Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Asociación de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Association of Gender and Sexuality Studies
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The essay includes a title (no longer than 15 words) and an abstract/resumen (also double-spaced, Times New Roman 12, max 100 words).
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal (essays, review essays), the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed. Exception: "book reviews" should include the reviewer's name per the instructions sent by the editor.
To submit a work to REGS, you must be registered as an "author" and logged in on the journal platform. Visit https://ojs.msupress.msu.edu/index.php/REGS/user/register and follow the instructions. If you need assistance to register for an account, contact journals@msu.edu.
Once logged in, go to "User Home" to start your submission. You will be able to go through the submission process. Please make sure to follow the guidelines for the submission of each article type (essay, interview, book review).
To maintain a high-quality publication, REGS asks that authors respect the following recommendations:
(We recommend that you watch our video tutorials on the AEGS YouTube channel)
I. Scholarly Essays/Articles
Articles published in Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades are original contributions that deepen, widen, and renew knowledge and research in our field. To do so, they must meet a series of criteria:
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II. Interviews: Interviews are managed by the REGS Associate Editor. Before you submit an interview to REGS, contact the Associate Editor and provide the following information:
Interviews should include:
The preparation of interviews follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (with a different word count). Please reach out to the Associate Editor for additional information: Prof. Xabier Granja
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III. Creative Writing
REGS welcomes unpublished work by authors, poets, and playwrights as follows:
Authors must confirm that the work has not been published previously (not even in online publications) or by the time the journal issue is published.
Preparation of creative works for submission
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IV. Review Essays:
REGS publishes review essays of 2-5 academic/scholarly books (monographs, collections of essays) on a single topic on women's, gender, and sexuality studies published in the Hispanic and Lusophone world. Preference is given to books published by academic presses within four years of the current issue’s publication. The Book Review Editor reserves the right to edit, request revisions of review essays, or decline them. Contact the Book Review Editor for additional information and titles to review in this essay: regsbr@msu.edu
The preparation of review essays follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (with a word count between 2,000-3,000 words).
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V. Book Reviews
Important Notice: At this time, REGS does not consider requests from authors or publishers to write book reviews. REGS issues up to 51.1 (June 2025) are filled with approved and edited reviews. We will consider requesting book reviews again starting in December 2024.
Book Reviews of scholarly works should:
Reviews of literary works should:
The preparation of book reviews follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (with a different word count). The Book Review Editor will provide detailed instructions on how to write a book review.
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Formatting images for submission
Permissions and Copyright:
The author/researcher is responsible for determining and satisfying copyright and other use restrictions before submitting materials to MSU Press for publication.
Citations, permissions, and captions are required upon submission for all images. Use the REGS Permission Request Letter to obtain permission from the image’s rights holder—we cannot publish such materials until written clearance is obtained.
Permission to reproduce images will be uploaded to the author's submission portal.
PREPARING A MANUSCRIPT FOR (ANONYMOUS) EVALUATION (essays, review essays, creative works) - Does NOT apply to book reviews
To ensure that the assessment of both articles and creative works is carried out anonymously, the authors are asked to erase from their text any signs of their identity. We advise following these guidelines:
Scholarly Essays/Articles
Articles published in Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades are original contributions that deepen, widen, and renew knowledge and research in our field. In order to do so, they must meet a series of criteria:
Formatting and style
If your essay includes images/illustrations/film-captures/tv-stills, etc., consult our policy on the publication of images for the correct submission of files and to secure the appropriate permissions in a timely manner. Keep in mind that an image in an essay uses half page, approximately 200 words and these are included in the final word count of the essay (max 8,000 words).
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Ensayos/artículos críticos
Los artículos publicados en Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades son contribuciones originales que profundizan, amplían y renuevan el conocimiento y la investigación en nuestro campo. Con este objetivo en mente, artículos deben cumplir con los siguientes criterios:
Formato y estilo
Si su ensayo incluye imágenes/ilustraciones/capturas de pantalla de cine o television, etc., consulte nuestras normas para la publicación de imágenes, cómo preparar y someter archivos y los permisos apropiados para su publicación. Tenga en cuenta que una imagen ocupa media página (equivalente a 200 palabras de su ensayo) y este número se deduce del total máximo de palabras de su ensayo (8,000 words).
REGS publishes interviews with creative writers, artists, and prominent scholars whose work is related to the mission of AEGS and the scope of REGS. Interviewers must be current members of AEGS, be knowledgeable about the author's works and trajectory, and coordinate the preparation of the interview with REGS Associate Editor.
