Studies in the Fantastic is an academic journal publishing refereed essays, informed by scholarly criticism and theory, on both fantastic texts and their social function. Although grounded in literary studies, it also publishes articles examining genres and media that have been underrepresented in humanistic scholarship. Its subjects include weird fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, video games, architecture, science writing, futurism, and technocracy.
Founded by S. T. Joshi in 2008, Studies in the Fantastic is published twice yearly and available in print and digitally on Project Muse, where issues 3 and beyond are archived.
Editorial Board
Caroline Hovanec, Editor in Chief (interim), University of Tampa
Sarah Juliet Lauro, Editor in Chief (on leave), University of Tampa Steven Mollmann, Associate Editor, University of Tampa
Amanda Firestone, University of Tampa
S. Buran Utku, University of Florida
Christina Connor, Hillsborough Community College
Advisory Board
| Stina Attebery | California Polytechnic State University |
| Simon Bacon | Independent Scholar |
| Aimee Bahng | Pomona College |
| Sümeyra Buran | Istanbul Medeniyet University |
| Jordan Carroll | Independent Scholar |
| Christina Connor | Hillsborough Community College |
| Asijit Datta | SRM University |
| Amanda Firestone | University of Tampa |
| Mikal Gaines | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
| Adam Hart | Independent Scholar |
| Cara Healey | Wabash College |
| Caroline Hovanec | University of Tampa |
| Jeana Jorgensen | Butler University |
| Linda Lee | University of Pennsylvania |
| Sonia Lupher | Long Beach City College |
| Anthony Magistrale | University of Vermont |
| Colin Milburn | University of California, Davis |
| Orquidea Morales | University of Arizona |
| Josh Pearson | California State University Los Angeles |
| Benjamin Robertson | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Steven Shaviro | Wayne State University |
| Alison Sperling | Florida State University |
| Sherryl Vint | University of California, Riverside |
| Jude Wright | Loyola University Maryland |
| Johnny Walker | Northumbria University |
Procedures
Studies in the Fantastic conducts double-blind peer review from scholars external to our editorial staff. It does not charge reading or publication fees. Studies in the Fantastic is supported by subscriptions, sales both in print and digital forms (via Project Muse) and through the support of the University of Tampa.
Authors grant Studies in the Fantastic the exclusive right to first publication and nonexclusive worldwide serial publication rights in print and electronic/digital formats, including distribution through searchable online databases such as Project Muse. Authors also grant Studies in the Fantastic the nonexclusive worldwide reprint publication rights for use in an anthology or “best of” collection that the editors may prepare at some future date. Authors retain the rights to the work and any future publications are up to the discretion of authors but should include acknowledgement of the first publication in Studies in the Fantastic.
Please see Publication Ethics for more guidelines.
Print ISSN: 1942-7190
eISSN: 2470-3486
Studies in the Fantastic, University of Tampa Press, 401 W Kennedy Blvd , Tampa, FL 33606-1490
