Submissions Guide

Overview

Animus accepts work related to the field of the Classics from a variety of different mediums, including academic papers, translations, creative writing, and visual art, both to our blog and journal. 

You may submit up to three pieces to Animus per academic year, with no more than two in any category of submission (academic papers, creative pieces, translations).  Should you submit a piece to the journal, we may encourage you to re-submit your piece for potential blog publication if we feel it would be a better fit there than on the journal, and vice versa. 

All submissions must be completely anonymized. We ask that you remove any identifying information your submission may contain, including but not limited to your name; the name of your school; course titles; and names of professors, mentors, or peers. Our review process relies on the anonymity of pieces. 

All pieces that make use of outside sources, including academic papers and creative essays, will cite their sources in short-form Chicago style. If your piece is accepted to the journal, you may be expected to reformat it to conform to Chicago style. If you are unfamiliar with Chicago formatting, please consult the Chicago Manual of Style.

Submission Types

Read the requirements for specific submission types for our journal and blog.

Animus reviews academic papers–papers discoursing upon the history, influence, and reception of the Ancient Mediterranean world–of a length not to exceed 5,000 words. Papers that appear in the journal are generally at least 2,000 words, though more concise papers are eligible for review. If your paper exceeds 5,000 words, please contact us directly with an abstract at animus@uchicago.edu before submitting your piece.

Papers to be considered for the journal must make use of secondary scholarship. Footnotes and a works cited/bibliography section must be included in your submission, but they are not included in the total word count.

You may submit papers written for a class or research program; however, your paper must stand independent of a classroom context, presenting its own academic argument. Undergraduate theses and BA papers are welcomed, in full, shortened, or excerpted form.

You must submit your work in .doc or .docx format.

Papers to be considered for the blog should focus on the Ancient Mediterranean world and its reception. Unlike papers considered for the journal, however, they do not necessarily need to be formal in tone or subject matter; they may be of any length. Blog papers may make use of secondary scholarship, but it is not required. Please see the Blog Submission Information for further information.

You must submit your work in .doc or .docx format. 

Animus reviews translations of prose or poetry relating to the Ancient Mediterranean world and its reception, publishing them in both our journal and our blog. Prose and poetry submissions should not exceed 1,000 words, and poetry should be under 100 lines; if you would like to submit a longer translation, please contact us prior to submission.

Please include the original work, with appropriate citations by standard convention, in the same document with or alongside your translation of it. 

Authors are encouraged to include a translator’s note of no more than 300 words, either before or after the piece. A note is by no means required, but it will aid in review; if your piece is selected for publication, we will publish the note at our discretion. 

If interested in submitting a translation from a language other than Latin or Greek, or for a target language other than English, please contact us at animus@uchicago.edu.

Please submit your work in .doc or .docx format.

Animus reviews various sorts of creative writing related to the Classical world, including but not limited to poetry, satire, scripts or screenplays, and Classics-related op-eds. Submissions for this category should not exceed 1,200 words. 

Please submit your work in .doc or .docx format.

Animus reviews drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and other forms of visual art related to the Classical world. Artists are encouraged to include a statement of no more than 300 words to accompany the piece, which may or may not be published alongside the piece.

Please submit your work in high-resolution .jpg or .png format.

If a piece you are considering submitting does not fall into any of these categories, please contact us at animus@uchicago.edu.

Blog Submission Information

In addition to its print journal, Animus publishes pieces on its online blog, particularly if a piece is simply better suited to an online format.

Pieces submitted for consideration for the blog should follow the same general guidelines as journal pieces: they must be fully anonymized and must cite all sources in Chicago style. We especially encourage submission of work to the blog that is informal or takes a lighthearted tone, or work that is presented in a format better suited to online publication than print.

Papers to be considered for the blog should focus on the Ancient Mediterranean world and its reception, though they do not necessarily need to be formal in tone or subject matter; they may be of any length. Blog papers may make use of secondary scholarship, but it is not required.

If you are unsure whether your piece would be better suited to publication on the blog or the journal, please reach out to us at animus@uchicago.edu, and we will try our best to assist you.

Submission Eligibility

Animus accepts submissions exclusively from students pursuing undergraduate degrees or equivalent. Undergraduate students are defined as individuals currently pursuing a BA degree full or part time, or anyone on temporary leave from a BA program with intent to continue in that program. Individuals may submit work primarily composed in the final year of a BA program up to six months after the receipt of that degree, or in the first submission cycle after their graduation date. 

If you have any questions regarding your eligibility to submit to either the journal or the blog, please reach out to us.

Submission Deadline

Submissions for the Spring 2024 issue are now open. The priority deadline will fall on February 23rd, 2024 at 11:59 PM Chicago time. The regular deadline will fall on March 15th, 2024 at 11:59 PM Chicago time. While pieces submitted by the priority deadline will not be favored over pieces submitted by the regular deadline, authors may receive our decisions and peer review feedback sooner. 

Blog submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

How to Submit

To submit your work for the Spring 2024 journal, please fill out this form.

Please fill out this form at any time to submit your work for consideration in the online blog. If you run into any technical difficulties, please email us.

Questions

Any further questions about submissions guidelines and the selection process can be sent to animus@uchicago.edu.

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