0100,0100,0100Times New RomanDear Colleagues
EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL DRAMA
I am writing (i) to inform you about major changes in the administration
and academic activities of the journal European Medieval Drama (EMD);
(ii) to invite all scholars who work on medieval drama to consider
publishing their work in EMD; and (iii) to urge you and your University
Library to take out a subscription to EMD.
1. European Medieval Drama (EMD) is an annual journal published by
Brepols. It was launched in 1997 in association with the International
Conferences on Medieval European Drama organised at the University of
Camerino, Italy, by Sydney Higgins between 1996 and 1999. The first four
volumes of European Medieval Drama (1997-2000) published the Acts of
these conferences. This series of conferences was suspended for the
foreseeable future in 1999. At the Tenth Triennial Colloquium of the
Société Internationale pour l’étude du Théâtre Médiéval (SITM), held in
Groningen, Netherlands, in August 2001, it was proposed that EMD
should be published in association with the SITM. This proposal has now
been approved by all interested parties, and comes into effect from spring
2002. The present document provides a description of the administration
and functioning of the journal in its new guise.
2. Subject-matter.
The journal publishes original research in all aspects of the drama of
medieval Europe. In particular, it welcomes work on medieval drama
written in languages other than English, and comparative studies linking
English and continental material. Each volume consists of approximately
250 pages. Articles are accepted in either English or French; exceptionally,
articles may be published in other languages, if accompanied by a brief
résumé in English or French. EMD also occasionally publishes translations
into modern English of medieval plays in other languages, subject to the
constraints of space. The journal carries notices relevant to members of the
SITM, as well as other information of interest to all scholars in the field of
medieval drama, e.g. recently-published books, forthcoming conferences,
etc. EMD publishes occasional book-reviews, but does not set out to
review all recent publications in the field of medieval drama.
3. Administration.
EMD is managed by two boards. The Editorial Board consists of four
people: a representative of Brepols (at present Dr Simon Forde), the
President of the the SITM (at present Professor Pamela King), the General
Editor (at present Graham A. Runnalls), and one other member of the
SITM (at present Lenke Kovacs). The Advisory Board is made up of 12 -
15 distinguished scholars, chosen to represent the full range of specialisms
with the general field of medieval drama. The day-to-day management of
the journal is handled by the General Editor, in consultation with the other
members of the Editorial Board. The main task of the Advisory Board is to
assess and evaluate submitted articles.
4. Submission and Publication of Articles.
Articles must be posted in the first instance to the General Editor:
Graham A. Runnalls
European Medieval Drama
85A Colinton Road
Edinburgh EH10 5DF
Great Britain
They must conform in their presentation to the rules of the MHRA style
book, and must be submitted in the form of a PC Windows computer file
using [preferably] Rich Text Format (rtf) or Word for Windows 7 (or
earlier) on a floppy disk, accompanied by a print-out. Authors are required
not to attach their name to the text of their articles, in order to facilitate
objective assessment by members of the Advisory Board. Both
contributors and Advisory Board members remain anonymous.
Corrections and other modifications are handled by via email. Contributors
correct proofs made available to them on the internet by Brepols. Although
exceptions may occasionally be made for contributors who do not use
computers, EMD’s aim is to achieve speed, efficiency and economy by the
minimal use of postal systems and by the maximal use of electronic
communications.
5. Subscriptions.
The normal annual subscription rate (for individuals and libraries) is
(approximately) €50. Paid-up members of the SITM benefit from a
preferential rate of (approximately) €30. Information about membership of
the SITM can be obtained from the SITM secretary, at present Jesse
Hurlbut [[log in to unmask]]. Information about subscriptions to
EMD for non-SITM members can be obtained direct from Brepols
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6. Forthcoming volumes.
outEMD 4 (2000) has just appeared, containing the acts of the last (1999)
Camerino Conference.
outEMD 5 (2001) is due to be published in June 2002; edited by Jelle
Koopmans and Bart Ramakers, it will include a selection of papers
read at the 2001 Groningen Colloquium of the SITM.
outEMD 6 (2002), also edited by Jelle Koopmans and Bart Ramakers, will
contain a second selection of papers from the 2001 Groningen
Colloquium.
EMD 7 (2003) will therefore be the first volume produced under the new
arrangements.
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Graham and Anne Runnalls,
85A Colinton Road,
Edinburgh, EH10 5DF, G.B.
Telephone: +44(0)131 337 1737
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