About this journal

The Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies (ISSN: 2168-569X (Print) 2168-5738 (Online), ISSN-L: 2168-569X) began in 1993 as a successor to the Iowa Journal of Literary Studies (ISSN: 0743-2747 (Print) 2325-8845 (Online), ISSN-L 0743-2747).

Please direct all correspondence to Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, English Department, 308 English-Philosophy Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242. Email: ijcs@uiowa.edu

Title History and Frequency

Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies is typically published once a year.

The first nine issues continued the numbering of IJLS The numbering sequence began over in 2002. The last print issue was v.16 (2014). Print copies of back issues are not available.

Indexing Information

Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies is indexed in the MLA Bibliography and The American Humanities Index.

Complete metadata for all articles in Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, including DOIs, is available via OAI. See our policy regarding use and reuse of our metadata.

Copyright and Licenses

The authors retain copyright to their work and give non-exclusive rights to the journal for first publication of the content. The author may include the officially published version of the article (version of record) in an institutional or disciplinary repository, provided the posting includes a prominent statement of the full bibliographical details, and a link to the online edition of the journal.

Open Access Policy

The full text is freely available immediately; there is no embargo period. Authors will receive monthly emails providing the count of downloads of their articles. Download counts are displayed for each article. There are no article submission charges nor article processing charges (APC) to publish. COUNTER usage statistics are not available.

Author Charges

There are no article submission charges nor article processing charges (APC) to publish.

Usage Information

Download counts are displayed for each article. COUNTER usage statistics are not available.

Preservation Status

Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies is preserved in Portico and the LOCKSS Archive.

Prior to September 2021, this title was hosted in Digital Commons software. That site is available in the Internet Archive.

Sponsors

Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies is hosted by the University of Iowa Libraries.

Other Policies

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