Submission Process

FERNS gives preference to theoretical and empirically-based research articles. The journal features original work, including academic papers, scholarly essays, and book reviews.

• ​Research and Application Articles: 5,000-8,000 words

• ​Essays and Thematic Issues: 1,000-4,000 words

• ​Book and Article Reviews: 750 - 1,000 words

• Chicago style citation and formatting, including endnotes (not footnotes) for citations.

• Page numbers on the upper right corner of each page.

• Each submission should include the title of the article and a 200-250 word abstract should be included on the first page of the submission.

• Authors should remove all identifying titles (name, institution, email, etc.) from their work, to ensure our double-blind peer-review process.

Submissions must be emailed to the Journal for upcoming Issues. Questions should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief via the Contact us page.