cfp.english.upenn.edu

Supporters: US Embassy in Georgia; John Dos Passos Association of Georgia; Prof. Vakhtang Amaglobeli Center for American Studies at Akaki Tsereteli State University

This is a call for papers for the newly established, internationally peer reviewed Journal of American Studies to be launched in spring/summer 2013. The journal will be launched to provide an opportunity for scholars from various disciplines related to American studies to publish high-quality original research articles, essays and critical reviews that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
• U.S. Literature
• U.S. History
• U.S. Culture and Art
• U.S. Politics and Economics
• U.S. Education System
• Georgian-American Relations

All manuscripts should be sent electronically to: Irakli Tskhvediani (iraklitskhvediani@yahoo.com; jdpag2012@yahoo.com) by the 30th of April, 2013. All submissions will go through a peer review process.

It is most likely that the journal will be published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. For more information please visit: http://www.c-s-p.org/flyers/series_38.htm.
You can also find the info about the journal at: http://jdpag.ge/ (please see English version) and http://atsu.edu.ge/geo/gancxadebebi/American%20Studies.pdf.

Style guides for papers:
Manuscripts should not ordinarily exceed fifteen standard pages (A4) including the abstract and the contributor's short bio. All papers must conform to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition in all matters of form and should be typewritten in MS Word 2003. Use Times New Roman: 10 pts fonts for the main text and all additional parts except endnotes and index (where you should use 9pts), and chapter headings (where you should use 16pts). All text should be single-spaced.