholarOne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select manuscript type and provide title and abstract <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload manuscript, a short biography (to be published alongside the manuscript if accepted), and title page. Additional files can include: figures, alt-text, audio, permissions documents, video, and other supplemental files (whether or not for review).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide attributes to manuscript (keywords and subject classifications)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List all authors and affiliated institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional: Give reviewer suggestions (whether you recommend or oppose a reviewer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide manuscript information (number of (color) figures, tables, word count, and other article details).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"doubleanonymized\"><strong>Our Double-Anonymized Peer Review Process<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meridians<\/em>&nbsp;adheres to a double-anonymized peer review process. This means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. This double-anonymized peer-review process at&nbsp;<em>Meridians<\/em>&nbsp;aims at enhancing authors\u2019 chances for publication. Authors\u2019 submissions are reviewed anonymously by readers with experience in the appropriate fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon submission, the readers review the manuscripts and recommend whether each submitted article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requires minor to major revision prior to consideration for publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should be accepted with revisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should be rejected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once at least two external reviews are received, the editors make one of the following dispositions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Revise &amp; Resubmit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept with Revision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept as is<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reject<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommend submission to another, better-suited journal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"generalmanu\"><strong>General Manuscript Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Title Page (incl. author\u2019s name, postal address, phone number, and e-mail address)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abstracts should not exceed 200 words. Without an abstract, the manuscript cannot be considered for publication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original Manuscript (including all notes and bibliographical references) should not exceed 9,000 words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author Biography (~3-5 lines)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> Manuscripts should not contain any author details (including references in the text and endnotes) to preserve anonymity during the peer review process. For examples on how to redact authors details, please review this following guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.sagepub.com\/en-us\/nam\/Manuscript-preparation-for-double-anonymized-journal\">Redacting Authors\u2019 Details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"formatting-manuscripts\"><strong>Formatting Manuscripts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save as Word Document prior to submission.&nbsp;<strong>We will un-submit or return manuscripts that come in as PDF files, as well as manuscripts that feature tracked changes.<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have used the \u2018Track Changes\u2019 function in Microsoft Word, you must turn off or accept the changes, and then copy the file into a new document to ensure that your name does not appear in the tracked changes. We are unable to ensure that tracked changes are turned off, so the author must handle this function before submitting the manuscript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Double-spaced using a 12-point Times New Roman font.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have all&nbsp;<strong>pages numbered consecutively<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although&nbsp;<em>Meridians<\/em> follows the Chicago Style Manual in all other regards, we do not follow their conventions with regard to capitalization of U.S. ethno-racial categories. Instead, since 2020,&nbsp;<strong>it has been our&nbsp;policy to capitalize&nbsp;all of the following \u2013 Asian-American, Black, Indigenous, Latino\/a\/x, MENA, and Native American.<\/strong>&nbsp;Whether or not to capitalize \u201cwhite\u201d is up to the author\u2019s discretion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adhere to author-date system outlined in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/chicago_manual_18th_edition\/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide\/chicago_manual_of_style_18th_edition.html\">Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In this system, references to works are included in chronological order in the text.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author\u2019s last name and the year of publication are enclosed in parentheses (Davis 1977) and correspond to the alphabetical list of Works Cited at the end of the essay.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Page numbers follow the date, preceded by a comma (Garcia 1997, 57).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When there are two authors the following format applies: (Chang and Williams 1985, 13); for three authors: (Fulcher, Hernandez, and Spikes 1974); and more than three: (Rashid et al. 1993). If the author is not known, the text reference should substitute the title of the article or book for the author (the title may be shortened, but must include the first word).