Shamsa: The Journal of the Persian Manuscripts Association
Call for Papers
The Persian Manuscripts Association (PMA) is delighted to announce that we are accepting submissions for the inaugural edition of our peer-reviewed journal, Shamsa: The Journal of the Persian Manuscripts Association.
Shamsa is a scholarly journal that hopes to encourage rigorous and comprehensive studies into all aspects and periods of the historically Persianate (including, but not limited to, Iran, Iraq, South Asia, Central Asia, and Turkey). world. The journal is a vital piece of the PMA’s mission to provide a forum for specialist colleagues around the world to connect, discuss developments in the field and exchange ideas and information.
We accept submissions that include articles or research notes from researchers working across periods and disciplines. We have an emphasis on, but are not limited to, the study of manuscripts and related media; we welcome compelling research on any aspect of Persian studies. If you have any questions about whether your submission would be relevant to our guidelines, please feel free to email us at info@persianmanuscripts.org, to ask for further clarification.
Articles (5,000-10,000 words) must consist of original and meticulously researched contributions to the field of Persian studies. Articles will be double-blind peer-reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers.
Research notes (1,000-5,000 words) present original material or findings of a more limited scope, typically as part of a larger, ongoing investigation. Within ‘research notes’, original translations of primary sources relevant to the study of Persian manuscripts and other materials are acceptable (such submissions must also include a transcription of the original source, but transliteration is not necessary). Discussions of new acquisitions, exhibitions, or discoveries are also welcomed. Research note submissions will be double-blind peer- reviewed by a minimum of one reviewer.
Word counts are inclusive of footnotes but not the abstract, keywords, bibliography or captions.
For full details please see here.