Why submit to ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment?
ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment (ISLE) is the peer-reviewed, international, and transdisciplinary journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), with a readership in 153 different countries in 2022. Published quarterly by Oxford University Press (OUP), ISLE celebrates the rich confluence of environmental humanities, ecocriticism, and environmental justice, ISLE welcomes submissions from authors creatively engaging these fields from a broad range of disciplines, geographies, and perspectives.
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Reputation | Range of content | Rigorous and timely peer review | Open Access | Article metrics | Innovative digital publishing | Ready to submit?
Reputation
ISLE is published by OUP on behalf of The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE). Founded in 1992, ASLE seeks to inspire and promote intellectual work in environmental literature. Their vision is an inclusive community whose members are committed to environmental research, education, literature, art and service, environmental justice, and ecological sustainability. Article impact is optimized via ASLE and OUP’s audiences, for example the social media accounts: @ASLE_US, @Isle_Us and @OWC_Oxford.
Range of content
- ISLE celebrates the rich confluence of environmental humanities, ecocriticism, and environmental justice, welcoming submissions from authors creatively engaging these fields from a broad range of disciplines, geographies, and perspectives.
- ISLE invites scholarly articles and creative writing that interpret the environment in complex, imaginative, and generative ways. Submissions accepted include scholarly articles, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and book reviews.
- As the journal’s work takes place in the material context of intertwined ecological, economic, and social justice crises, ISLE adopts Elizabeth Ammon’s call to find the “brave new words” that will help us understand and engage this moment and imagine and work and move toward alternate futures.
Rigorous and timely peer review
ISLE is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research, and a timely response for authors. An experienced and diverse editorial board supports your work’s international reach.
Open Access
ISLE offers authors the opportunity to publish their work Open Access – learn more about Open Access options. Find out if you can publish Open Access in the journal for free as part of your institution’s inclusion in a read and publish agreement with Oxford University Press.
Article metrics
Article-level metrics, including usage, citations, and Altmetric scores are available for all articles published in the journal, allowing you to understand the reach of your research, and the attention it is receiving online.
Innovative digital publishing
Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform, which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.
Ready to submit?
Read the author guidelines for more information on publishing with ISLE, including how to prepare your manuscript, then visit the online submissions site to submit your research.