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"suppvisual\"><strong>Supplemental Visual Content Guidelines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For further instructions on how to prepare and submit visual material, please consult<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dukeupress.edu\/Assets\/Downloads\/Journals_Art_Guidelines.pdf\"><strong>DUP\u2019s Art Preparation and Submission Guidelines for Journal Authors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visual material is allowed (up to 5 pieces) with 6\u00d79 dimensions (or reducible to this size)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Resolution (300 dpi) TIF files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be publishable in black and white<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Uploading Visual Content to Scholar One<\/strong><\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do not include any images in your manuscript file.\u200b<\/strong>&nbsp;Instead, please submit each figure in a separate file, and name the files with your last name and figure number (e.g., LastName_FIG1.eps). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please list the figure captions at the end of the manuscript file, include an intext \u201ccallout\u201d for each figure (e.g., \u201c. . . as shown in figure 1.\u201d), and indicate where in your manuscript you want it to appear (e.g., &lt;Figure 1 about here&gt;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong><strong>Permissions &amp; Accessibility Requirements<\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must provide proof of permission for all images and significant text excerpts.&nbsp;For more information on gathering permissions, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dukeupress.edu\/Journals\/Journals-Authors-Editors\/Permissions-Information-for-Journal-Authors\"><strong>DUP\u2019s Permissions Information for Journal Authors<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In compliance with European Accessibility Act,&nbsp;<strong>must<\/strong>&nbsp;provide alt text for the images\/visual content. For further instructions visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dukeupress.edu\/Assets\/Downloads\/Writing-Alt-Text-for-Interior-Images_A-Guide-for-Authors.pdf\"><strong>DUP Instructions for Writing Alt-Text for Visual Content<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"creativesubmission\"><strong>General Creative Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Title Page (include author\u2019s name, postal address, phone number, and e-mail address)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abstracts should&nbsp;<strong>not exceed 200 words<\/strong>. Abstracts are not required for poetry submissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original Manuscript&nbsp;<strong>should not exceed 7,000 words.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>*Poetry Submissions must range from 3-5 poems*<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author Biography<strong>&nbsp;(~3-5 lines)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"formattingcreative\"><strong>Formatting Creative Submissions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save as Word Document prior to submission.&nbsp;We will unsubmit or return manuscripts that come in as PDF files, as well as manuscripts that feature tracked changes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have used the \u2018Track Changes\u2019 function in Microsoft Word, you must turn off or accept the changes, and then copy the file into a new document to ensure that your name does not appear in the tracked changes. We are unable to ensure that tracked changes are turned off, so the author must handle this function before submitting the manuscript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Double-spaced using a 12-point Times New Roman font.<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Exceptions for poems, which should be typed and formatted according to genre conventions.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have all&nbsp;<strong>pages numbered consecutively<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This applies to all notes and bibliographical references.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demographicdata\"><strong>Demographic Data Collection<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meridians&nbsp;<\/em>is collecting demographic data on authors, artists, and editors in an attempt to track our success in creating a diverse, inclusive journal.&nbsp; Please find the editor\u2019s statement below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear&nbsp;<em>Meridians<\/em>&nbsp;contributor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask that you take a moment to complete our&nbsp;demographic&nbsp;survey as part of our effort to document who our authors, artists, and reviewers are. As you know,&nbsp;<em>Meridians<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;a premier transnational anti-racist feminist journal whose mission is to promote knowledge production by and about women of color focused on feminism, race and&nbsp;transnationalism, while also sustaining a rigorous double-anonymized peer review process. We would like to collect data to check whether our anecdotal sense that ours is a uniquely diverse community of scholarly journal&nbsp;contributors aligns with the&nbsp;demographic&nbsp;facts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please rest assured that your answers will be confidential, and our reporting of the data will be aggregated. Whether you are an author, artist or peer reviewer, we appreciate and would like to visibilize the invaluable contributions this community has made to&nbsp;<em>Meridians<\/em>&#8216;&nbsp;success over the past twenty years and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you in advance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ginetta E.B. Candelario, Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Do you accept book reviews?<\/summary>\n<p>No, we do not publish individual book reviews. If you&#8217;re interested in reviewing literature relevant to the <em>Meridians<\/em> mission, we do publish review articles as State of the Field essays. We ask that these essays look at four to five recent scholarly publications anchored by a common theme related to feminism, race, and transnationalism, and analyze the way contemporary scholarship fits into existing debates and questions essential to the field. 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