Before you submit an interview to REGS, contact the Associate Editor and provide the following information:
Interviews should include:
The preparation of interviews follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (with a different word count). Contact the Associate Editor for additional information.
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ENTREVISTAS
REGS publica entrevistas con escritores, artistas e intelectuales prominentes cuyo trabajo responde a la misión de AEGS y el alcance de REGS. Los entrevistadores deben ser miembros activos de AEGS, conocer la trayectoria y obras del autor/artista a entrevistar, y coordinar la preparación de la entrevista con la editora asociada de REGS.
Antes de someter una entrevista a REGS, contacte a la editora asociada y provea la siguiente información
Las entrevistas deben incluir:
La preparación de entrevistas sigue las instrucciones (formato, estilo) de la preparación de ensayos (aunque con un número distinto de palabras). Contacte a la editora asociada para información adicional.
REGS welcomes unpublished work by authors, poets, and playwrights as follows:
Authors must confirm that the work has not been published previously (not even in online publications) or by the time the journal issue is published.
Guidelines for the preparation of creative works
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ESCRITURA CREATIVA
REGS publica obras creativas inéditas de narradores, poetas, dramaturgos, como sigue:
Los autores deben confirmar que la obra es inédita y no ha sido publicada en línea antes o hasta el momento en que sale el número correspondiente de la revista.
Instrucciones para la preparación de obras creativas
REGS publishes review essays of 2-3 academic/scholarly books (monographs, collections of essays) on a single topic on women's, gender and sexuality studies published in the Hispanic and Lusophone world. Preference is given to books published by academic presses within four years of the current issue’s publication. The Book Review Editor reserves the right to request revisions of review essays. Contact the Book Review Editor for additional information and titles to review in this essay.
The preparation of review essays follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (a word count between 2,000-3,000 words).
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ENSAYOS-RESEÑA
REGS publica ensayos-reseña de 2-3 libros académicos (monografías, colecciones de ensayos) que tratan sobre un tema en común de estudios de la mujer, estudios de género y de sexualidades en el mundo hispánico y lusófono. Se da preferencia a libros publicados por editoriales académicas que se distribuyen en los 4 años antes del número en curso de REGS. El editor de reseñas reserva el derecho de solicitar revisiones de los ensayos-reseña. Contacte al editor de reseñas si necesita más información.
La preparación de reseñas sigue la instrucciones (formato, estilo) para la preparación de ensayos (con un número diferente de palabras: 2,000 y 3,000 palabras).
REGS reviews academic/scholarly books (monographs, collections of essays) on women's, gender and sexuality studies published in the Hispanic and Lusophone world. Preference is given to books published by academic presses that have been published within four years of the current issue’s publication. The monthly newsletter of AEGS/AGSS provides a list of books that the Book Review Editor has received and are available for review. The Book Review Editor reserves the right to request revisions of book reviews. The Book Review Editor may also solicit review essays on multiple recent works on a single topic. Creative writing books (poetry, novel, short fiction, plays) can also be subject of shorter book reviews.
Book Reviews of scholarly works should:
Reviews of literary works should:
The preparation of book reviews follows the guidelines (format, style) to prepare essays for submission (with a different word count). Contact the Book Review Editor for additional information.
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REGS reseña libros académicos (monografías, colecciones de ensayos) que tratan temas de estudios de la mujer, estudios de género y de sexualidades en el mundo hispánico y lusófono. Se da preferencia a libros publicados por editoriales académicas que se distribuyen en los 4 años antes del número en curso de REGS. El boletín mensual de AEGS/AGSS provee una lista de libros recibidos por el editor de reseñas y que están disponibles para reseñar. El editor de reseñas reserva el derecho de solicitar revisiones de las reseñas. Asimismo, el editor de reseñas puede solicitar artículos que revisan varias obras que tratan un tema en común. Se publican también reseñas de obras creativas (poesía, novela, cuento, obras de teatro)
Las reseñas de libros académicos deben:
Las reseñas de obras creativas deben:
La preparación de reseñas sigue la instrucciones (formato, estilo) para la preparación de ensayos (con un número diferente de palabras).
Contacte al editor de reseñas si necesita más información.
Authors accepted for publication must agree to the terms of the Author Publishing Agreement before the piece can be published.
It is the author/researcher’s obligation and responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright and/or other use restrictions prior to submitting materials to MSU Press for publication. Citations, permissions, and captions are required upon submission for all images. Use the REGS Permission Request Letter to obtain permission from an image’s rightsholder—we cannot publish such materials until written clearance is obtained. All images must be minimum 300 dpi at planned publication size.
Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Asociación de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades/Association of Gender and Sexuality Studies
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