Submissions

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About

Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, & Culture is a peer-reviewed journal organized by graduate students in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)

The peer reviewers, much like the journal’s organizing members, are UTK graduate students, but there are also graduate-student evaluators from a variety of universities who review submissions for Vernacular. Collectively, the graduate-student reviewers specialize in the fields of linguistics, literature, and cultural studies in their respective languages (usually, but not limited to, French, German, or Spanish).

Vernacular is dedicated to sharing current academic investigations and creative works by current master’s and doctoral students in comparable disciplines from universities around the globe.

The journal accepts high-quality submissions of scholarly essays, book reviews, interviews, and translations, as well as short stories and poetry. We welcome entries written in English, French, German, or Spanish.

The window for submissions is open from the release of the Call for Papers (usually early fall semester) until mid-December (the end of the fall semester). The following spring semester is usually reserved for reviews and revisions; the publication’s release date is near the end of the spring semester (see "Call for Papers").

Focus and Scope

Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, & Culture is a scholarly journal that publishes works by current master’s and doctoral students who specialize in the fields of linguistics, literature, and cultural studies in their respective languages (usually, but not limited to, French, German, or Spanish).

Organized by graduate students in the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Vernacular is a peer-reviewed journal: submissions are evaluated by peer graduate students from different universities across the country. In addition, Vernacular is backed by an advisory board composed of distinguished professors.

Vernacular is dedicated to sharing current academic investigations and creative works by current graduate students in language, literature, and culture or in comparable disciplines from universities around the globe. The journal accepts high-quality submissions of scholarly essays, book reviews, interviews, and translations, as well as short stories and poetry. We welcome entries written in English, French, German, or Spanish.

Peer Review

This journal operates a single anonymous peer review policy.

Licences

The following licences are allowed:

CC BY 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-ND 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-NC 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Publication Fees

Vernacular does not charge any fees to publish in or access materials from. This journal operates as a diamond open access journal.

Publication Cycle

Vernacular publishes one volume per year. The deadline for submissions will be December 2026 and the next volume will be published April 2027.

Sections

Sections submission information
Section or article type	Public Submissions	Peer Reviewed	Indexed
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article	Yes	Yes	Yes
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