Section Policies

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• Julie Tvaruzek

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

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• Julie Tvaruzek

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

As of December 31, 2015, The Carl Beck Papers will no longer accept submissions for publication. We thank everyone who has supported the journal over its 34 year history.

All manuscripts are subject to a double-blind review. Reviewers assess the manuscript’s merit in terms of originality, contribution to the field of inquiry, the validity and clarity of its thesis or argument, the effective use of data and supporting evidence, its potential usefulness in the classroom and its overall presentation and readability.

Typically, the review process is completed within 90 days.

Reviewers are solicited based upon their knowledge of the topic and familiarity with the countries or groups that are the main focus of the manuscript. We frequently contact former contributors to the Papers.

Publication Frequency

Each number of the journal is a single monograph. Individual numbers are aggregated into a volume which usually consists of 8 monographs and spans roughly a year of publications. New monographs will be made available as they are published.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

There are no article processing charges, submissions fees, or any other costs required of authors to submit articles to this journal.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

The Carl Beck Papers

Established in 1984, The Carl Beck Papers publishs original research in the humanities and social sciences focused on the region of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The Papers’ monograph (40-90 pages) format, offers a unique opportunity for scholars to publish works that are larger than the average academic journal article but shorter than a book manuscript. A rigorous double-blind review process ensures that the Papers maintain a high level of quality and continue to make an important contribution to the advancement of scholarly inquiry in our field.

In 2011, after over 30 years as a traditional print journal, the Carl Back Papers transitioned to a digital, open source format. The move to the new format offers new capabilities in terms of the structure and content of articles and provides near-seamless linkages to a vast array of web-based information. Furthermore, a new automated submission and review process provides a faster turn-around times and more effective communication between authors, reviewers and the editorial staff. 

As of December 31, 2015, The Carl Beck Papers will no longer accept submissions for publication. We thank everyone who has supported the journal over its 34 year history.

SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding

In the absence of a separate license agreement, The Carl Beck Papers will follow the Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) guidelines, as published at the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) SERU Web site: http://www.niso.org/committees/SERU/.