Nineteenth Century Studies    is an interdisciplinary journal published annually by the Nineteenth Century Studies Association (formerly, the Southeastern Nineteenth Century Studies Association). The Editor and Book Review Editor is Professor David Hanson in the Department of English at Southeastern Louisiana University. The editorial staff draws on the expertise of the distinguished NCS Editorial Board, and NCSA Officers, Board, and Senior Advisory Council (see Staff and Advisory Board and About NCSA). Numerous scholars from the profession at large also give generously of their time.

The journal publishes studies of interest to scholars of the nineteenth century in all humanistic fields. Although our contributors most frequently write on American, British, and Continental topics, we place no geographical limitations on potential contributions. Topics include, but are not limited to, literature, art history, history, music, and the history of science and the social sciences.

As an interdisciplinary journal, we welcome submissions that cross disciplinary and national boundaries and/or range across the nineteenth century. We also wish to encourage submissions of essays treating the material cultures and popular arts, entertainments, and literatures, and their significance in nineteenth-century societies.

Our audience consists of professional scholars in a wide range of fields who share a commitment to study of the century. Very narrowly focused essays—for example, studies providing an intensive analysis of a single work of art or literature—are appropriate only if also affording broad interdisciplinary interest. Studies of single works are not encouraged, however, if likely to appeal only to very specialized interests. Successful submissions tend to be both deeply researched in their particular fields and sufficiently wide-ranging to engage readers whose main research interests lie in other areas.

A portion of each issue of NCS is dedicated to reviews of recent publications and events of interest to scholars in all fields of nineteenth-century scholarship. Publications and events under review are not treated singly but as part of review essays, which most frequently take the form of book review essays, art exhibitions reviews, and electronic resources reviews.

Typically, the editors solicit essay reviews with particular themes in mind that will lend coherence to a given issue of the journal. However, the editors invite interested scholars to submit a prospectus for proposed reviews along with a brief résumé of relevant qualifications for undertaking the project. Unannounced, unsolicited reviews are not encouraged, particularly reviews of single works.


Contact Addresses and Numbers

For contacts and information about submissions, see Instructions to Authors; and for contacts and information about individual and institutional subscriptions, see Subscriptions.

Conventional Mail, Phone, and Fax    Submit all editorial inquiries to:

David C. Hanson, Editor
Nineteenth Century Studies
Department of English
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10861
Hammond, LA 70402

Ph.: 985-549-2100

FAX: 985-549-5021

Email    Address email inquiries to dhanson@selu.edu or ncs@selu.edu.


Information for Advertisers

NCS prints paid advertising by publishers offering products of interest to our audience and appropriate to the journal’s mission. By advertising in NCS, publishers can reach an unusually diverse range of scholars, including art historians, literary critics, historians of science, cultural historians, musicologists, and scholars of several other disciplines—all sharing a commitment to studying the century in all its aspects.

NCS also welcomes the opportunity to exchange complementary ads with other journals in our field.

Briefer, unpaid notices of interest to our audience, such as conference information and calls for papers, are better placed in XIX, the NCSA newsletter (see the NCSA Website). The journal contains no column designed to feature such announcements.

  • Rates

    • Full-page: $200.00

  • Formats for receiving ad copy

    • Camera-ready copy, film, and pdf files.
    • Our printer can accept most other electronic formats, as well; however, difficulties can arise if different advertisers send ads in varying formats—one in PageMaker, another in Quark Xpress, and so on. Our printer appreciates pdfs if set up correctly, and the printer staff is willing to extend assistance to assure proper formatting.
    • If electronic files are emailed, please send to both dhanson@selu.edu and ncs@selu.edu.
    • Line screen on text, 133 lpi (on covers, 150 lpi, but at present all ads are printed in text).
    • We do not normally print bleeds in ads, but we are willing to discuss the possibility with our printer as need arises. If the request can be accommodated, any additional fees would have to be passed along to the client.

  • Size

    • Journal trim size 7.5 inches (wide) × 10.5 inches (tall).
    • Text space for full-page ads 6 × 9.5 inches (width × height).
    • Some variation in size can be accommodated.

  • Deadline for submission of ad copy

    • One month prior to press date. Please contact editor for further information.
    • Printed copies generally are mailed in November or December.

  • Mailing inserts

    • Inserts supplied by advertisers, such as printed flyers, can be included on a one-time basis.
    • An insert should consist of no more than a single printed sheet, so as not to increase the mailing weight appreciably.
    • Fee for stuffing flyers provided by the advertiser $100.00.

  • Submit all advertising inquiries to:

David C. Hanson, Editor
Nineteenth Century Studies
Department of English
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10861
Hammond, LA 70402

Ph.: 985-549-2100

FAX: 985-549-5021

Email: dhanson@selu.edu or ncs@selu.edu.