Upon the publication of the first open access issue of STTCL, Editor Laura Kanost welcomes an expanded global community of readers and invites new submissions. Founded in 1976, STTCL remains committed to publishing high quality, anonymously peer reviewed articles written in English on post-1900 literature in French, German, and Spanish. The journal is devoted to literary theory and criticism in the modern languages, and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative submissions. Back issues are also being digitized and will be available at http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/

Manuscripts of 15 to 25 pages (4500 to 7500 words), prepared in accordance with the MLA Style Manual (2008), are welcome. Articles must deal with literature, film, and/or theory produced in the 20th-21st centuries in French, German, or Spanish. Interdisciplinary and collaborative submissions are encouraged. Manuscripts must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically via New Prairie Press. Essays must be written in English; quotations should be in the original language followed by the English translation. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. Following an internal review, appropriate submissions are sent out for double anonymous peer review. Unsolicited book reviews are not considered.

Open Access Policies: STTCL provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of information that leads to knowledge and progress.

Upcoming special issues of STTCL:
- 38.2 (Summer 2014): Self and Stuff: Accumulation in Francophone Literature and Art. Guest Editors: Amy Hubbell and Natalie Edwards.
- 39.2 (Summer 2015): Testimonies of Environmental Injustice in the Global South. Guest Editor: Erin Finzer.

Information for authors:
Review policies: Following an internal review, appropriate submissions are sent out for double anonymous peer review..