Submissions
Submissions are welcome during our reading period, August through March. Articles received outside of the reading period can be held for review in the subsequent reading period, if the author so chooses.
Contributors are asked to format their manuscripts following the style guidelines of the MLA Handbook, 9th edition, including a properly formatted Works Cited list and parenthetical in-text citations (rather than footnotes). All text should be double-spaced, including endnotes and works cited. Paideuma uses endnotes rather than footnotes. All punctuation and spelling should follow American usage.
We accept electronic submissions at Paideuma@maine.edu. We request two versions of the document: one Microsoft Word document with a cover page that includes any identifying information, and one PDF document without a cover page or any other identifying information (for purposes of anonymous review). It is crucial that the text of the two electronic formats be otherwise identical, with the only exception being that of the omission of the cover sheet from the PDF version
Paideuma will not consider submissions produced with the aid of generative AI. This includes the use of artificial intelligence to compose text, survey or synthesize secondary sources, or generate ideas.
Contributors of manuscripts using unpublished materials must secure permission for their publication in Paideuma. On being granted publication permission, please send a copy of the permission letter to Paideuma.