We are advertising for New Editors of The ALAN Review. The deadline is October 1. If you know of people who may be interested, please forward the call.
In addition, don’t forget to apply for the following grants:
ALAN is seeking a new editor(s) of The ALAN Review (TAR). The present editorial team will be stepping down from the position after the Summer 2024 issue. To apply, please click here to see the description of duties, and application procedures.
Interested or planning on submitting a manuscript to The ALAN Review (TAR)? Come join and write with other TAR authors! The ALAN Mentorship Committee will be hosting a virtual TAR Writing Workshop on May 17th at 8pm EST (7pm CST, 6pm MST, 5pm PST). This will be a working session where you will be able to work on your manuscript, engage in peer review, and discuss ideas with others. Sign up here!
The ALAN Review (TAR) is looking for cover art from students for our next 2 issues:
As many of us are back with students in the classroom, we wanted to remind you of this opportunity for students to get a piece of their poetry published as cover art for TAR.
The guidelines are as follows:
If your student wants to submit a piece or has questions about the process, email us at tar@utk.edu.
Your student would receive a copy of the journal upon publication and a byline if they want to reveal their name! Feel free to circulate this with all the ELA teachers and librarians in your lives.
The ALAN Review (TAR) has now released a new call for manuscripts. Click here to learn more.
The ALAN Review (TAR) publishes high-quality articles and professional materials that support the learning and development of readers committed to (or wanting to learn more about) young adult literature—its authors, its readers, and its advocates. TAR publishes scholarship and resource materials that build, expand, and challenge readers’ understandings, as well as support them in the daily work they do with the students in their care.
If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please review the information below.
Thank you for wanting to serve as a reviewer for The ALAN Review! TAR publishes high-quality articles and professional materials that support the learning and development of readers committed to (or wanting to learn more about) young adult literature—its authors, its readers, and its advocates. TAR publishes scholarship and resource materials that build, expand, and challenge readers’ understandings, as well as support them in the daily work they do with the students in their care.Expectations of reviewers are as follows:
1. Read and evaluate manuscripts within three weeks of receipt. Reviewers will provide timely and thoughtful feedback on the relevance of the manuscript to the call/field of YAL, clarity of the writing, and strength of the methods/approaches described. Reviewers will provide evidence for the claims they make about the manuscript and provide specific feedback for the author. We aim for the revision process to be constructive for the author; therefore, we expect reviewer comments to be actionable, clear, and kind.
2. Reviewers ultimately select if a manuscript is: Accept (with minor revisions), Conditionally Accept (accept with necessary revisions), Revise and Resubmit for Review (Substantial revisions necessary; resubmit with no guarantee of publication), Reject (Not suitable for publication in TAR).
We appreciate your expertise and support of our authors. We employ a double-blind referee system: identities of the author(s) and the reviewers are not revealed to one another. However, we include reviewers’ comments (or excerpts) in our responses to submitting author(s).To indicate your interest, please fill out the below Google form with your information and expertise. When we receive manuscripts for each issue, we try to match manuscripts to our reviewer’s expertise. If selected, you will then receive a blinded copy of a manuscript and a Google form to complete the review within 2-3 weeks.To become a reviewer, please fill out the this interest form.
