Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore

Feature Articles

Articles published in Voices represent original contributions to folklore studies. Content must be based in or centered around topics related to New York State. Articles on the theory, methodology, and geography of folklore are also welcome, as are purely descriptive articles on the ethnography of folklore. Voices also provides a home for “orphan” tales, narratives, and songs; contributors are urged to provide contextual information.

Authors are encouraged to include short personal reminiscences, anecdotes, isolated tales, narratives, songs, and other material that relates to and enhances their main article.

Typically feature articles range from 1,000 to 4,000 words and up to 6,000 words at the editor’s discretion.

Reviews and Review Essays

Books, recordings, films, videos, exhibitions, and concerts are selected for review in Voices for their relevance to folklore studies or the folklore of New York State and their potential interest to a wide audience. Persons wishing to review recently published material should contact the editor at tdegarmo@sals.edu. Unsolicited reviews and proposals for reviews will be evaluated by the editor and by outside, where appropriate. Follow the bibliographic style in a current issue of Voices.

Reviews should not exceed 750 words.

Correspondence and Commentary

Short but substantive reactions to or elaborations upon material appearing in Voices within the previous year are welcomed. The editor may invite the author of the materials being addressed to respond; both commentary and response may be published together. Any subject may be addressed or rebutted once by any correspondent. The principal criteria for publication are whether, in the opinion of the editor or the editorial board, the comment constitutes a substantive contribution to folklore studies, and if it will interest our general readers. Letters should not exceed 500 words.

The journal follows The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). Consult Webster’s Third International Dictionary for questions of spelling, meaning, and usage.

Voices uses inclusive, non-discriminatory language. CMS approves the use of the generic singular “they” to avoid the using the exclusionary “he” or “she” or the cumbersome he/she, she/he pronouns. Voices avoids the use of language that are recognized slurs based on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or religion.

If the author wishes to include, are placed after body text and before References list.

Footnotes are not included with text. If at all possible, incorporate such information into the text. A small number of brief Endnotes can be included at the end of the text, using Arabic numbers, corresponding to parenthetical Arabic numbers placed within the text at end of sentences, for each of the notes. Ancillary information may be submitted as a sidebar.

For citations of text from outside sources, use the author-date style, described in The Chicago Manual of Style. If any material is quoted in a printed reference, the page numbers must be included in the citation. For online sources, include the title of the website page and the hyperlink.

All material must be submitted in US English. Foreign-language terms (transliterated, where appropriate, into the Roman alphabet) should be italicized.

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For initial submission, email submission is preferred; send materials to voices@nyfolklore.org. Alternatively, mail materials to Todd DeGarmo, Voices Editor, New York Folklore, 129 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305. Text should be emailed as a Microsoft Word file, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, or in RTF (rich text format), with all pages numbered consecutively. A PDF could be accepted as an alternative format and should be discussed with editor before submission. Text should include captions and photo credits for any photos, and a short bio (2–4 sentences) of the author.

Tables should be typed in text, not as images. Figures, maps, illustrations, and photographs should be emailed as separate files (300 dpi or greater resolution .jpeg or .tif files). Unsolicited copy and/or materials cannot be returned.

Materials are acknowledged upon receipt by the editor. The editor, associate editor, and an anonymous reviewer read manuscripts. For accepted manuscripts, the associate editor will work with the author for approval of copyedited material. Once approved, New York Folklore will contact the author for permission to publish. The author is responsible for obtaining permissions for any photographs included.

Unless indicated, New York Folklore holds copyright to all material published in Voices. For publication permissions for article reprint, contact New York Folklore’s business office, 518-346-7008, or email, info@nyfolklore.org.

Authors receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their contribution appears and may purchase additional copies at a discount.