Cultural Studies book review style sheet

Cultural Studies publishes reviews of current books that are of potential interest to the journal's main audience: i.e., an international readership of scholars, students, activists, and cultural workers interested in cultural studies (broadly defined). Given the cross/multi-disciplinary nature of the journal's focus, reviews should focus specifically on the relevance of the book(s) in question to cultural studies (rather than to the author's or the reviewer's "home" discipline(s)).

Completed reviews should be concise -- i.e., 1000 words or less -- and carefully proofread. External citations and endnotes do count against your word limit, so use them sparingly (if at all). Your review should include:

Heading information:

• Your name
• Title of the book review (short, preferably 5-6 words)
• Publication information: book author(s)/editor(s), book title, city/cities, publisher, date, page count, ISBN number and price for cloth/hardback, ISBN number and price for paperback.

Body of review:

• Brief description or explanation of the book's contents
• Discussion of the book's relevance to cultural studies
• Critical evaluation of the book's contents

Other information (on separate page):

• Word count of your review (excluding the heading information)
• Brief biographical note for you (2-3 lines)
• Your address/contact information (including phone number(s) and e-mail address)

General formatting guidelines:

• Reviews should be written in English and adhere to the journal's usual style guidelines (i.e., Harvard style).
• Reviews should be submitted in one of the following formats: OpenOffice, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or RTF (Rich Text Format).
• Reviews should be submitted via e-mail to: gbrodman@mindspring.com